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Hot Shot (Cliff Richard song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Hot Shot
| cover = Cliff Richard Hot Shot.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Cliff Richard
| album = Rock 'n' Roll Juvenile
| B-side = Walking in the Light
| released =
| recorded = 712 January & 17 February 1979
| studio =
* Path-Marconi, Paris
* Abbey Road, London
| venue =
| genre = Power pop
| length = 3:23
| label = EMI
| writer =
* Terry Britten
* BA Robertson
| producer =
* Cliff Richard
* Terry Britten
| prev_title = We Don't Talk Anymore
| prev_year = 1979
| next_title = Carrie
| next_year = 1979
| misc =
}}
"'Hot Shot'" is a song performed by Cliff Richard and released as a single in October 1979. Written by Terry Britten and B. A. Robertson, it was the second single lifted from Richard's 1979 album 'Rock 'n' Roll Juvenile'. It reached no. 46 in the UK Singles Chart.
Release
"Hot Shot" was released as the follow-up single to the international hit "We Don't Talk Anymore". However, it failed to repeat its success, failing to make the top 40 in the UK, peaking at number 46 and spending a total of five weeks in the top 75. It did, however, perform better in Ireland, peaking at number 27.
For the compilation album 'My Kinda Life A Selection of 14 Great Songs 1992 Version', new instrumentation, recorded in April 1992, was added to an alternative take of the original song.
Track listings
'7": EMI / EMI 5003'
# "Hot Shot" 3:23
# "Walking in the Light" 3:17
Personnel
*Cliff Richard vocals, backing vocals
*Terry Britten guitar, backing vocals
*Madelaine Bell backing vocals
*Herbie Flowers bass
*Graham Jarvis drums, percussion
*Billy Livsey keyboards
*Tristan Fry percussion
*Mel Collins brass
*Martin Drover brass
*Chris Mercer brass
Chart performance
Cover versions
* In May 1980, BA Robertson released his own version as the B-side to "To Be or Not to Be". It was a live medley with "Language of Love", recorded in April 1980 at The Venue, London. "Language of Love" had also been first recorded by Richard for 'Rock 'n' Roll Juvenile'.
* In 1981, Clout covered the song on their album 'A Threat and a Promise'; however, it is incorrectly credited to Hall and Oates.
References
Category:1979 songs
Category:1979 singles
Category:Cliff Richard songs
Category:EMI Records singles
Category:Songs written by Terry Britten
Category:Songs written by BA Robertson
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