| Hot Number | ||||
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Studio | Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Blues rock | |||
| Length | 38:34 | |||
| Label | CBS Associated | |||
| Producer | Dave Edmunds | |||
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Hot Number is a studio album by the American blues rock band the Fabulous Thunderbirds, released in 1987.[1][2] It peaked at No. 49 on the Billboard 200.[3] The band supported the album by touring with Crosby, Stills & Nash.[4]
Recorded in Memphis, Hot Number was produced by Dave Edmunds.[5][6] The Memphis Horns contributed to the album.[7] Chuck Leavell played keyboards.[8] "It Comes to Me Naturally" is a cover of the NRBQ song.[9]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Los Angeles Times |   [10] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |  [11] |
| Richmond Times-Dispatch | B+[12] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [13] |
USA Today opined that "its bluesy orientation unfortunately downplays Jimmy Vaughan's [sic] guitar."[14] The Los Angeles Times determined that "the general familiarity of this record ... will probably appeal more to the band's new fans than to the old faithful."[10] The Kingston Whig-Standard wrote that "Kim Wilson doesn't so much sing with the band as it sings behind him; the result is a less spirited and thinner sound."[15] The Toronto Star deemed the album "sweaty, grimy, bar-room rock 'n' soul."[16] The New York Times tied "Streets of Gold" to 1980s heartland rock songs about socioeconomic issues.[17]
All tracks composed by Kim Wilson; except where indicated
with:
