Released 1974 (1974) Producer Neil Slaven, Trapeze Artist Trapeze Label Warner Bros. Records | Length 43:41 Hot Wire
(1974) Trapeze
(1975) Release date 1974 Genre Hard rock | |
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Recorded Island Studios, London and Lee Sound Studios, Birmingham Similar Live at the Boat Club, Welcome to the Real World, The Final Swing, Way Back to the Bone, Live in Texas: Dead Ar | ||
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Hot Wire is the fourth studio album by English hard rock band Trapeze. Recorded with producer Neil Slaven at Island Studios, London and Lee Sound Studios, Birmingham, it was released in 1974 by Warner Bros. Records.
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Background
Hot Wire was the first Trapeze album recorded since the departure of Glenn Hughes in 1973 to join Deep Purple, and the first to feature his replacement Pete Wright, as well as second guitarist Rob Kendrick. It was the second album by the band to be produced by Neil Slaven, and features eight songs written by guitarist and vocalist Mel Galley and his brother Tom (drummer Dave Holland co-wrote one track).
Reception
Music website AllMusic awarded Hot Wire three out of five stars. The album was the second by the band to chart on the US Billboard 200, reaching number 146.
Track listing
All tracks written by Mel Galley and Tom Galley; "Steal a Mile" co-written by Dave Holland.
Songs
1Back Street Love5:03
2Take It On Down the Road4:45
3Midnight Flyer6:02