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HOT

“ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS”

(Terry Woodford, Clayton lvey, Tom Brasfield)

Big Tree 16085

No.6   July 16, 1977

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“The whole thing was an accident;’ Gwen Owens told Leonard Pitts, Jr. of Soul magazine.  “None of it was

planned at all.  We accidentally happened to be from three ethnic backgrounds [Gwen is black, Cathy Car­

son is white, and Juanita Curiel is Mexican], we acci­dentally happened to choose the material we chose on

our album, which accidentally happened to be com­mercial:’

Cathy (b. Oct. 7, 1953) and Gwen (b.June 19, 1953) met in the early ’70s in Los Angeles while auditioning

for Wolfman Jack’s “Shock & Rock” tour.  They won the slot and became Sugar & Spice (not to be

confused with the ’60s recording act of the same name). By 1976, they were making appearances on BILL

COSBY’s show, which brought them to the attention of the folks at Big Tree Records.  Juanita (b. Feb. 25,

1953) was added to the group, and Sugar & Spice became Hot.  An album was cut in Muscle Shoals,

Alabama, with ”Angel in Your Arms” issued as their debut single. ‘ ‘Angel”with its catchy chorus, catty but

coy lyrics, and slick pop styling, clicked with both pop/rock (#6) and R & B (#29) listeners.  For a week of

Sundays, Hot was hot.  But then even the sun, they say, is cooling at a fright­ ening pace….

Over the next two years, a pile of 45s and three LPs were released.  “The Right Feeling at the Wrong Time”

(#65; R&B: #58, 1977) and “You Brought the Woman Out of Me” (#71, 1977) made respectable showings,

but nothing further made it to Billboard’s charts.