Body Heat (Quincy Jones album)
| Body Heat | ||||
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| Released | May 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
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| Length | 38:31 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producers | Quincy Jones, Ray Brown | |||
| Quincy Jones chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Body Heat | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
Body Heat is an album by Quincy Jones.[1]
Track listing
- "Body Heat" (Quincy Jones, Leon Ware, Bruce Fisher, Stanley "Stan" Richardson) – 3:58
- "Soul Saga (Song of the Buffalo Soldier)" (Ray Brown, Jones, Tom Bahler, Joseph Greene) – 4:58
- "Everything Must Change" (Benard Ighner) – 6:01 - vocals by Benard Ighner
- "Boogie Joe the Grinder" (Jones, Dave Grusin, Bahler) – 3:09
- "Everything Must Change (Reprise)" (Ighner) – 1:01
- "One Track Mind" (Jones, Ware) – 6:14
- "Just a Man" (Valdy) – 3:31
- "Along Came Betty" (Benny Golson) – 4:47
- "If I Ever Lose This Heaven" (Ware, Pam Sawyer) – 4:52 - vocals by Leon Ware & Minnie Riperton
Personnel
- Guitar: Arthur Adams, Dennis Coffey, Eric Gale, Phil Upchurch, David T. Walker, Wah Wah Watson
- Bass: Max Bennett, Melvin Dunlap, Chuck Rainey
- Keyboards: Malcolm Cecil, Larry Dunn, Dave Grusin, Herbie Hancock, Bob James, Robert Margouleff,
Mike Melvoin, Billy Preston, Richard Tee - Drums: James Gadson, Dave Grusin, Paul Humphrey, Bernard Purdie, Grady Tate
- Percussion: Bobbye Hall
- Saxophone: Pete Christlieb, Jerome Richardson
- Harmonica: Tommy Morgan
- Flute: Hubert Laws
- Horns: Chuck Findley, Quincy Jones, Frank Rosolino
- Vocals: Tom Bahler, Bruce Fisher, Jim Gilstrap, Joseph Greene, Benard Ighner, Al Jarreau, Quincy Jones, Jesse Kirkland, Myrna Matthews, Minnie Riperton, Leon Ware, Carolyn Willis
Charts
Body Heat was Quincy Jones' highest-charting album on the Billboard 200, peaking at number six.
| Year | Album | Chart positions[5] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Jazz | ||
| 1974 | Body Heat | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[6] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Dance | ||
| 1974 | "Boogie Joe the Grinder" | — | 70 | — |
| "If I Ever Lose This Heaven" | — | 71 | — | |
| "Body Heat" | — | 85 | — | |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[7] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Samples
- "Body Heat"
- "How Do U Want It" by 2Pac featuring K-Ci & JoJo on All Eyez on Me (1996)
- "Temperature's Rising" by Mobb Deep featuring Crystal Johnson on The Infamous (1995)
- "Taunted" by Raja-Nee on Hot & Ready (1994)
- "If I Ever Lose This Heaven"
- "Foolin'" by De La Soul on Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump (2000)
- "Too Old For Me" by Jerome on Bad Boy Greatest Hits, Volume 1 (1998)
- "Nobody Sound Like Me" by Xzibit featuring Montage One on 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz (1998)
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Ginell, Richard S. "Body Heat". AllMusic. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- ↑ Tower, Chris (January 1, 1998). "Quincy Jones". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 254–256.
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 114. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ "Quincy Jones US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
- ↑ "Quincy Jones US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Quincy Jones – Body Heat". Recording Industry Association of America.