Weather Girls/martha Wash The - Carry On The Deluxe Collection 1982 1992 [CD]

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• Extensive 4CD box set showcasing the entire Columbia Records catalogue of 80s disco/soul duo The Weather Girls plus Martha Wash’s glorious solo RCA

• 58 tracks, this first-of-its-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’.

Longtime friends Martha Wash and Izora Armstead first began performing together in gospel group News Of The World, before successfully auditioning for gay disco icon Sylvester in the mid-70s and signing to Fantasy Records. Dubbed Two Tons Of Fun, the ladies toured the world with Sylvester for several years, adding gospel fire to his disco grooves before inevitably branching out on their own.

The anthemic ‘It’s Raining Men’ made them international stars in their own right in 1982 when the outrageous hi-HRG disco juggernaut topped charts across the globe. Renamed The Weather Girls, disco hitmaker Paul Jabara tailored their debut album ‘Success’ to suit their outsize personalities, crafting a six-song mini-musical mixing soaring disco, extravagant Broadway-style orchestrations and campy humour.

The albums ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’ and ‘The Weather Girls’ followed, seeing the duo expand their sound into electro-funk, gospel-laced ballads and dance-orientated pop, working with producers including Full Force (Lisa Lisa, James Brown), Reggie Lucas (Madonna, Stephanie Mills) and Richard Scher (Jennifer Holliday).

After her voice was infamously used uncredited on huge club hits by the likes of C+C Music Factory and Black Box, Martha decided to try her hand at a solo career, recording her debut - simply entitled ‘Martha Wash’ - in the early 90s and being immediately embraced by clubland. Martha’s first two solo releases - the club classics ‘Carry On’ and ‘Give It To You’ both topped Billboard’s dance charts, followed by the Top 10 ‘Runaround’ while the acclaimed album saw Wash join forces with the likes of Todd Terry, The Basement Boys, Brian Alexander Morgan and Masters At Work.

Compiled and produced for SoulMusic Records by Adam Mattera, the set includes career-spanning liner notes by music historian Tim Dillinger including interviews w

1. Success

1. Lock Me Up

1. Land Of The Believer

1. Someone Who Believes In You (Prelude)

2. Hungry For Love

2. Bigxa0Girlsxa0Don't Cry

2. Love's On The Way

2. So Whatcha Gonna Do

3. Dear Santa (Bring Me A Man This Christmas)

3. Well-A-Wiggy

3. Why Can't We Show Our Love

3. Give It To You

4. Hope

4. No One Can Love You More Than Me

4. Opposite Directions

4. Runaround

5. It's Raining Men

5. Down On The Corner

5. Love You Like A Train

5. Now That You're Gone

6. I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair

6. March

6. Worth My Weight In Love

6. Things We Do For Love

7. Ladies Hot Line

7. Laughter In The Rain

7. Burn Me!

7. Just Us (Dancin')

8. Hope (Long Version)

8. You Can Do It

8. Something For Nothing

8 Leave A Light On

9. It's Raining Men (12' Vocal Version)

9. Well-A-Wiggyxa0(Extended Version)

*9.xa0The Land Of ... (F.F. Believe In Beats Mix)

9. Carry On

10. Success (Larger Than Life Remix)

10. No One Can Love You More Than Me (Extended Mix)

*10. Love You Like A Train (Choo-Choo Mix) (12' Version)

10. Someone Who Believes In You

11. I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair (12' Vocal Version)

*11. Well-A-Wiggy (Dub Version)

*11.xa0Land Of The Believer (Single Version)

11. Hold On (Part I)

12. It's Raining Men (7x94 Vocal Version)

*12.xa0No One Can Love You More Than Me (Single Version)

*12. Love You Like A Train (7' Version)

12. Hold On (Part II)

13.xa0Dear Santa (Bring Me A Man This Christmas) Pt. 1

*13.

13. When It's My Heart

14. It's Raining Men / I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair (Special Version)

*14. Love You Like A Train (Dub Mix)

14. Just Us (Singin')

15. Carry On (Masters At Work 12' Dance Mix)

16.xa0Give It To You (Maurice's 12' Mix)

17. Runaround (Tee's 12' Mix)

18. Give It To You (Top 40 Version)

1. Success

1. Lock Me Up

1. Land Of The Believer

1. Someone Who Believes In You (Prelude)

2. Hungry For Love

2. Big Girls Don't Cry

2. Love's On The Way

2. So Whatcha Gonna Do

3. Dear Santa (Bring Me A Man This Christmas)

3. Well-A-Wiggy

3. Why Can't We Show Our Love

3. Give It To You

4. Hope

4. No One Can Love You More Than Me

4. Opposite Directions

4. Runaround

5. It's Raining Men

5. Down On The Corner

5. Love You Like A Train

5. Now That You're Gone

6. I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair

6. March

6. Worth My Weight In Love

6. Things We Do For Love

7. Ladies Hot Line

7. Laughter In The Rain

7. Burn Me!

7. Just Us (Dancin')

8. Hope (Long Version)

8. You Can Do It

8. Something For Nothing

8 Leave A Light On

9. It's Raining Men (12" Vocal Version)

9. Well-A-Wiggy (Extended Version)

*9. The Land Of ... (F.F. Believe In Beats Mix)

9. Carry On

10. Success (Larger Than Life Remix)

10. No One Can Love You More Than Me (Extended Mix)

*10. Love You Like A Train (Choo-Choo Mix) (12" Version)

10. Someone Who Believes In You

11. I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair (12" Vocal Version)

*11. Well-A-Wiggy (Dub Version)

*11. Land Of The Believer (Single Version)

11. Hold On (Part I)

12. It's Raining Men (7” Vocal Version)

*12. No One Can Love You More Than Me (Single Version)

*12. Love You Like A Train (7" Version)

12. Hold On (Part II)

13. Dear Santa (Bring Me A Man This Christmas) Pt. 1

*13.

13. When It's My Heart

14. It's Raining Men / I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair (Special Version)

*14. Love You Like A Train (Dub Mix)

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)

• Product Type: AUDIO CD
• Barcode: 5013929091030

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