Pshark! You are killing me here! LOL!!!!!!
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Since we're speaking "German", let's get down with some Kraftwerk and "Trans Europe Express"... 1978! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6221XuMGFk
Yeah that was a response to Jill's response to the "Get Down & Boogie" clip before she edited her post. She wrote something like "the act usually got a cool reception unless they were German or already had a hit".
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Ok disco was cool in the early part of the 70's. Then around 78 it started to get more formulated and repetitive. Live musicians were becoming extinct. And whatever live bands were left were getting watered down. The disco era was the beginning of the end. Yeah racism also played a part in the anti disco movement. But not always. There were some non racist Whites along with Blacks who hated it for the reasons I already mentioned.
Now here's Jerome Brailey [[ex P-Funk drummer & original drummer on 5 Stairsteps "Ooh Child") w/ his band Mutiny singing about his feeling on disco
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FuCqvdGCog
George Clinton was very vocal about his hatred of disco.
Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers hated disco, and only used it to get to rock music.
I loved funk more than disco, but they were both good. What pisses me off is how a lot of people confuse the two.
That's interesting regarding Jerome.
The other members of the Five Stairsteps became The Invisible Man's Band was made up of the Burke brothers [[Clarence Jr., Dennis, James, and Keni). All former members of the Five Stairsteps, best known for their 1970 million seller "O-o-h Child." The Burkes' highest-charting single under this moniker was the chugging dance single "All Night Thing"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbrhSssjuGg
It is funny to hear this because George and Chic saw their greatest successes during this period and they were with records that most people danced to. Regardless how they labled their music, people danced to "Aqua Boogie" and "Le Freak" in 1978 LOL!
It did get to a point where it got too commercial and formulated as I recall and I did not like it. By the time you had disco records by Ethel Merman, the Bradys and the Chipmunks, it had gone way too commerical. When the record companies started including "BPM or Beats Per Minute" on the packaging, is when "Disco" started loosing it's soul and began relying on a formula and that wasn't something I cared for.
I always thought that PIR should and could so easily have overtaken Motown. I loved the Stylistics - they were just sensational. Generally, most things from PIR were good releases [[Three Degrees of course has just been issued on CD). However Stax.... probably not so keen.
I guess by the time Donna Summer was making her mark all over Europe, Sylvester had come into my life, as had Karen Young with her Hot Shot, and yet to arrive were Lime, Carol Jiani, France Gall, Yvonne Elliman with Love Pains, Sharon Redd, Odyssey, Dynasty, Imagination, Shalamar, Change, Divine.... oh yes, the amazing Divine!
Now those were the days of endless happiness!
Well, "Aqua Boogie [[A Psycoalphadiscobetbioaquadooloop)" wasn't disco, but Nile & 'Nard have gone on record saying they hated disco when they started out, and only used it to get famous. They just happened to be good at it. After all, they started out as rockers. I'm sure that, at some point along the line, they took a liking to it, but notice that starting around 1981, Chic abandoned disco for straight R&B. The "Take It Off" album has to be my second favorite Chic album. Too bad it basically bombed, compared to what the band was used to selling. And, of course, it would have to come at the time when R&B was blacklisted for it's close association with disco. But, notice how Nile 'Nard moved toward rock in the 80s? Robert Palmer, David Bowie, INXS, Rod Stewart? They never left the dance scene, though. They produced tons of dance records on their own with Madonna, Sister Sledge, Missing Persons, their own solo albums, and Duran Duran.
Yeah....I edited my post, I was having a brain fart at the time. I was thinking of the Kiki Dee Performance on that same show where nobody MOVED in the audience the whole time she was singing, and then forgot that Silver Convention was German. So I drew a conclusion, and then realized it must have been wrong.
What planet were you on in the early 70? PIR did take over Motown! For a good time, PIR could do no wrong! The O'Jays, Three degrees, Billy Paul, Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes, and let's not forget MFSB! They had perhaps the best and best-known instrumental of the 70s, and that track was the theme from Soul Train for it's 1974 season! The best Motown could do is the occasional hit from Jackson Five, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, or The Temptations. PIR fizzled out after 1975, with only tew or three hits after that because of internal friction between the writers and Gamble & Huff. Overall, the Philly sound was still quite alive. MFSB could still be heard on hits by Stylistics, Spinners, Salsoul Orchestra, and The Ritchie Family.
Stax? Bad business moves killed them off. Their loss, Columbia's gain: The Emotions and Johnnie Taylor.
Stephanie Mills - You Can Get Over
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrz_n3uA1Wc
RULES!
