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Redd Hott is the second studio album by American singer Sharon Redd. In October 1982 all the cuts from this LP hit number one on the Hot Dance Club Play chart for one week.[1] Although none of the album's tracks made the Billboard Hot 100, "Beat the Street" made it to number 41 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[2] "Never Give You Up" peaked in the United Kingdom at number 20.[3]

Redd Hott
Studio album by Sharon Redd
Released	August 29, 1982 (1982-08-29)
Recorded	1981–1982
Studio	Eric Matthew Studios
Genre	Post-disco funk 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)

Track listing

Side A

1. "Never Give You Up" (Darryl Payne, Eric Matthew) – 7:00
2. "You're the One" (Payne, Matthew) – 6:20
3. "Send Your Love" (Payne, Matthew) – 6:57

Side B

1. "Beat the Street" (Payne, Matthew) – 5:40
2. "In the Name of Love" (Sharon Redd, Ricky Williams) – 6:30
3. "Takin' a Chance on Love" (Redd, Ruth Carson, Gene Redd, Matthew) – 5:02
4. "We're Friends Again" (S. Redd, 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

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