Shout Factory, fortunately always short on the shouting just released a 2-VD live one from Donnie Hathaway, who made a bad career move by committing suicide in 1979 at the ripe old age of 34. He's best known for his duets with Roberta Flack but these are a couple of live shows, complete with the dreaded drum solo. All the right people say the right things about Hathaway, but to me, it's not much better than OK. When I said essentially the same thing about Nick Drake - well, that's how I got fired from American Songwriter Magazine - sure do miss those 10 dollar checks. I'll save my Shout Factory adjectives for their English Beat re-issue. If I want some soul music, I'll throw on some Sam Cooke or James Brown.