BURNING THE GROUND DISCO EXCLUSIVE 1982
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“Stormy Weather” is a 1933 song written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler. Ethel Waters first sang it at The Cotton Club night club in Harlem. Viola Wills covered the song in 1982, it peaked at number four on the dance charts.
The song tells of disappointment, as the lyrics, “Don’t know why there’s no sun up in the sky” show someone pining for her man to return. The weather is a metaphor for the feelings of the singer; “stormy weather since my man and I ain’t together, keeps raining all the time.”
Viola Wills died of cancer on May 6, 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona at 8:27am Pacific Time. Her funeral was held at the Macedonia Abbey Baptist Church in Los Angeles on May 15, 2009.
RELEASE/PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Label: Sunergy
Catalog#: SNG-0001
Format: Vinyl, 12″
Country: US
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco
Credits: Producer – Aristides Jacobs
SIDE A
(A) Stormy Weather 7:35
SIDE B
(B1) Stormy Weather (Instrumental) 7:35
Vocals – Viola Wills
(B2)Stormy Weather (Radio Version) 3:37
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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 iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
DJ Paul T, I am just so SAD to receive your news this evening (September 30). This above post from “Born in Motown [in THE DAY]” is from ME before I knew how to sign in and leave a comment without revealing my email. I remember having to email you again, and ask that you make sure, and take off my email. I hope that you weren’t offended by the “Queenie”-sound of my message. I was just having FUN fooling around after seeing the VIOLA WILLS music posting. The next day, I went to “iTunes” and bought the most “comprehensive”… Read more »
Viola has this knack of turning standard classics into groovy dancfloor gems. Thank you for this and if you have her version of Both Sides Now and Gonna Get Along Without You Now (Les Adams Remix)(http://www.discogs.com/Viola-Wills-Gonna-Get-Along-Without-You-Now/release/746429), it’d be great!
Hope your recovery is going on smooth and have a nice Sunday, Paul!
Thanks for this one DJPaulT. I only knew Viola Wills thru “Gonna get along without you”. Keep em coming.
DjPaulT, G-r-r-r-l !!! I know you up dancing on that one good leg! Keep givin’ us more music like that one! Miss Viola Willis, indeed! Make you wanna slap your mama!! AND I am so THRILLED by the ARTwork pic on your previous Grace Jones’ [Private Life] posting. While I love the music, I love the the fabulous Art in Pics that you gave us at the previous blog. Warmest wishes to a TRUE Artist. BTW I had Arthroscopic Surgery here in Thailand about 5 yrs ago. Here they provided me with 3 days of TLC in my luxury hospital… Read more »