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Heat. It. Up (1993)

Updated: Jul 31


Heat It Up (stylized as Heat. It. Up.) is the eleventh studio album by the Christian rock duo DeGarmo & Key. It was released on May 14, 1993 by ForeFront/Benson Records. D&K produced the album with John Hampton.


Heat. It. Up. continues the pop/rock sound from their previous releases, The Pledge and Go to the Top, with Christian Rock hits like the title song and "God Good/Devil Bad." Christian CHR and AC had hits like "Talk to Me" and "Soldiers of the Cross." The music video of "God Good/Devil Bad" features DC Talk member Kevin Max. It was the last music video D&K would make. Heat. It. Up. climbed up to number 10 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. In 1994, D&K earned their

sixth Grammy nomination for Best Rock Gospel Album.


Track listing

All tracks were written by Eddie DeGarmo and Dana Key.


1. Voices (intro) -0:41

2. God Good/Devil Bad -4:32

3. Selective Amnesia -3:13

4. Never Look Back -4:06

5. Heat. It. Up. -3:18

6. It's My Business -4:29

7. Dare 2B Different -4:54

8. Talk to Me -4:31

9. Armed and Dangerous -4:28

10. I Used the J Word -3:57

11. Soldiers of the Cross -4:26

12. Divine Embrace -3:34

13. Fight Back -5:38


Personnel


DeGarmo & Key:

Dana Key -lead vocals, guitars

Eddie DeGarmo -keyboards, Hammond B-3 organ, wurlitzer piano, duet vocals

Tommy Cathey -bass guitar, backing vocals

Greg Murrow -drums, percussion

Jimi Jamison -backing vocals


Radio singles

1993 "Talk to Me" -#5 Christian CHR, #6 Christian AC

1993 "Soldiers of the Cross" -#6 Christian CHR, #33 Christian AC

1994 "Never Look Back" -#9 Christian CHR, #31 Christian AC


Next release: To Extremes (1994)

Watch the music video of "God Good/Devil Bad" here:


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