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labels. She had a hit in 1978 with " Lighting A Fire (That You Can't Put Out)". It made it into the ''

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History and background

Patti Hendrix already had a single under her belt. "Men" bw "I'd Believe It" was released on the

label in 1974. She came to Hilltak before mid-year, 1978 when the label was still in its infancy. Label chiefs,

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felt strongly about her and they signed her up. By June that year they had already acquired masters of her recordings as well as masters of another act,

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. With her single to be released soon they already had plans to follow it up with an album. Her single for Hilltak, " Lighting A Fire (That You Can't Put Out)" was composed by Martha Stubbs. The arrangements were done by Brian Gregory & Tom Tom 84. She has also been referred to as Patti Hendryx.

Hit single

Billboard

For the week of August 19th, her single entered the ''Billboard'' Hot Soul Singles chart at #90, just behind another new entry, Alicia Bridges' single "

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". It peaked at #65 on September 23. It spent a total of ten weeks in the chart.

Cash Box

With this first release for the Hilltak label, It was in the "Singles To Watch" on the Review page of the July 29 issue of ''Cashbox''. Her vocals on the song which was about an older man's desire for a younger woman were described as gutsy and full of feeling. The backing vocals, tight guitar chorus and guitar work were also noted. For the week ending September 9, 1978, she was getting a fair amount of airplay on Black radio stations with George White's show at WGPR Detroit, Chuck Merrit's show at WRBD - FT. Lauderdale, Jerry Rushian's show at WEDR Miami, Travis Smith's show at WYLD New Orleans and J.J. Jeffries show at

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San Francisco. And for the week ending September 16, it was getting played on George White's show at WGPR Detroit and Jerry Rushian's show at WEDR Miami. With her single getting airplay on Chris Turner's show at WGOK at

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, it entered the ''Cash Box'' Top 100 R&B chart at #94 on August 26. It made it to #56 on September 23, and held the position for another week. It spent a total of seven weeks in the chart.

Record World

Referring to the record as a ''"down home and funky r&b disc"'', the reviewer said that her vocal style was a bit reminiscent of

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and the record should get immediate r&b airplay. It was also in the "Wax to Watch" list in Dede Dabney's Soul Truth feature. The single entered the ''Record World'' RW Black Oriented Singles chart at #66 on September 9. Having spent four weeks in the chart, it peaked at #50 on September 30.

Discography (selective)

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References

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