Geraldine Hunt - Can't Fake The Feeling
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69C48-RASH8
I liked the one hit wonders of disco! I know Donna Summer [[who I love) and the BeeGees and KC dominated but I have a heart for Alicia Bridges - I love the Nightlife. Carl Carlton - Everlasting Love [[I know he was not a one hit wonder before anyone jumps) but I would have to say my two favorites are Miss Vicki Sue - Turn the Beat Around and Disco Tex and the Sexolettes - Get Dancin. As a matter of fact I went ape over Stars on 45 and the Beatles medley.
Miss Knock on Wood Ami Stewart looks great now! I forgot to add her to the mix.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR7jk...eature=related
I LOVED disco some of my picks are -
Boogie Oogie Taste Of Honey
Try Me I Know We Can Make It Donna Summer
Dance Across The Floor Jimmy 'Bo' Horne
Three Degrees Givin up,Givin In
Chic Le Freak
Born To Be Alive Patrick Hernandez
Shake Shake Shake KC and The Sunshine
Native New Yorker Odyssey
Hes The Greatest Dancer Sister Sledge
Boogie Nights Heatwave
Lets All Chant Micheal Zager Band
Dance Little Lady Dance Tina Charles
Black is Black Belle Epoque
Voulez Vous Abba
Spacer Shelia & B Devotion
Ring My Bell Anita Ward
I remember a song during the disco era around 1976 and have been trying to figure out the name of the song and artist. Anyone remember a song sung by a group [[ I think) with a male lead singing the words, "Everbody in Hollywood is gettin' down to the afro sound [[yea); accross the land from Jamaica to Japan they're partying down...?
It was October 31, 1978 and I was at a party in the dorm's recreation room when I heard this for the very first time!Mais Qui? C'est Chic!!!! LOL! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqupk71a-O0
I cannot believe that Tom Moulton has not joined this thread yet! He is after all the inventor of the Disco Mix! How heavy is that? Tom, where are you?
Here are the Top 500 Disco Songs Of All Time as chosen by the visitors of DiscoMusic.com
1 - Souvenirs - Voyage
2 - Cocomotion - El Coco
3 - Get On The Funk Train - Munich Machine
4 - From East To West - Voyage
5 - Risky Changes - Gregg Diamond / Bionic Boogie
6 - You Make Me Feel [[Mighty Real) - Sylvester
7 - I Feel Love - Donna Summer
8 - The Break - Katmandu
9 - Relight My Fire - Dan Hartman
10 - There But For The Grace Of God Go I - Machine
11 - Hot Shot - Karen Young
12 - Come To Me - France Joli
13 - Good Times - Chic
14 - Romeo And Juliet - Alec R. Costandinos
15 - Super Disco - Rimshots, The
16 - San Francisco - Village People
17 - From Here To Eternity - Giorgio Moroder
18 - Love In C Minor - Cerrone
19 - Let's All Chant - Michael Zager Band
20 - Dancer - Gino Soccio
21 - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Santa Esmeralda
22 - Last Dance - Donna Summer
23 - Native New Yorker - Odyssey
24 - Disco Inferno - Trammps
25 - Ain't No Stopping Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead
26 - Lovin' Is Really My Game - Brainstorm
27 - Supernature - Cerrone
28 - Turn The Beat Around - Vicki Sue Robinson
29 - Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
30 - Shame - Evelyn "Champagne" King
31 - Dance, Dance, Dance - Chic
32 - Instant Replay - Dan Hartman
33 - I Found Love [[Now That I Have Found You) - Love and Kisses [[Alec Costandinos)
34 - The Beat Goes On - Ripple
35 - He's The Greatest Dancer - Sister Sledge
36 - Le Freak - Chic
37 - Contact - Edwin Starr
38 - I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
39 - Born To Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez
40 - More, More, More - Andrea True Connection
41 - MacArthur Park Suite - Donna Summer
42 - Love Is The Message - M.F.S.B. [[M. F. S. B. / MFSB)
43 - Boogie Ooogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey
44 - The Best Disco In Town - Ritchie Family
45 - I'm A Man - Macho - Vinyl
46 - Love Insurance - Front Page [[Sharon Redd)
47 - Moonboots - ORS [[Orlando Riva Sound)
48 - Never Give You Up - Sharon Redd
49 - Dance [Disco Heat) - Sylvester
50 - This Time Baby - Jackie Moore
51 - Devil's Gun - CJ and Co [[Company)
52 - Ten Percent - Double Exposure
53 - Doctor Love - First Choice
54 - Rumor Has It - Donna Summer
55 - Come On And Do It - Poussez
56 - Ain't That Enough For You - John Davis & The Monster Orchestra
57 - Spring Rain - Silvetti
58 - Boogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind and Fire
59 - Salsoul Hustle - Salsoul Orchestra
60 - Spring Affair - Donna Summer
61 - I'm Ready - Kano
62 - Lay All Your Love On Me [[Disconet remix) - Abba
63 - We Are Family - Sister Sledge
64 - Hit N' Run Lover - Carol Jiani
65 - Dreaming A Dream - Crown Heights Affair
66 - Star Love - Cheryl Lynn
67 - The Chase - Giorgio Moroder
68 - Everybody Dance - Chic
69 - That's The Meaning - Beautiful Bend
70 - Ain't Nothing Gonna Keep Me From You - Teri DeSario
71 - Runaway - Loleatta Holloway
72 - Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel - Tavares
73 - Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Staton
74 - How Much, How Much I Love You - Love and Kisses [[Alec Costandinos)
75 - If My Friends Could See Me Now - Linda Clifford
76 - Got To Have Loving - Don Ray
77 - Cherchez La Femme - Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
78 - Underwater - Harry Thumann - Vinyl
79 - The Hustle - Van McCoy
80 - Hold Your Horses - First Choice
81 - I Love The Nitelife - Alicia Bridges
82 - Let's Start The Dance - [[Hamilton) Bohannon
83 - Do You Wanna Funk - Sylvester
84 - The Boss - Diana Ross
85 - Move On Up, Up, Up - Destination
86 - Dancin' - Crown Heights Affair
87 - Disco Circus - Martin Circus
88 - Never Can Say Goodbye - Gloria Gaynor
89 - Love To Love You, Baby - Donna Summer
90 - Come Into My Heart - USA European Connection
91 - Give Me Love - Cerrone
92 - Love's Theme [[Long Version) - [[Barry White's) Love Unlimited Orchestra
93 - Disco [[That's Where The Happy People Go) - Trammps
94 - Do What You Wanna Do - T Connection
95 - Funkytown - Lipps Inc.
96 - In The Bush - Musique
97 - Boogie Woogie Dancing Shoes - Claudja Barry
98 - Double Cross - First Choice
99 - If There's Love - Amant
100 - Get Up And Boogie - Silver Convention
101 - Take Your Time [[Do It Right) - S. O. S. Band
102 - Let's Get It Together - El Coco
103 - Spanish Hustle - Fatback Band
104 - I Got My Mind Made Up - Instant Funk
105 - All Night Thing - Invisible Man's Band
106 - Midnight Love Affair - Carol Douglas
107 - Keep On Jumpin' - Musique
108 - Don't You Want My Love - Debbie Jacobs
109 - Uptown Festival - Shalamar
110 - Love And Desire - Arpeggio
111 - Walking On Sunshine - Rockers Revenge
112 - I Need A Man - Grace Jones
113 - I Caught Your Act - Hues Corporation
114 - Down To Love Town - Originals, The
115 - Pipeline - Bruce Johnston
116 - Running Away - Roy Ayers Ubiquity
117 - No Romance / Keep On Dancin - Theo Vaness
118 - Lost In Music - Sister Sledge
119 - Mandolay - La Flavour
120 - Hit And Run [[Remix) - Loleatta Holloway
121 - Feel The Need - Detroit Emeralds
122 - Harmony - Suzi Lane
123 - Do You Want To Get Funky With Me - Peter Brown
124 - Bad Girls - Donna Summer
125 - Try Me - Donna Summer
126 - Was That All It Was - Jean Carn
127 - I Want Your Love - Chic
128 - Magic Bird Of Fire - Salsoul Orchestra
129 - Zing, Went The Strings Of My Heart - Trammps
130 - Mondo Disco - El Coco
131 - Feed The Flame - Lorraine Johnson
132 - Brazil - Ritchie Family
133 - I Love America - Patrick Juvet
134 - Feels Like I'm In Love - Kelly Marie
135 - My Claim To Fame -James Wells
136 - Turn On To Love - Jumbo
137 - Pow Wow - Cory Daye
138 - Got To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn
139 - Panic - French Kiss
140 - Savage Lover - The Ring
141 - Dancin' The Night Away - Voggue
142 - War Dance - Kebekelektrik
143 - Give Me A Break - Vivien Vee
144 - Think It Over - Cissy Houston
145 - Good Things Don't Last Forever - Ecstasy, Passion, And Pain
146 - Rough Diamond - Madleen Kane
147 - Sun, Sun, Sun - Jakki
148 - Date With The Rain - Eddie Kendricks
149 - Nice And Slow - Jesse Green
150 - Dance Lady Dance - Crown Heights Affair
151 - On The Beat - B. B. & Q. Band
152 - Dancing Queen - Abba
153 - You Gave Me Love - Crown Heights Affair
