Every 1's a Winner
{{Short description|1978 album by British band Hot Chocolate}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Every 1's a Winner
| type = studio
| artist = Hot Chocolate
| cover = Hot Chocolate - Every 1's a Winner.png
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1978|4}}
| recorded =
| studio = RAK, London
| genre =
| length = 39:19
56:22 (with bonus tracks)
| producer = Mickie Most
| prev_title = Man to Man
| prev_year = 1976
| next_title = Going Through the Motions
| next_year = 1979
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Every 1's a Winner
| type = studio
| single1 = So You Win Again
| single1date = June 1977
| single2 = Put Your Love in Me
| single2date = November 1977
| single3 = Every 1's a Winner
| single3date = February 1978
}}
}}
Every 1's a Winner is the fourth studio album by British band Hot Chocolate.{{cite book |title=The International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002 |date=2002 |publisher=Taylor & Francis Group |page=64}} 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.{{cite web |title=Hot Chocolate |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14109/hot-chocolate/ |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=10 November 2018}}{{cite web |title=Hot Chocolate Chart History |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/hot-chocolate/chart-history |work=Billboard |access-date=10 November 2018}}
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 31 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 12 in the UK. The album sold more than a million copies in the U.S.{{cite book |last1=Davis |first1=Sharon |title=Every Chart Topper Tells a Story: The Seventies |date=2012 |publisher=Random House}}
The album was re-released on CD in 2009, with five bonus tracks.{{cite web |title=Hot Chocolate: Every 1's a Winner |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/every-1s-a-winner-mw0001957317 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=10 November 2018}}
Production
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.{{cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=Mary |title=Hot Chocolate Brings 'Winner' to U.S. |work=Asbury Park Press |agency=AP |date=18 Apr 1979 |page=B7}}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Christgau's Record Guide
| rev1score = B{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|publisher=Ticknor & Fields|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: H|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=H&bk=70|accessdate=26 February 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}
| rev2 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
| rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2011 |publisher=Omnibus Press}}
}}
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."{{cite news |last1=Hilburn |first1=Robert |title='Chocolate' Hot Entry in Disc Derby |work=Los Angeles Times |date=28 Jan 1979 |department=Calendar |page=78}}
Track listing
Side one
- "Every 1's a Winner" – 4:49
- "Confetti Day" – 4:39
- "Love Is the Answer One More Time" – 2:57
- "Sometimes It Hurts to Be a Friend" – 5:24
Side two
- "So You Win Again" (Russ Ballard) – 4:31
- "Stay with Me" (Tony Connor, Harvey Hinsley, Patrick Olive) – 4:07
- "Run Away Girl" – 3:25
- "I'm Going to Make You Feel Like a Woman" – 3:41
- "Put Your Love in Me" – 5:46
CD bonus tracks (2009)
- "A Part of Being with You" – 2:56
- "Let Them Be the Judge" – 3:26
- "The Power of Love" (Connor, Hinsley, Olive) – 3:19
- "I'll Put You Together Again" – 3:52
- "West End of Park Lane" – 3:30
Personnel
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
- Mickie Most – producer
- Phil Hendriks – liner notes
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for Every 1's a Winner !scope="col"|Chart (1978) !scope="col"|Peak |
scope="row"|Australian Albums (Kent Music Report){{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=142}}
|style="text-align:center;"|31 |
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{{album chart|Austria|15|artist=Hot Chocolate|album=Every 1's a Winner|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 March 2021}} |
{{album chart|Canada|20|chartid=4523a|rowheader=true|accessdate=12 December 2024}} |
{{album chart|Netherlands|14|artist=Hot Chocolate|album=Every 1's a Winner|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 March 2021}} |
{{album chart|Germany4|27|id=8452|artist=Hot Chocolate|album=Every 1's a Winner|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 March 2021}} |
{{album chart|New Zealand|23|artist=Hot Chocolate|album=Every 1's a Winner|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 March 2021}} |
{{album chart|Norway|16|artist=Hot Chocolate|album=Every 1's a Winner|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 March 2021}} |
{{album chart|Sweden|30|artist=Hot Chocolate|album=Every 1's a Winner|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 March 2021}} |
scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC)
|style="text-align:center;"|30 |
{{album chart|Billboard200|31|artist=Hot Chocolate|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 March 2021}} |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for Every 1's a Winner}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|artist=Hot Chocolate|title=Every 1's a Winner|award=Silver|relyear=1978|certyear=1978|id=2120-2261-2|access-date=19 April 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
References
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{{Hot Chocolate (band)}}
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Category:Hot Chocolate (band) albums
Category:Infinity Records albums