Central Heating

Track Listings

1. Put the Word Out

2. Send Out for Sunshine

3. Central Heating

4. Happiness Togetherness

5. Groove Line

6. Mind Blowing Decisions

7. Star of a Story

8. Party Poops

9. Leavin' for a Dream

Central Heating,Heatwave,Sony,Disco,Funk,Pop,Quiet Storm,R&B,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues,Urban

Central Heating

Tracks:

Put The Word Out
Send Out For Sunshine
Central Heating
Happiness Together
The Groove Line
Mind Blowing Decisions
The Star Of A Story
Party Poops
Leavin' For A Dream

Customer Reviews:

Music at its best!!!.......2007-03-28

Heatwave is by far one of my favorite bands period. The music, Rod Temperton's lyrics, along with Johnnie Wilder's melodic vocals create magic. All of the songs on this album are incredible, but my favorite is "Star Of A Story", one of the most dark, yet beautiful songs I've heard. The bassline really sets the song off. Check out this album, you wil not regret it.

Last great Heatwave album.......2006-08-10

Its a shame this great band only made 2 great albums. When Heatwave's songwriter/keyboardist Rod Temperton left the group after this album, Heatwave went downhill. Almost every song on this album is jammin'. Star Of A Story is Heatwave's greatest song. I was told by a former Heatwave member that Rod quit the band because lead singer Johnnie Wilder stole one of his songs. Thats the music business for ya.

It's Funky, It's Groovy, It's Heatwave!.......2006-04-24

Heatwave has put out some of the greatest music I've ever heard. This whole album is just killer. It starts out with "Put The Word Out" which is a great uptempo tune. A great groove, with funky guitar riffs, and punching horns. What a great tune. Next, is "Send Out For Sunshine". This song starts out with a real funky groove in the bass, and then it gradually leads into this great chorus that any music lover will like. It builds up to the chorus perfectly. Next, is "Central Heating" which is the funkiest tune on here. A great funk guitar riff in the beginning of the song, and then it developes this funky bounce that is really quite catchy. The next tune is "Happiness Togetherness" which is a nice slow song separates itself from the rest of the album by being more laid back. Yet, melodically it's really nice. This song was written by J.Wilder who also wrote "Mind Blowing Decisions". "The Groove Line" is the next song which is really good. Uptempo, funky, and groovy. It is a really good song. A great groove in the bass and funky guitar riffs and punching horns as well as a great melody make this a Heatwave classic. Next, is "Mind Blowing Decisions". A nice slow song that has a great melody with nice instrumentation. Following that tune, is "Star of the Story", a nice slow song that has an eerie beginning, and kind of a mysterious beginning to it. It has a very unique melody, and feel to it. It's not my personal favorite, but it's nice and it will grow on you. The next song is "Party Poops". This song is funky, uptempo, and carefree. I gurantee, you'll dance to this one! Very catchy, and very likeable. It's very "Heatwave". Meaning, it has a funky groove to it, with a sort of disco feel to it. It's very effective. "Party Poops" is a very good song. Finally, this great album wraps up with "Leavin' for a Dream". This is a slow song, with a nice melody. It's very soothing and you'll like it. Overall, this album is excellent. It's worth buying, especially if you like funk, r&b, soul, or just fun pop music. This album would not be what it is if were not for the genius of Rod Temperton who wrote 7 of the 9 tracks of this album and wrote everything off of another great Heatwave album "Too Hot To Handle". Rod is one the greatest songwriters of all time. However his most acclaimed work is not with Heatwave, but ironically is with Michael Jackson. He wrote many of MJ's hits such as "Thriller", "Off The Wall", "Rock With You", "Burn this Disco Out" and more. Those are all great songs, and if you dig Heatwave, check out Michael Jackson (Especially his album "Off the Wall" which has the same kind of sound as Heatwave). This album truly is terrific, and I like it a lot. It's something that every music fan should own.

