Too Hot ta Trot
| "Too Hot ta Trot" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Commodores | ||||
| from the album Commodores Live! | ||||
| B-side | "Funky Situation" | |||
| Released | November 17, 1977 | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 3:30 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lionel Richie, Milan Williams, Ronald LaPread, Thomas McClary, Walter "Clyde" Orange, William King | |||
| Producer(s) | James Carmichael | |||
| The Commodores singles chronology | ||||
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"Too Hot ta Trot" is a song by R&B/funk band, the Commodores. The song is written in E major.
The track on their 1977 live album Commodores Live!, and it spent a week at number one on the R&B singles chart and peaked at number twenty-four on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1978.[1]
Record World called it a "thumping funk exercise from a live lp."[2]
Personnel
[edit]- William "WAK" King – trumpet, rhythm guitar, synthesizer, vocals
- Walter Orange – vocals, drums, keyboards
- Milan Williams – keyboards, trombone, rhythm guitar
- Thomas McClary – lead guitar
- Lionel Richie – vocals, saxophone, piano, drums
- Ronald LaPread – bass guitar, trumpet
Chart performance
[edit]| Chart (1977–1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[3] | 38 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 24 |
| US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard) | 1 |
Use in film
[edit]- The song was featured on the soundtrack for (and performed in) the movie, Thank God It's Friday.
References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 130.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. December 3, 1977. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
External links
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