Redd Hott

Redd Hott
EP by Sharon Redd
Released	1982
Recorded	Eric Matthew Studios, 1981-1982
Genre	Post-disco Urban contemporary
Label	Prelude (PRL 14106)
Producer	Darryl Payne, Eric Matthew
Sharon Redd chronology
Sharon Redd (1980) Redd Hott (1982) Love How You Feel (1983)

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]

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.