Producers / You Make the Heat [Original recording remastered, Original recording reissued]

The Producers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 21, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered, Original recording reissued
• Label: One Way Records Inc
• ASIN: B000053UVJ
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #52,716 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. What's He Got?

2. I Love Lucy

3. Who Do You Think You Are?

4. Life of Crime

5. Certain Kind of Girl

6. You Go Your Way

7. What She Does to Me

8. Body Language

9. Sensations

10. Here's to You

11. Boys Say When/Girls Say Why

12. The End

13. Back to Basics

14. She Sheila

15. Operation

16. Dear John

17. Break Away

18. Merry-Go-Round

19. Chinatown

20. Domino

Editorial Reviews

This One Way Records release features both their self-titled and You Make The Heat LP's digitally remastered on 1 CD. Features What She Does To Me (The Diana Song) What He Got? and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It is about time this stuff was on CD, November 25, 2000

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Charles Phelps (McKinney, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Producers / You Make the Heat (Audio CD)

Sounding like a US version of the UK group "The Records", The Producers wrote and played some excellent instantly memorable pop tunes (complete with great harmonies and catchy guitar riffs) led by Van Temple's soaring tenor voice and guitar, Bryan Holmes' driving drums, Kyle Henderson's melodic bass lines, and of course, Wayne Famous--the resident looney on keyboards.

It is a shame that their only really major national success was "She-Sheila" because a large percentage of the tunes should've been hits. They were very popular with the college crowds circa 1982-85. I saw 'em three times and EVERYONE in the crowd knew all the words! In concert, they also did a killer cover of "A Hard Day's Night" (hmmm, maybe a live album is called for).

The first album (Producers) is the most fun of the two in this package. Innocent, light weight, hummable, and a killer soundtrack to your college beer party (well maybe not these days). "What's He Got", "I Love Lucy", "What She Does To Me", "Certain Kinda Girl",... ahhh greatness! The second (You Make The Heat) is a little more serious and probably an attempt to compete more with the arena supergroups at the time. The songs are still good. It is just a little less Hollies-sounding and a little more Journey-sounding. "You Make The Heat" and "Breakaway" are standouts.

These recordings have been criminally out of print for years. I myself have only had a cassette tape copied from the LP's back in the 80's. This release is greatly welcomed. I don't know how well it will go over with today's youth, but I know that a bunch of folks that were in college during the first half of the 80's are going to be tickled pink about it. I am now going to pop open a cold one, put this disc on and wax nostalgic. "Lucy....Luuuuuucy!"

Thanks Producers for some great memories.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great buy! Two releases on one CD!, November 29, 2000

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Mark Sacher (Roswell, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Producers / You Make the Heat (Audio CD)

This group is one of the most under-rated, lesser known bands of the 80s. The Producers' biggest hit was "She Sheila" which got some airplay and was on MTV for a while. Several other songs got some airplay in parts of the U.S. (I Love Lucy, Certain Kinda Girl, What's He Got, Merry Go Round, Back to Basics, Operation). I know this will sound like an overstatement, but I like every one of their songs.

The band did release a 3rd LP called "Run For Your Life" but the group had switched labels and it was not widely promoted. That is a hard find, but it is every bit as good as the first two releases. A fourth album was recorded but never released (rumor has it that it will be released in late Sept 2001).

The band has been touring again in 2001...

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 20 years later, and can hit #3 in Georgia!, August 17, 2001

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karlsarch "karlsarch" (Highlands Ranch, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Producers / You Make the Heat (Audio CD)

Unlike many of the reviewers here, I don't have nostalgic reasons for buying this CD. In Colorado, the Producers are virtually unheard of, although I can vaguely remember "What's He Got" getting some airplay when I was in High School. I had always been interested to hear more from Van Temple, the singer, after discovering his amazing vocals on another 80's recording, "Book of Dreams", from Steve Morse's album "Stand Up". Here it is fifteen years later, and thanks to Amazon I have had the opportunity to discover the Producers. After listening to the CD, with it's great combination of polish without compromising the fun and the energy of rock, and the great musical performances combined with the catchy tunes, I am convinced that this band should have been huge nationwide fifteen years ago, instead of huge only in Georgia. Somebody at some record company made a huge mistake back then by not marketing these albums better. I think that the fact that as of this review the re-released CD can become the #3 seller in Georgia really demonstrates that this band never got the exposure they deserved. Great 80's pop! Only a few of the songs sound really dated. Highly recommended for anyone who has a place in their heart for strong melodic 80s music that doesn't take itself too seriously. And what a singer Van Temple is!!!