Hot Line (song)

"Hot Line"
Single by The Sylvers
from the album Something Special
B-side "That's What Love Is Made Of"
Released September 1976
Format 7" single
Recorded 1976
Genre Soul, disco
Length

2:59 (single)

4:30 (album)
Label Capitol Records
Writer(s) Freddie Perren, Kenneth St. Lewis
Producer(s) Freddie Perren
Certification Gold
The Sylvers singles chronology
"Cotton Candy"
(1976)		 "Hot Line"
(1976)		 "High School Dance"
(1977)

"Hot Line" is a song recorded by American family group The Sylvers, from their 1976 album Something Special. It was written by Freddie Perren and Kenneth St. Lewis. It became an international Top 10 hit, and is a gold record.

The song tells the story of a lovelorn young man who anticipates getting in touch with his beloved over the phone. He requests that the telephone operator connect the call, but not to listen in. He also says that he's willing to get in touch with the FBI and the CIA in order to locate the girl he's interested in speaking to.

"Hot Line" was The Sylvers' second biggest hit, peaking in early 1977 at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, number 4 on the Cash Box chart, and number 3 on the R&B charts.[1] Billboard ranked the song as the 25th biggest hit of 1977.[2]

On the WLS survey in Chicago, the song reached number one for two weeks.[3] It was their 11th biggest song of the year.[4]

Chart performance

Weekly singles charts

Chart (1976-77) Peak
position
Australia [5] 26
Canada[6] 1
New Zealand 10
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] 5
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[8] 4
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles 3
WLS survey (Chicago)[9] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1977) Rank
Australia [10] 167
Canada [11] 32
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[12] 25
American Top 40 Year-End[13] 15
WLS survey (Chicago)[14] 11

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 563.
  2. ↑ http://billboard.fm/charts/billboard/top-100-songs/1977
  3. ↑ http://www.oldiesloon.com/il/wls021977.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.oldiesloon.com/il/wls89of77.htm
  5. ↑ http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=35092
  6. ↑ https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5157a&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=kuf1n1j81ik2ibqfl2i9n49fu1
  7. ↑ https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1977-02-05
  8. ↑ http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/19770205.html
  9. ↑ http://www.oldiesloon.com/il/wls021977.htm
  10. ↑ http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=35092
  11. ↑ https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5502a&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=ak3m8of0th56smsh5gjpgt4i87
  12. ↑ http://billboard.fm/charts/billboard/top-100-songs/1977
  13. ↑ American Top 40 - "The Top 100 Hits of 1977" (Part 2)
  14. ↑ http://www.oldiesloon.com/il/wls89of77.htm

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