“I was like,Okay, we have these two songs.
Maybe we should do an album,” Coleman says.
“A number of my colleagues in the business passed.
“Red Hot + Free' artists Billy Porter, Tituss Burgess, and Gloria Gaynor.Santiago Felipe/Getty Images; Walter McBride/WireImage; Amy Sussman/Getty Images
So I really felt this… mission.
I also felt like,You know what?
I’m here still striving and surviving.
‘Red Hot + Free’ producer Bill Coleman.Eric McNatt
“That, to me, brings it full circle without being overly nostalgic.
‘Caught in the Middle’ is a ’90s house classic, but it hasn’t been played everywhere.
Like many of the album’s songs, its gravitational pull is undeniable.
Red Hot’s 1992 compilation, ‘Red Hot + Dance,’ with cover art by Keith Haring.Courtesy Epic (Sony)
It is the sound of a hard-won summer, of post-pandemic liberation.
And be happy.”
Red Hot + Freeis out July 2.
See the full track list below.
Sofi Tukker and Amadou & Mariam, “Mon Cheri"2.
Black Guy White Guy x 808 BEACH, “U Try Livin' (Pressure)“3.
CRICKETS, “Elastic” (808 BEACH Dangerous Power Mix)4.
Body Language, “Start It Up” (Red Hot Extended)5.
Allie X, “Super Duper Party People” (Alan Braxe Extended Mix)6.
Sam Sparro, “Pressure” (RedTop Mix)7.
Billy Porter, “Caught in the Middle"9.
Louis the Child & Foster the People, “Every Color” (Dombresky Remix)
Disc 2:1.
The Aces, “Daydream” (Snakehips Remix)2.
Kiwi Dreams, “It’s Ovah"4.
Tituss Burgess ft. Imani Coppola, “Dance M.F.”
(Red Hot Extended Mix)5.
Vagabon, “Water Me Down” (Pamcy Remix)6.
Casey Spooner, “I Love My Problems” (Boys' Shorts Dancefloor Remix)7.
Gloria Gaynor, “I Will Survive” (Eric Kupper Dub mix)8.
Dubesque ft. Amanda Lepore, “Queen” (Club Mix)9.
