The Hooters Live

The Hooters Live is the first live album by American rock band the Hooters released in 1994 by MCA Records. It contains eleven tracks recorded live in Germany and two newly recorded studio tracks.

The Hooters Live
Live album by the Hooters
Released	May 9, 1994
Recorded	December 2–3, 1993 February 1994 (studio tracks only)
Venue	Biskuithalle, Bonn Hyde Park, Osnabrück
Studio	The Ranch, Philadelphia (studio tracks only)
Genre	Rock
Length	67:45
Label	MCA
Producer	Eric Bazilian Rob Hyman Rick Chertoff
The Hooters chronology
Out of Body (1993) The Hooters Live (1994) Hooterization: A Retrospective (1996)

Background

The Hooters Live was recorded on December 2, 1993 at Biskuithalle in Bonn, Germany and December 3, 1993 at Hyde Park in Osnabrück, Germany. There were two cover versions of Bob Dylan songs ("All I Really Want to Do" and "Blowin' in the Wind") recorded at the band's home studio The Ranch in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in February 1994.^[1]

The album was released in Europe and Asia, but never saw a commercial release in the United States.

The album's package design and layout was done by band member Eric Bazilian on his home computer.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dancing on the Edge"	Rob Hyman, Eric Bazilian, John Bettis	4:22
2.	"Boys Will Be Boys"	Hyman, Bazilian, Cyndi Lauper	4:58
3.	"Karla with a K"	The Hooters	6:21
4.	"And We Danced"	Hyman, Bazilian	5:21
5.	"Deliver Me"	Hyman, Bazilian	5:55
6.	"Graveyard Waltz"	Hyman, Bazilian, Rick Chertoff	2:57
7.	"500 Miles"	Hedy West additional lyrics by Hyman, Bazilian, Chertoff	8:46
8.	"Twenty Five Hours a Day"	Hyman, Bazilian, Jerry Williams	9:48
9.	"Jigs 'N' Reels" / "Satellite"	Traditional arranged by Fairport Convention / Hyman, Bazilian, Chertoff	7:51
10.	"Johnny B."	Hyman, Bazilian, Chertoff	8:26
11.	"Day by Day"	Hyman, Bazilian, Chertoff	4:20
12.	"All I Really Want to Do" (studio)	Bob Dylan	3:58
13.	"Blowin' in the Wind" (studio)	Dylan	4:37

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.^[1]

The Hooters

• Eric Bazilian – lead vocals, lead guitar, mandolin, recorder
• Rob Hyman – lead vocals, keyboards, accordion
• David Uosikkinen – drums
• John Lilley – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, keyboards, guitar solo on "Johnny B"
• Fran Smith Jr. – bass, vocals
• Mindy Jostyn – violin, harmonica, mandolin, vocals

Technical

• Eric Bazilian – producer (all tracks), package design, layout
• Rob Hyman – producer (all tracks)
• Rick Chertoff – producer (studio tracks only)
• Cedric Beatty – engineer (live tracks only)
• Norbert Gutzmann – second engineer (live tracks only)
• Stewart Lerman – engineer (studio tracks only)
• William Wittman – mixing (at Studio 4, Philadelphia)
• Dirk Grobelny – mixing assistant
• George Marino – mastering (at Sterling Sound, NYC)
• Stefan Wildhirt – band photography
• Charles Grumbling – art production guru

References

1. The Hooters Live (Media notes). The Hooters. MCA. 1994.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)