Lighting a Fire (That You Can't Put Out) was a hit for Hilltak Records recording artist Patti Hendrix in 1978. It made the Billboard, Cash Box and Record World charts.
Background In June 1978, Hilltak Records had acquired the masters of Patti Hendrix's recordings and were to release the recording and follow up with an album.Cash Box, June 10, 1978 - Page 7 CASH BOX NEWS, New Hilltak Label Formed; Atlantic Will Distribute Released on Hilltak Records HT 7801, the song was written by Martha Stubbs, and arranged by Brian Gregory and Tom Tom 84.Copyright Encyclopedia - Lighting a fire (that you can't put out) The song is about an older man's desire for younger women.
Cash Box had it in their "Singles To Watch" section on the Review page of the July 29 issue.Cash Box, July 29, 1978 - REVIEWS SINGLES REVIEWS, SINGLES TO WATCH Dede Dabney of Record World had it in the "Wax to Watch" list of her Soul Truth feature on August 5.Record World, August 5, 1978 - Page 54 SOUL TRUTH By DE DE DABNEY The review from Record World was positive, calling it a "down home and funky r&b disc", with the reviewer noting that her vocal style was a bit reminiscent of Etta James. The prediction was that the record should get immediate r&b airplay.Record World, August 5, 1978 - Page 1 HITS OF THE WEEK, SLEEPERS
On the week of August 19, the single entered the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart at #90, just behind another new entry, Alicia Bridges' single "I Love the Nightlife".Billboard, August 19, 1978 - Page 46 Billboard Hot Soul Singles It entered the Cash Box Top 100 R&B chart at #94 on August 26.Cash Box, August 26, 1978 - Page 40 CASH BOX TOP 100 R&B And it entered the Record World RW Black Oriented Singles chart at #66 on September 9.Record World, September 9, 1978 - Page 33 RW BLACK ORIENTED SINGLES
It was also the first single that the Hilltak label had released.Global Dog Productions - 45 Discography for Hilltak Records
Cash Box airplay August 26 to September 16 The single was getting airplay on Chris Turner's show at WGOK at Mobile, Alabama for the week ending August 26.Cash Box, August 26, 1978 - Page 41 R&B RADIO HIGHLIGHTS For the week ending September 9, 1978 she was getting a fair amount of airplay on Black radio stations with George White's show at WGPR Detroit, Chuck Merrit's show at WRBD - FT. Lauderdale, Jerry Rushian's show at WEDR Miami, Travis Smith's show at WYLD New Orleans and J.J. Jeffries show at KSOL San Francisco.Cash Box, September 9, 1978 - Page 50 BLACK RADIO HIGHLIGHTS And for the week ending September 16, it was getting played on George White's show at WGPR Detroit and Jerry Rushian's show at WEDR Miami.Cash Box, September 16, 1978 - Page 45 BLACK RADIO HIGHLIGHTS
Charts
Chart (1979) Peakposition US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard) 65 Billboard, September 16, 1978 - Page 52 Billboard Hot Soul Singles {TW 67 LW 67 Wks 5)Billboard, September 23, 1978 - Page 58 Billboard Hot Soul Singles (TW 65 LW 67 Wks 5)Billboard, September 30, 1978 - Page 68 Billboard Hot Soul Singles (TW 67 LW 65 Wks 7) US Top 100 R&B (Cash Box} 56 Cash Box, August 26, 1978 - Page 40 CASH BOX TOP 100 R&BCash Box, September 23, 1978 - Page 50 CASH BOX TOP 100Cash Box, September 30, 1978 - Page 42 CASH BOX TOP 100 US RW Black Oriented Singles (Record World) 50 Record World, September 9, 1978 - Page 33 RW BLACK ORIENTED SINGLESRecord World, September 30, 1978 - Page 84 RW BLACK ORIENTED SINGLESRecord World, October 7, 1978 - Page 98 RW BLACK ORIENTED SINGLES
References
External links Discogs: Patti Hendrix – Lighting A Fire (That You Can't Put Out) oldenoughtorock channel Apr 14, 2017 - Patti Hendrix...Lighting A Fire ( That You Can't Put Out )...Hilltak 7801 (audio)