Hot Number | ||||
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Released | 1987 | |||
Studio | Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee | |||
Genre | Blues rock | |||
Length | 38:34 | |||
Label | CBS Associated | |||
Producer | Dave Edmunds | |||
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Hot Number is a studio album by the American blues rock band the Fabulous Thunderbirds, released in 1987. [1] [2] It peaked at No. 49 on the Billboard 200. [3] The band supported the album by touring with Crosby, Stills & Nash. [4]
Recorded in Memphis, Hot Number was produced by Dave Edmunds. [5] [6] The Memphis Horns contributed to the album. [7] Chuck Leavell played keyboards. [8] "It Comes to Me Naturally" is a cover of the NRBQ song. [9]
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Source | Rating |
Los Angeles Times | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Richmond Times-Dispatch | B+ [12] |
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USA Today opined that "its bluesy orientation unfortunately downplays Jimmy Vaughan's [sic] guitar." [14] The Los Angeles Times determined that "the general familiarity of this record ... will probably appeal more to the band's new fans than to the old faithful." [10] The Kingston Whig-Standard wrote that "Kim Wilson doesn't so much sing with the band as it sings behind him; the result is a less spirited and thinner sound." [15] The Toronto Star deemed the album "sweaty, grimy, bar-room rock 'n' soul." [16] The New York Times tied "Streets of Gold" to 1980s heartland rock songs about socioeconomic issues. [17]
All tracks composed by Kim Wilson; except where indicated
with: