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Kool & The Gang ~ Too Hot 1979 Soul Purrfection Version


Playing Next: Kenny Dorham - Sao Paulo
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You know right from the first note that this was going to be a sad song. The subdued jazz funk orchestration was perfect for the disco crowd, it has this groove thing going on and with a snappy drum arrangement that made it accessible to just about everyone. I was working on Dionne Warwick's \"Deja Vu\" and this Kool & The Gang downtempo tune came back to me. I remember hearing those two tunes one after the other and then followed by Machine's \"Mister Destiny\" an obscure but searchworthy song perfect for a rainy summer night.

This one just reached out to me this week with a timely message and I wanted to share it with you in these times. There is a sense of regret throughout this one, but the smokin' hot rhythm section knew just how to play it so that the vocals really made you listen to the lyrics. The originality of this production infused with sombre tones went right to my heart back in da day. I understood the heartbreak of losing a relationship, and while I wasn't in that headspace at the time, I could relate to the desolation one feels upon the dissolution of their relationship.

It is a jewel of a track smack dab in the middle of their 1979 disco dancing opus titled \"Ladies Night\" and the namesake title track was a #1 R&B Hit for three weeks and crossed over to Top 10 on the Hot100 by peaking at a very respectable #8.

\"Too Hot\" followed and did better on the Hot100 by peaking at #5 but did slightly poorer on the R&B chart by peaking at #3.


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