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Hot Chocolate's albums tended to be mildly uneven -- typically, a Hot Chocolate LP would have its share of five-star gems as well as some filler. That is definitely the case with Cicero Park, the British soulsters' debut album of 1974. Not everything on this vinyl LP is great, but more often than not, Cicero Park is quite promising. The more impressive tracks range from the somber title song and the Curtis Mayfield-influenced "Could Have Been Born in the Ghetto" to the funky, infectious "Disco Queen" and the original version of a song that the Stories' brought to the top of the charts in America, "Brother Louie" (which tackles the subject of interracial romance and finds a half-black, half-white couple being confronted with racism). "Emma" is a real treasure, although a depressing one. Combining Brit-rock and soul, this tear-jerker is sung from the perspective of a man whose sweetheart, an aspiring actress, ends up committing suicide. Cicero Park received very little attention in the U.S., although the Brits who bought the record agreed that Hot Chocolate had a lot of potential.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Tony Wilson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Mickie Most, Producer - Errol Brown, Lead Vocals, Writer - Hot Chocolate, MainArtist - Harvey Hinsley, Guitar - Tony Connor, Drums - Patrick Olive, Percussion - Larry Ferguson, Keyboards
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1974 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Wilson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Mickie Most, Producer - Errol Brown, Lead Vocals, Writer - Hot Chocolate, MainArtist - Harvey Hinsley, Guitar - Tony Connor, Drums - Patrick Olive, Percussion - Larry Ferguson, Keyboards
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1974 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Wilson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Mickie Most, Producer - Errol Brown, Lead Vocals, Writer - Hot Chocolate, MainArtist - Harvey Hinsley, Guitar - Tony Connor, Drums - Patrick Olive, Percussion - Larry Ferguson, Keyboards
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1974 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Wilson, Composer, Bass Guitar - Mickie Most, Producer - Errol Brown, Composer, Lead Vocals - Hot Chocolate, MainArtist - Harvey Hinsley, Guitar - Tony Connor, Drums - Patrick Olive, Percussion - Larry Ferguson, Keyboards
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1974 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Wilson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Mickie Most, Producer - Errol Brown, Lead Vocals, Writer - Hot Chocolate, MainArtist - Harvey Hinsley, Guitar - Tony Connor, Drums - Patrick Olive, Percussion - Larry Ferguson, Keyboards
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1974 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Wilson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Mickie Most, Producer - Errol Brown, Lead Vocals, Writer - Hot Chocolate, MainArtist - Harvey Hinsley, Guitar - Tony Connor, Drums - Patrick Olive, Percussion - Larry Ferguson, Keyboards
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1974 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Wilson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Mickie Most, Producer - Errol Brown, Lead Vocals, Writer - Hot Chocolate, MainArtist - Harvey Hinsley, Guitar - Tony Connor, Drums - Patrick Olive, Percussion - Larry Ferguson, Keyboards
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1975 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Wilson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Mickie Most, Producer - Errol Brown, Lead Vocals, Writer - Hot Chocolate, MainArtist - Harvey Hinsley, Guitar - Tony Connor, Drums - Patrick Olive, Percussion - Larry Ferguson, Keyboards
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1974 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Wilson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Mickie Most, Producer - Errol Brown, Lead Vocals, Writer - Hot Chocolate, MainArtist - Harvey Hinsley, Guitar - Tony Connor, Drums - Patrick Olive, Percussion - Larry Ferguson, Keyboards
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1974 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Wilson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Mickie Most, Producer - Errol Brown, Lead Vocals, Writer - Hot Chocolate, MainArtist - Harvey Hinsley, Guitar - Tony Connor, Drums - Patrick Olive, Percussion - Larry Ferguson, Keyboards
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1974 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Wilson, Bass Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals - Mickie Most, Producer - Errol Brown, Lead Vocals, Writer - Hot Chocolate, MainArtist - Harvey Hinsley, Lead Guitar, Background Vocals - Tony Connor, Drums - Patrick Olive, Percussion, Background Vocals - Larry Ferguson, Keyboards - Tim Turan, Masterer
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Wilson, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals - Errol Brown, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer - Hot Chocolate, MainArtist - Harvey Hinsley, Lead Guitar, Background Vocals - Tony Connor, Drums - Patrick Olive, Percussion, Background Vocals - Larry Ferguson, Keyboards - Tim Turan, Masterer
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mickie Most, Producer - Errol Brown, Lead Vocals, Writer - Hot Chocolate, MainArtist - John Cameron, Arranger - Harvey Hinsley, Guitar - Tony Connor, Drums - Patrick Olive, Backing Vocals, Bass - Larry Ferguson, Keyboards - Doug Hopkins, Engineer
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1971 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Wilson, Bass Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals - Mickie Most, Producer - Errol Brown, Lead Vocals, Writer - Hot Chocolate, MainArtist - Harvey Hinsley, Lead Guitar, Background Vocals - Tony Connor, Drums - Patrick Olive, Percussion, Background Vocals - Larry Ferguson, Keyboards - Tim Turan, Masterer