154 - Follow Me - Amanda Lear
155 - Knock On Wood - Ami Stewart
156 - You're The One For Me - D Train
157 - Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
158 - My Baby's Baby - Liquid Gold
159 - Boogie Nights - Heatwave
160 - Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
161 - Y. M. C. A. - Village People
162 - Hills Of Katmandu - Tantra
163 - Love Is In You - Nightlife Unlimited
164 - My Sweet Summer Suite - Love Unlimited
165 - Get Off - Foxy
166 - Get Up And Boogie - Freddie James
167 - H. A. P. P. Y. Radio - Edwin Starr
168 - Le Spank - Le Pamplemousse
169 - Night Fever - Bee Gees
170 - Tale Of Three Cities - Salsoul Orchestra
171 - Your Love - Lime
172 - Get Down Tonight - KC & The Sunshine Band
173 - High On Mad Mountain - Mike Theodore
174 - Jungle DJ - Kikrokos
175 - Menergy - Patrick Cowley
176 - Sinner Man - Sarah Dash
177 - Love Is In The Air - John Paul Young
178 - Forbidden Love - Madleen Kane
179 - Love Injection - Trussell
180 - Standing In The Rain - Don Ray
181 - Rock The Boat - Hues Corporation
182 - Mainline - Black Ivory
183 - I'll Always Love My Mama - Intruders
184 - September - Earth, Wind and Fire
185 - Dance And Shake Your Tambourine - Universal Robot Band
186 - Love Attack - Ferrara
187 - Mellow Lovin' - Judy Cheeks
188 - Beat The Clock - Sparks
189 - Music - Montreal Sound
190 - One More Minute - Saint Tropez [[St. Tropez)
191 - Soul Makossa - Manu Dibango
192 - Lady America - Voyage
193 - Staying Alive - Bee Gees
194 - Love's Coming/Baby Love - USA European Connection
195 - In The Forrest - Baby O
195 - Spank - Jimmy "Bo" Horne
197 - Up Jumped The Devil - John Davis & The Monster Orchestra
198 - Love Disco Style - Erotic Drum Band
199 - Cassanova Brown - Gloria Gaynor
200 - Overture - D. C. LaRue
201 - Stomp - Brothers Johnson
202 - Doctor's Orders - Carol Douglas
203 - My Love Is Free - Double Exposure
204 - Star Wars Theme - Meco
205 - Standing Right Here - Melba Moore
206 - The Bull - Mike Theodore Orchestra
207 - Touch Me In The Morning - Marlena Shaw
208 - Dancing Fever - Claudja Barry
209 - Pleasure Island - Paul Jabara
210 - The Runner - Three Degrees
211 - Let Me Take You Dancing - Bryan Adams
212 - Love Is The Ultimate - Ultimate
213 - Dance Little Dreamer - Gregg Diamond / Bionic Boogie
214 - Rock With You - Michael Jackson
215 - Shake Your Groove Thing - Peaches & Herb
216 - Your My First, My Last, My Everything - Barry White
217 - One, Two, three [[Counting On Love) - Peter Jacques Band
218 - Groove Me - Fern Kinney
219 - Dance Yourself Dizzy - ]Liquid Gold
220 - Deputy Of Love - Don Armando's Second Avenue Rhumba Band
221 - Pick Me Up, I'll Dance - Melba Moore
222 - Free Man - South Shore Commission
223 - Come On Dance Dance - Saturday Night Band
224 - Can't Fake The Feeling - Geraldine Hunt
225 - Dazz - Brick
226 - Two Hot For Love - THP Orchestra
227 - Haven't You Heard - Patrice Rushen
228 - If You Could Read My Mind - Viola Wills
229 - Boogie Motion - Beautiful Bend
230 - Don't Cry For Me Argentina - Festival
231 - Could It Be Magic - Donna Summer
232 - T. S. O. P. - M.F.S.B. [[M. F. S. B. / MFSB)
233 - You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees
234 - Makin' It - David Naughton
235 - A Lover's Holiday - Change
236 - Fell In Love For The First Time Today - Carol Douglas
237 - Heaven Must Have Sent You - Bonnie Pointer
238 - Motown Review - Philly Cream
239 - Music Is My Way Of Life - Patti Labelle
240 - Symphony Of Love - Miquel Brown
241 - Ain't No Mountain High Enough [[Original Larry Levan 12" Mix) - Inner Life
242 - I'm Ok, You're Ok - American Gypsy
243 - Melodies - Made In USA
244 - The Love I Lost - Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes
245 - Sunset People - Donna Summer
246 - Thank God It's Friday - Love and Kisses
247 - Caf? - D. D. Sound
248 - It's A Better Than Good Time [[Walter Gibbons Remix) - Gladys Knight And The Pips
249 - Moskow Diskow - Telex
250 - Caught Up [[In A One Night Love Affair) - Inner Life
251 - Ite Missa Est - Martin Circus
252 - Shine On Silver Moon - Marilyn Mccoo & Billy Davis Jr.
