Melissa Manchester

Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music proudly present the premiere release of Melissa Manchester's Live '77, recorded by Arista Records in October 1977 at Gainesville, Florida's Great Southern Music Hall but unreleased until now!  The 21 songs on Live '77  include Manchester's hits "Midnight Blue," "Better Days," and the song Bob Dylan admired, "Just You and I," as well as the now-standard "Come in from the Rain," fan favorites "We've Got Time," "Happy Endings," and "Caravan," and spirited covers of such beloved tunes as "I Wanna Be Where You Are," "Rescue Me," and "Monkey See, Monkey Do."  Live '77 also debuts Melissa's only recording anywhere of the blues classic "Hi-Heel Sneakers."  With absolutely no overdubbing or studio wizardry, Live '77 represents the artist at her most searingly raw, emotional, soulful, and rocking.  Our 2-CD release features mastering by Mike Milchner and a 24-page booklet with liner notes by TSD's Joe Marchese, photos by David LeShay and Sherry Rayn Barnett, and design by John Sellards.