5013929058101

The Rak Singles

Hot Chocolate

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Format: 4CD

Cat No: QGLAMBOX181

Release Date:  17 September 2021

Label:  7ts / Cherry Red

Packaging Type:  Clamshell

No of Units:  4

Barcode:  5013929058101

Genres:  Pop  Disco  

  • Description


    • With 12 UK Top 10 singles, 29 Top 40 hits and a combined 280 weeks (over 5 years!) in the UK charts Hot Chocolate are one of THE most successful chart acts of all time

    • This 4 CD clam shell box set features every A and B-side they issued on the seminal RAK Records label, all 36 singles

    • ‘So You Win Again’ was the band’s sole No.1 single but they scored Top 10 hits with ‘Love Is Life’ (No.6), ‘I Believe In Love’ (No.8), ‘Brother Louie’ (No.7), ‘Emma’ (No.3), ‘A Child’s Prayer’ (No.7), ‘You Sexy Thing’ (No.2), ‘Put Your Love In Me’ (No.10), ‘No Doubt About It’ (No.2), ‘Girl Crazy’ (No.7), ‘It Started With A Kiss’ (No.5) and ‘What Kinda Boy You’re Lookin’ For Girl’ (No.10)


    Hot Chocolate chalked up at least one hit single every year between 1970 and 1984, a rare achievement and they are among the Top 200 most successful UK chart arJsts of all Jme.


    Unlike many UK ‘pop’ acts of the day they scored chart success in the USA where ‘Emma’ (No.3), ‘Disco Queen’ (No.28), ‘You Sexy Thing’ (No.3), ‘So You Win Again’ (No.31), and ‘Every 1’s A Winner’ (No.6) were all Billboard Top 40 hits.


    24 of these singles were also chart entries in Germany while eight of them went Top 20 in Australia, the band scoring hits across most of Europe as well


    The booklet comes complete with detailed notes on each single by 1970s expert Phil Hendriks and is fully illustrated with sleeves from across the globe

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Love Is Life
      • 2. Pretty Girls
      • 3. You Could’ve Been A Lady
      • 4. Everybody’s Laughing
      • 5. I Believe (In Love)
      • 6. Caveman Billy
      • 7. Mary-Anne
      • 8. Ruth
      • 9. You’ll Always Be A Friend
      • 10. Go Go Girl
      • 11. Brother Louie
      • 12. I Want To Be Free
      • 13. Rumours
      • 14. A Man Needs A Woman
      • 15. Emma
      • 16. Makin’ Music
      • 17. Changing World
      • 18. Bump And Dilly Down

      Disc 2

      • 1. Cheri Babe
      • 2. Sexy Lady
      • 3. Blue Night
      • 4. You Sexy Thing (B-Side Version)
      • 5. Disco Queen
      • 6. You’re A Natural High
      • 7. A Child’s Prayer
      • 8. Everything Should Be Funky
      • 9. You Sexy Thing
      • 10. A Warm Smile
      • 11. Don’t Stop It Now
      • 12. Beautiful Lady
      • 13. Man To Man
      • 14. Eyes Of A Growing Child
      • 15. Heaven Is In The Back Seat Of My Cadillac
      • 16. Sex Appeal
      • 17. So You Win Again
      • 18. A Part Of Being With You

      Disc 3

      • 1. Put Your Love In Me
      • 2. Let Them Be The Judge
      • 3. Every 1’s A Winner
      • 4. Power Of Love
      • 5. I’ll Put You Together Ag
      • 6. West End Of Park Lane
      • 7. Mindless Boogie
      • 8. Don’t Turn It Off
      • 9. Going Through The Motions
      • 10. Stay With Me
      • 11. No Doubt About It
      • 12. Gimme Some Of Your Loving
      • 13. Are You Getting Enough Of What Makes You Happy?
      • 14. I’ve Got You On My Mind
      • 15. Love Me To Sleep
      • 16. The Girl Is A Fox
      • 17. Losing You
      • 18. Children Of Spacemen

      Disc 4

      • 1. You’ll Never Be So Wrong
      • 2. Robot Love
      • 3. Girl Crazy
      • 4. Bed Games
      • 5. It Started With A Kiss
      • 6. Emotion Explosion
      • 7. Chances
      • 8. A Night To Remember
      • 9. What Kinda Boy You’re Lookin’ For (Girl)
      • 10. Got To Get Back To Work
      • 11. Tears On The Telephone
      • 12. It’s My Birthday
      • 13. I’m Sorry
      • 14. Love Is A Good Thing
      • 15. I Gave You My Heart (Didn’t I)
      • 16. Jeannie
      • 17. Heartache No. 9
      • 18. One Life