253 - I Love You - Donna Summer
254 - Moonlight Lovin' - Isaac Hayes
255 - Family Affair - M. F. S. B.
256 - Hijack - Herbie Mann - Vinyl
257 - Celebration - Kool And The Gang
258 - Perfect Love Affair - Constellation Orchestra
259 - Saturday Night, Sunday Morning - Thelma Houston
260 - Quiet Village - Ritchie Family
261 - Spacer - Sheila B. Devotion
262 - Copacobana [[En El Copa) - Barry Manilow
263 - Shake Your Body Down To The Ground - The jacksons
264 - A Night To Remember - Shalamar
265 - Do Your Dance - Rose Royce
266 - In The Raw - Whispers
267 - [[Everybody) Get Dancin' - Bombers
268 - Macho Man - Village People
269 - Open Sesame - Kool And The Gang
270 - Rock Your Baby - George McRae
271 - Touch And Go - Ecstasy, Passion & Pain
272 - Atmospheric Strut - Cloud One
273 - Foot Stompin' Music - [[Hamilton) Bohannon
274 - Paradise - Change
275 - Magic Fly - Kebekelektrik
276 - Don't Take Away The Music - Tavares
277 - It Only Takes A Minute Girl - Tavares
278 - Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention
279 - Keep Your Body Working - Kleeer
280 - Found A Cure - Ashford And Simpson
281 - Hot Butterfly - Gregg Diamond / Bionic Boogie
282 - It's Ecstasy When You... - Barry White
283 - After Dark - Patti Brooks
284 - Put Your Feet To The Beat - Ritchie Family
285 - Dreamin' - Loleatta Holloway
Call Me - Blondie
287 - Hold On To My Love - Jimmy Ruffin
288 - Boogie Down - Blackwell
289 - Bye Love - 5000 Volts - Vinyl
290 - Shoot Your Best Shot - Linda Clifford
291 - Sweet Dynamite - Claudja Barry
292 - Another Cha Cha - Santa Esmeralda
293 - Plato's Retreat - Joe Thomas
294 - African Queens - Ritchie Family
295 - At Midnight - T Connection
296 - I'm In Love - Evelyn "Champagne" King
297 - Woman - Barrabas
298 - Lady Night - Patrick Juvet
299 - It's Alright - Gino Soccio
300 - Shake It Up Tonight - Cheryl Lynn
301 - Que Tal America - Two Man Sound
302 - Accidental Lover - Love and Kisses
303 - Body Music - Strikers, The
304 - Here Comes That Sound Again - Love De-Luxe
305 - Let The Music Play - Arpeggio
306 - Party - KC And The Sunshine Band
307 - Rock It - Lipps Inc.
308 - Touch Me Baby - Ultimate
309 - Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe - Barry White
310 - Give Your Body Up - Billy Nichols
311 - Going Back To My Roots - Odyssey
312 - Is It All Over My Face - Loose Joints
313 - Looking For Love - Fat Larry's Band
314 - The End - Change
315 - The Visitors - Abba
316 - Get Your Chic Together - Class
317 - Let Me Down Easy/Good Morning Midnight / Great Expectations [[Suite) - First Choice
318 - My Forbidden Lover - Chic
319 - Take Me Home - Cher
320 - Tango Hustle - Kay Gees
321 - Bad Company - Ullanda McCullough
322 - Brick House - Commodores
323 - Cream Always Rises To The Top - Bionic Boogie / Gregg Diamond
324 - Don't Stop Till You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
325 - Jingo - Candido
326 - You And I - Delagation
327 - I Love To Love - Tina Charles
328 - Never Knew Love Like This Before - Stephanie Mills
329 - One Love - Celi Bee
330 - Anybody Wanna Party? - Gloria Gaynor
331 - It's A War - Kano
332 - Time Is Running Out - The Tymes
333 - Come Let Me Love You - Jeanette "Lady" Day
334 - Dance With Me - Peter Brown
335 - I Don't Know What I'd Do - Sweet Cream
336 - Six Million Steps - Rhani Harris.
