Wing Records
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Wing Records was a record label subsidiary of Mercury Records, founded in 1955,[1] that enjoyed its greatest success during the late 50s. In 1986, the label was revived by Mercury's parent company PolyGram[2] and, just before its final fade, the label enjoyed a brief success with then new R&B singers Vanessa Williams, Female R&B trio Lace, R&B band Tony, Toni, Tone, brother-sister duo Channel 2, and Brian McKnight.
Brian McKnight was signed to Wing in 1989, but the album he recorded (which was his 1992 self-titled debut) was not released on the label. Instead, it was issued on Mercury.
In 1996, Wing was closed out, and all of its remaining artists (Vanessa Williams & Tony Toni Tone) were moved to Mercury.
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- ^ Billboard - Google Books. 1955-05-07. http://books.google.com/books?id=BRwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA24&lpg=PA24&dq=wing+records+mercury#v=onepage&q=wing%20records%20mercury&f=false. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ^ Vibe - Google Books. http://books.google.com/books?id=dywEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA90&dq=wing+%2B+polygram#v=onepage&q=wing%20%2B%20polygram&f=false. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
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