1		Hello America	3:25
2		The Street	5:09
3		Call The Police	3:59
4		Dollar Sign	2:58
5		You Sexy Thing	4:05
6		A Child's Prayer	3:52
7		A Warm Smile	5:24
8		Amazing Skin Song	4:05
9		Love's Coming On Strong	3:42
10		Lay Me Down	3:29
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11		Cheri Babe	2:52
12		Sexy Lady	3:20
13		Blue Night	4:02
14		You Sexy Thing (B-Side Version)	4:01
15		Everything Should Be Funky	3:06
16		You Sexy Thing (Single Version)	4:04

Bass Guitar, Vocals – Tony Wilson
Brass [2 Trumpets, 1 Trombone, Alto, Baritone And Tenor Saxophones By Courtesy Of C.c.s.] – The CCS Horns
Drums, Electric Piano, Backing Vocals – Tony Connor
Guitar [Lead], Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals – Harvey Hinsley
Keyboards – Larry Ferguson
Lead Vocals – Errol Brown
Percussion, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals – Patrick Olive

The multidimensional Hot Chocolate incorporated strains of soul, rock, reggae, and disco into their sound and, during the '70s and early '80s, scored a dozen Top 10 hits in their native U.K. Formed by Errol Brown and Tony Wilson, the interracial band debuted in 1969 as Hot Chocolate Band with a cover of Plastic Ono Band's "Give Peace a Chance," issued on the Beatles' Apple Records. The band then forged a long-term alliance with producer Mickie Most and his RAK label, for which Brown and Wilson also wrote material for other artists. From 1970 through 1973, Hot Chocolate released seven singles. "Love Is Life" and "I Believe (In Love)" were Top 10 U.K. hits, as was "Brother Louie," a bleak tale regarding an interracial relationship. A cover version, shrewdly recorded by Stories, went to number one in the U.S.

Although Hot Chocolate were active for several years strictly as a singles act, they released eight albums during the mid- to late '70s and early '80s. Cicero Park (1974) trailed "Brother Louie" and continued to explore themes of race and class. It's regarded as the band's most significant artistic statement. Highlight "Emma," in which the subject struggles to find fame and commits suicide, was an additional Top 10 U.K. single, and it reached the same level in the U.S. Hot Chocolate (1975) was propelled by the funkier "You Sexy Thing," yet another A-side that reached the Top 10 of the U.K. and U.S. pop charts. The band finally reached the absolute top in their homeland with "So You Win Again," a relaxed, resigned disco number from Every 1's a Winner (1978). Around this time, Wilson juggled a solo career on the Bearsville label.

The band split in 1986, but a different lineup featuring neither Brown nor Wilson took shape early the following decade. Versions of Hot Chocolate performed and toured through the 2010s. Brown, who had released a handful of major-label solo albums, died of liver cancer in 2015. ---Andy Kellman, allmusic.com

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CD1:
01 – You Sexy Thing
02 – So You Win Again
03 – Emma
04 – No Doubt About It
05 – Brother Louie
06 – A Child’s Prayer
07 – You Could’ve Been A Lady
08 – Cheri Baby		play
09 – Disco Queen
10 – I’ll Put You Together Again
11 – Every 1′s A Winner
12 – Don’t Stop It Now
13 – You’ll Always Be A Friend
14 – Man To Man
15 – Mindless Boogie
16 – Heaven Is In The Back Seat Of My Cadillac
17 – Rumours
18 – Love Is Life
19 – I Believe (In Love)

CD2:
01 – It Started With A Kiss
02 – Girl Crazy
03 – What Kinda Boy You Looking For (Girl)
04 – Chances
05 – Love Me To Sleep
06 – Are You Getting Enough Of What Makes You Happy
07 – You’ll Never Be So Wrong
08 – I Gave You My Heart (Didn’t I)
09 – Tears On The Telephone
10 – Emotion Explosion
11 – You’re A Natural High
12 – Makin’ Music
13 – Gotta Give Up Your Love
14 – Changing World
15 – Mary-Anne
16 – Losing You		play
17 – Blue Night
18 – Heartache No. 9
19 – Put Your Love In Me

Band personnel
Current lineup:

    Ninja Tom - drummer.
    Patrick Olive - percussionist / took over bass duties in 1975.
    Harvey Hinsley - guitarist.
    Steve Beast -keyboards/guitarist.
    Andy Smith - keyboards.
    Kennie Simon - vocalist.

Former members:

    Errol Brown - vocalist / songwriter.
    Larry Ferguson - keyboards.
    Tony Wilson - co-producer, songwriter (up to 1975).
    Brian Satterwhite - - vocalist / bassist (from 1973-?).
    Ian King - drums (1970–1973)
    Greg Bannis - vocalist.
    FiL Straughan - vocalist.

2012 two CD collection from the British R&B band. Led by charismatic singer/songwriter, Errol Brown, Hot Chocolate are without doubt one of the UK's most successful and popular singles bands. The hits started in 1970 and continued right up until 1984 in a remarkable 14 year run that witnessed the chart-topping `So You Win Again,' and such memorable songs as `You Sexy Thing' (which was a Top 10 smash in three separate decades), `Disco Queen,' `Emma,' `No Doubt About It' and `Every 1's A Winner.' This stunning 41-track retrospective features 29 chart hits, including 12 Top 10s. Music Club Deluxe. ---Editorial Reviews

Beginning their career as The Hot Chocolate Band, this R&B, soul, and funk outfit created a reggae version of the John Lennon song, “Give Peace A Chance ... which John apparently loved, as they were instantly signed to Apple Records, and changed their name to simply, Hot Chocolate. While it was the disco era that firmly established this band from the U.K., who charted every year during the 1970’s, a feat that was unheard of, unless you were Elvis Presley or Diana Ross, many of their songs would set the world on fire had they been released today.

This was a serious minded racially integrated group, bringing a U.K. perspective to the table and inspiring the likes of Prince, who’s managed to keep the funky soul scene alive due to Hot Chocolate's ambitious career and musical skill. While Hot Chocolate had a variety of sounds, what held this band together, and spurred them on, was the vocal talent of their Jamaican born frontman and songwriter Errol Brown, who created sensational melodies and very danceable rhythms.

Hot Chocolate was not the Temptations, nor were they James Brown ... they were more of a cohesive rock unit, in the mold of The Doobie Brothers, mixed with a bit of K.C. & The Sunshine Band. Perhaps, and this is my opinion only [having seen Hot Chocolate live], I wish that they could have stretched out the instrumentals a bit, and allowed more soaring solo work, as Sly & The Family Stone had done.

Regardless, Hot Chocolate created a number of masterpieces that will exist for all time. Take the song “You Could’ve Been A Lady,” created and released in two versions, one sounding for all the world like a southern rock classic, and the other, pure funk, due only to the manifestation of an incredible bass line. Yes, most American’s will only know Hot Chocolate for their song “You Sexy Thing,” which while very good, and very danceable, could not hold a candle to tracks such as “Blue Night,” “Mary Anne,” “Emma,” and “Every 1’s A Winner.”

By no means am I suggesting that you’re gonna dig all of their work, but here on their compilation discs, you’re gonna come face to face with a pocketful of tunes that will brighten your day and put a groovy stride in your step. ---Jenell Kesler, discogs.com

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