337 - Theme From S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage
338 - When The Fuel Runs Out - Executive Suite
339 - All American Girls - Sister Sledge
340 - Just Be Good To Me - S. O. S. Band
341 - Kjee - M.F.S.B. [[M. F. S. B. / MFSB)
342 - Love Sensation - Loleatta Holloway
343 - Lucky - Donna Summer
344 - Make That Feeling Come Again - Beautiful Bend
345 - Never Gonna Say Goodbye - Poussez
346 - Why Can't We Live Together - Timmy Thomas
347 - Can You Handle It? - Sharon Redd
348 - Don't Let Go - Isaac Hayes
349 - Get Dancing - Disco Tex And The Sex-o-lettes
350 - I Can't Stand The Rain - Eruption
351 - Let No Man Put Asunder - First Choice
352 - Never Gonna Be The Same - Ruth Waters
353 - This Beat Is Mine - Vicki D
354 - Ask Me - Ecstasy, Passion, & Pain
355 - Dance To Dance - Gino Soccio
356 - La Vie En Rose - Grace Jones
357 - Sure Shot - Tracy Weber
358 - Trans Europe Express - Kraftwerk
359 - Upside Down - Diana Ross
360 - Cathedrals - D. C. LaRue
361 - Dancin' At The Disco - L. A. X.
362 - I Don't Want To Be A Freak - Dynasty
363 - I Was Born This Way [[Tom Moulton Remix) - Carl Bean
364 - Law And Order - Love Committee
365 - Lust - Rinder & Lewis
366 - Machine Gun - Commodores
367 - Undercover Lover - Debbie Jacobs
368 - You + Me = Love - Undisputed Truth
369 - Dirty Ol' Man - Three Degrees
370 - Manhattan Love Song - King Errisson
371 - Suite Seventeen - Marlena Shaw
372 - This Will Be A Night To Remember - Eddie Holman
373 - Tonight [[I'm Alright) - Narada Michael Walden
374 - What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin' - Stephanie Mills
375 - You Can Get Over - Stephanie Mills
376 - It's Raining Men - Weather Girls
377 - One Nation - Funkadelic
378 - Sunny - Yambu
379 - Weekend - Phreek
380 - Get Down - Voyage
381 - Infatuation - Upfront
382 - I Don't Know If It's Right - Evelyn King
383 - I Love N. Y. - Metropolis
384 - Love Hangover - Diana Ross
385 - Rio De Janeiro - Gary Criss
386 - Saturday - Norma Jean
387 - Take Off - Harlow - Vinyl
388 - The Visitors - Gino Soccio
389 - In The Bottle - Joe Bataan
390 - Miss You - Rolling Stones
391 - Which Way Is Up - Stargard
392 - Without Your Love - Cut Glass
393 - You're All I Have - Poussez
394 - Lady Bump - Penny McLean
395 - Magnifique - Magnifique
396 - Sexy - M. F. S. B.
397 - Twilight Zone - Manhattan Transfer
398 - Cuba - Gibson Brothers
399 - Dancin Johnson - Bill Saluga
400 - Let The Music Play - Shannon
401 - Livin' It Up - Bell and James
402 - Nice And Nasty - Salsoul Orchestra
403 - Daddy Cool - Boney M
404 - Earth Can Be Just Like Heaven [[Remix) - Two Tons O Fun
405 - Love Pains - Yvonne Elliman
406 - Do Or Die - Grace Jones
407 - Love Magic - John Davis & The Monster Orchestra
408 - Mr. DJ You No How To Make Me Dance - The Glass Family
409 - Superstar - Bob McGilpin
410 - Back Together Again [[Remix) - Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway
411 - Beyond The Clouds - Quartz
412 - Enough Is Enough [[No More Tears) - Donna Summer with Barbra Streisand
413 - We're On The Right Track - South Shore Commission
414 - Bounce, Rock, Roll, Skate - Vaughn Mason And Crew
415 - Flashdance - Irene Cara
416 - I Specialize In Love - Sharon Brown
417 - Over & Over - [Sylvester
418 - Sentimentally It's You - Theo Vaness
419 - Can't Live Without Your Love - Tamiko Jones - >Buy CD OR Vinyl
420 - Fascinated - Company B
421 - Feel Like Dancing - France Joli
422 - Soul - Frankie Valli
423 - Starchild - Level 42
424 - Stars - Sylvester
425 - Tangerine - Salsoul Orchestra
426 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 Blow Your Whistle - Gary Toms
427 - Fancy Dancer - Gregg Diamond's Star Cruiser Band
428 - Heart Of Glass - Blondie
429 - Is This The Future? - Fatback
