Redd Hott is the second studio album by American singer Sharon Redd.[1] In October 1982 all the cuts from this LP hit number one on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart for one week.[2] Although none of the album's tracks made the Billboard Hot 100, "Beat the Street" made it to number 41 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[3] "Never Give You Up" peaked at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart.[4]

Redd Hott
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 29, 1982 (1982-08-29)
Recorded1981–1982
StudioEric Matthew
Genre
LabelPrelude
Producer
Sharon Redd chronology
Sharon Redd
(1980)
Redd Hott
(1982)
Love How You Feel
(1983)

Track listing edit

Side A

  1. "Never Give You Up" (Darryl Payne, Eric Matthew) – 7:00
  2. "You're the One" (Payne, Matthew) – 6:20
  3. "Send Your Love" (Payne, Matthew) – 6:57

Side B

  1. "Beat the Street" (Payne, Matthew) – 5:40
  2. "In the Name of Love" (Sharon Redd, Ricky Williams) – 6:30
  3. "Takin' a Chance on Love" (Redd, Ruth Carson, Gene Redd, Matthew) – 5:02
  4. "We're Friends Again" (S. Redd, Matthew) – 4:43

Personnel edit

  • Jay Leon – string and horn arrangements
  • Carole Sylvan, Jocelyn Smith – backing vocals
  • Eric Matthew – producer
  • Recorded and mixed at Eric Matthew Studios

Other edit

  • Lester Hyatt – clothing
  • Rory Bernal / Beauty Bookings – hair, make-up
  • Celia Sebire – jewelry
  • Martin Snaric – stylist coordinator
  • Linda Edwards – stylist
  • Trudy Schlachter – photography
  • Ruth E. Carson – album coordinator

Charts edit

Chart performance for Redd Hot
Chart (1982) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 59

References edit

  1. ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 214.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 486.
  4. ^ "Official Charts: Sharon Redd". Official Charts.
  5. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 13, 2024.