The Star of the Story..........2005-09-17

Heatwave became my favorite group in 1977 with the album "Too Hot to Handle." Central Heating was their second American release. My favorite tunes on this collection is "Happiness Together, Send out for Sunshine and, of course, The Star of a Story - at five minutes, a well crafted song that I can listen to all day! This disc featured dance, r&b and disco/pop. Something special for the 70's music fan. Five stars! (But then, I am biased!!!!)

Quite An Appropriate Title-Pretty Torrid Stuff!.......2003-07-17

It would be fitting to descirbe individual track from
"Central Heating" but I can't-it simply must be heard from
beginning to end.Beyond strong musicianship,top-flight songwriting,clever lyrical wordplay and BEYOND INCREDIBLE groove
power are only a few of this albums highlites.I know this album
backwards and forwards-having heard the worn-out 8-track since I
was a little boy.Having it on CD does nothing to detract from
it's overall funky intensity.From "Put The Word Out" to it's

Tracks:

Central Introduction
How Sweet It Is
Spellbound
Second Street Gogo
Hand Of Doom
Through These Viens
Pourquoi
Rain
Its Time Two
Original Stuntmaster

Tracks:

Hamlocked
You Mean Fantastic
Loopdreams
When We Get Together
Gotta Have Her
Lunagroove
Baseball Fury
Spooky Driver
Souldive Fall City Mix
Northern Sulphuric Soul

Album Details

Re-release Originaly Out in 1996 and Unavailable for the Last Two Years. Features the Original Version Of: Spellbound(Featuring veba) Two Colaborations from Mark Rae and Mr. Scruff. Three Tracks from Andy Votel.

Average customer rating:

Central Heating 2
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Grand Central
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Tracks:

Gripper - Fame
Only Child feat. Kriminul - Crazy Rhymin
Rae & Christian feat. Siron - Distant Invitation
Only Child - Breakneck
Riton - Communicated
Gripper - Jazz Cop
Aim - Wait Until Spring
Loudicrus - Break it Down
Andy Votel with Jane Weaver - Kitten
Rae & Christian feat Q'n'C - Anything You Want (Aim Remix)

Tracks:

Funkyfreshfew feat. Afu Ra - Drop a Jewel
Fingathing - Atomic Drop
Tony D - The Jersey Devil
Mr. Scruff & Mark Rae - The Squirrel
Dual Control - Bring It On
Kate Rogers - Fine
Tony D - Welbury Way
J-Walk - Following The Noughties
Funkyfreshfew - Banger
Rae & Christian feat. Lisa Shaw - Should Have Known

Album Description

Back in 1996, this double CD compilation introduced the original Grand Central roster of Aim, Rae & Christian, Only Child, Tony D, Mr Scruff, Andy Votel and Funky Fresh Few to the world. This album was the proof that British producers could compete with the best of them. …A true classic!

Tracks:

Fame - Gripper
Crazy Rhymin - Only Child
Distant Invitation - Rae & Christian
Breakneck - Only Child
Communicated - Riton
Jazz Cop - Gripper
Wait Until Spring - Aim
Break It Down - Loudicrus
Kitten - Andy Votel
Anything You Want (Aim Remix) - Rae & Christian

Tracks:

Drop A Jewel - Funkyfreshfew
Atomic Drop - Fingathing
The Jersey Devil - Tony D
The Squirrel - Mark Mr Scruff & Rae
Bring It On - Dual Control
Fine - Kate Rogers
Welbury Way - Tony D
Following The Noughties - J-Walk
Banger - Funkyfreshfew
Should Have Known - Christian

Album Details

Downtempo/hip-Hop. The Follow Up to 1996's First Volume, also Follows Some of the Artists Musical Developments from the Original. Features Exclusive Tracks from Rae and Christian, Andy Votel and Aim, plus New Artists Riton, Dual Control and More.

Customer Reviews:

GROOVIN.......2000-09-28

THIS CD IS TOTALLY HOT...IT IS GREAT FOR WORK! IT HAS A SUPER GROOVE THAT YOU CAN ZONE OUT ON YOUR COMPUTER...AND YET NOT BE DISTRACTED....