Hot Line (song)

This article is about the 1976 The Sylvers song. For other uses, see Hotline (disambiguation).

1976 single by the Sylvers

"Hot Line"

One of side-A labels of the US single

Single by the Sylvers
from the album  Something Special
B-side| "That's What Love Is Made Of"
Released| September 1976
Recorded| 1976
Genre| Soul, disco
Length| 2:59 (single)
4:30 (album)
Label| Capitol Records
Songwriter(s)| Freddie Perren, Kenneth St. Lewis
Producer(s)| Freddie Perren
The Sylvers singles chronology
| "Cotton Candy"
(1976)  | "Hot Line"
(1976)  | "High School Dance"
(1977)

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"Hot Line" is a song recorded by American family group the Sylvers, from their 1976 album Something Special. It was written by Freddie Perren and Kenneth St. Lewis. It became an international Top 10 hit, and is a gold record.

The song tells the story of a lovelorn young man who anticipates getting in touch with his beloved over the phone. He requests that the telephone operator connect the call, but not to listen in. He also says that he's willing to get in touch with the FBI and the CIA in order to locate the girl he's interested in speaking to.

"Hot Line" was the Sylvers' second biggest hit, peaking in early 1977 at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, number 4 on the Cash Box chart, and number 3 on the R&B charts.[1] Billboard ranked the song as the 25th biggest hit of 1977.[2]

## Chart performance

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1976–1977)  | Peak
position

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Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 26
Canada RPM Top Singles[4] | 1
New Zealand  | 10
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] | 5
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[6] | 4
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles | 3
U.S. Cash Box R&B Singles[7] | 1

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (1977)  | Rank

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Canada [8] | 32
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] | 25
American Top 40 Year-End[9] | 15

## References

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1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 563.
2. ^ a b "Billboard.fm | 1977 Hot 100 Songs - Billboard Chart". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 303\. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
4. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
5. ^ "Music: Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.com. 1977-02-05. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
6. ^ "Top 100 1977-02-05". Cashbox Magazine. Archived from the original on 2020-02-22. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
7. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, January 1, 1977
8. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
9. ^ "The Top 100 Hits of 1977 (Part 2)" (PDF). Charismusicgroup.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-29. Retrieved 2016-10-11.

## External links

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* Listen to "Hot Line" on YouTube

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The Sylvers

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Studio albums|

* The Sylvers
* The Sylvers II
* The Sylvers III
* Showcase
* Something Special
* New Horizons
* Forever Yours
* Disco Fever
* Concept
* Bizarre

Singles|

* "Boogie Fever"
* "Hot Line"
* "High School Dance"
* "Mahogany"

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