Too Hot to Sleep

Too Hot to Sleep is the seventh album from rock band Survivor, released in 1988.[1] It was a relative commercial disappointment, reaching only #187 on the Billboard album charts,[2] though "Across The Miles" is one of their biggest AC chart hits. After this album, founders Frankie Sullivan and Jim Peterik put the band on indefinite hiatus, while lead vocalist Jimi Jamison would continue to tour under the Survivor name (thus resulting in a lengthy court battle regarding rights to the name). Drummer Marc Droubay and bassist Stephen Ellis were replaced by studio musicians on the album. The lineup of Sullivan and Jamison would not reunite until 2000.

Too Hot to Sleep
Studio album by Survivor
Released	October 3, 1988
Genre	Rock
Length	52:04
Label	Scotti Bros.
Producer	Frankie Sullivan, Frank Filipetti
Survivor chronology
When Seconds Count (1986) Too Hot to Sleep (1988) Reach (2006)
Singles from Too Hot to Sleep
"Didn't Know It Was Love" Released: 1988 "Across the Miles" Released: 1989

This is one of the many Survivor albums briefly taken out of print in 2009. However, it was remastered and reissued in 2011 and distributed by Rock Candy Records.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"She's a Star"	Jim Peterik, Frankie Sullivan	5:44
2.	"Desperate Dreams"	Peterik, Sullivan	4:46
3.	"Too Hot to Sleep"	Jimi Jamison, Peterik, Sullivan	4:48
4.	"Didn't Know It Was Love"	Peterik, Sullivan	4:22
5.	"Rhythm of the City"	Jamison, Peterik, Sullivan	5:23

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Here Comes Desire"	Peterik, Sullivan	6:43
7.	"Across the Miles"	Peterik, Sullivan	5:51
8.	"Tell Me I'm the One"	Peterik, Sullivan	5:10
9.	"Can't Give It Up"	Peterik, Sullivan	4:24
10.	"Burning Bridges"	Peterik, Sullivan	5:22

Personnel

Survivor

• Jimi Jamison – lead vocals, backing vocals
• Jim Peterik – keyboards
• Frankie Sullivan – guitars, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Peter-John Vettese – keyboards
• Bill Syniar – bass guitar
• Mickey Curry – drums
• Ian Lloyd – backing vocals
• Tommy Shaw – backing vocals
• Rory Dodd – additional lead vocals (7)

Production

• Frankie Sullivan – producer
• Frank Filipetti – producer, engineer, mixing
• Jim Peterik – associate producer
• Jeff Abikzer – second engineer
• Dan Harjung – second engineer
• Danny Mormando – second engineer
• Doug Sax – mastering
• Hugh Syme – art direction, cover design
• Jay Buchsbaum – photography
• John Baruke – management
• Tom Consolo – management
• Frank Rand – management

Studios

• Recorded at Royal Recorders (Lake Geneva, Wisconsin) and Right Track Recording (New York City, New York).
• Mixed at Right Track Recording
• Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).

References

1. "Survivor: When Seconds Count/Too Hot to Sleep". Rock Report. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
2. Too Hot to Sleep USA chart history, Billboard.com. Retrieved July 19, 2013
3. Allmusic review