Redd Hott Explained

Redd Hott
Type:	studio
Artist:	Sharon Redd
Cover:	Sharon Redd - redd cover.JPG
Recorded:	1981–1982
Studio:	Eric Matthew
Genre:	Post-disco funk urban contemporary
Label:	Prelude
Producer:	Darryl Payne Eric Matthew
Prev Title:	Sharon Redd
Prev Year:	1980
Next Title:	Love How You Feel
Next Year:	1983

Redd Hott is the second studio album by American singer Sharon Redd.^[1] In October 1982 all the cuts from this LP hit number one on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart for one week.^[2] Although none of the album's tracks made the Billboard Hot 100, "Beat the Street" made it to number 41 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.^[3] "Never Give You Up" peaked at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart.^[4]

Track listing

Side A

1. "Never Give You Up" (Darryl Payne, Eric Matthew) – 7:00
2. "You're the One" (Payne, Matthew) – 6:20
3. "Send Your Love" (Payne, Matthew) – 6:57

Side B

1. "Beat the Street" (Payne, Matthew) – 5:40
2. "In the Name of Love" (Sharon Redd, Ricky Williams) – 6:30
3. "Takin' a Chance on Love" (Redd, Ruth Carson, Gene Redd, Matthew) – 5:02
4. "We're Friends Again" (S. Redd, Matthew) – 4:43

Personnel

• Jay Leon – string and horn arrangements
• Carole Sylvan, Jocelyn Smith – backing vocals
• Eric Matthew – producer
• Recorded and mixed at Eric Matthew Studios

Other

• Lester Hyatt – clothing
• Rory Bernal / Beauty Bookings – hair, make-up
• Celia Sebire – jewelry
• Martin Snaric – stylist coordinator
• Linda Edwards – stylist
• Trudy Schlachter – photography
• Ruth E. Carson – album coordinator

Notes and References

1. Web site: www.allmusic.com. allmusic.com. August 13, 2023.
2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 214.
3. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 486.
4. Web site: Official Charts: Sharon Redd. .