Every 1's a Winner

Every 1's a Winner is the fourth studio album by British band Hot Chocolate. It was released in April 1978 on the RAK Records label in the UK and the Infinity Records label in the US. The album peaked at number 30 on the UK Albums Chart and number 31 on the Billboard 200.[2][3]

Every 1's a Winner
Studio album by Hot Chocolate
Released	April 1978 (1978-04)
Recorded	RAK Recording Studios, London
Genre	Pop R&B
Length	39:19 56:22 (with bonus tracks)
Label	RAK, Infinity (US)
Producer	Mickie Most
Hot Chocolate chronology
Man to Man (1976) Every 1's a Winner (1978) Going Through the Motions (1979)
Singles from Every 1's a Winner
"So You Win Again" Released: June 1977 "Put Your Love In Me" Released: November 1977 "Every 1's a Winner" Released: March 1978

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Christgau's Record Guide	B[1]

The original release included nine songs. "So You Win Again", the album's first single, was the band's first number-one single in the UK and charted at number thirty-one in the US. The second single, "Put Your Love in Me", reached number 10 in the UK but failed to chart in the US. The title track and third single reached number six in the US, making it the band's second-highest charting single in the US behind "You Sexy Thing", and number twelve in the UK.[2][3]

The album was re-released on CD in 2009 with five bonus tracks.[4]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Every 1's a Winner" – 4:49
2. "Confetti Day" – 4:39
3. "Love Is the Answer One More Time" – 2:57
4. "Sometimes It Hurts to Be a Friend" – 5:24

Side two

5. "So You Win Again" (Russ Ballard) – 4:31
6. "Stay with Me" (Tony Connor, Harvey Hinsley, Patrick Olive) – 4:07
7. "Run Away Girl" – 3:25
8. "I'm Going to Make You Feel Like a Woman" – 3:41
9. "Put Your Love In Me" – 5:46

CD bonus tracks (2009)

10. "A Part of Being with You" – 2:56
11. "Let Them Be the Judge" – 3:26
12. "The Power of Love" (Connor, Hinsley, Olive) – 3:19
13. "I'll Put You Together Again" – 3:52
14. "West End of Park Lane" – 3:30

Personnel

Hot Chocolate

• Errol Brown – lead vocals
• Harvey Hinsley – guitars, backing vocals
• Larry Ferguson – keyboards, Moog synthesizer
• Patrick Olive – bass, backing vocals
• Tony Connor – drums

Production

• Mickie Most – producer
• Phil Hendriks – liner notes

References

1. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 26, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
2. "Hot Chocolate". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
3. "Hot Chocolate Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
4. "Hot Chocolate: Every 1's a Winner". Allmusic. Retrieved 2018-11-10.