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Instant Replay (Dan Hartman album)

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Instant Replay
Studio album by
Released1978
StudioThe Schoolhouse, Westport, Connecticut; The Hit Factory, New York City
GenreDisco, pop
Length39:24
LabelBlue Sky (US)
Epic (Worldwide)
ProducerDan Hartman
Dan Hartman chronology
Images
(1976)
Instant Replay
(1978)
Relight My Fire
(1979)
Singles from Instant Replay
  1. "Instant Replay"
    Released: August 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]

Instant Replay is the third full-length album from singer-songwriter Dan Hartman. Released in 1978, where all the album tracks reached number 1 on the American dance chart.[3] The title track/first single peaked at number 29 on the Hot 100 in the U.S. & number 8 in the United Kingdom. The follow-up single, "This Is It", was only a minor Hot 100 hit, reaching number 91 in 1979, while rising to number 18 in the U.K.

Track listing

  • All songs written and arranged by Dan Hartman.
  1. "Instant Replay" 5:19
  2. "Countdown/This Is It" 14:07
  3. "Double-O-Love" 5:56
  4. "Chocolate Box" 2:52
  5. "Love is a Natural" 6:17
  6. "Time & Space" 4:55

Production

  • Produced and engineered by Dan Hartman
  • Mixed by Tom Moulton

Personnel

  • Dan Hartman - lead and backing vocals, rhythm and bass guitars, keyboards, all instruments on "Chocolate Box", all instruments except saxophone and congas on "Instant Replay"
  • Blanche Napoleon - backing vocals
  • Vinnie Vincent - rhythm and acoustic guitars, tambourine, backing vocals
  • G.E. Smith - rhythm and lead guitars
  • Edgar Winter - saxophone on "Instant Replay" and "Countdown/This Is It"
  • Hilly Michaels - drums, percussion
  • Larry Washington - congas on "Instant Replay"
  • Salsoul Orchestra - orchestra (uncredited)

References

  1. ^ AllMusic
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 26, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 118.