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Met dank aan de originele posters indien het niet door mij geript is...
Thanks to the original posters if not ripped by myself...

101 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Love Is Life.mp3 
102 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Pretty Girls.mp3 
103 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - You Could've Been A Lady.mp3 
104 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Everybody's Laughing.mp3 
105 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - I Believe (In Love).mp3 
106 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Caveman Billy.mp3 
107 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Mary-Anne.mp3 
108 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Ruth.mp3 
109 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - You'll Always Be A Friend.mp3 
110 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Go Go Girl.mp3 
111 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Brother Louie.mp3 
112 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - I Want To Be Free.mp3 
113 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Rumours.mp3 
114 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - A Man Needs A Woman.mp3 
115 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Emma.mp3 
116 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Makin' Music.mp3 
117 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Changing World.mp3 
118 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Bump And Dilly Down.mp3 
201 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Cheri Babe.mp3 
202 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Sexy Lady.mp3 
203 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Blue Night.mp3 
204 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - You Sexy Thing (7' Version) (Radio Edit).mp3 
205 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Disco Queen.mp3 
206 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - You're A Natural High.mp3 
207 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - A Child's Prayer.mp3 
208 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Everything Should Be Funky.mp3 
209 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - You Sexy Thing.mp3 
210 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - A Warm Smile.mp3 
211 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Don't Stop It Now.mp3 
212 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Beautiful Lady.mp3 
213 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Man To Man.mp3 
214 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Eyes Of A Growing Child.mp3 
215 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Heaven Is In The Back Seat Of My Cadillac.mp3 
216 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Sex Appeal (2011 Remastered Version).mp3 
217 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - So You Win Again.mp3 
218 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - A Part Of Being With You.mp3 
301 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Put Your Love In Me.mp3 
302 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Let Them Be The Judge.mp3 
303 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Every 1's A Winner.mp3 
304 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - The Power Of Love.mp3 
305 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - I'll Put You Together Again.mp3 
306 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - West End Of Park Lane.mp3 
307 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Mindless Boogie.mp3 
308 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Don't Turn It Off.mp3 
309 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Going Through The Motions.mp3 
310 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Stay With Me.mp3 
311 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - No Doubt About It.mp3 
312 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Gimme Some Of Your Lovin'.mp3 
313 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Are You Getting Enough Of What Makes You Happy.mp3 
314 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - I've Got You On My Mind.mp3 
315 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Love Me To Sleep.mp3 
316 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - The Girl's A Fox.mp3 
317 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Losing You.mp3 
318 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Children Of Spacemen (2011 Remastered Version).mp3 
401 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - You'll Never Be So Wrong.mp3 
402 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Robot Love.mp3 
403 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Girl Crazy.mp3 
404 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Bed Games.mp3 
405 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - It Started With A Kiss.mp3 
406 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Emotion Explosion.mp3 
407 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Chances.mp3 
408 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - A Night To Remember.mp3 
409 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - What Kinda Boy You Lookin' For (Girl).mp3 
410 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Got To Get Back To Work.mp3 
411 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Tears On The Telephone.mp3 
412 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - It's My Birthday.mp3 
413 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - I'm Sorry (2011 Remastered Version).mp3 
414 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Love Is A Good Thing.mp3 
415 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - I Gave You My Heart (Didn't I).mp3 
416 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Jeannie (2011 Remastered Version).mp3 
417 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - Heartache No 9.mp3 
418 - Hot Chocolate - The Rak Singles - One Life.mp3 


Exystence Review ---------------
Hot Chocolate – The RAK Singles (2021)
Filed Under: box-set, disco, funk, soul by exy — 8 Comments
January 29, 2022

Hot ChocolateOne of Britain’s most consistently strong singles bands of the 1970s, Hot Chocolate were never averse to releasing a greatest hits compilation – 
six or seven at the last count – but this beautifully packaged new collection from 7Ts and Cherry Red brings together the entirety of Hot Chocolate’s singles and B sides 
recorded for Mickie Most’s poptastic RAK Records.
Since 1969 when they appeared as one of the first bands on the Beatles’ Apple label (with their Lennon approved reggae version of ‘Give Peace a Chance’) 
Hot Chocolate were one of Britain’s strongest, most consistent singles bands.
Originally named the Hot Chocolate Band, the band’s song-writing partnership of Errol Brown and Tony Wilson was originally signed by producer Mickie Most as a song-writing team, 
writing for groups such as Herman’s Hermits.
Starting with their catchy debut as Hot Chocolate, Love is Life, The RAK Singles kicks off with some absolute classics from the early ’70s and there’s a warm 
nostalgic feeling hearing these hits again: Brother Louie (a song about an interracial relationship) has a voice-over from Alexis Korner that transports me back in time about 40 years, 
whilst 1974’s Emma, with Errol Brown’s sullen vocal, is one of my favourite songs ever (surviving a mutilation at the hands of the Sisters of Mercy in the following decade).

It was interesting to read in Phil Hendrik’s excellent sleeve notes that You Sexy Thing was initially released as a B side (on Mickie Most’s mistaken advice) before 
being re-recorded as an A side with new guitar parts and becoming a UK #2 hit single on its re-release.
Both versions can be found here and this collection doesn’t shy away from using the original A and B side versions rather than later edits and remixes featured on previous collections.
For example, their forgotten bubblegum popper Mary-Anne was included on a rarities album in 2004 in an edited version, but this collection uses the original version and it sounds great.
The list of hits found on this selection is impressive and there are a mighty 72 tracks across this set’s four discs.
To pick out a few of the best –  there’s A Child’s Prayer, Everyone’s a Winner (which uses “synth bass” and “synth guitar”) and 
No Doubt About It (a song by Most’s brother, apparently about a close encounter with a UFO?).
Cherie Babe is an excellent Glitterband-stye stomper whilst Changing World and Rumours share the feel of Marvin Gaye’s social issues soul, in fact Changing World is about the Watergate scandal.
Later on, Errol Brown and Tony Wilson started writing separately: Brown would write and perform the A side and Wilson would write and perform the B side.
Wilson’s B side Lovely Warm Smile is a great song.
The production of these tracks, along with the genius of John Cameron’s arrangements and Harvey Hinsley’s innovative guitar technique and use of synths, 
and the quality and variety over the course of these four discs is excellent.
— wearecult.rocks