Body Heat
Studio album by
Quincy Jones
ReleasedMay 1974
Recorded1974
Genre
Length38:31
LabelA&M
ProducerQuincy Jones, Ray Brown
Quincy Jones chronology
You've Got It Bad, Girl
(1973) 		Body Heat
(1974) 		Mellow Madness
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Body Heat is an album by Quincy Jones.[1]

Track listing

  1. "Body Heat" (Quincy Jones, Leon Ware, Bruce Fisher, Stanley "Stan" Richardson) – 3:58
  2. "Soul Saga (Song of the Buffalo Soldier)" (Ray Brown, Quincy Jones, Tom Bahler, Joseph Greene) – 4:58
  3. "Everything Must Change" (Benard Ighner) – 6:01 - vocals by Benard Ighner
  4. "Boogie Joe the Grinder" (Quincy Jones, Dave Grusin, Tom Bahler) – 3:09
  5. "Everything Must Change (Reprise)" (Benard Ighner) – 1:01
  6. "One Track Mind" (Quincy Jones, Leon Ware) – 6:14
  7. "Just a Man" (Valdy) – 3:31
  8. "Along Came Betty" (Benny Golson) – 4:47
  9. "If I Ever Lose This Heaven" (Leon Ware, Pam Sawyer) – 4:52 - vocals by Leon Ware & Minnie Riperton

Personnel

Charts

Body Heat was Quincy Jones' highest-charting album on the Billboard 200, peaking at number six.

Year Album Chart positions[5]
US US
R&B 		US
Jazz
1974 Body Heat 6 1 1

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[6]
US US
R&B 		US
Dance
1974 "Boogie Joe the Grinder" — 70 —
1974 "If I Ever Lose This Heaven" — 71 —
1974 "Body Heat" — 85 —

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Samples

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Ginell, Richard S. "Body Heat". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. ^ Tower, Chris (January 1, 1998). "Quincy Jones". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 254–256.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 114. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  5. ^ "Quincy Jones US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  6. ^ "Quincy Jones US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  7. ^ "American album certifications – Quincy Jones – Body Heat". Recording Industry Association of America.


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