2 Hot

2 Hot!
Studio album by Peaches & Herb
Released	1978 (1978)
Recorded	1977–1978
Studio	The Mom & Pop's Company Store, Studio City, California
Genre	Disco R&B soul
Length	38:06
Label	MVP Polydor
Producer	Freddie Perren
Peaches & Herb chronology
Peaches & Herb (1977) 2 Hot! (1978) Twice the Fire (1979)

2 Hot! is an album by American vocalist duo Peaches & Herb. ^[1] 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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+ [3]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul	[4]

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." ^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"We've Got Love"	3:21
2.	"Shake Your Groove Thing"	5:45
3.	"Reunited"	5:46
4.	"All Your Love (Give It Here)"	4:22
5.	"Love It Up Tonight"	4:58
6.	"Four's a Traffic Jam"	5:11
7.	"The Star of My Life"	4:08
8.	"Easy As Pie"	4:35

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1978–1979) Peak position Australia Albums (Kent Music Report) [5] 50 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [6] 18 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [7] 18 US Billboard 200 [8] 2 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [9] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1979) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [10] 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) ^{[11] [12]}
• 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.)

References

1. Partipilo, Vic (July 6, 1979). "On Location". Oakland Post. No. 270. p. 4.
2. Hamilton, A. AllMusic Review accessed January 15, 2011
3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 10, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
4. Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 257.
5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 231. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
6. "Dutchcharts.nl – Peaches & Herb – 2 Hot!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
7. "Charts.nz – Peaches & Herb – 2 Hot!". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
8. "Peaches Herb Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
9. "Peaches Herb Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
10. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1979". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
11. Wiser, Carl (2013). "Bass Player Scott Edwards" (interview), 2 April 2013. @Songfacts.com Retrieved 9 June 2024.
12. 1978 Peaches & Herb- 2 Hot! @sessiondays.com Retrieved 9 June 2024.