Hotline – Burnout [1981]

Tracks

1. Runaway Child (Van Dyk) [3.38]
2. You’re So Good To Me (Powers) [3.57]
3. Nobody’s Fool (Van Dyk) [3.13]
4. Don’t Leave Me Now (Powers) [2.50]
5. Mystery (Powers) [3.51]
6. Like You (Powers) [3.22]
7. One More Night (Powers) [4.22]
8. So Cold (Powers) [3.17]
9. Bad Girl (Powers) [3.00]
10. Freedom (Powers) [3.27]

Musicians

• P.J. Powers: Vocals
• Alistair Coakley: Lead guitar
• George van Dyk: Bass
• Patrick van Rensburg: Drums
• Geoff Sedgwick: Keyboards
  
• Ron “Bones” Brettell and Greg Cutler: Producers

Release information

November 1981, MFM (distributed by Gallo), ML456

Comments

You’re So Good To Me … I’m not supposed to be alone with you…” sings the 21 year-old P.J. Powers (born Penelope Jane Dunlop in Durban in 1960). Is he married? Or is she? Possibly a same-sex liaison, or more likely the lyrics refer to an inter-racial relationship which was illegal under the Apartheid system of the time. A powerful song which never fails to stir the emotions.

Brian Currin

‘You’re So Good To Me’ was a South African #8 hit in February 1982, backed by ‘So Cold’. ‘So Cold’ is one of my all-time great magic moments in South African Rock – stunning vocals, driving bass-line… this track rocks, man!

The title track for ‘Burnout’ actually only appeared on their second album ‘Help’ in 1982.

Brian Currin

P.J. POWERS & HOTLINE