Hot Property (album)

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Hot Property
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Studio album by Heatwave
Released 1979
Recorded 1979
Genre R&B, Funk, Disco
Label GTO (UK)
Epic (US)
Producer Phil Ramone
Heatwave chronology
Central Heating
(1978)Central Heating1978
Hot Property
(1979)
Candles
(1981)Candles1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars [1]
Smash Hits 7/10[2]

Hot Property is the third album by funk-disco band Heatwave, released in 1979 on the GTO label in the UK and the Epic label in the US. It was produced by Phil Ramone.

Track listing

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

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Razzle Dazzle"   4:18
2. "Eyeballin'"   3:53
3. "This Night We Fell"   4:03
4. "Raise A Blaze"   3:57
5. "First Day of Snow"   3:36
Side two
No. Title Length
6. "One Night Tan"   4:02
7. "Therm Warfare"   6:41
8. "All Talked Out"   4:34
9. "That's the Way We'll Always Say Goodnight"   4:17
10. "Disco" (Johnnie Wilder, Jr.) 3:46
Bonus Tracks (2010 BBR release)
No. Title Length
11. "Birthday (single edit)" (Johnnie Wilder, Jr.) 3:52
12. "Eyeballin' (US 12" Disco Version)"   6:37
13. "One Night Tan (US single remix)"   3:54
14. "Therm Warfare (UK single edit)"   3:26
15. "Birthday (US 12" Version)" (Johnnie Wilder, Jr.) 6:05

Personnel

  • 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 Berger (Bilbo) – drums, percussion

Charts

Chart (1979) Peak
positions
Billboard Top LPs[3] 38
Billboard Top Soul LPs[3] 16

Singles

Year Title Peak chart
positions
UK
[4]
US
R&B

[3]
1979 "Eyeballin'" 30
"Razzle Dazzle" 43
"One Night Tan"
"Therm Warfare"

References

  1. Henderson, Alex. Hot Property > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
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