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1971 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Wilson, Bass Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals - Mickie Most, Producer - Errol Brown, Lead Vocals, Writer - Hot Chocolate, MainArtist - Harvey Hinsley, Lead Guitar, Background Vocals - Tony Connor, Drums - Patrick Olive, Percussion, Background Vocals - Larry Ferguson, Keyboards - Tim Turan, Masterer
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1971 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Wilson, Bass Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals - Mickie Most, Producer - Errol Brown, Lead Vocals, Writer - Hot Chocolate, MainArtist - Harvey Hinsley, Lead Guitar, Background Vocals - Tony Connor, Drums - Patrick Olive, Percussion, Background Vocals - Larry Ferguson, Keyboards - Tim Turan, Masterer
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1971 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Wilson, Bass Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals - Mickie Most, Producer - Errol Brown, Lead Vocals, Writer - Hot Chocolate, MainArtist - Harvey Hinsley, Lead Guitar, Background Vocals - Tony Connor, Drums - Patrick Olive, Percussion, Background Vocals - Larry Ferguson, Keyboards - Tim Turan, Masterer
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1972 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Wilson, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals - Mickie Most, Producer - Errol Brown, Lead Vocals - Hot Chocolate, MainArtist - Joe Chambers, Writer - Harvey Hinsley, Lead Guitar, Background Vocals - Tony Connor, Drums - Patrick Olive, Percussion, Background Vocals - Larry Ferguson, Keyboards - Tim Turan, Masterer
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1972 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Wilson, Composer, Producer, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals - Errol Brown, Composer, Producer, Lead Vocals - Hot Chocolate, MainArtist - Harvey Hinsley, Lead Guitar, Background Vocals - Tony Connor, Drums - Patrick Olive, Percussion, Background Vocals - Larry Ferguson, Keyboards - Tim Turan, Masterer
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1972 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Wilson, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals - Errol Brown, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer - Hot Chocolate, MainArtist - Harvey Hinsley, Lead Guitar, Background Vocals - Tony Connor, Drums - Patrick Olive, Percussion, Background Vocals - Larry Ferguson, Keyboards - Tim Turan, Masterer
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1972 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Wilson, Bass Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals - Mickie Most, Producer - Errol Brown, Lead Vocals, Writer - Cozy Powell, Drums - Hot Chocolate, MainArtist - Harvey Hinsley, Lead Guitar, Background Vocals - Patrick Olive, Percussion, Background Vocals - Larry Ferguson, Keyboards - Phil Dennys, String Arranger - Tim Turan, Masterer - Alexis Corner, Spoken Voice Vocals
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1973 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Wilson, Bass Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals - Mickie Most, Producer - Errol Brown, Lead Vocals, Writer - Hot Chocolate, MainArtist - Harvey Hinsley, Lead Guitar, Background Vocals - Tony Connor, Drums - Patrick Olive, Percussion, Background Vocals - Larry Ferguson, Keyboards - Tim Turan, Masterer
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1973 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Wilson, Bass Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals - Mickie Most, Producer - Errol Brown, Lead Vocals, Writer - Hot Chocolate, MainArtist - Harvey Hinsley, Lead Guitar, Background Vocals - Tony Connor, Drums - Patrick Olive, Percussion, Background Vocals - Larry Ferguson, Keyboards - Tim Turan, Masterer
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1973 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Wilson, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals - Errol Brown, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer - Hot Chocolate, MainArtist - Harvey Hinsley, Lead Guitar, Background Vocals - Tony Connor, Drums - Patrick Olive, Percussion, Background Vocals - Larry Ferguson, Keyboards - Tim Turan, Masterer
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1973 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Wilson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Mickie Most, Producer - Errol Brown, Lead Vocals, Writer - Hot Chocolate, MainArtist - Harvey Hinsley, Guitar - Tony Connor, Drums - Patrick Olive, Percussion - Larry Ferguson, Keyboards
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1974 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
Hot Chocolate's albums tended to be mildly uneven -- typically, a Hot Chocolate LP would have its share of five-star gems as well as some filler. That is definitely the case with Cicero Park, the British soulsters' debut album of 1974. Not everything on this vinyl LP is great, but more often than not, Cicero Park is quite promising. The more impressive tracks range from the somber title song and the Curtis Mayfield-influenced "Could Have Been Born in the Ghetto" to the funky, infectious "Disco Queen" and the original version of a song that the Stories' brought to the top of the charts in America, "Brother Louie" (which tackles the subject of interracial romance and finds a half-black, half-white couple being confronted with racism). "Emma" is a real treasure, although a depressing one. Combining Brit-rock and soul, this tear-jerker is sung from the perspective of a man whose sweetheart, an aspiring actress, ends up committing suicide. Cicero Park received very little attention in the U.S., although the Brits who bought the record agreed that Hot Chocolate had a lot of potential.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 25 track(s)
- Total length: 01:36:43
- Main artists: Hot Chocolate
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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