Too Hot ta Trot
Single by The Commodores
"Too Hot ta Trot" | |
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Single by The Commodores | |
from the album Commodores Live! | |
Songwriter(s) | Lionel Richie, Milan Williams, Ronald LaPread, Thomas McClary, Walter "Clyde" Orange, William King |
"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
- 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
Chart (1977–1978) | Peak position |
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UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[3] | 38 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | 24 |
US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard) | 1 |
Use in film
- The song was featured on the soundtrack for (and performed in) the movie, Thank God It's Friday.
References
External links
- https://www.discogs.com/Commodores-Live/release/412496
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