2 Hot

2 Hot! is an album by American vocalist duo Peaches & Herb. The album was issued in 1978. It was the strongest performing album by the duo on the Billboard charts, where it topped the R&B Albums chart and reached the second position on the Pop Albums chart. 2 Hot notably featured the disco hit "Shake Your Groove Thing" and the No. 1 R&B and pop ballad, "Reunited".

2 Hot!
Studio album by Peaches & Herb
Released	1978
Recorded	1977–1978
Studio	The Mom & Pop's Company Store, Studio City, California
Genre	Disco funk R&B soul
Length	38:06
Label	MVP Polydor
Producer	Freddie Perren
Peaches & Herb chronology
Peaches & Herb (1977) 2 Hot! (1978) Twice the Fire (1979)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[2]

The AllMusic review by Andrew Hamilton awarded the album 3 stars stating "Disco jams and sweet ballads are featured on Peaches & Herb's return to the charts after a long absence... This new Peaches oozed sexuality, and her voice could raise the dead... The duo's specialty were ballads, and "Four's a Traffic Jam" is a beauty, Fame's sweet falsetto and Greene's sexy phrasings are intoxicating."[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"We've Got Love"	3:21
2.	"Shake Your Groove Thing"	5:45
3.	"Reunited"	5:46
4.	"All Your Love (Give It Here)"	4:22
5.	"Love It Up Tonight"	4:58
6.	"Four's a Traffic Jam"	5:11
7.	"The Star of My Life"	4:08
8.	"Easy As Pie"	4:35

Charts

Chart (1978–1979)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3]	50
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4]	18
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5]	18
US Billboard 200[6]	2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7]	1

Personnel

• Benjamin Barrett – contractor
• Mathieu Bitton – design
• David Blumberg – horn arrangements, string arrangements
• Bob "Boogie" Bowles – guitar
• Samuel F. Brown III - string arrangements, percussion
• Philip Chiang – design
• Rick Clifford – assistant engineer
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion
• Mike Doud – art direction, design
• Scott Edwards – bass (uncredited)[8][9]
• Electric Ivory Experience (John Barnes and Bob Robitaille) – synthesizer, synthesizer arrangements
• Herb Fame – vocals
• Larry Farrow – keyboards
• James Gadson – drums
• Roger Glenn – flute, soloist
• Linda "Peaches" Greene – vocals
• Michele Horie – art direction, production coordination
• Pat Lawrence – executive producer
• Gavin Lurssen – mastering
• Wade Marcus – horn arrangements, string arrangements
• Jim McCrary – photography
• Freddie Perren – keyboards, producer, rhythm arrangements, vibraphone
• Steve Pouliot – engineer
• Peter Manning Robinson – horn arrangements, string arrangements, synthesizer, synthesizer arrangements
• Jack Rouben – engineer, remixing
• Jessica Ruiz – master tape research
• Lily Salinas – master tape research
• Thane Tierney – selection
• David T. Walker – guitar
• Wah Wah Watson – guitar
• Harry Weinger – reissue supervisor
• Bob Zimmitti – percussion

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1979 (U.S.)

References

1. Hamilton, A. Allmusic Review accessed January 15, 2011
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 231. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
4. "Dutchcharts.nl – Peaches & Herb – 2 Hot!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
5. "Charts.nz – Peaches & Herb – 2 Hot!". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
6. "Peaches Herb Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
7. "Peaches Herb Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
8. "Reunited by Peaches & Herb Songfacts." Retrieved June 2, 2016
9. "Hits Played On" @scottedwardsmusic.com Retrieved June 2, 2016.