Hot Potato (song)

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"Hot Potato"
Single by La Toya Jackson
from the album Heart Don't Lie
Released 1984
Format 7", 12" single
Recorded 1984
Genre Pop/R&B/Soul/Dance
Length 4:40 (Album version), 3:42 (Single version)
Label Epic
Producer Amir Bayyan
La Toya Jackson singles chronology
"Heart Don't Lie"
(1984)
"Hot Potato"
(1984)
"Private Joy"
(1984)

"Hot Potato" is a single by American singer La Toya Jackson, the third single from her successful 1984 album Heart Don't Lie. It peaked at #43 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart and at #38 on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. It also enjoyed time on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. It also peaked at #92 in the United Kingdom.[1] The single was released on 7" and 12" formats with the album track "Think Twice" as the B-side. Some singles also include a dub version.

[edit] Performances

Jackson performed the song on "Solid Gold" broadcast Saturday September 8, 1984.[2] She also performed it on the U.S. TV show "The Fall Guy" broadcast on February 13, 1984, in the episode "Rock-A-Bye Baby".

[edit] Versions

  • Album version – 4:40
  • 7" version – 3:39
  • Extended version – 6:29
  • Dub version – 5:56
  • Vocal version – 6:29

[edit] References

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