Hot Property
Studio album by
Released27 April 1979 (1979-04-27)
Recorded1978 - 1979
StudioMusic Centre, London, England;
Sound Track Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark;
Utopia Studios, London, England
GenrePop, funk, disco
Length67:12
LabelGTO (UK)
Epic (US)
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 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

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

Personnel

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

chart (1979)peak
positions
Billboard Top LPs[4] 38
Billboard Top Soul LPs[4] 16

Hot Property failed to enter the UK Albums Chart.[5]

Singles

year title peak chart
positions
UK
[5]
US
R&B

[4]
1979 Eyeballin'30
Razzle Dazzle43
One Night Tan
Therm Warfare

References

  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. 1 2 3 "US Charts > Heatwave". Billboard. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Heatwave > full Official Charts history". www.OfficialCharts.com. The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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