Hot (James Brown album)

Hot is the 42nd studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released on January 1, 1976, by Polydor Records.[4][5]

Hot
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1, 1976
Recorded1975
StudioSound Ideas Studios, New York City; A&R Recording, New York City
GenreFunk
Length42:43
LabelPolydor
ProducerJames Brown
James Brown chronology
Everybody's Doin' the Hustle & Dead on the Double Bump
(1975)
Hot
(1976)
Get Up Offa That Thing
(1976)
Singles from Hot
  1. "Hot (I Need to Be Loved, Loved, Loved)"
    Released: December 1975
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by James Brown; except where indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hot (I Need to Be Loved, Loved, Loved, Loved)" 5:56
2."So Long"Irving Melsher, Remus Harris, Russ Morgan3:20
3."(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons"Deek Watson, William Best3:48
4."Try Me" 5:41
5."The Future Shock of the World" 4:07
6."Woman" 3:45
7."Most of All"Hank Thompson4:00
8."Goodnight My Love"Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules Lemare5:08
9."Please, Please, Please" 6:54

Personnel

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  • James Brown - lead vocals, arrangements
  • Dave Matthews - arrangements
  • Bob Both - recording supervisor, engineer
  • David Stone, Major Little - engineer
  • Michael Doret - artwork

References

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  1. ^ "Hot - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (June 9, 1980). "A Consumer Guide to James Brown". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  3. ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "James Brown". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 109. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  4. ^ "iTunes - Music - Hot by James Brown". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
  5. ^ "Hot - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-06-30.