Live and Learn (Elkie Brooks album)

Background

Released on the back of two hit singles ("Don't Cry Out Loud" and "The Runaway"), A&M released Live and Learn choosing to omit these songs. Leiber & Stoller made returned as producers for the album and gave it a distinct funk and disco feel which, after the middle of the road offerings of the non-album singles, perhaps alienated some of her fanbase. Neither of the singles from this album made the charts which made promotion for this album problematic. As Elkie had become pregnant during the recording A&M, decided to pull back the promotion even further. However, she did continue to perform live until late in her pregnancy.

Single releases

Details

Track listing

1. "Viva La Money" (Allen Toussaint) - (3:23)
2. "On The Horizon" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) - (3:31)
3. "He Could Have Been an Army" (Mickey Jupp, Leiber, Stoller) - (4:31)
4. "The Rising Cost of Love" (Len Ron Hanks, Zane Grey, Bobby Martin) - (5:01)
5. "Dreamdealer" (Leiber, Stoller, Elkie Brooks, Pete Gage) - (4:01)
6. "Who's Making Love" (Homer Banks, Don Davis, Bettye Crutcher, Raymond Jackson) - (3:37)
7. "If You Can Beat Me Rockin' (You Can Have My Chair)" (Ronald Dunbar, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland) - (3:22)
8. "The Heartache is On" (Leiber, John Sembello) - (3:24)
9. "Not Enough Lovin' Left" (Elkie Brooks, Pete Gage, Leiber, Stoller) - (3:48)
10. "Falling Star" (Leiber, Stoller) - (4:09)

Personnel

Additional personnel