Hilltak Records

The focus of the Los Angeles label was to be r&b. It was announced in the June 10 issue of Billboard that the first artist that was to have a record released on the label was Patti Hendrix.[12] At that time they had already acquired the recorded masters of Hendrix and Dalton & Dubarri.[13] Hendrix went on to have success with her single "Lighting a Fire (That You Can't Put Out)" in 1978 which peaked at #65 on September 23 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.[14][15][16] It also spent a total of ten weeks in the chart.[17][18] Broadway would have chart success with the first of two singles for the label, "Kiss You All Over" which got to #92 on the r&b chart in December, 1978.[19] Also that month, "C'mon Little Mama" (Hilltak 7803) by The Guess Who was a sleeper in the Record World, December 2 issue Hits of the Week.[20]

By 1979, the label had done well with albums, Magic Man by Broadway and Choice by Dalton & Dubarri.[21]

On March 31, The Guess Who's album, All This For a Song, Hilltak HT 19227 was listed in the Record World Hits of the Week section with the magazine calling it one of the best LPs by the group in years.[22]

In April 1979, Broadway brought in another chart hit for the label with the Willie Henderson composition, "This Funk Is Made for Dancing".[23] In May, the Dalton & Durbarri single, "I (You) Can Dance All By My (Your) Self" bw "Keepin' It Up" was released on Hilltak HT 7806.[24][25][26] On June 23, at its fourth week in the Cash Box chart, it peaked at No. 73.[27] and got to #123 on the Record World Singles 101 to 150 Chart.[28] From May 31 to June 14, it held its peak position at number 138 on the Radio Report MS Survey chart.[29] It also made #79 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart on June 30.[30]

In September 1979 the label had shifted from Atlantic Records to use a network of nine independent distributors which included California Records in L.A. and Big State in Dallas.[31] Also around that period, "On the Inside" ( theme to the TV series, Prisoner) by Lynne Hamilton was released on Hilltak.[32][33] DJM Records had also recently signed Hilltak to a three year agreement for the UK and Ireland.[34]

The song, "Leaving for Maui" by Footloose which made the Canadian Top Ten[35] was issued in the United States on Hilltak PW 7905.[36][37]

9th Creation had their single, "Let's Dance" bw "Shucks, You're Fine" was released on Hilltak PW 7901.[38] The record peaked spent a total of ten weeks in the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart, peaking at #45 on December 15, 1979.[39] It also spent eleven weeks in the Cash Box Top 100 chart, peaking at #53 on December 12.[40][41][42]

In January, 1980, "Let's Dance" was still in the Record World chart. It peaked at #47 on January 19, 1980, having spent a total of seven weeks in the Record World Black Oriented Singles chart.[43][44][45]