Hot Chocolate (album)

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Hot Chocolate
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Studio album by
Hot Chocolate
ReleasedNovember 1975 (1975-11)
StudioChateau du Regard, Coye la Forêt, Oise, France (by the RAK Records Mobile)
Morgan, London
Genre
Length40:08
61:24 (with bonus tracks)
LabelRAK, Big Tree (US)
ProducerMickie Most
Hot Chocolate chronology
Cicero Park
(1974) 		Hot Chocolate
(1975) 		Man to Man
(1976)
Singles from Hot Chocolate
  1. "A Child's Prayer"
    Released: July 1975
  2. "You Sexy Thing"
    Released: October 1975
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]

Hot Chocolate is the second studio album by British soul band Hot Chocolate. It was released in November 1975 on the RAK Records label, owned by Mickie Most, who was the band's producer. The album peaked at number thirty-four on the UK Albums Chart[3] and forty-one on the US Billboard 200 album chart.[4]

The original 1975 LP release comprised ten original songs, of which only one ("You Sexy Thing") was credited to the band's writing team, lead vocalist Errol Brown and bassist Tony Wilson. Brown and Wilson wrote rest of the album separately, with the band members Harvey Hinsley, Patrick Olive and Tony Connor contributing "A Warm Smile". The album includes the group's best-known hit, "You Sexy Thing" and the top-10 UK and Irish hit "A Child's Prayer".

The album was issued on CD for the first time with six bonus tracks in 2009.

Track listing

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All tracks written and composed by Errol Brown; except where indicated.

Side one

  1. "Hello America" – 3:25
  2. "The Street" – 5:09
  3. "Call the Police" (Tony Wilson) – 3:59
  4. "Dollar Sign" – 2:58
  5. "You Sexy Thing" (Brown, Wilson) – 4:05

Side two

  1. "A Child's Prayer" – 3:52
  2. "A Warm Smile" (Harvey Hinsley, Patrick Olive, Tony Connor) – 5:24
  3. "Amazing Skin Song" – 4:05
  4. "Love's Coming on Strong" (Wilson) – 3:42
  5. "Lay Me Down " (Wilson) – 3:29

CD bonus tracks (2009)

  1. "Cheri Babe" – 2:52
  2. "Sexy Lady" (Brown, Wilson) – 3:20
  3. "Blue Night" – 4:02
  4. "You Sexy Thing" (B-Side Version) (Brown, Wilson) – 4:01
  5. "Everything Should Be Funky" (Wilson) – 3:06
  6. "You Sexy Thing" (Single Version) (Brown, Wilson) – 4:04

Personnel

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Hot Chocolate

Additional

  • The CCS Horns – 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, alto, baritone and tenor saxophones
  • Mickie Most – producer
  • John Cameron – arrangements (1 to 3, 5, 7 to 16)
  • Phil Dennys – arrangements (4, 6)
  • P. Linard & Co. – album art

Charts

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Chart performance for Hot Chocolate
Chart (1975) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[5] 27
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6] 76
UK Albums (OCC)[3] 34
US Billboard 200[4] 41

Certifications

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Certifications for Hot Chocolate
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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