Waiting by the Hotline - Misplaced Pages

"Waiting by the Hotline" is a song written by Thom Bell and Deniece Williams and recorded by Williams for her 1982 album Niecy. Produced by Bell, it was released as a single in 1982 by ARC/Columbia Records, reaching number 29 on the US Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.

Critical reception

Crispin Cioe of High Fidelity noted how Williams' strong, high soprano can handle Bell's more muscular arrangements with flair".

Chart (1982)	Peak position
US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard)	29

^ Deniece Williams: Waiting by the Hotline. Columbia Records. 1982.
^ "Deniece Williams Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
Cioe, Christian (July 1982). "Denice Williams: Niecy" (PDF). High Fidelity. Vol. 32, no. 7. pp. 74, 80 – via worldradiohistory.com.

v t e Deniece Williams
Studio albums	This Is Niecy (1976) Song Bird (1977) When Love Comes Calling (1979) My Melody (1981) Niecy (1982) I'm So Proud (1983) Let's Hear It for the Boy (1984) So Glad I Know (1986) Water Under the Bridge (1987) Special Love (1989) This Is My Song (1998)
Duet albums	That's What Friends Are For (1978) (with Johnny Mathis)
Compilation albums	From the Beginning (1990)
Singles	"Free" (1976) "That's What Friends Are For" (1977) "Baby, Baby My Love's All for You" (1977) "I've Got the Next Dance" (1979) "What Two Can Do" (1981) "Silly" (1981) "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" (1982) "Waiting by the Hotline" (1982) "Do What You Feel" (1983) "I'm So Proud" (1983) "Let's Hear It for the Boy" (1984) "Next Love" (1984) "Black Butterfly" (1984) "Wiser and Weaker" (1986) "Never Say Never" (1987) "I Confess" (1987) "I Can't Wait" (1988) "This Is as Good as It Gets" (1988)
Duet singles	"Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" (1978) (with Johnny Mathis) "You're All I Need to Get By" (1978) (with Johnny Mathis) "Love Won't Let Me Wait" (1984) (with Johnny Mathis)
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