Mary Wilson (album)
Mary Wilson is the first solo album by the founding Supremes member, Mary Wilson, released on the Motown label in 1979.
The album was Wilson's first solo album after the last Supremes line-up of Wilson, Scherrie Payne and Susaye Greene had broken up in 1977. Wilson had decided to begin a solo career after the three of them could not agree on the Supremes' musical direction, leaving Payne and Greene to try - unsuccessfully - to find a replacement for Wilson. Marvin Gaye was scheduled to produce Wilson's first LP. However, this did not happen as he was preoccupied with his divorce from Berry Gordy's elder sister Anna Gordy.
The album's single, "Red Hot", peaked at #95 on the Billboard R&B singles chart. An extended version available as a 12-inch single reached #85 on the disco charts in October 1979.
After this album, it was more than ten years before Wilson released another studio album, Walk the Line in 1992.
Read more about Mary Wilson (album): Track Listing, Singles History
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