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{{about|the 1976 The Sylvers song|other uses|Hotline (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Hot Line
| Cover =
| name = Hot Line
| image = Hot line by the sylvers 1976 US vinyl side-A.png
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| Artist = [[The Sylvers]]
| alt = side-A label
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| from Album = [[Something Special (The Sylvers album)|Something Special ]]
| caption = One of side-A labels of the US single
| B-side =
| type = single
| Released = September 1976
| Format = [[Gramophone record|7" single]]
| artist = [[the Sylvers]]
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| album = [[Something Special (The Sylvers album)|Something Special]]
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| Recorded = 1976
| B-side = That's What Love Is Made Of
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| Genre = [[Soul music|Soul]] [[Disco music|Disco]]
| Length =
| released = September 1976
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| recorded = 1976
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| Label = [[Capitol Records]] <br /> <small>
| studio =
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| Writer = [[Freddie Perren]], Kenneth St. Lewis
| venue =
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| Producer = [[Freddie Perren]]
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| genre = [[Soul music|Soul]], [[Disco music|disco]]
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| Last single = "Cotton Candy"<br>(1976)
| This single = "'''Hot Line'''"<br>(1976)
| length = 2:59 (single)<br>4:30 (album)
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| label = [[Capitol Records]]
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| Next single = "[[High School Dance (song)|High School Dance]]"<br>(1977)
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| writer = [[Freddie Perren]], Kenneth St. Lewis
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| producer = [[Freddie Perren]]
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| prev_title = Cotton Candy
| prev_year = 1976
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| next_title = [[High School Dance (song)|High School Dance]]
| next_year = 1977
}}
}}


"'''Hot Line'''" is the title of a song recorded by American family group [[The Sylvers]] from their 1976 album "[[Something Special (The Sylvers album)|Something Special ]]". Written by [[Freddie Perren]] and Kenneth St. Lewis it charted in 1976 at number 5 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|Pop]] charts and number 3 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B]] charts. <ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=563}}</ref>
"'''Hot Line'''" is a song recorded by American family group [[the Sylvers]], from their 1976 album ''[[Something Special (The Sylvers 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.
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|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart, number 4 on the ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]'' chart, and number 3 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B]] charts.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=563}}</ref> Billboard ranked the song as the 25th biggest hit of 1977.<ref name="billboard1977">{{cite web|url=http://billboard.fm/charts/billboard/top-100-songs/1977 |title=Billboard.fm &#124; 1977 Hot 100 Songs - Billboard Chart |accessdate=2014-01-20 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201133331/http://billboard.fm/charts/billboard/top-100-songs/1977 |archivedate=2014-02-01 }}</ref>
==Charts==

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{| class="wikitable"
!Chart (1976)
==Chart performance==
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===Weekly charts===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1976–1977)
!Peak <br>position
!Peak <br>position
|-
|-
|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=303}}</ref>
|Canadian ''RPM'' Top Singles
|align="center"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|26
|-
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|Canada [[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'']] Top Singles<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5157a&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=kuf1n1j81ik2ibqfl2i9n49fu1 |title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date= |accessdate=2016-10-11}}</ref>
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|New Zealand Singles Chart
|align="center"|10
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|-
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|New Zealand
|U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
|align="center"|5
| style="text-align:center;"|10
|-
|U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1977-02-05 |title=Music: Top 100 Songs &#124; Billboard Hot 100 Chart |website=Billboard.com |date=1977-02-05 |accessdate=2016-10-11}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|5
|-
|U.S. ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]'' Top 100<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19770205.html |title=Top 100 1977-02-05 |work=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox Magazine]] |accessdate=2015-05-25 |archive-date=2020-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222002114/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19770205.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|4
|-
|-
|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot Soul Singles]]
|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot Soul Singles]]
|align="center"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|-
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|U.S. [[Cash Box (magazine)|''Cash Box'']] R&B Singles<ref>[http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19770101.html Cash Box Top 100 Singles, January 1, 1977]</ref>
|align="center"|1
|}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!align="left"|Chart (1977)
! style="text-align:center;"|Rank
|-
|Canada <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5502a&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=ak3m8of0th56smsh5gjpgt4i87 |title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date= |accessdate=2016-10-11}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|32
|-
|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref name="billboard1977"/>
| style="text-align:center;"|25
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|''[[American Top 40]]'' Year-End<ref>{{cite web |url=http://charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-31-77.pdf |title=The Top 100 Hits of 1977 (Part 2) |website=Charismusicgroup.com |accessdate=2016-10-11 |archive-date=2016-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429163202/http://www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-31-77.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|15
|}
{{col-end}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{YouTube|qsf0aWi0udc|Listen to "Hot Line"}}

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{{The Sylvers}}

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[[Category:1976 singles]]
[[Category:1976 singles]]
[[Category:The Sylvers songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Freddie Perren]]
[[Category:Songs written by Freddie Perren]]
[[Category:Songs produced by Freddie Perren]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Freddie Perren]]
[[Category:1976 songs]]
[[Category:Capitol Records singles]]
[[Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles]]

Latest revision as of 14:42, 21 August 2024

This article is about the 1976 The Sylvers song. For other uses, see Hotline (disambiguation).
"Hot Line"
side-A label
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"
ReleasedSeptember 1976
Recorded1976
GenreSoul, disco
Length2:59 (single)
4:30 (album)
LabelCapitol 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)

"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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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.
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