The Heat (Nona Hendryx album)

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The Heat
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Studio album by
Nona Hendryx
Released1985
Genre R&B, funk
Label RCA
Producer Bernard Edwards, Arthur Baker
Nona Hendryx chronology
The Art of Defense
(1984)		The Heat
(1985)		 Female Trouble
(1987)

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]

Contents

Production

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All Music Guide to Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Courier News Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]
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]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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" 

References

  1. ↑ Mahon, Maureen (2004). Right to Rock: The Black Rock Coalition and the Cultural Politics of Race. Duke University Press. p. 269.
  2. ↑ Tannenbaugh, Rob (November 7, 1985). "The Heat". Rolling Stone. No. 460. p. 58.
  3. ↑ "Entertainment Plus". South Bend Tribune. November 9, 1985. p. A9.
  4. 1 2 Alexander, Randy (February 9, 1986). "Nona". The Times. Trenton. p. CC6.
  5. ↑ Seeburger, Scott (October 3, 1985). "Contemporary Music". The Saginaw News. p. C5.
  6. ↑ "The British Invasion, 1986: Dire Straits, Phil Collins, Sting lead Grammy nominees". The Gazette. Montreal. Associated Press. January 10, 1986. p. D1.
  7. ↑ Nixon, Bruce (November 14, 1985). "Music that challenges the modern ear". The Daily Item. Dallas Times Herald. p. C11.
  8. ↑ Milano, Brett (October 24, 1985). "Records". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 7.
  9. ↑ Reily, John E. (January 13, 1986). "Gregory back and ready to roll". Daily Hampshire Gazette. p. 9.
  10. ↑ "Nona Hendryx Lends Support to Anti-Apartheid Recording". The Charlotte Post. December 26, 1985. p. 3B.
  11. ↑ All Music Guide to Rock. Miller Freeman Books. 1995. p. 377.
  12. 1 2 Glickman, Cliff (October 12, 1985). "Nona Hendryx". Courier News. p. D2.
  13. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 250.
  14. ↑ MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 259.
  15. 1 2 Zebora, Jim (November 3, 1985). "Off the Record". Record-Journal. p. C2.
  16. ↑ Burliuk, Greg (November 23, 1985). "The Heat Nona Hendryx". Magazine. The Whig-Standard. p. 1.
  17. ↑ Weeks, Jerome (October 27, 1985). "Rock". The Houston Post. p. 8F.
  18. ↑ McCarthy, Tom (November 15, 1985). "For the Record". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 6M.
  19. ↑ Hilburn, Robert (January 19, 1986). "Hilburn's Best LPs of '85". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 60.
  20. ↑ Robbins, Ira (1991). The Trouser Press Record Guide (4th ed.). Collier Books. p. 313.
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