Hot City (Gene Page album)

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Hot City
Gene Page Hot City album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released1974
Recorded1974
StudioWhitney Studios (Glendale, California)
Genre
Length36:57
Label Atlantic
Producer Barry White
Gene Page chronology
Hot City
(1974)
Lovelock!
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Hot City is the debut album by Gene Page, released in 1974. It was produced by Barry White. The album peaked at number 156 on the US Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart. [2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "All Our Dreams Are Coming True" (Gene Page) – 4:00
  2. "Jungle Eyes" (Billy Page, Gene Page) – 4:50
  3. "She's My Main Squeeze" (Billy Page, Gene Page) – 3:58
  4. "Gene's Theme" (Barry White) – 3:28
  5. "I Am Living in a World of Gloom" (Barry White, Carnell Harrell, Elbert Denny) – 3:33
  6. "Don't Play That Song" (Barry White) – 4:25
  7. "Satin Soul" (Barry White) – 4:23
  8. "Cream Corner (Get What You Want)" (Barry White, Gene Page) – 3:44
  9. "To the Bone" (Barry White, Gene Page) – 4:36

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Hot City
Chart (1974)Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs & Tape [2] 156
US Billboard Soul LPs [2] 41

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References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. 1 2 3 "Gene Page US Chart History". AllMusic . Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2024.