Shirley Lites – Heat You Up (Melt You Down)

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Label:	West End Records – WES 22155
Format:	Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo
Country:	US
Released:	1983
Genre:	Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style:	Disco, Boogie

Tracklist

A		Heat You Up (Melt You Down) (Vocal)	6:57
B		Heat You Up (Melt You Down) (Melt Down Mix)	6:57

Companies, etc.

Produced For – Sound Gems, Inc.
Produced For – Watchout Productions
Published By – Melomega Music
Published By – Melo-Man Music
Copyright © – West End Records
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – West End Records
Manufactured By – West End Music Industries, Inc.
Pressed By – Hauppauge Record Manufacturing Ltd.

Credits

Co-producer, Mixed By – Nick Martinelli And David Todd*
Lacquer Cut By – Janos*
Producer, Written-By – F. Fioravante*, J. Parente*, L. Parente*

Notes

Produced by J. Parente, F. Fioravante, J. Parente for Sound Gems, Inc.
Co-produced and mixed by Nick Martinelli And David Todd for Watchout Productions

Melomega Music - ASCAP / Melo-Man Music - BMI
Special Thanks To: David DePino
© ℗ 1983 West End Records

A product of West End Music Industries, Inc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Pressing Plant ID (Stamped in runout areas): ↔
Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout (A-Side Label): WES 22155-A
Matrix / Runout (B-Side Label): WES 22155-B
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): A - 1 ↔ WES - 22155-A - 70553 JANOS
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): ✡ A - 1 ↔ WES - 22155-B - 70554

Other Versions (5 of 13)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Heat You Up (12", 45 RPM)	Metronome	813 668-1	Germany	1983
Recently Edited	Heat You Up (Melt You Down) (12", 45 RPM)	West End Records, Arista	WEND 121	UK	1983
Recently Edited	Heat You Up (Melt You Down) (12")	Injection Disco Dance Label	234.597	Netherlands	1983
	Heat You Up (Melt You Down) (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo)	West End Records	WES 22155	US	1983
Recently Edited	Heat You Up (Melt You Down) (7", 45 RPM, Promo)	West End Records	WES DJ 1255	US	1983

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Reviews

jancito303 Dec 28, 2023
Edited 3 months ago
So sultry, it got me wiggling my patootie. That bodacious voice drives my pringle to tingle.
Makaticity44 Dec 21, 2023
What cn i say about this super track. I love the long instrumental break, the synths, bass, kicks are really amazing. Now i understand why so many people loved this track. I have 2x both on West End Records.
djmysteriousm Jan 6, 2021
Searching for this Masterpiece for many years....Found it last year...just amazing and a must have on 12inch!!
REENO Sep 9, 2020
NEVER get tired of this one! Martinelli & Todd's stamp is all over this. Great vocals, mix, and lots of Prophet-5.
mrlloydcopper Mar 31, 2016
Stunning! Those synths, her voice, the atmosphere...melts me down man!
scannypack Nov 6, 2015
A hot classic. Just got a reissue as well.
DeletedDiscogsUser Mar 7, 2004
This just might be the best dance track ever recorded in history. Why? It is so fast and wicked that it blows your mind to the point of no return. I don't know who the keyboard player is here, but the style ranks at the top of my list for best keyboard work in a dance song. It's slick, powerful and at times even scary. Ms. Lites sounds very much like Martha Wash of Two Tons O' Fun. For some reason West End Records was able to find talent in the early 80's to record these underground dance trax. Sybil Thomas, Brenda Taylor and the lead singer of Love Club on Hot Summer Nights all have excellent voices. Why these women never went on to big careers is shocking.