In The Hot Seat is a studio album

Studio album

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 by progressive rock

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 band Emerson, Lake & Palmer

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 released in 1994

1994 in music

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. 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. "Daddy" was written in memory of Sara Anne Wood and used to raise awareness of missing children.

The album was recorded at Goodnight LA Studios in Los Angeles, California

California

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 and engineered by Brian Foraker & Keith Olson.

It is the last studio album to date by the trio.

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" (Bob Dylan
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   ; arr. Emerson)– 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
11. "Hammer It Out" (bonus track on Victor
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     (Japan
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    ) and Rhino re-issues)
12. "Pictures at an Exhibition
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    " – 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

Band members

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

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