In the Hot Seat is the ninth and final studio album by English progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released on 27 September 1994 by Victory.

The making of the album was complicated by health issues encountered by both keyboard player Keith Emerson and drummer Carl Palmer.

As the prognosis for recovery after the surgical treatment was not promising, he had to overdub the right-hand parts with his left hand.

[2] "Street War" originated in summer 1988 sessions by Lake with Geoff Downes under the project name Ride the Tiger, but was reworked for this album by adding and rewriting lyrics and composing new music.

[1] Marc Loren of AllMusic rated In the Hot Seat 1.5 out of 5 stars, saying it "falls short on so many levels that not even the talents of three phenomenal musicians can save it," and named "Hand of Truth" and "Daddy" as among the few highlights.