''Hot Chocolate'' is the second studio album by British soul band Hot Chocolate. It was released in November 1975 on the RAK Records label, owned by

Mickie Most Michael Peter Hayes (20 June 1938 – 30 May 2003), known as Mickie Most, was an English record producer behind scores of hit singles for acts such as the Animals, Herman's Hermits, the Nashville Teens, Donovan, Lulu, Suzi Quatro, Hot Chocolate ...

, who was the band's producer. The album peaked at number thirty-four on the UK Albums Chart and forty-one on the US ''Billboard'' 200 album chart. The original 1975 LP release comprised ten original songs, of which only one ("You Sexy Thing") was credited to the band's writing team, lead vocalist Errol Brown and bassist Tony Wilson. Brown and Wilson wrote rest of the album separately, with the band members Harvey Hinsley, Patrick Olive and Tony Connor contributing "A Warm Smile". The album includes the group's best-known hit, "

You Sexy Thing "You Sexy Thing" is a song recorded by British group Hot Chocolate. It was written by lead singer Errol Brown and bass guitarist Tony Wilson, and was produced by Mickie Most. The song was released in October 1975 as the second single from thei ...

" and the top-10 UK and Irish hit "A Child's Prayer". The album was issued on CD for the first time with six bonus tracks in 2009.

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Errol Brown; except where indicated. Side one # "Hello America" – 3:25 # "The Street" – 5:09 # "Call the Police" (Tony Wilson) – 3:59 # "Dollar Sign" – 2:58 # "

" (Brown, Wilson) – 4:05 Side two # "A Child's Prayer" – 3:52 # "A Warm Smile" (Harvey Hinsley, Patrick Olive, Tony Connor) – 5:24 # "Amazing Skin Song" – 4:05 # "Love's Coming on Strong" (Wilson) – 3:42 # "Lay Me Down " (Wilson) – 3:29 CD bonus tracks (2009) # "Cheri Babe" – 2:52 # "Sexy Lady" (Brown, Wilson) – 3:20 # "Blue Night" – 4:02 # "You Sexy Thing" (B-Side Version) (Brown, Wilson) – 4:01 # "Everything Should Be Funky" (Wilson) – 3:06 # "You Sexy Thing" (Single Version) (Brown, Wilson) – 4:04

Personnel

Hot Chocolate * Errol Brown – lead vocals *Harvey Hinsley – lead and acoustic guitars, backing vocals *Larry Ferguson – keyboards *Tony Wilson – bass guitar, vocals *Tony Connor – drums, backing vocals, electric piano *Patrick Olive – percussion, backing vocals, bass guitar Additional * The CCS Horns – 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, alto, baritone and tenor saxophones *

– producer * John Cameron – arrangements (1 to 3, 5, 7 to 16) *Phil Dennys – arrangements (4, 6) *P. Linard & Co. – album art

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References

{{Authority control Hot Chocolate (band) albums 1975 albums Albums arranged by John Cameron (musician) Albums produced by Mickie Most Albums recorded at Morgan Sound Studios Rak Records albums Big Tree Records albums