''Central Heating'' is the second studio album by

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band Heatwave. It was released in 1977 on the GTO label in the UK and in 1978 on the

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label in the US. It was produced by

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. ''Central Heating'' sold more than a million copies in its first two years of release. It was the last Heatwave album to feature bassist Mario Mantese and guitarist Eric Johns, as well as the first to feature new member Roy Carter on guitar. The album was also the final performance of

Rod Temperton Rodney Lynn Temperton (9 October 1949 – 25 September 2016) was an English musician, songwriter, and record producer. Temperton was the keyboardist and principal songwriter for the 1970s funk band Heatwave, writing songs including "Star of a ...

as an official member of Heatwave, although he would continue to write songs for the band after his departure until 1982. The song "Star of a Story" appeared on

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's album '' Give Me the Night'', a song written by Temperton, which was produced by

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. The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2015 by Big Break Records. The two singles taken from the album were both hits. " The Groove Line" reached No. 7 in the US and No. 12 in the UK, while "Mind Blowing Decisions" also made No. 12 in the UK.

Track listing

Personnel

Heatwave * Johnnie Wilder Jr. – lead, backing, and choir vocals, congas *Keith Wilder – lead vocals *

– Fender Rhodes piano, clavinet, synthesizers, acoustic piano, organ *Mario Mantese – bass guitar *Eric Johns – electric lead and rhythm guitars, Spanish Guitar *Ernest "Bilbo" Berger – drums, timbales *Roy Carter – rhythm and bass guitar, Fender Rhodes piano, acoustic piano with: * Frank Ricotti, Tristan Fry – percussion *Chris Payne – trombone solo on "Happiness Togetherness" *Ron Mathieson – acoustic bass on "Leaving for a Dream" *Pat Halling – string leader Technical * James Guthrie, Geoff Calver – engineers

Charts

Singles

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1977 albums 1978 albums Heatwave (band) albums GTO Records albums Epic Records albums Albums recorded at Morgan Sound Studios