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Every 1's a Winner
Studio album by
Hot Chocolate
ReleasedApril 1978 (1978-04)
StudioRAK Recording Studios, London
Genre
Length39:19
56:22 (with bonus tracks)
LabelRAK, Infinity (US)
ProducerMickie Most
Hot Chocolate chronology
Man to Man
(1976) 		Every 1's a Winner
(1978) 		Going Through the Motions
(1979)
Singles from Every 1's a Winner
  1. "So You Win Again"
    Released: June 1977
  2. "Put Your Love in Me"
    Released: November 1977
  3. "Every 1's a Winner"
    Released: March 1978

Every 1's a Winner is the fourth studio album by British band Hot Chocolate.[2] It was released in April 1978 on the RAK Records label in the UK and the Infinity Records label in the U.S. The album peaked at number 30 on the UK Albums Chart and number 31 on the US Billboard 200.[3][4]

The original release included nine songs. "So You Win Again", the album's first single, was the band's first number-one single in the UK and charted at number thirty-one in the US. The second single, "Put Your Love in Me", reached number 10 in the UK but failed to chart in the US. The title track and third single reached number six in the US, making it the band's second-highest charting single in the US behind "You Sexy Thing", and number twelve in the UK.[3][4] The album sold more than a million copies in the U.S.[5]

The album was re-released on CD in 2009 with five bonus tracks.[6]

Production[edit]

The title track was inspired by noises made by Errol Brown's baby daughter. It was originally going to be a tribute to her, before Brown decided to change the lyrics to describe a romantic relationship between adults.[7]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Record GuideB[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[8]

The Los Angeles Times determined that, "in its best moments, the Chocolate ... mixes the sensuality and tension of Al Green soul music with the firmness and punch of a Boz Scaggs rocker."[9]

Track listing[edit]

Side one

  1. "Every 1's a Winner" – 4:49
  2. "Confetti Day" – 4:39
  3. "Love Is the Answer One More Time" – 2:57
  4. "Sometimes It Hurts to Be a Friend" – 5:24

Side two

  2. "So You Win Again" (Russ Ballard) – 4:31
  3. "Stay with Me" (Tony Connor, Harvey Hinsley, Patrick Olive) – 4:07
  4. "Run Away Girl" – 3:25
  5. "I'm Going to Make You Feel Like a Woman" – 3:41
  6. "Put Your Love in Me" – 5:46

CD bonus tracks (2009)

  2. "A Part of Being with You" – 2:56
  3. "Let Them Be the Judge" – 3:26
  4. "The Power of Love" (Connor, Hinsley, Olive) – 3:19
  5. "I'll Put You Together Again" – 3:52
  6. "West End of Park Lane" – 3:30

Personnel[edit]

Hot Chocolate

  • Errol Brown – lead vocals
  • Harvey Hinsley – guitars, backing vocals
  • Larry Ferguson – keyboards, Moog synthesizer
  • Patrick Olive – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Tony Connor – drums

Production

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for Every 1's a Winner
Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[10] 31
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 15
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] 14
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 27
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14] 23
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[15] 16
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 30
UK Albums (OCC)[3] 30
US Billboard 200[17] 31

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 26 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  2. ^ The International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002. Taylor & Francis Group. 2002. p. 64.
  3. ^ a b c "Hot Chocolate". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Hot Chocolate Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  5. ^ Davis, Sharon (2012). Every Chart Topper Tells a Story: The Seventies. Random House.
  6. ^ "Hot Chocolate: Every 1's a Winner". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  7. ^ Campbell, Mary (18 April 1979). "Hot Chocolate Brings 'Winner' to U.S.". Asbury Park Press. AP. p. B7.
  8. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
  9. ^ Hilburn, Robert (28 January 1979). "'Chocolate' Hot Entry in Disc Derby". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 78.
  10. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 142. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  11. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Hot Chocolate – Every 1's a Winner" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Hot Chocolate – Every 1's a Winner" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Hot Chocolate – Every 1's a Winner" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Charts.nz – Hot Chocolate – Every 1's a Winner". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Hot Chocolate – Every 1's a Winner". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Hot Chocolate – Every 1's a Winner". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Hot Chocolate Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  18. ^ "British album certifications – Hot Chocolate – Every 1's a Winner". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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