Hot Wire (Trapeze album)

Hot Wire
Studio album by Trapeze
Released	September 1974 (1974-09)
Recorded	Island Studios, London and Lee Sound Studios, Birmingham
Genre	Hard rock blues rock
Length	43:41
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Neil Slaven, Trapeze
Trapeze chronology
The Final Swing (1974) Hot Wire (1974) Trapeze (1975)

Hot Wire is the fourth studio album by English hard rock band Trapeze. Recorded with producer Neil Slaven at Island Studios in London and Lee Sound Studios, Birmingham, it was released in 1974 by Warner Bros. Records.

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.[1] 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).[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Music website AllMusic awarded Hot Wire three out of five stars.[3] The album was the second by the band to chart on the US Billboard 200, reaching number 146.[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mel Galley and Tom Galley; "Steal a Mile" co-written by Dave Holland

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Back Street Love"	5:01
2.	"Take It on Down the Road"	4:45
3.	"Midnight Flyer"	6:01
4.	"Wake Up, Shake Up"	3:55
5.	"Turn It On"	5:11
6.	"Steal a Mile"	4:52
7.	"Goin' Home"	5:14
8.	"Feel It Inside"	8:42

Personnel

Trapeze Mel Galley – guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals (tracks 3, 5, 6 and 8), slide guitar (track 6), production Rob Kendrick – guitar, backing vocals, production Pete Wright – bass, backing vocals, production Dave Holland – drums, tambourine (track 8), production

Additional musicians Terry Rowley – synthesizers and backing vocals (tracks 3, 5, 6 and 7) organ (track 2), electric piano (track 8) Kenny Cole – backing vocals (tracks 3, 5, 6 and 8) Misty Browning – backing vocals (tracks 3, 5, 6 and 8) John Ogden – congas (tracks 2, 3 and 8) Chris Mercer – saxophone (tracks 2 and 6)

Production personnel Neil Slaven – production Rhett Davies – engineering Dave Hutchins – engineering assistance Don Stewart – engineering assistance

References

1. "Trapeze - A Brief History (1969–1994)". Glenn Hughes. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
2. Hot Wire (Media notes). Trapeze. Warner Bros. Records. 1974.
3. "Trapeze - Hot Wire". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
4. "Trapeze Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 January 2015.