2 Hot Explained

2 Hot! is an album by American vocalist duo Peaches & Herb.^[1] The album was issued in 1978. It was the strongest performing album by the duo on the Billboard charts, where it topped the R&B Albums chart and reached the second position on the Pop Albums chart. 2 Hot notably featured the disco hit "Shake Your Groove Thing" and the No. 1 R&B and pop ballad, "Reunited".

Reception

The AllMusic review by Andrew Hamilton stated: "Disco jams and sweet ballads are featured on Peaches & Herb's return to the charts after a long absence... This new Peaches oozed sexuality, and her voice could raise the dead... The duo's specialty were ballads, and 'Four's a Traffic Jam' is a beauty, Fame's sweet falsetto and Greene's sexy phrasings are intoxicating."^[2]

Charts

Year-end charts

Personnel

• Benjamin Barrett – contractor
• Mathieu Bitton – design
• David Blumberg – horn arrangements, string arrangements
• Bob "Boogie" Bowles – guitar
• Samuel F. Brown III - string arrangements, percussion
• Philip Chiang – design
• Rick Clifford – assistant engineer
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion
• Mike Doud – art direction, design
• Scott Edwards – bass (uncredited)^{[5] [6]}
• Electric Ivory Experience (John Barnes and Bob Robitaille) – synthesizer, synthesizer arrangements
• Herb Fame – vocals
• Larry Farrow – keyboards
• James Gadson – drums
• Roger Glenn – flute, soloist
• Linda "Peaches" Greene – vocals
• Michele Horie – art direction, production coordination
• Pat Lawrence – executive producer
• Gavin Lurssen – mastering
• Wade Marcus – horn arrangements, string arrangements
• Jim McCrary – photography
• Freddie Perren – keyboards, producer, rhythm arrangements, vibraphone
• Steve Pouliot – engineer
• Peter Manning Robinson – horn arrangements, string arrangements, synthesizer, synthesizer arrangements
• Jack Rouben – engineer, remixing
• Jessica Ruiz – master tape research
• Lily Salinas – master tape research
• Thane Tierney – selection
• David T. Walker – guitar
• Wah Wah Watson – guitar
• Harry Weinger – reissue supervisor
• Bob Zimmitti – percussion

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1979 (U.S.)

Notes and References

1. News: Partipilo . Vic . On Location . Oakland Post . 270 . 6 July 1979 . 4.
2. Hamilton, A. AllMusic Review accessed January 15, 2011
3. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 231.
4. Web site: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1979. Billboard. June 10, 2021.
5. https://www.songfacts.com/blog/writing/bass-player-scott-edwards Wiser, Carl (2013). "Bass Player Scott Edwards" (interview), 2 April 2013. @Songfacts.com
6. https://www.sessiondays.com/2022/01/1978-peaches-herb-2-hot/ 1978 Peaches & Herb- 2 Hot! @sessiondays.com