{"product_id":"hot-chocolate-the-complete-studio-recordings-1970-1986-pre-order","title":"Hot Chocolate - The Complete Studio Recordings 1970-1986 *Pre-Order","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date Friday 29th January 2027\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll pre-orders will be dispatched\/made ready for collection on that day.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'The Complete Studio Recordings 1970-1986' is a new 119 tracks \/ Nine-Disc box set celebrating the career of Hot Chocolate, a multi-racial, pioneering British Soul group who became one of the most popular and accomplished UK chart acts of the era, with 25 Top 40 singles and six Top 40 albums. It includes all eight of their studio albums released in this period, as well non-album tracks, B-Sides, extended mixes and an entire disc dedicated to their early singles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn extensive new sleeve notes written specially for this release, award-winning author, broadcaster and journalist Pete Paphides argues that the band's commercial achievements have overshadowed the critical acclaim that their body of work undoubtedly deserves - an oversight that we hope this collection will help to put right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSinger Errol Brown and his Hot Chocolate co-founder Tony Wilson originally signed to Mickie Most's RAK label in 1969 as songwriters, where their original compositions were recorded by Mary Hopkin, Julie Felix and Herman's Hermits. The following year Hot Chocolate had their first chart success when 'Love Is Life' reached No. 6, kickstarting a career that would see the band have at least one hit every year for the next eight years; all but five of those hits were written by Errol and\/or Tony. While the pinnacle of their success might be considered the July 1977 No. 1 'So You Win Again', their biggest hits also found an audience in the US - 'Emma' peaked at No. 8 there, 'You Sexy Thing' At No. 3, and 'Every 1s A Winner' at No. 6.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNever tied to one particular music fashion, the albums they released during these years gave the other talented band members - Harvey Hinsley (guitars), Larry Ferguson (keyboards), Patrick Olive (bass) and Tony Connor (drums) - an opportunity to show off their own songwriting skills, for the ensemble to experiment on different genres, to address social issues, and even tackle songs written by Elvis Costello, and The Police.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs their contemporaries on the Soul scene failed to keep up with changes in taste, Hot Chocolate's run of hits continued in the '80s, with three UK Top 40 singles in 1982 alone - 'Girl Crazy' (No. 7), 'It Started With A Kiss' (No. 5), and 'Chances' (No. 32).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErrol Brown left Hot Chocolate in 1985, but their brilliant back catalogue continued to find a new audience - 'You Sexy Thing' has the unique position of being a UK Top 10 hit in the '70s, '80s and '90s, latterly helped by its use in the hit comedy film The Full Monty. A version of their 1973 single 'Brother Louie' (UK No. 7) was a US No. 1 hit for American Rock band Stories that same year, and the ever-growing list of artists who have since covered Hot Chocolate songs ranges from Deee-Lite to the Tom Tom Club, Cud to Stereophonics, and The Sisters Of Mercy to Urge Overkill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTRACKLISTING:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDisc 1: Singles: A \u0026amp; B-Sides, 1970-1973\u003cbr\u003e1. Love Is Life (03:39)\u003cbr\u003e2. Pretty Girls (02:26)\u003cbr\u003e3. You Could've Been A Lady (Single Version) (03:41)\u003cbr\u003e4. Everybody's Laughing (03:10)\u003cbr\u003e5. I Believe (In Love) (03:53)\u003cbr\u003e6. Caveman Billy (04:02)\u003cbr\u003e7. Mary Anne (03:54)\u003cbr\u003e8. Ruth (04:01)\u003cbr\u003e9. You'll Always Be A Friend (03:29)\u003cbr\u003e10. Go Go Girl (03:49)\u003cbr\u003e11. Brother Louie (04:59)\u003cbr\u003e12. I Want To Be Free (02:51)\u003cbr\u003e13. Rumours (04:32)\u003cbr\u003e14. A Man Needs A Woman (03:56)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDisc 2: Cicero Park (June 1974)\u003cbr\u003e1. Cicero Park (04:43)\u003cbr\u003e2. Could Have Been Born In The Ghetto (Theme from 'Love Head’) (05:52)\u003cbr\u003e3. A Love Like Yours (03:31)\u003cbr\u003e4. You're A Natural High (03:08)\u003cbr\u003e5. Emma (03:53)\u003cbr\u003e6. Changing World (04:32)\u003cbr\u003e7. Disco Queen (03:36)\u003cbr\u003e8. Makin' Music (03:46)\u003cbr\u003e9. Funky Rock 'N' Roll (04:49)\u003cbr\u003e10. Bump And Dilly Down (03:00)\u003cbr\u003e11. Makin' Music (Single Version) (03:51)\u003cbr\u003e12. Cheri Babe (02:52)\u003cbr\u003e13. Sexy Lady (03:20)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDisc 3: Hot Chocolate (October 1975)\u003cbr\u003e1. Hello America (03:25)\u003cbr\u003e2. The Street (05:09)\u003cbr\u003e3. Call The Police (03:59)\u003cbr\u003e4. Dollar Sign (03:00)\u003cbr\u003e5. You Sexy Thing (04:05)\u003cbr\u003e6. A Child's Prayer (03:52)\u003cbr\u003e7. A Warm Smile (05:25)\u003cbr\u003e8. Amazing Skin Song (04:06)\u003cbr\u003e9. Love's Coming On Strong (03:43)\u003cbr\u003e10. Lay Me Down (03:31)\u003cbr\u003e11. Blue Night (04:02)\u003cbr\u003e12. You Sexy Thing (Original B-Side Version) (04:01)\u003cbr\u003e13. You Sexy Thing (Single Version) (04:02)\u003cbr\u003e14. Everything Should Be Funky (03:06)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDisc 4: Man To Man (July 1976)\u003cbr\u003e1. Heaven Is In The Back Seat Of My Cadillac (05:21)\u003cbr\u003e2. Living On A Shoe String (04:23)\u003cbr\u003e3. Sugar Daddy (05:31)\u003cbr\u003e4. Man To Man (04:32)\u003cbr\u003e5. You Could've Been A Lady (04:25)\u003cbr\u003e6. Sex Appeal (04:08)\u003cbr\u003e7. Harry (04:01)\u003cbr\u003e8. Don't Stop It Now (03:03)\u003cbr\u003e9. Seventeen Years Of Age (03:58)\u003cbr\u003e10. Beautiful Lady (02:48)\u003cbr\u003e11. Eyes Of A Growing Child (03:57)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDisc 5: Every 1's A Winner (March 1978)\u003cbr\u003e1. Every 1's A Winner (04:50)\u003cbr\u003e2. Confetti Day (04:40)\u003cbr\u003e3. Love Is The Answer One More Time (03:00)\u003cbr\u003e4. Sometimes It Hurts To Be A Friend (05:25)\u003cbr\u003e5. So You Win Again (04:32)\u003cbr\u003e6. Stay With Me (04:08)\u003cbr\u003e7. Runaway Girl (03:26)\u003cbr\u003e8. I'm Gonna Make You Feel Like A Woman (03:42)\u003cbr\u003e9. Put Your Love In Me (05:47)\u003cbr\u003e10. A Part Of Being With You (02:56)\u003cbr\u003e11. Let Them Be The Judge (03:26)\u003cbr\u003e12. Every 1's A Winner (US 12\" Single Mix) (07:17)\u003cbr\u003e13. Power Of Love (03:19)\u003cbr\u003e14. I'll Put You Together Again (From Dear Anyone) (03:53)\u003cbr\u003e15. West End Of Park Lane (03:30)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDisc 6: Going Through The Motions (July 1979)\u003cbr\u003e1. Going Through The Motions (05:50)\u003cbr\u003e2. I Just Love What You're Doing (06:36)\u003cbr\u003e3. Dreaming Of You (05:24)\u003cbr\u003e4. Dance (Get Down To It) (04:45)\u003cbr\u003e5. Mindless Boogie (08:57)\u003cbr\u003e6. Night Ride (06:11)\u003cbr\u003e7. Congas Man (04:19)\u003cbr\u003e8. Mindless Boogie (Single Edit) (04:17)\u003cbr\u003e9. Don't Turn It Off (04:08)\u003cbr\u003e10. Going Through The Motions (Single Edit) (04:08)\u003cbr\u003e11. No Doubt About It (04:30)\u003cbr\u003e12. Gimme Some Of Your Loving (03:39)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDisc 7: Class (November 1980)\u003cbr\u003e1. Love Me To Sleep (04:00)\u003cbr\u003e2. Losing You (04:21)\u003cbr\u003e3. Gotta Give Up Your Love (03:41)\u003cbr\u003e4. Walking On The Moon (05:39)\u003cbr\u003e5. Green Shirt (03:39)\u003cbr\u003e6. Children Of Spacemen (04:07)\u003cbr\u003e7. Brand New Christmas (04:25)\u003cbr\u003e8. Are You Getting Enough Of What Makes You Happy (04:20)\u003cbr\u003e9. Are You Getting Enough Of What Makes You Happy (12\" Version) (05:19)\u003cbr\u003e10. I've Got You On My Mind (04:59)\u003cbr\u003e11. The Girl Is A Fox (03:36)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDisc 8: Mystery (August 1982)\u003cbr\u003e1. Girl Crazy (03:21)\u003cbr\u003e2. Mystery (03:48)\u003cbr\u003e3. Are You Getting Enough Happiness (05:51)\u003cbr\u003e4. No Tears (03:48)\u003cbr\u003e5. Chances (04:01)\u003cbr\u003e6. It Started With A Kiss (04:03)\u003cbr\u003e7. You'll Never Be So Wrong (04:29)\u003cbr\u003e8. Emotion Explosion (04:04)\u003cbr\u003e9. One Night's Not Enough (04:18)\u003cbr\u003e10. Robot Love (04:42)\u003cbr\u003e11. Bed Games (04:25)\u003cbr\u003e12. A Night To Remember (03:20)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDisc 9: Love Shot (October 1983)\u003cbr\u003e1. Sexy Caribbean Girl (05:26)\u003cbr\u003e2. Let's Try Again (04:28)\u003cbr\u003e3. Secret Hideaway (03:12)\u003cbr\u003e4. Tears On The Telephone (03:13)\u003cbr\u003e5. Jeannie (03:44)\u003cbr\u003e6. I'm Sorry (04:41)\u003cbr\u003e7. Friend Of Mine (03:42)\u003cbr\u003e8. Touch The Night (05:16)\u003cbr\u003e9. 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