In the Hot Seat

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In the Hot Seat
Studio album by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Released	27 September 1994
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	61:27
Label	Victory Music
Producer	Keith Olsen
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer chronology
Live at the Royal Albert Hall (1993) In the Hot Seat (1994)

In The Hot Seat is an album by progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music). Keith Emerson had nerve problems in his right hand, which made it almost impossible to play the keyboards. The tensions between him and Greg Lake surfaced again during this album (Emerson and Lake have always butted heads over the direction of ELP), and the disjointedness of this album is a result. It was the last studio album to date by the trio, and is considered by many to be their weakest, on par with 1978's Love Beach.

The album was recorded at: Goodnight LA Studios - Los Angeles, CA (engineers Brian Foraker & Keith Olson)

[edit] Track listing

1. "Hand Of Truth" (Emerson, Lake) – 5:22
2. "Daddy" (Lake) – 4:42
3. "One By One" (Lake, Emerson, Olsen) – 5:07
4. "Heart On Ice" (Lake, Olsen) – 4:19
5. "Thin Line" (Emerson, Olsen, Wray) – 4:45
6. "Man In The Long Black Coat" (written by Bob Dylan)– 4:12
7. "Change" (Emerson, Lake, Olsen, Wray) – 4:43
8. "Give Me A Reason To Stay" (Steve Diamond, Sam Lorber) – 4:14
9. "Gone Too Soon" (Keith Wechsler, Lake, Wray) – 4:11
10. "Street War" (Emerson, Lake) – 4:24
    • bonus track on Victor (Japan) and Rhino re-issues
11. "Pictures At An Exhibition" – 14:47 (studio recording)
    • A. "Promenade" (Mussorgsky, Emerson) – 1:46
    • B. "The Gnome" (Mussorgsky, Palmer) – 2:06
    • C. "Promenade" (Mussorgsky, Lake) – 1:45
    • D. "The Sage" (Lake) – 3:10
    • E. "The Hut of Baba Yaga" (Mussorgsky) – 1:16
    • F. "The Great Gates of Kiev" (Mussorgsky) – 5:24

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[edit] Personnel

[edit] Band members

• Keith Emerson - keyboards
• Greg Lake - guitar, bass, vocals
• Carl Palmer - percussion, drums

[edit] Additional musicians

• Bill Wray (composer) – Backing Vocals
• Maula Mattioli – Backing Vocals
• Kristen Olsen – Backing Vocals
• Choir
  • Fred White – Choir Vocals
  • Ricky Nelson – Choir Vocals
  • Lynn B. Davis – Choir Vocals
  • Linda McCrary – Choir Vocals

[edit] Production

• Producer: Keith Olson

[edit] Release details

• 1994, UK, Victory Music D 105906, Release date 27 September 1994, CD

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[edit] References

1. ^ http://www.audiocrawler.com/elp/21281/