Redd Hott

Redd Hott is a 1982 dance-oriented LP by post-disco/urban singer Sharon Redd. In October 1982 all the cuts from this LP hit #1 on the dance charts for one week.[1] Although none of the LP's tracks made the Hot 100, one of the cuts, "Beat the Street", made it to #41 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart.[2] "Never Give You Up" peaked in the UK at #20.[3]

Redd Hott
EP by
Sharon Redd
Released1982
RecordedEric Matthew Studios, 1981-1982
GenrePost-disco
Urban contemporary
LabelPrelude (PRL 14106)
ProducerDarryl Payne, Eric Matthew
Sharon Redd chronology
Sharon Redd
(1980)		 Redd Hott
(1982)		 Love How You Feel
(1983)

Track listing
Side A
  1. "Never Give You Up" (Darryl Payne/Eric Matthew) – 7:00
  2. "You're The One" (Darryl Payne/Eric Matthew) – 6:20
  3. "Send Your Love" (Darryl Payne/Eric Matthew) – 6:57
Side B
  1. "Beat The Street" (Darryl Payne/Eric Matthew) – 5:40
  2. "In The Name Of Love" (Sharon Redd/Ricky Williams) – 6:30
  3. "Takin' A Chance On Love" (Sharon Redd/Ruth Carson/Gene Redd/Eric Matthew) – 5:02
  4. "We're Friends Again" (Sharon Redd/Eric 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

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 214.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 486.
  3. "Official Charts: Sharon Redd".


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