Instant Replay (Dan Hartman album) explained

Instant Replay
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Dan Hartman
Cover:	Instant Replay (Dan Hartman album).jpg
Released:	1978
Studio:	The Schoolhouse, Westport, Connecticut; The Hit Factory, New York City
Genre:	Disco, pop
Length:	39:24
Label:	Blue Sky (US) Epic (Worldwide)
Producer:	Dan Hartman
Prev Title:	Images
Prev Year:	1976
Next Title:	Relight My Fire
Next Year:	1979

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.^[1] 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^[3]
• 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^[4]
• G.E. Smith - rhythm and lead guitars
• Edgar Winter - saxophone on "Instant Replay" and "Countdown/This Is It"^[5]
• Hilly Michaels - drums, percussion
• Larry Washington - congas on "Instant Replay"
• Salsoul Orchestra - orchestra (uncredited)

References

1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 118.
2. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 134.
3. Book: Muise, Dan. Gallagher, Marriott, Derringer & Trower: Their Lives and Music. 2002. Hal Leonard Corporation. 978-0-634-02956-1. en.
4. Book: Sherman, Dale. KISS FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Hottest Band in the Land. 2012-07-01. Rowman & Littlefield. 978-1-61713-127-1. en.
5. Web site: Interview with Edgar Winter: Memories of Dan Hartman. 2020-09-26. www.danhartman.com.