Mary Wilson, one of the founding members of legendary The Supremes, released her self-titled debut album in 1979. Four decades later, following her sudden death in February of this year, the eponymous LP is available on all major digital platforms for the first time ever.
Rereleased on the Motown imprint, with additional backing from UMe, the album’s extended digital release features eight bonus tracks, four of which were unreleased until now. One of them is the posthumous lead single, “Why Can’t We All Get Along.”
Another is the soulful “Love Talk,” which finds Wilson singing about getting in tune with the unspoken love language between her and her partner. On the dancey “Green River,” Wilson surges with disco nostalgia.
Also included are three rare mixes of the opening track “Red Hot.”
The self-titled album was initially set to arrive on March 6 to tie in with what would have been her 77th birthday.
“I finally decided how to work with Universal, and they are going to release new Mary Wilson recordings,” said Wilson in a video teaser just two days before she passed. “Thank you, Universal for chiming in with me and helping this come true. Hopefully, some of that will be out on my birthday, March 6th… I’ve got my fingers crossed.”
Stream Mary Wilson’s expanded self-titled album below.