which one do you play more... mine is Too hot..

Too Hot To Handle..

Great debut album.....

TheRealFiness said:

Both I feel, are great albums. But, I do lean towards 'Too Hot To Handle' cuz of "Boogie Nights". Although I LOVE "Grooveline" on Central Heating.

Central Heating.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

I agree this is too close, but i choose Central Heating
just b'cause "Star Of A Story"..?

Here's where I cop out.

So I don't get caught in the crossfire (Boogie Nights vs The Groove Line)...



...The Best Of Heatwave

Don't have either of the other albums anyway.

That reminds me. I should burn a copy of that comp with Always and Forever removed.



tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

All I know is "Night We Fell" is one of their best cutz!! Oh..and for the record...Rod Temperton was a writing beast!!! Check out some of MJ's songs .....they are actually Rod.

This one very close, I remember wearing the thread off both of them and like Steamforest said Rod Temperton is a masterful song writer but I'll go with Too hot to handle, sho'nuff must be love is the jam.

theAudience said:

that's a good selection

Central Heating: The Star of a Story. Nuff said.

Both albums are classics,but I gotta go with the first album 'Too Hot To Handle'.The grooves are faster and funkier ("Super Soul Sista","Boogie Nights","Beat Your Booty","Ain't No Half Steppin") and there are some amazing midtempo jams and ballads here ("Sho Nuff Must Be Love","All You Do Is Dial").

It's close...but I'm giving a slight edge to Too Hot to Handle....



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Stymie said:

"Star Of A Story" is heavenly.Such an amazing song! Did you ever hear the George Benson remake from 1980? It's just as powerful,imo.

Loved Heatwave and had no idea it was Temperton....here is a list of songs he has written....

1) Love X Love - George Benson
2) Stomp - Brothers Johnson
3) Give Me The Night - George Benson
4) Rock With You - Michael Jackson
5) Spice Of Life - Manhattan Transfer
6) Baby Be Mine - Michael Jackson
7) Off The Wall - Michael Jackson
8) Thriller - Michael Jackson
9) Groove Line - Heatwave
10) Boogie Nights - Heatwave

not bad!

DavidEye said:

It's actually my favorite of the two. It's such a remarkable song though, I love them both.

blackguitaristz said:

Both albums are the jams.

Stymie said:

i love this album but that song is the main reason i have it.

brownsugar said:

I also still have it on wax.

Hotlegs said:

Yep. I have both on wax.

pkidwell said:

and every one of those songs is a classic


He also wrote my favorite Anita Baker song ("Mystery")

Stymie said:

[quote]Holy shit...I was just listening to Central Heating last night. Star of the Story, Leaving for a Dream, and Send Out for Sunshine are my joints. Star of the Story is a gorgeous song and ridiculously underrated.