"Waiting by the Hotline"
Single by Deniece Williams
from the album Niecy
B-side"Love Notes"
Released1982
StudioSigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1]
Length3:39
LabelARC/Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Thom Bell
Deniece Williams singles chronology
"It's Gonna Take a Miracle"
(1982)
"Waiting by the Hotline"
(1982)
"Waiting"
(1982)

"Waiting by the Hotline" is a song written by Thom Bell and Deniece Williams and recorded by Williams for her 1982 album Niecy.[1] Produced by Bell, it was released as a single in 1982 by ARC/Columbia Records, reaching number 29 on the US Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.[2]

Critical reception

Crispin Cioe of High Fidelity noted how Williams' strong, high soprano can handle Bell's more muscular arrangements with flair".[3]

Charts

Chart (1982) Peak
position
US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard)[2] 29

References

  1. 1 2 Deniece Williams: Waiting by the Hotline. Columbia Records. 1982.
  2. 1 2 "Deniece Williams Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  3. Cioe, Christian (July 1982). "Denice Williams: Niecy" (PDF). High Fidelity. Vol. 32, no. 7. pp. 74, 80 via worldradiohistory.com.
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