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Qualifying Heat
Studio album by Thelma Houston
Released	September 9, 1984
Recorded	1983–84
Genre	Urban, contemporary R&B, dance-pop
Label	MCA Records
Producer	Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Glen Ballard, Monte Moir
Thelma Houston chronology
Thelma Houston (1983) Qualifying Heat (1984) Throw You Down (1990)

Qualifying Heat is the 14th album by Thelma Houston. While the album failed to crossover into the Pop market, the album became a success in both the Urban and Club/Dance music markets charting on Billboard for 6 months. Includes the hits "You Used To Hold Me So Tight", "(I Guess) It Must Be Love" and "I'd Rather Spend The Bad Times With You Than The Good Times With Someone New". On August 20, 2007, this album was reissued as an import title including a bonus track titled, "Standing In The Light" (from her 1983 album).

Track listing

1. "(I Guess) It Must Be Love" ( Monte Moir)
2. " You Used To Hold Me So Tight" ( Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis)
3. "Fantasy and Heartbreak" (Monte Moir)
4. "I'd Rather Spend the Bad Times With You Than Spend The Good Times With Someone New" (Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis)
5. "Shake You" ( Clif Magness, Glen Ballard)
6. "Generate Love" ( Dennis Lambert)
7. "Love Is a Dangerous Game" (Dennis Lambert)
8. "What a Woman Feels Inside" (Derek Nakamoto, Romeo Blue)
9. "Standing in the Light" (Bonus track) (Jai Winding, John Arias)