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Hot Property (album)

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Hot Property
Studio album by
Released27 April 1979 (1979-04-27)
Recorded1978–1979
StudioMusic Centre, London, England;
Sound Track, Copenhagen, Denmark;
Utopia, London, England
Genre
Length43:13
Label
ProducerPhil Ramone
Heatwave chronology
Central Heating
(1977)
Hot Property
(1979)
Candles
(1980)
Singles from Hot Property
  1. "Eyeballin'"
    Released: 1979 (US)
  2. "Razzle Dazzle"
    Released: 1979 (UK)
  3. "One Night Tan"
    Released: 1979 (US)
  4. "Therm Warfare"
    Released: 1979 (UK)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Smash Hits[2]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul[3]

Hot Property is the third album by the British band Heatwave. Arranged, and primarily written by Rod Temperton, it was released on 27 April 1979 on the GTO record label in the United Kingdom, and the Epic label (number 35970) in the United States of America. It was produced by Phil Ramone.

The album was remastered and reissued on compact disc (CD) with bonus tracks in 2010 by Big Break Records (CDBBR 0021).

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Rod Temperton, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Razzle Dazzle"4:17
2."Eyeballin'"3:53
3."This Night We Fell"4:04
4."Raise A Blaze"3:55
5."First Day of Snow"3:37
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."One Night Tan" 4:02
7."Therm Warfare" 6:44
8."All Talked Out" 4:35
9."That's the Way We'll Always Say Goodnight" 4:19
10."Disco"Johnnie Wilder, Jr.3:47
2010 remastered reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Birthday" (7" version)Johnnie Wilder, Jr.3:53
12."Eyeballin'" (US 12" disco version) 6:38
13."One Night Tan" (US 7" version) 3:55
14."Therm Warfare" (UK 7" version) 3:27
15."Birthday" (US 12" version)Johnnie Wilder, Jr.6:06
Total length:67:12

Personnel

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Heatwave

  • Rod Temperton – writer / composer, rhythm track arrangements, vocal arrangements
  • Johnnie Wilder, Jr. – lead and backing vocals, percussion
  • Keith Wilder – lead vocals
  • William L. Jones – lead and rhythm guitars
  • Roy Carter – rhythm and bass guitars, keyboards
  • Calvin Duke – organ, keyboards
  • Derek Bramble – bass
  • Ernest "Bilbo" Berger – drums, percussion

Charts

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Chart performance for Hot Property
Chart (1979) Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs[4][failed verification] 38
US Billboard Top Soul LPs[4] 16

Singles

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Year Title Peak chart
positions
UK
[5]
US
R&B

[4]
1979 "Eyeballin'" 30
"Razzle Dazzle" 43
"One Night Tan"
"Therm Warfare"

References

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  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. Hot Property - Heatwave > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. ^ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (28 June – 11 July 1979): 25.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 150.
  4. ^ a b c "US Charts > Heatwave". Billboard. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Heatwave > full Official Charts history". www.OfficialCharts.com. The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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