Hot Chocolate The RAK Singles (4-CD)

(Cherry Red) 62 tracks

With 12 UK Top 10 singles, 29 Top 40 hits and a total of 280 weeks (over 5 years!) in the UK charts, Hot Chocolate are one of THE most successful chart acts of all time.

This 4 CD clamshell box set contains all the A and B sides they released on the groundbreaking RAK Records label, all 36 singles.

"So You Win Again" was the band's only No.1 single, but they also had Top 10 hits with "Love Is Life" (No.6), "I Believe In Love" (No.8), "Brother Louie" (No.7), "Emma" (No.3), "A Child's Prayer" (No.7 ), "You Sexy Thing" (No.2), "Put Your Love In Me" (No.10), "No Doubt About It' (No.2), 'Girl Crazy' (No.7), 'It Started With A Kiss' (No.5) and 'What Kinda Boy You're Lookin' For Girl' (No.10).

Hot Chocolate had at least one hit single every year between 1970 and 1984, a rare feat, and they are among the Top 200 most successful British chart toppers of all time.

Unlike many other British "pop" acts of the time, they also had success in the U.S., where "Emma" (No. 3), "Disco Queen" (No. 28), "You Sexy Thing" (No. 3), "So You Win Again" (No. 31) and "Every 1's A Winner" (No. 6) were all Billboard Top 40 hits.

Twenty-four of these singles also charted in Germany, while eight of them reached the Top 20 in Australia.

The booklet includes detailed notes on each single by 1970s expert Phil Hendriks and is fully illustrated with sleeves from around the world.