Steve Arrington on Heatwave’s “Too Hot To Handle” (1976)

27th May 2021

Musician/producer/minister Steve Arrington sits down with Morgan and guest co-host Jocelyn Brown  to discuss Heatwave’s debut scorcher, Too Hot To Handle. We talk about the music scene in Dayton, Rod Temperton’s prolific career, and Heatwave’s ability to meld various genres into one cohesive and funky record. 

Episode notes

Musician/producer/minister Steve Arrington sits down with Morgan and guest co-host Jocelyn Brown  to discuss Heatwave’s debut scorcher, Too Hot To Handle. We talk about the music scene in Dayton, Rod Temperton’s prolific career, and Heatwave’s ability to meld various genres into one cohesive and funky record.

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Show Tracklisting (all songs from Too Hot To Handle unless otherwise indicated):

  • Always and Forever
  • Ain’t No Half Steppin’
  • Slave: Watching You
  • Steve Arrington: Nobody Can Be You
  • Boogie Nights
  • I’ll Beat Your Booty
  • Too Hot To Handle
  • Super Soul Sister
  • Boogie Nights
  • Lay It On Me
  • All You Do Is Dial
  • Sho ‘Nuff Must be Luv
  • Slip Your Disc To This
  • Rock With You (Rod Temperton Demo)
  • Slip Your Disc to This
  • Boogie Nights
  • Ain’t No Half Steppin’
  • Michael Jackson: Off The Wall
  • Boogie Nights
  • All You Do Is Dial
  • Too Hot To Handle
  • Always and Forever
  • Super Soul Sister
  • Ain’t No Half Steppin’
  • Ohio Players: (I Wanna Know) Do You Feel It?
  • The Brothers Johnson: Closer to the One That You Love
  • Prince: Condition of the Heart

Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on there

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In this episode...

Jocelyn Michelle Brown

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  • Steve Arrington

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Hosted by Oliver Wang and Morgan Rhodes, every episode of Heat Rocks invites a special guest to talk about a heat rock – a hot album, a scorching record. These are in-depth conversations about the albums that shape our lives.

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