Too Hot to Handle (Heatwave album)
| Too Hot To Handle | ||||
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| Studio album by Heatwave | ||||
| Released |
1976 (UK) 1977 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 1976 at Audio International Studio, London, UK | |||
| Genre | R&B, Funk, Disco | |||
| Length | 38:36 | |||
| Label |
GTO (UK) Epic (US) | |||
| Producer | Barry Blue | |||
| Heatwave chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Too Hot to Handle is the debut album by funk-disco band Heatwave, released in 1976 on the GTO label in the UK and in 1977 on the Epic label in the US. It was produced by Barry Blue.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Rod Temperton.
| Side one | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Too Hot to Handle" | 3:44 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Boogie Nights" | 5:03 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Ain't No Half Steppin'" | 5:09 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Always and Forever" | 6:14 | ||||||||
| Side two | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 5. | "Super Soul Sister" | 3:56 | ||||||||
| 6. | "All You Do Is Dial" | 4:11 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Lay It on Me" | 3:16 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Sho'nuff Must Be Luv" | 4:05 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Beat Your Booty" | 3:00 | ||||||||
Personnel
- Eric Johns – guitars
- Rod Temperton – keyboards
- Mario Mantese – bass guitar
- Ernest (Bilbo) Berger – drums, percussion
- Johnnie Wilder, Jr. – lead vocals, backing vocals, percussion
- Keith Wilder – lead vocals on "Too Hot to Handle" and "Boogie Nights"
Charts
| Chart (1977) | Peak positions |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart[2] | 46 |
| Billboard Top LPs[3] | 11 |
| Billboard Top Soul LPs[3] | 5 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
US [3] |
US R&B [3] | ||
| 1976 | "Ain't No Half Steppin'" | — | — | — |
| "Super Soul Sister" | — | — | — | |
| 1977 | "Boogie Nights" | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| "Too Hot to Handle" / "Slip Your Disc to This" | 15 | — | — | |
| "Always And Forever" | 9 | 18 | 2 | |
References
- ↑ Lytle, Craig. Too Hot to Handle > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "UK Charts > Heatwave". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "US Charts > Heatwave". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
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