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 ".
2 Hot! Released 1978 (1978 ) Recorded 1977–1978 Studio The Mom & Pop's Company Store, Studio City, California Genre
Length 38 :06 Label
Producer Freddie Perren
Peaches & Herb (1977)
2 Hot! (1978)
Twice the Fire (1979)
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]
All tracks are written by Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren
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)[ 11] [ 12]
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
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