Kim Wilde – You Keep Me Hangin’ On (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1987

NEW 203 Transfer
NEW Meticulous Audio Restoration

Originally posted December 15, 2016

During the week of June 6, 1987, Kim Wilde ruled the dance floor in clubs across America with her chart-topping cover of the Supremes classic “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” which has since become a gay club classic and should be on every Pride playlist.

“You Keep Me Hangin’ On” is a song written and composed by Holland–Dozier–Holland. It was first recorded in 1966 by the American Motown girl group the Supremes.

“You Keep Me Hangin’ On” was covered in an updated version by English singer Kim Wilde in 1986. Wilde’s version was a total re-working of the original, completely transforming the Supremes’ Motown Sound into a hi-NRG song.

It was released as the second single from Wilde’s fifth studio album, Another Step (although “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” was the LP’s first worldwide single, as the first single had been released only in selected countries). The song reached number two in Wilde’s native United Kingdom and number one in Australia. It also became Wilde’s second and last top-40 entry in the United States following “Kids in America” (1981), as well as her most successful song in that country to date, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week in June 1987. It later ranked as the 34th best-selling song of 1987 on Billboard’s Hot 100 year-end chart that year. “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for UK sales in excess of 250,000 copies.

SIDE A:
You Keep Me Hangin’ On (Extended Mix) 9:02
Remix – Ian Levine

SIDE B:
Loving You 4:52
Written-By – Kim WildeRicki Wilde*

You Keep Me Hangin’ On (7″ Edit) 4:11

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 You Keep Me Hangin’ On U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #1
1987 You Keep Me Hangin’ On U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary #30
1987 You Keep Me Hangin’ On U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #6

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-23717
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi NRG, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Original version available on the MCA album “ANOTHER STEP”.

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus:  Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp:
Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
DAC:
Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning
: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans
: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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Ale
Ale
September 20, 2023 1:05 am

Se agradece, muchas gracias!!

Toxicaudio
Toxicaudio
June 21, 2023 10:35 am

Wow, back from a short trip and a lot of fantastic tracks uploaded from Paul. Thx.
Btw. Paul : did you receive my PM on Discogs?

Richard Anvil
Richard Anvil
June 20, 2023 10:38 am

Kim Wilde’s version was released in 1987 but I believe it was heavily influenced, and was probably spotted as a potential track idea, by the Colourbox version released in 1985. Listen to it here and compare them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3LkpIuE7nQ

Lee
Lee
Reply to  Richard Anvil
June 26, 2023 3:35 pm

I’m glad that Colourbox gets a mention here! Absolutely loved Kim Wilde’s version, but at the same time had discovered Colourbox (courtesy of their Unofficial World Cup Theme!) and their equally catchy version which still gets a regular play today along with the rest of their catalogue of music!

Konstantinos
Konstantinos
June 19, 2023 2:49 pm

Thank you (again) Paul, one of my favourites too, excellent remix, hopefully you can find more gems from Kim Wilde! All the best!

Marco
Marco
June 19, 2023 2:03 am

One of my favourite cover versions from the 80’s. Kim Wilde and everyone involved did well to resurrect this classic.

Thanks Paul for the 2023 re-master 🙂

Martika
Martika
June 17, 2023 10:51 am

Thank you for another great release, Paul! This is such a killer cover! Some songs leave enough room for improvement (e.g. Tainted Love, Nothing Compares To You, etc.), and the same applies to this song. Kim Wilde does an amazing job and is generally amazing! I still love even her newest releases! I think the US mainstream market generally did not appreciate synthpop and club-oriented music in the 80s (and even managed most club songs in the 90s). Kim Wilde had so many other great songs like Cambodia (my personal favorite), Chequered Love, etc.

Grands Dinos
Grands Dinos
June 17, 2023 8:55 am

Thank you so much for Kim Wilde! Happy pride month!

steven
steven
June 17, 2023 8:09 am

Thanks again!

dj xrey
dj xrey
June 16, 2023 4:08 pm

As much as I usually prefer the original hit version of a song, this oft-covered H-D-H composition transcends many moods and genres. This is really a sad story, and Vanilla Fudge had their first single #6 US hit with a very slow version (produced by George “Shadow” Morton of Janis Ian and Shangri-Las fame) that allowed you to focus on the the lyrics rather than the rhythm. So in one sense I like theirs for different reasons than the #1 Supremes version. Then Kim Wilde came along with her stomping smash which I above all. Let’s not forget that in… Read more »

Art
Art
June 16, 2023 3:18 pm

I’ve loved Kim Wilde since Kids was released, I was in Grade 9, and have been a lifelong fan ever since. I love seeing love for her here and especially in Pride month, Thank you for sharing this cracking tune! Kim Wilde albums always spoke to the outsider in me, she always expressed warmth and affection for our community, acceptance when ‘tolerance’ was the best we could hope for and I’ve loved her music for that warmth as much as all the sing-along melodies! There was a biography released a few years ago by Marcel Rijs, who also runs the… Read more »

Grant
Grant
June 16, 2023 2:27 pm

Thanks for this Paul!!

Dean
Dean
June 16, 2023 12:33 pm

Thank you thank you! There can never be too much Kim Wilde.

Jeff
Jeff
June 16, 2023 11:43 am

Love this song!! It surpasses the original in so many ways!! I love Ms. Wilde and it is a shame that she wasn’t more successful in this country!! Thank you, Paul, for this brand-new rip!!

Have a fantastic weekend, Paul, Song And Dance, Retro Hound, Fred and all you tremendous DjPaulT worshippers!!!!

Jeff

Retro Hound
Retro Hound
June 16, 2023 11:41 am

Thank you Paul, I love this version!! She really brought new life to this Supremes classic and packed the dance floors. Thanks for a great week… Have a great weekend Paul, Jeff, Fred and everyone else here!

Jeff
Jeff
Reply to  Retro Hound
June 16, 2023 11:50 am

Thank you, Retro Hound! You enjoy your weekend too!!

ING
ING
June 16, 2023 11:39 am

Love Kim Wilde. I think I have almost every song she has released but honestly most of my collection was amassed as an adult as she didn’t catch fire the way she should’ve in the states. Of course, Kids In America and this stellar Supremes cover were the bomb in the 80’s on the radio, but she really has a lot of amazing material right up until fairly recently!
Thanks again!