# Hot Number

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1987 studio album by the Fabulous Thunderbirds

Hot Number Studio album by the Fabulous Thunderbirds Released 1987 Studio Ardent, Memphis, Tennessee Genre Blues rock Length 38:34 Label CBS Associated Producer Dave Edmunds The Fabulous Thunderbirds chronology Tuff Enuff (1986) Hot Number (1987) Powerful Stuff (1989) Singles from Hot Number "Stand Back" Released: 1987 "How Do You Spell Love?" Released: 1987

***Hot Number*** is a studio album by the American [blues rock](/source/Blues_rock) band [the Fabulous Thunderbirds](/source/The_Fabulous_Thunderbirds), released in 1987.[1][2] It peaked at No. 49 on the [*Billboard* 200](/source/Billboard_200).[3] The band supported the album by touring with [Crosby, Stills & Nash](/source/Crosby%2C_Stills_%26_Nash).[4]

## Production

Recorded in Memphis, *Hot Number* was produced by [Dave Edmunds](/source/Dave_Edmunds).[5][6] [The Memphis Horns](/source/The_Memphis_Horns) contributed to the album.[7] [Chuck Leavell](/source/Chuck_Leavell) played keyboards.[8] "It Comes to Me Naturally" is a cover of the [NRBQ](/source/NRBQ) song.[9]

## Critical reception

Professional ratings 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](/source/USA_Today)* opined that "its bluesy orientation unfortunately downplays Jimmy Vaughan's [*sic*] guitar."[14] The *[Los Angeles Times](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Toronto_Star)* deemed the album "sweaty, grimy, bar-room rock 'n' soul."[16] *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)* tied "Streets of Gold" to 1980s heartland rock songs about socioeconomic issues.[17]

## Track listing

All tracks composed by Kim Wilson; except where indicated

1. "Stand Back"

1. "Hot Number"

1. "Wasted Tears"

1. "It Comes to Me Naturally" ([Al Anderson](/source/Al_Anderson_(NRBQ)))

1. "Love in Common"

1. "How Do You Spell Love?" ([Bobby Patterson](/source/Bobby_Patterson_(musician)), Jerry Strickland, Marshall Boxley)

1. "Streets of Gold"

1. "Sofa Circuit"

1. "Don't Bother Trying to Steal Her Love"

1. "It Takes a Big Man to Cry"

## Personnel

**The Fabulous Thunderbirds**

- Kim Wilson - vocals, harmonica

- Jimmie Vaughan - guitar, bass, vocals

- Preston Hubbard - electric and acoustic bass

- Fran Christina - drums, vocals

with:

- [Dave Edmunds](/source/Dave_Edmunds) - guitar, vocals

- [Chuck Leavell](/source/Chuck_Leavell) - keyboards

- [Memphis Horns](/source/Memphis_Horns) - horns

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Brogan, Daniel (July 3, 1987). "Fabulous Thunderbirds, Hot Number". Friday. *Chicago Tribune*. p. 67.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Okamoto, David (July 12, 1987). "The Fabulous Thunderbirds: Hot Number". *St. Petersburg Times*. p. 2F.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Whitburn, Joel (2010). *Top Pop Albums* (7th ed.). Record Research Inc. p. 263.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Okamoto, Shari (October 2, 1987). "Fresh off a two-month tour...". *Daily Breeze*. p. E11.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Washburn, Jim (July 3, 1987). "Tuff T-birds – Band ditches its four-piece sound and gives fans a taste of true funk with 'Hot Number'". *Orange County Register*. p. P44.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Tucker, Ken (June 18, 1987). "Summer Music". *The Philadelphia Inquirer*. p. D1.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Gilbert, Calvin (July 17, 1987). "Thunderbirds still doing it their way with Hot". Fun. *The Advocate*. Baton Rouge. p. 2.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Stout, Gene (October 9, 1987). "Fabulous Thunderbirds Are Tough Enough to Make It". What's Happening. *Seattle Post-Intelligencer*. p. 8.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Mackie, John (July 11, 1987). "T-Birds add soul to R&B punch and it's a knockout combination". *Vancouver Sun*. p. D8.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-LA_10-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-LA_10-1) Hochman, Steve (July 12, 1987). "Hot Number The Fabulous Thunderbirds". Calendar. *Los Angeles Times*. p. 93.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Penguin_11-0)** Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). *[The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings](/source/The_Penguin_Guide_to_Blues_Recordings)*. [Penguin](/source/Penguin_Books). p. 191. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-140-51384-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-140-51384-4).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Oberg, Mel (July 5, 1987). "Fabulous Thunderbirds Rev Up Engines in Old Style". *Richmond Times-Dispatch*. p. G5.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** *The Rolling Stone Album Guide*. Random House. 1992. p. 236.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** "Popular". *USA Today*. July 8, 1987. p. 8D.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Burliuk, Greg (August 1, 1987). "Hot Number The Fabulous Thunderbirds". Magazine. *The Kingston Whig-Standard*. p. 1.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** Quill, Greg (August 7, 1987). "Hot Number The Fabulous Thunderbirds". *Toronto Star*. p. E8.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** Pareles, Jon (August 30, 1987). "Heartland Rock: Bruce's Children". *The New York Times*. p. A1.

## External links

- [Official Site](http://www.fabulousthunderbirds.com/)

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