Candles_(album)

Candles
Candles
Studio album by Heatwave
Released	21 November 1980
Recorded	1979 - 1980
Studio	Davlen Sound Studios, Los Angeles, California; Producers Workshop, Los Angeles, California; Studio 55, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Pop, funk, disco
Length	41:21
Label	GTO (UK); Epic (US)
Producer	James Guthrie, Johnnie Wilder, Jr.
Heatwave chronology
Singles from Candles
	"Gangsters of the Groove"; Released: 1980; "Dreamin' You"; Released: 1980 (AUS); "Where Did I Go Wrong"; Released: 1981 (US); "Jitterbuggin'"; Released: 1981 (UK); "Posin' 'til Closin'"; Released: 1981 (UK); "Turn Around"; Released: 1981 (US);

<i>Candles</i> (album)

Candles (album)

1980 studio album by Heatwave

Candles is the fourth studio album by the British pop, funk, disco band Heatwave. Arranged, and primarily written by Rod Temperton, it was released on 21 November 1980 (1980-11-21) on the GTO record label in the United Kingdom, and the Epic record label (number 36873) in the United States. It was produced by lead singer Johnnie Wilder, Jr. and James Guthrie. It made number 71 on the Billboard LP and Tapes chart, dated 17 January 1981.^[2]^[3]

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It was the last Heatwave album to be released on the GTO record label before it was wrapped up in late 1981.

It was also the only Heatwave album to feature James Dean "J.D." Nicholas, he left the band after the album's release in 1980 to replace Lionel Richie as a lead singer of the Commodores in 1984.

The album was remastered and reissued on compact disc (CD) with bonus tracks in 2010 by Big Break Records (CDBBR 0024).

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[AllMusic-review-1] [1]
Hanson, Amy. Candles - Heatwave > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

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Billboard, 17 January 1980, p. 59

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"Billboard Top LPs and Tape" (PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. 17 January 1981. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[OfficialCharts-4] [4]
"Heatwave > full Official Charts history". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

[AllMusic-5] [5]
"US Charts > Heatwave". Billboard. Retrieved 19 September 2012.

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Gangsters of the Groove"		4:23
2.	"Jitterbuggin'"		4:14
3.	"Party Suite"		4:56
4.	"Turn Around"	Linda Phillips, Johnnie Wilder, Jr.	4:56
Total length:			18:29

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Posin' 'til Closin'"		5:01
6.	"All I Am"	Lynsey de Paul, Susan Sheridan	3:41
7.	"Dreamin' You"		3:58
8.	"Goin' Crazy"	Johnnie Wilder, Jr.	5:52
9.	"Where Did I Go Wrong"	Tommy Gilliard, Linda Phillips, Johnnie Wilder, Jr.	4:20
Total length:			22:52

No.	Title	Length
10.	"Gangsters of the Groove" (single version)	4:02
11.	"Jitterbuggin'" (UK single version)	4:00
12.	"Where Did I Go Wrong" (US single version)	3:46
13.	"Posin' 'til Closin'" (UK single version)	3:40
14.	"Turn Around" (US single version)	3:59
15.	"Find Someone Like You" (B-side)	3:58
16.	"Wack That Axe" (B-side)	3:45
17.	"Gangsters of the Groove" (UK 12" remix)	5:48
18.	"Posin' 'til Closin'" (UK 12" remix)	5:09

chart (1981)	peak positions
UK Albums Chart^[4]	29
Billboard Top LPs^[5]^{[failed verification]}	71
Billboard Top Soul LPs^[5]	24

year	title	peak chart positions
year	title	UK ^[4]	US ^[5]	US R&B ^[5]
1980	Gangsters of the Groove	19	110	21
1981	Where Did I Go Wrong	–	–	74
	Jitterbuggin'	34	–	–
	Posin' Til Closin'	–	–	–
	Turn Around	–	–	–

Candles_(album)

Candles (album)

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