Steve Arrington on Heatwave's "Too Hot To Handle" (1976)

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. 

More on Steve Arrington

• Steve's interview on NPR
• Check out Down to the Lowest Terms: The Soul Sessions
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More on Heatwave

• Unsung: The Story of Heatwave
• Greg Phillinganes on Rod Temperton
• Always and Forever Live

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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