Candles (album)

Candles
Studio album by
Heatwave
Released21 November 1980 (1980-11-21)
Recorded1979–1980
StudioDavlen Sound Studios, Los Angeles, California
Producers Workshop, Los Angeles, California
Studio 55, Los Angeles, California
GenrePop, funk, disco
Length41:21
LabelGTO (UK)
Epic (US)
ProducerJames Guthrie, Johnnie Wilder, Jr.
Heatwave chronology
Hot Property
(1979) 		Candles
(1980) 		Current
(1982)
Singles from Candles
  1. "Gangsters of the Groove"
    Released: 1980
  2. "Dreamin' You"
    Released: 1980 (AUS)
  3. "Where Did I Go Wrong"
    Released: 1981 (US)
  4. "Jitterbuggin'"
    Released: 1981 (UK)
  5. "Posin' 'til Closin'"
    Released: 1981 (UK)
  6. "Turn Around"
    Released: 1981 (US)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Candles is the fourth studio album by the British pop, funk, disco band Heatwave. Arranged, and primarily written by Rod Temperton, it was released on 21 November 1980 (1980-11-21) on the GTO record label in the United Kingdom, and the Epic record label (number 36873) in the United States. It was produced by lead singer Johnnie Wilder, Jr. and James Guthrie. It made number 71 on the Billboard LP and Tapes chart, dated 17 January 1981.[2][3]

It was the last Heatwave album to be released on the GTO record label before it was wrapped up in late 1981.

It was also the only Heatwave album to feature James Dean "J.D." Nicholas, he left the band after the album's release in 1980 to replace Lionel Richie as a lead singer of the Commodores in 1984.

The album was remastered and reissued on compact disc (CD) with bonus tracks in 2010 by Big Break Records (CDBBR 0024).

  1. ^ Hanson, Amy. Candles - Heatwave > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  2. ^ Billboard, 17 January 1980, p. 59
  3. ^ "Billboard Top LPs and Tape" (PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. 17 January 1981. Retrieved 18 January 2022.