Instant Replay is the third full-length album from singer-songwriter Dan Hartman. Released on June 1, 1978, all the album tracks reached number 1 on the American dance chart. 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.
"Instant Replay" – 5:19 "Countdown/This Is It" – 14:07 "Double-O-Love" – 5:56 "Chocolate Box" – 2:52 "Love Is a Natural" – 6:17 "Time & Space" – 4:55
Charts Chart (1979)PeakpositionAustralian (Kent Music Report)55
Personnel Dan Hartman – lead vocals, backing vocals, scat, all other instruments (1), keyboards (2, 3, 5, 6), rhythm guitars (2, 3, 5, 6), bass (2, 3, 5, 6), all instruments (4) G.E. Smith – 6-string rhythm guitar (2, 3, 5, 6), tambora (2, 3, 5, 6), first guitar solo (3) Vinnie Cusano – 12-string rhythm guitar (3), second guitar solo (3), guitar solo (6), backing vocals (6) Hilly Michaels – drums (2, 3, 5, 6), percussion (2, 3, 5, 6) Larry Washington – congas (1) Edgar Winter – saxophone solo (1, 2) Gene Page – string arrangements and conductor Salsoul Orchestra – orchestra (uncredited) Blanche Napoleon – backing vocals
Production Dan Hartman – producer, engineer Jon Smith – assistant engineer (sax solos) Stan Ross – orchestra recording at Gold Star Studios (Hollywood, California) Bruce Gold – orchestra recording assistant Arthur Stoppe – mix engineer at Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Darrell Rogers – assistant mix engineer José Rodriguez – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY) Jim Houghton – sleeve photography Paula Scher – design Seymour Chwast – illustration Steve Paul – direction
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