Hot Number

Recorded in Memphis, Hot Number was produced by Dave Edmunds.{{cite news |last1=Washburn |first1=Jim |title=Tuff T-birds – Band ditches its four-piece sound and gives fans a taste of true funk with 'Hot Number' |work=Orange County Register |date=July 3, 1987 |page=P44}}{{cite news |last1=Tucker |first1=Ken |title=Summer Music |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=18 June 1987 |page=D1}} The Memphis Horns contributed to the album.{{cite news |last1=Gilbert |first1=Calvin |title=Thunderbirds still doing it their way with Hot |work=The Advocate |date=July 17, 1987 |location=Baton Rouge |department=Fun |page=2}} Chuck Leavell played keyboards.{{cite news |last1=Stout |first1=Gene |title=Fabulous Thunderbirds Are Tough Enough to Make It |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |date=October 9, 1987 |department=What's Happening |page=8}} "It Comes to Me Naturally" is a cover of the NRBQ song.{{cite news |last1=Mackie |first1=John |title=T-Birds add soul to R&B punch and it's a knockout combination |work=Vancouver Sun |date=11 July 1987 |page=D8}}

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|rev1 = Los Angeles Times

|rev1score = {{rating|3|4}}{{cite news |last1=Hochman |first1=Steve |title=Hot Number The Fabulous Thunderbirds |work=Los Angeles Times |date=12 July 1987 |department=Calendar |page=93}}

|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings

|rev2score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}{{cite book |last1=Russell |first1=Tony |last2=Smith |first2=Chris |title=The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |year=2006 |edition=|publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-140-51384-4|page=191}}

|rev3 = Richmond Times-Dispatch

|rev3score = B+{{cite news |last1=Oberg |first1=Mel |title=Fabulous Thunderbirds Rev Up Engines in Old Style |work=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=July 5, 1987 |page=G5}}

|rev4 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide

|rev4score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |date=1992 |publisher=Random House |page=236}}

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USA Today opined that "its bluesy orientation unfortunately downplays Jimmy Vaughan's [sic] guitar."{{cite news |title=Popular |work=USA Today |date=8 July 1987 |page=8D}} The Los Angeles Times determined that "the general familiarity of this record ... will probably appeal more to the band's new fans than to the old faithful." The Kingston Whig-Standard wrote that "Kim Wilson doesn't so much sing with the band as it sings behind him; the result is a less spirited and thinner sound."{{cite news |last1=Burliuk |first1=Greg |title=Hot Number The Fabulous Thunderbirds |work=The Kingston Whig-Standard |date=1 Aug 1987 |department=Magazine |page=1}} The Toronto Star deemed the album "sweaty, grimy, bar-room rock 'n' soul."{{cite news |last1=Quill |first1=Greg |title=Hot Number The Fabulous Thunderbirds |work=Toronto Star |date=7 Aug 1987 |page=E8}} The New York Times tied "Streets of Gold" to 1980s heartland rock songs about socioeconomic issues.{{cite news |last1=Pareles |first1=Jon |title=Heartland Rock: Bruce's Children |work=The New York Times |date=30 Aug 1987 |page=A1}}

All tracks composed by Kim Wilson; except where indicated

1. "Stand Back"
2. "Hot Number"
3. "Wasted Tears"
4. "It Comes to Me Naturally" (Al Anderson)
5. "Love in Common"
6. "How Do You Spell Love?" (Bobby Patterson, Jerry Strickland, Marshall Boxley)
7. "Streets of Gold"
8. "Sofa Circuit"
9. "Don't Bother Trying to Steal Her Love"
10. "It Takes a Big Man to Cry"

;The Fabulous Thunderbirds

• Kim Wilson - vocals, harmonica
• Jimmie Vaughan - guitar, bass, vocals
• Preston Hubbard - electric and acoustic bass
• Fran Christina - drums, vocals

with:

• Dave Edmunds - guitar, vocals
• Chuck Leavell - keyboards
• Memphis Horns - horns

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