Hot Chocolate
Product ID: 48924376
Digitally remastered and expanded edition of the British R&B/Soul band's 1975 sophomore album including six bonus tracks. Making it's debut on CD, this self-titled album reached #34 in the UK and #41 in the U.S. and includes the massive worldwide hit single 'You Sexy Thing' plus 'A Childs Prayer' and 'Cheri Babe'. Booklet contains original LP artwork plus loads of rare picture sleeves. 7Ts. 2009. Review: NOT The U.K. Band The U.S. Band - This U.S. band was formed in Cleveland Ohio in 1971 and released this, their only album in the same year, this got re-issued by a U.K. (London based) label called Soul Brother Records in 1999. This band is more pure funk compared to the Erroll Brown led U.K. disco/funk/pop Hot Chocolate who had a massive hit with 'You Sexy Thing'. This band was a trio made up of George Pickett (bass), Lou Ragland (guitar/vocals) and Tony Roberson (drums), this trio created pure raw funk/soul, with no horns. As for the album, most compositions are good but there is a tiny bit of filler and sometimes the songs start to sound the same, a little repetition in the rhythm hence the 4 stars. If you like proper funk I recommend this highly, if you prefer disco/funk/pop then I guess you can get the U.K. Hot Chocolate. According to the foot notes from Soul Brother Records (written in 1999) only 500 copies were made of the original L.P. and is worth £700 and as for the band, they disbanded in 1973, as far as I know Lou Ragland has recorded and released other music sporadically since but as for the other two, I'm not sure what they have done since.
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NOT The U.K. Band The U.S. Band
This U.S. band was formed in Cleveland Ohio in 1971 and released this, their only album in the same year, this got re-issued by a U.K. (London based) label called Soul Brother Records in 1999. This band is more pure funk compared to the Erroll Brown led U.K. disco/funk/pop Hot Chocolate who had a massive hit with 'You Sexy Thing'. This band was a trio made up of George Pickett (bass), Lou Ragland (guitar/vocals) and Tony Roberson (drums), this trio created pure raw funk/soul, with no horns. As for the album, most compositions are good but there is a tiny bit of filler and sometimes the songs start to sound the same, a little repetition in the rhythm hence the 4 stars. If you like proper funk I recommend this highly, if you prefer disco/funk/pop then I guess you can get the U.K. Hot Chocolate. According to the foot notes from Soul Brother Records (written in 1999) only 500 copies were made of the original L.P. and is worth £700 and as for the band, they disbanded in 1973, as far as I know Lou Ragland has recorded and released other music sporadically since but as for the other two, I'm not sure what they have done since.
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