430 - Searching - Change
431 - Lets Go Round Again - Average White Band
432 - Love X Love - George Benson
433 - One More Shot - C-Bank
434 - Crank It Up - Peter Brown
435 - Fantasy - Bruni Pagan
436 - Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
437 - Mercy - Carol Jiani
438 - Armed And Extremely Dangerous - First Choice
439 - Jump To The Beat - Stacy Lattisaw
440 - It Must Be Love - Alton McClain And Destiny
441 - Lipstick - Michel Polnareff
442 - Make Me Believe In You [[Tom Moulton Remix) - Patti Jo
443 - No One Gets The Prize/The Boss [[12" Remix) - Diana Ross
444 - Ritzy Mambo - Salsoul Orchestra
445 - What A Difference A Day Makes - Esther Phillips
446 - You Stepped Into My Life - Melba Moore
447 - Dance - Paradise Express
448 - Do You Love Me - Patti Austin
449 - Heaven Is A Disco [[Medley) - Paul Jabara
450 - Heavy Vibes - Montana Sextet
451 - I Wanna Dance - Asha
452 - Jump Shout [[Remix) - Lisa
453 - Let's Mend What's Been Broken - Gloria Gaynor
454 - Love Rescue - Project
455 - Malaguena - Pico
456 - Babe Were Gonna Love Tonight - Lime
457 - Sea Hunt - Patrick Cowley
458 - Slide - Slave
459 - Strut Your Funky Stuff - Frantique
460 - Summer Of '42 - Biddu Orchestra
461 - That's The Trouble - Grace Jones
462 - The Very Best In You - Change
463 - Trocadero Suite - Alec R. Costandinos
464 - Angel Eyes - Lime
465 - Beat Box - Art of Noise
466 - California Strut - Walter Murphy
467 - Can We Try Again - Technique
468 - Dance With You - Carrie Lucas
469 - Dancing In Paradise - El Coco
470 - Feelin' Lucky Lately - High Fashion
471 - Forbidden Lover - Tapps
472 - In Private - Dusty Springfield
473 - Judas Iscariot - Sphinx [[Alec Costandinos)
474 - Just Be Yourself - Nightlife Unlimited
475 - Just Begun - Jimmy Castor Bunch
476 - Koka - American Eagles
477 - Let My Heart Do The Walking - Supremes
478 - Look Me Up - Blue Magic
479 - My Baby's Got E. S. P - Four Below Zero
480 - Plug Me To Death - Erotic Drum Band
481 - The Player - First Choice
482 - You Set My Heart On Fire - Tina Charles
483 - Your Disco - Transvolta
484 - Your Move - Change
485 - Arabian Nights Medley - The Ritchie Family
486 - Don't Stop The Music - Yarborough & Peoples
487 - Hang Together - Odyssey
488 - Heaven Knows - Donna Summer
489 - Here's To You - Skyy
490 - I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten - The Simon Orchestra
491 - I Get Lifted - Jimmy "Bo" Horne
492 - I'll Do My Best [[For You Baby) - Ritchie Family
493 - Keep It Up - Olympic Runners
494 - Let's Clean Up The Ghetto - Philadelphia International All Stars
495 - Love Don't Go Thru No Changes On Me - Sister Sledge
496 - On The Radio - Donna Summer
497 - Ooh I Love It - Salsoul Orchestra
498 - Party Line - Andrea True Connection
499 - Remember Me/Ain't No Mountain - Boystown Gang
500 - Spin It - Sunbelt
For the record, pardon the pun, I do not wholly agree with the above list and the selections. Too much good stuff was left off and some very obscure garbage was included. See what you think.
I agree good stuff was left off. This is only 500 songs. You are BOUND to leave stuff off.
I disagree about obscure garbage. Just because you and I may not know a song- that's actually reasonable. We didnt live everywhere, listen to every radio station and go to every club.
But the list was compiled by everybody who did.
What's unreasonable [[and a bit presumptuous) is the "I dont know it/or I dont like it- therefore it must be garbage" conclusion.
That list was put together was a long time ago. I'll bet [[as a member/visitor of DM.C) that if the subject was brought up in 2010- the list would look very different. As different as a Motown top 500 list would look [[as an example) if you did it a decade apart?
