2 Hot
2 Hot! is an album by American vocalist duo Peaches & Herb. The album was issued in 1978. It was the strongest performing album by the duo on the Billboard charts, where it topped the R&B Albums chart and reached the second position on the Pop Albums chart. 2 Hot notably featured the disco hit "Shake Your Groove Thing" and the No. 1 R&B and pop ballad, "Reunited".
2 Hot! | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1978 | |||
Recorded | 1977–1978 | |||
Studio | The Mom & Pop's Company Store, Studio City, California | |||
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Length | 38:06 | |||
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Producer | Freddie Perren | |||
Peaches & Herb chronology | ||||
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Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
The AllMusic review by Andrew Hamilton awarded the album 3 stars stating "Disco jams and sweet ballads are featured on Peaches & Herb's return to the charts after a long absence... This new Peaches oozed sexuality, and her voice could raise the dead... The duo's specialty were ballads, and "Four's a Traffic Jam" is a beauty, Fame's sweet falsetto and Greene's sexy phrasings are intoxicating."[1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "We've Got Love" | 3:21 |
2. | "Shake Your Groove Thing" | 5:45 |
3. | "Reunited" | 5:46 |
4. | "All Your Love (Give It Here)" | 4:22 |
5. | "Love It Up Tonight" | 4:58 |
6. | "Four's a Traffic Jam" | 5:11 |
7. | "The Star of My Life" | 4:08 |
8. | "Easy As Pie" | 4:35 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Personnel
- Benjamin Barrett – contractor
- Mathieu Bitton – design
- David Blumberg – horn arrangements, string arrangements
- Bob "Boogie" Bowles – guitar
- Samuel F. Brown III - string arrangements, percussion
- Philip Chiang – design
- Rick Clifford – assistant engineer
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Mike Doud – art direction, design
- Scott Edwards – bass (uncredited)[9][10]
- Electric Ivory Experience (John Barnes and Bob Robitaille) – synthesizer, synthesizer arrangements
- Herb Fame – vocals
- Larry Farrow – keyboards
- James Gadson – drums
- Roger Glenn – flute, soloist
- Linda "Peaches" Greene – vocals
- Michele Horie – art direction, production coordination
- Pat Lawrence – executive producer
- Gavin Lurssen – mastering
- Wade Marcus – horn arrangements, string arrangements
- Jim McCrary – photography
- Freddie Perren – keyboards, producer, rhythm arrangements, vibraphone
- Steve Pouliot – engineer
- Peter Manning Robinson – horn arrangements, string arrangements, synthesizer, synthesizer arrangements
- Jack Rouben – engineer, remixing
- Jessica Ruiz – master tape research
- Lily Salinas – master tape research
- Thane Tierney – selection
- David T. Walker – guitar
- Wah Wah Watson – guitar
- Harry Weinger – reissue supervisor
- Bob Zimmitti – percussion
References
- Hamilton, A. Allmusic Review accessed January 15, 2011
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 231. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Peaches & Herb – 2 Hot!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- "Charts.nz – Peaches & Herb – 2 Hot!". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- "Peaches Herb Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- "Peaches Herb Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1979". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- "Reunited by Peaches & Herb Songfacts." Retrieved June 2, 2016
- "Hits Played On" @scottedwardsmusic.com Retrieved June 2, 2016.