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".
Reception
The AllMusic review by Andrew Hamilton stated: "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."Hamilton, A. AllMusic Review accessed January 15, 2011
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1978–1979) Peakposition Australia Albums (Kent Music Report) 50
Year-end charts Chart (1979) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 3
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)Wiser, Carl (2013). "Bass Player Scott Edwards" (interview), 2 April 2013. @Songfacts.com Retrieved 9 June 2024.1978 Peaches & Herb- 2 Hot! @sessiondays.com Retrieved 9 June 2024. 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
See also List of number-one R&B albums of 1979 (U.S.)
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