I live in NYC. I am surprised sometimes when records we took for granted- ROCKED some club in Canada or San Francisco. But it happened. And just because it didnt happen in NYC dosnt make it less valid. Big world out there.....
You know how many records came out of the Chicago Disco scene that I STILL have never heard that people revere and pay HUGE money for when the 12" comes up on eBay?
Except for the last five, that's a damn good list!
Some of my favorites are also pop, or lean funk:
The Hustle - Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony
*The Groove Line - Heatwave*
I Love You - Donna Summer
Lady Marmalade - Labelle
Swearin' To God - Frankie Valli
Brazil - The Ritchie Family
Get Up And Boogie [[That's Right!) - Silver Convention
Party Line - Andrea True Connection
Sky High - Jigsaw
Get Dancin' - Disco Tex & His Sex-O-Lets
Sexy - MFSB
Satin Soul - Barry White Orchestra
Get Down Tonight - K.C. & The Sunshine Band
No More Love At Your Convenience - Alice Cooper
New York, You've Got Me Dancin' - Andrea True Connection
Disco Nights [[Rock-Freak) - GQ
More to come...
Ever hear disco sung in Hebrew? [[It's a great song)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SuzW1T_8-E
Great points Honest Opinions. I too am in NYC, but at the time of the Disco Era I was mostly in Detroit, Denver,Toledo,Philly and Canada and partied in NYC. There were songs that you had to have to have a party in Detroit that are not on this list. I know they had different favorites over in Europe and elsewhere.
Three of my favorite disco songs are not very well known - but should be remembered.
1. I Got The Next Dance With You - Denise Williams
2. Star Love - Cheryl Lynn
3. Dance - Paul Jabara
All 3 of them filled the dance floor down in Washington DC during the day. Now you have to search for them since they are hard to come by.
Blueskies...................THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sylvester was a character!!
I have to state first ,that I got a big problem with the label of "Disco" being applied to a good portion of the tracks listed above.
A good 90% of them are just plain old danceable R&B/Funk music. A good portion of them are complex ,multi layered compositions that reflect the infuence of Jazz ,Soul ,R&B and Classical elements ,when you "Really" listen to them. The designation of "Disco" to me ,is a generalized ,commercial term for music that ,only but for the fact that they were played in the clubs, they were put into that label or designation. " Swearin' To God - Frankie Valli", while not a "Funky" track ,is in fact a big band track with jazz influence in its full form. An aural ass kicker. Jimmy Bo Horns ,"Is it In" for example ,is just pure nasty ass Funk ,yet it is considered "Disco". The Petrus/Malvasi ,Gregg Diamond and Georgio M tracks were as in sync to the U.S. market as the Italian "western movies" were with Eastwood etc. They are pure Funk/ R&B with a little classical sweetening. Just listen to the layers of those tracks ,they kick ass equal to the tracks coming out of Philly and L.A.'s Solar product on the heels of Philly's G&H and B.H.Y. Yet they are classified as "Disco" ,alongside bullshit as "Disco Lucy" ,"Disco Duck" ,etc. Disco , is a bad word to me ,and mind you ,I admit to having 90% of all those in the posted list ,so I agree with what you said Marv.
"heartbeat" and "Over Like A Fat Rat" ,for example are just to Funky to be considered "Disco" , by any means.
And lets not even consider what is coined ,"Pre-Disco".
And....as far as the "T.M. mix was concerned , he was like the gourmet butcher ,that trimmed the choice fat and presented the choice parts of the meat for the chefs,who were the Dj's ,and enabled them to serve to the public ,the choice parts of each selection. I don't believe what is considered "Disco" in its popular term ,is not what he intended it to be. I think it goes deeper than that ,and thats why I think he has been silent about this:D.
Amen daddyacey! Few things annoy me more than when R&B/funk songs are lumped together as disco. And, it's usually either by people who hate disco and don't know shit about it, or by people who love it, but also do not make any distinction between it and R&B/funk.
Oh, but Some of that stuff you say is bullshit, like Disco Lucy, was just fun. No reason all music has to be serious all the time.
Following up on a point Honest Opinion made earlier, here's one that was VERY popular locally [[Detroit-Toledo) but did not make the Top 500 list, Morris Jefferson and " Spank Your Blank Blank" :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jRDWF5dTa0
A smash hit from 1976! Ms Vicki Sue Robinson of NJ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44pYL9-XOW0
The original .....Shirley & Co. "Shame, Shame, Shame" from 1975 http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x20hyz_70s-shirley-company-shame-shame-sha_music