Candles is the fourth album by the British pop, funk, disco band Heatwave. Arranged, and primarily written by Rod Temperton, it was released on 21 November 1980 on the GTO record label in the United Kingdom, and the Epic record label in the United States. It was produced by lead singer Johnnie Wilder, Jr. and […]
“Gangsters Of The Groove” is the first single from the Heatwave album Candles. It was released in 1981 at reached #19 in the UK Charts.
“Jitterbuggin’” is the second single by Heatwave taken from their album Candles and got to #34 in the UK Charts.
Heatwave is a Dayton, Ohio based funk/disco band formed in 1975. Its most popular line-up featured Americans Johnnie Wilder Jr. and Keith Wilder (vocals) of Dayton, Ohio; Englishmen Rod Temperton (keyboards) and Roy Carter (guitar); Swiss Mario Mantese (bass); Czechoslovak Ernest “Bilbo” Berger (drums); and Jamaican Eric Johns (guitar). They are known for their singles […]
Current is the fifth album by funk-disco band Heatwave, released in 1982 on the Epic label. The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2010 by Big Break Records. Tracks 1 Lettin’ It Loose (Rod Temperton) 4:17 2 State To State (Rod Temperton) 4:53 3 Look After Love (Rod Temperton) 5:32 4 Naturally […]