Category: Mary Wilson

Mary Wilson – Red Hot (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1979

Mary Wilson (born March 6, 1944) is an American singer, who gained fame as a founding member of the Motown female singing group The Supremes during the 1960s and 1970s. Wilson was the only singer to be a consistent member of the group in its eighteen-year tenure.

In 1979, Wilson became involved in a protracted legal battle with Motown over their management of the Supremes. After an out-of-court settlement, Motown signed Wilson to the label. In August 1979, Wilson’s debut solo album entiltled Mary Wilson was released with material produced by Hal Davis. The album took Wilson’s solo work further into a mixture of R&B and disco. The album’s lead single, “Red Hot”, peaked at #95 on the Billboard R&B singles chart. An extended version of “Red Hot” made available as a 12-inch single earned the song a #85 spot on the disco charts in October 1979.

This classic 12″ is pressed on flaming red vinyl!

SIDE A:
Red Hot (Disco Version) 7:05

SIDE B:
Red Hot (Single Version) 3:30

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1979 Red Hot U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Disco #85
1979 Red Hot U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles #95

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Motown – PR-58
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM, Promo, Red Vinyl
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Funk, Disco
Credits:Lyrics By, Music By – Frank BuseyJohn Duarte
Producer – Hal Davis
Remix – Rusty Garner

NOTES:
For Promotional Use / Not For Sale
In Album, “Mary Wilson” M7-927RI
*Track times are listed incorrectly on label.

Find The 12″ On DISCOGS

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using Adobe audition
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi