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Originally released in 1983 after August notced up UK Top 10 hits with the singles ‘I’m A Wonderful Thing (Baby)’, ‘Stool Pigeon’ and ‘Annie, I’m Not Your Daddy’ in 1982. The last of which came from his UK #3 album ‘Tropical Gangsters’. ‘A Night In New York’ was the album’s first single and was a big airplay hit in the UK. The single spent five weeks in the Top 40 in early 1984 as well as reaching #24 in the Dance charts in the States. 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From the opener ‘Hands Down’ featuring Stevie Wonder and Edgar Winter on harmonica and sax respectively, this is a classic set which concludes with ‘Free Ride’ a track he penned for his former band The Edgar Winter Group. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Dan Hartman was an American musician, singer, songwriter and producer who hailed from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He is best known for his disco hits ‘Instant Replay’, ‘Love Sensation’ and ‘Relight My Fire’.  After his time with Edgar Winter, Hartman released the magnificently titled promotional album ‘Who Is Dan Hartman And Why Is Everyone Saying Wonderful Things About Him?’, which was a retrospective on his career until that point, he later scored big in 1978 with the #1 Disco smash ‘Instant Replay’ (from the album of the same name) which also crossed over to the US and UK Pop charts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hot Shot","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50452353909067,"sku":"2004460","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Relight_My_Fire_Expanded_Edition_445b474c_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727148821"},{"product_id":"hipsway","title":"Hipsway","description":"\u003cp\u003eHot Shot Records with the first ever 2CD deluxe edition of \u003ci\u003eHipsway\u003c\/i\u003e, newly remastered with sixteen bonus tracks and presented in a super-jewel case complete with liner notes written by Grahame Skinner, who co-produced the reissue. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHipsway were a Scottish pop band who enjoyed international success with their hit single ‘The Honeythief’. The band was formed in Glasgow in 1984 by ex-Altered Images guitarist Johnny McElhone on bass, with front man Grahame Skinner (vocals), Pim Jones (guitar) and Harry Travers (drums). Their music was characterized by Skinner’s deep voice and Jones’ guitar playing. They were signed by Mercury\/Phonogram and released their debut single ‘The Broken Years’ in June 1985, which peaked at #72. ‘Ask The Lord’ followed in August and also peaked at #72. It took the release of ‘The Honeythief’ in February 1986 to break the band on a national level, when the single made #17 and became one of the most memorable hits of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir debut album (produced by Paul Staveley O’Duffy and Gary Langan) followed in April and peaked at #42, but stayed on the album chart for an impressive 23 weeks, last appearing there in June 1987. The album track, ‘Tinder’, became well known in Scotland as the soundtrack to a McEwan’s Lager TV commercial. 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