Hot Line (song)

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"Hot Line"
Hot line by the sylvers 1976 US vinyl side-A.png
One of side-A labels of the US single
Single by the Sylvers
from the album Something Special
B-side "That's What Love Is Made Of"
ReleasedSeptember 1976
Recorded1976
Genre Soul, disco
Length2:59 (single)
4:30 (album)
Label Capitol Records
Songwriter(s) Freddie Perren, Kenneth St. Lewis
Producer(s) Freddie Perren
The Sylvers singles chronology
"Cotton Candy"
(1976)
"Hot Line"
(1976)
"High School Dance"
(1977)

"Hot Line" is a song recorded by American family group the Sylvers, from their 1976 album Something Special . It was written by Freddie Perren and Kenneth St. Lewis. It became an international Top 10 hit, and is a gold record.

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The song tells the story of a lovelorn young man who anticipates getting in touch with his beloved over the phone. He requests that the telephone operator connect the call, but not to listen in. He also says that he's willing to get in touch with the FBI and the CIA in order to locate the girl he's interested in speaking to.

"Hot Line" was the Sylvers' second biggest hit, peaking in early 1977 at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, number 4 on the Cash Box chart, and number 3 on the R&B charts. [1] Billboard ranked the song as the 25th biggest hit of 1977. [2]

Chart performance

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