Australian singles chart:
Hot Love entered the Kent charts on 19 April 1971 and peaked at #4. The song was #35 on the Top 100 of 1971.
Songwriter:
Marc Bolan
Producer:
Tony Visconti
Record label of Australian release:
Parlophone
Songfacts:
On quite a few of T.Rex’s classic recordings, like Hot Love and Metal Guru, back-up vocals are provided by Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman, who are best known as “Flo & Eddie,” and were members of both the Turtles and the Mothers of Invention.
Along with the likes of Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, Elton John, and Rod Stewart, Marc Bolan fled his homeland of England for a spell during the early 1970s, to avoid being hit hard with taxes. Bolan resided in Monaco during this time.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/t-rex
Lyrics:
Well, she′s my woman of gold
And she’s not very old, uh-huh
Well, she′s my woman of gold
And she’s not very old, uh-huh
I don’t mean to be bold
But may I hold your hand?
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