Karen Young - Hot Shot (Expanded Edition) (2015)

Karen Young, born in March of 1951, grew up in Northeast Philadelphia, PA. Early in her career she sang on various jingles and as a background vocalist for a number of Philadelphia production companies, later performing with a group by the name of Sandd. In 1978 Karen Young released HOT SHOT on the New York based disco label West End Records. HOT SHOT featured 3 singles including the immensely popular single HOT SHOT, which rose all the way to #67 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and also spent two weeks at the top of the US Dance charts and with it propelling Karen Young from obscurity to stardom almost overnight. HOT SHOT was written, arranged and produced by Philadelphia s very own Kurt Borusiewicz and Andy Kahn all overseen by Grammy Award Winner Walter Kandor Kahn as executive producer. Daft Punk later sampled HOT SHOT on Indo Silver Club, featured on their debut album, Homework, released in 1996. Over 10 years later, remixes of HOT SHOT from MaxRoxx Music, DJ Ralphi Rosario, DJ Wayne G, DJ Paul Goodyear and Andy Kahn himself climbed all the way to number 7 for two weeks on Billboard Magazine's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart Returning Karen Young s name to the charts for 5 weeks almost 30 years since the original release. Big Break Records is very proud to bring you HOT SHOT for the first time on CD anywhere! Digitally remastered HOT SHOT comes complete with liner notes and added bonus content making this BBR Remaster a must have for all disco, R&B, funk and soul fans out there!