The Heat | ||||
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Released | 1985 | |||
Genre | R&B, funk | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Producer | Bernard Edwards, Arthur Baker | |||
Nona Hendryx chronology | ||||
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The Heat is the fourth album by the American musician Nona Hendryx, released in 1985. [1] [2] "If Looks Could Kill (D.O.A.)" was released as a single. [3] Hendryx supported the album with a European tour. [4] "Rock This House", on which Keith Richards played guitar, was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Female Rock Vocal Performance". [5] [6]
The album was produced primarily by Bernard Edwards, Arthur Baker, and Jason Corsaro; Hendryx helped to produce "Time" and "Rock This House". [7] [4] Face to Face backed Hendryx on "The Heat Pt. II". [8] Michael Gregory played guitar on many of the tracks. [9] "Rock This House" is about the fight against apartheid in South Africa; Hendryx also contributed vocals to the 1985 anti-apartheid song "Sun City". [10]
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Source | Rating |
All Music Guide to Rock | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Record-Journal | B+ [15] |
The Whig-Standard said, "Strange things still go on, but now they're frills on music that is unmistakable dance-hall rhythm-and-blues. The result is Hendryx's most accessible album yet." [16] The Courier News praised "some of the toughest vocals around today". [12] The Houston Post opined that most of the songs are "all groove and great vocal jet sounds and nothing in between—things like melody." [17] The Record-Journal called it "another hot album of funk ... with definite pop leanings". [15] The Salt Lake Tribune said that Hendryx "sizzles with raw sensuality." [18] The Los Angeles Times included The Heat on its list of the best albums of 1985. [19]
The Trouser Press Record Guide stated that the songs "take maximum advantage of the musical interplay possible with electronic percussion and studio wizardry." [20]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Revolutionary Dance" | |
2. | "A Girl Like That" | |
3. | "The Heat Pt. I" | |
4. | "I Need Love" | |
5. | "If Looks Could Kill (D.O.A.)" | |
6. | "Rock This House" | |
7. | "The Heat Pt. II" | |
8. | "Time" |