Description
DESCRIPTION
Four CD box set showcasing the entire Columbia Records catalogue of 80s disco/soul duo The Weather Girls plus Martha Wash's glorious solo RCA debut. 58 tracks, this first-of-it's-kind box set spans all three of the duo's Columbia albums plus Martha's hugely successful solo debut, plus a massive 22 bonus tracks including rare single edits, extended versions, club mixes and more - many appearing for the first time on CD. Featuring five US Top 30 dance hits, including the duo's 1982 global smash debut 'It's Raining Men' and Martha's solo #1 club monsters 'Carry On' and 'Give It To You'. Compiled and produced for SoulMusic Records by Adam Mattera, the set includes career-spanning liner notes by music historian Tim Dillinger including interviews with Martha Wash, Dynelle Rhodes (Izora Armstead's daughter), Paul Anthony and Bow-Legged Lou of Full Force, Brian Alexander Morgan and more.
Tracks
- Disc 1 -
1 Success
2 Hungry for Love
3 Dear Santa (Bring Me a Man This Christmas)
4 Hope
5 It's Raining Men
6 I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair
7 Ladies Hot Line
8 Hope (Long Version)
9 It's Raining Men (12" Vocal Version)
10 Success (Larger Than Life Remix)
11 I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair (12" Vocal Version)
12 It's Raining Men (7" Vocal Version)
13 Dear Santa (Bring Me a Man This Christmas) Pt. 1
14 It's Raining Men / I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair (Special Version)
- Disc 2 -
1 Lock Me Up
2 Big Girls Don't Cry
3 Well-A-Wiggy
4 No One Can Love You More Than Me
5 Down on the Corner
6 March
7 Laughter in the Rain
8 You Can Do It
9 Well-A-Wiggy (Extended Version)
10 No One Can Love You More Than Me (Extended Mix)
11 Well-A-Wiggy (Dub Version)
12 No One Can Love You More Than Me (Single Version)
- Disc 3 -
1 Land of the Believer
2 Love's on the Way
3 Why Can't We Show Our Love
4 Opposite Directions
5 Love You Like a Train
6 Worth My Weight in Love
7 Burn Me!
8 Something for Nothing
9 The Land of... (F.F. Believe in Beats Mix)
10 Love You Like a Train (Choo-Choo Mix) (12" Version)
11 Land of the Believer (Single Version)
12 Love You Like a Train (7" Version)
13 Love You Like a Train (7" Instrumental)
14 Love You Like a Train (Dub Mix)
- Disc 4 -
1 Someone Who Believes in You (Prelude)
2 So Whatcha Gonna Do
3 Give It to You
4 Runaround
5 Now That You're Gone
6 Things We Do for Love
7 Just Us (Dancin')
8 8 Leave a Light on
9 Carry on
10 Someone Who Believes in You
11 Hold on (Part I)
12 Hold on (Part II)
13 When It's My Heart
14 Just Us (Singin')
15 Carry on (Masters at Work 12" Dance Mix)
16 Give It to You (Maurice's 12" Mix)
17 Runaround (Tee's 12" Mix)
18 Give It to You (Top 40 Version)
