Mary Wilson (album)
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| Mary Wilson | ||
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| Studio album by Mary Wilson | ||
| Released | August, 1979 | |
| Recorded | 1979 | |
| Genre | R&B/disco | |
| Length | 32:00 | |
| Label | Motown | |
| Producer(s) | Hal Davis | |
| Mary Wilson chronology | ||
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| Mary Wilson (1979) |
Walk the Line (1992) |
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Mary Wilson is the self-titled debut album of founding Supremes member Mary Wilson's, released on the Motown label in 1979.
The album was Wilson's first solo album after the last Supremes lineup of Wilson, Scherrie Payne and Susaye Greene broke up in 1977. Wilson had decided to begin a solo career after she, Payne and Greene couldn't agree on the Supremes' music direction leaving Payne and Greene to try - unsuccessfully - to find a replacement for Wilson.
The album failed to generate success by the time of its release with the first single, "Red Hot", bombing on the charts peaking at a dismal number ninety-five on the Billboard R&B singles chart. Motown CEO Berry Gordy, with whom Wilson had often had disagreements with, came to her and was said to have told her this is why you can't sing.
After the album's failure, Wilson's recording solo career was mostly put on the back burner, revitalized over a decade later with 1992's Walk the Line.
[edit] Track listing
- "Red Hot" (6:06)
- "I've Got What You Need" (5:08)
- "You Make Me Feel So Good" (5:51)
- "(I Love A) Warm Summer Night" (4:07)
- "Pick Up the Pieces" (5:01)
- "You're the Light That Guides My Way" (3:18)
- "Midnight Dancer" (3:08)
