Candles (album)

Candles
Studio album by Heatwave
Released 1981
Recorded 1980
Genre R&B, Funk
Label GTO (UK)
Epic (US)
Producer James Guthrie, Johnnie Wilder, Jr.
Heatwave chronology

Hot Property
(1979)		 Candles
(1981)		 Current
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Candles is the fourth album by funk-disco band Heatwave, released in 1981 on the GTO label in the UK and the Epic label in the US. It was produced by lead singer Johnnie Wilder, Jr. and James Guthrie.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Rod Temperton, except where noted. 

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Gangsters of the Groove"   4:23
2. "Jitterbuggin'"   4:14
3. "Party Suite"   4:56
4. "Turn Around" (Linda Phillips, Johnnie Wilder, Jr.) 4:56
Side two
No. Title Length
5. "Posin' 'til Closin'"   5:01
6. "All I Am" (Lynsey de Paul, Susan Sheridan) 3:41
7. "Dreamin' You"   3:58
8. "Goin' Crazy" (Johnnie Wilder, Jr.) 5:52
9. "Where Did I Go Wrong" (Tommy Gilliard, Linda Phillips, Johnnie Wilder, Jr.) 4:20

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1981) Peak
positions
UK Albums Chart[2] 29
Billboard Top LPs[3] 71
Billboard Top Soul LPs[3] 24

Singles

Year Title Peak chart
positions
UK
[2]		 US
[3]		 US
R&B
[3]
1980 "Gangsters of the Groove" 19 110 21
1981 "Where Did I Go Wrong" — — 74
"Jitterbuggin'" 34 — —
"Posin' Til Closin'" — — —
"Turn Around" — — —

References

  1. ↑ Hanson, Amy. Candles > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "UK Charts > Heatwave". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "US Charts > Heatwave". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-09-19.

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