| Hot & Slow | ||||
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| Released | 5 May 1997 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 78:10 | |||
| Label | BMG International | |||
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Hot & Slow is the first compilation by the German hard rock band Bonfire. It is a greatest hits collection with a previously unreleased version of the song "Rock 'n' Roll Cowboy" and released in 1997 on BMG International. During this period, the band gained three new members.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Make Me Feel" | Hans Ziller, Claus Lessmann | 4:44 |
| 2. | "Rock 'n' Roll Cowboy (Acoustic Mix)" | Lessmann, Ziller | 5:12 |
| 3. | "The Stroke" | Billy Squier | 4:26 |
| 4. | "Give It a Try" | Lessmann, Ziller, Horst Maier-Thorn, Joerg Deisinger | 4:32 |
| 5. | "Don't Touch the Light" | Ziller, Maier-Thorn, Lessmann | 4:32 |
| 6. | "Fantasy" | Lessmann, Ziller, Maier-Thorn, Deisinger | 4:41 |
| 7. | "Take My Heart and Run" | Lessmann, Michael Voss-Schon | 5:54 |
| 8. | "Who's Foolin' Who" | Marc Ribler, Angel Schleifer, Lessmann, Ziller | 3:52 |
| 9. | "S.D.I." | Lessmann, Ziller, Maier-Thorn | 5:47 |
| 10. | "Sleeping All Alone" | Jack Ponti, Joe Lynn Turner, Lessmann, Ziller, Maier-Thorn, Deisinger | 3:33 |
| 11. | "Why Is It Never Enough" | Ziller, Lessmann | 4:11 |
| 12. | "Fight for Love" | Schleifer, Lessmann | 5:11 |
| 13. | "Sweet Obsession" | Ponti, Turner, Lessmann, Ziller, Maier-Thorn, Deisinger | 3:08 |
| 14. | "Look of Love" | Deisinger, Schleifer, Lessmann | 4:34 |
| 15. | "Cold Days" | Lessmann, Ziller, Maier-Thorn, Deisinger | 4:24 |
| 16. | "Rivers of Glory" | Schleifer, Lessmann | 4:54 |
| 17. | "Feels Like Comin' Home" | Lessmann, Ziller | 4:35 |
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