| Too Hot to Handle | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Heatwave |
| Cover: | Too hot to handle heatwave album.jpeg |
| Caption: | North American sleeve |
| Released: | 15 June 1976 |
| Recorded: | 1975–1976 |
| Studio: | Audio International, London, UK |
| Genre: |
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| Length: | 38:36 |
| Label: | |
| Producer: | Barry Blue |
| Next Title: | Central Heating |
| Next Year: | 1977 |
Too Hot to Handle is the debut album by funk-disco band Heatwave, released on 15 June 1976 on the GTO label in the UK and on 30 May 1977 on the Epic label in the US. It was produced by Barry Blue.
The song "Turn Out the Lamplight" appeared on George Benson's album Give Me the Night, a song written by Temperton, which was produced by Quincy Jones.
The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2015 by Big Break Records.
| Peak position | ||
| UK Albums Chart[1] | 46 | |
|---|---|---|
| Billboard Top LPs[2] | 11 | |
| Billboard Top Soul LPs | 5 |
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | US | US R&B | ||
| 1976 | "Ain't No Half Steppin'" | - | - | - |
| "Super Soul Sister" | - | - | - | |
| 1977 | "Boogie Nights" | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| "Too Hot to Handle" / "Slip Your Disc to This" | 15 | - | - | |
| "Always and Forever" | 9 | 18 | 2 | |