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    Quote Originally Posted by marv2 View Post
    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!
    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pshark View Post
    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
    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gordy_hunk View Post
    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!
    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.
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    Stephanie Mills - You Can Get Over

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    Geraldine Hunt - Can't Fake The Feeling

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    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.

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    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

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    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

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    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...?

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    Quote Originally Posted by waldo View Post
    Stephanie Mills - You Can Get Over

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrz_n3uA1Wc

    RULES!
    Oh you know Stephanie got down...that's my girl!

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    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!

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    Quote Originally Posted by muzicmuse44 View Post
    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...?
    That's a good one. I'm going to have to work on that one and get back to you.

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    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?

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by marv2 View Post
    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?

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    Quote Originally Posted by nomis View Post
    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
    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...
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    Quote Originally Posted by honest opinions View Post
    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?
    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.

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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thommg View Post
    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
    These two songs are very well-known, at least in the R&B world...

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    Quote Originally Posted by soulster View Post
    These two songs are very well-known, at least in the R&B world...

    Oh yeah, those got a lot of play when they first hit.

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    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.
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    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.

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    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" :


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    A smash hit from 1976! Ms Vicki Sue Robinson of NJ!
    Last edited by marv2; 10-31-2010 at 01:10 AM.

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    The original .....Shirley & Co. "Shame, Shame, Shame" from 1975

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    Now how cool is this? IAM "Je Danse le Mia" :


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    Hard to find?

    Quote Originally Posted by thommg View Post
    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.
    The album "When love comes calling" by Deniece Williams, was issued this week on CD. It contains the single mix, album mix and the 12" disco mix of "I've got the next dance".

    Star love is available as a download from Amazon [[the 7 minutes + version) and there is also a version on the newly released CD "The best of" [[the CD was issued August 30). Don't know the length of the track on that CD though.

    The track 'Dance' by Paul Jabara from his first album "Shut Out" isn't yet available on CD. It is hoped that the CD will be issued before too long.

    Hope this helps.

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    We've had a few lists on this thread .... so I thought I would add another .......
    here are just some of the sessions that one great singer contributed to in the disco era .....
    ........... IT'S A LONG LIST ................
    ..Get Dancin.... - Disco Tex & The Sexolettes Chelsea 1974
    ..I Wanna Dance ..With You.. - Disco Tex & The Sexolettes Chelsea 1975
    ..Disco Tex & The Sexolettes Review.. LP - Disco Tex & The Sexolettes Chelsea 1975
    ..Zulema.. LP - Zulema RCA 1975
    ..The Real McCoy.. LP - Van McCoy H&L 1976
    ..Luther.. LP - Luther Vandross Cottillion 1976
    ..Got You Dancin.... - Karisma feat Jocelyn Brown SOTU 1976
    ..Glorious.. LP - Gloria Gaynor MGM 1977
    ..Laso.. LP - Laso MCA 1977
    ..We Belong Together.. LP - John Blair CTI 1977
    ..Let..s Make A Deal.. LP - Z.Z. Hill Columbia 1978
    ..Change.. - Zulema London 1978
    ..Star Cruiser.. - Greg Diamond Marlin 1978
    ..Superman.. LP - Herbie Mann Atlantic 1978
    ..All Things Beautiful.. LP - Jimmy Ponder LRC 1978
    ..In The Wind.. LP - Joe Thomas TK 1978
    ..Plato..s Retreat.. - Joe Thomas TK 1978
    ..Patrick Adams Presents Phreek.. LP - Phreek Prelude 1978
    ..Keep On Jumpin.... LP - Musique Prelude 1978
    ..In The Bush.. - Musique Prelude 1978
    ..Keep On Jumpin.... - Musique Prelude 1978
    ..Hardware.. LP - Greg Diamond Mercury 1979
    ..Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway.. LP - Roberta Flack/Donny Hathaway Atlantic 1979
    ..Midnight Energy.. LP - Mantus SMI 1979
    ..Soiree.. LP - Soiree Roadshow 1979
    ..Walk Before You Run.. - Dazzle De-Lite 1979
    ..Experience.. LP - Joel Diamond Casablanca 1979
    ..I..m Caught Up [[In A One Night Love Affair).. LP - Inner Life Prelude 1979
    ..I..m Caught Up [[In A One Night Love Affair).. - Inner Life Prelude 1979
    ..B. Baker Chocolate Company.. LP - B. Baker Chocolate Company LRC 1979
    ..Candi..s Funk.. LP - Candido Salsoul 1979
    ..Tiger Tiger.. LP - Greg Diamond Bionic Boogie Polydor 1979
    ..[[Dance It) Freestyle Rhythm.. - Mantus SMI 1979
    ..Love Is A Natural Thing.. - Mantus SMI 1979
    ..Music Man.. LP - Revanche RSO 1979
    ..Gone Clear.. LP - Manu Dibango Mango 1980
    ..Boogie To The Top.. - Mantus SMI 1980
    ..Step Aside For A Lady.. LP - Cissy Houston Private Stock 1980
    ..Feel Good Party Time.. - J.R. Funk & The Party Machine Brass 1980
    ..Change.. LP - Change RFC/Warners 1980
    ..A Lover..s Holiday.. - Change RFC/Warners 1980
    ..It..s A Girl..s Affair.. - Change RFC/Warners 1980
    ..Angel In My Pocket.. - Change RFC/Warners 1980
    ..Sadie [[She Smokes).. - Joe Bataan Salsoul 1980
    ..Give Me The Night.. - George Benson Warner Bros 1980
    ..Rock Away.. LP - Phoebe Snow Mirage 1981
    ..Take It Off.. LP - Chic Atlantic 1981
    ..Christmas Jollies 2.. LP - The Salsoul Orchestra Salsoul 1981
    ..Inner Life.. LP - Inner Life Salsoul 1981
    ..Ain..t Mountain High Enough.. - Inner Life Salsoul 1981
    ..Knockout [[Let..s Go Another Round).. - Inner Life Salsoul 1981
    ..Too Through.. - The Bad Girls BC 1981
    ..Jingo.. - Candido Salsoul 1982
    ..Sharing Your Love.. LP - Change Atlantic 1982
    ..Tongue In Chic.. LP - Chic Atlantic 1982
    ..Soup For One.. - Chic Atlantic 1982
    ..Take Some Time Out For Love.. - The Salsoul Orchestra Salsoul 1982
    ..Inner Life 2.. LP - Inner Life Salsoul 1982
    ..Moment Of My Life.. - Inner Life Salsoul 1982
    ..I Like It Like That.. - Inner Life Salsoul 1983
    ..Leader.. LP - Fonzi Thornton RCA 1983
    ..Glad To Be Here.. LP - Bernard Edwards Atlantic 1983

    The singer in question being Jocelyn Brown .......
    & she's still going strong [[here in the UK) today !!!!

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    i love this thread, way to go marv! you know i have a 70's show and i represent the disco and the funk to the fullest! men i can't stand when ppl. who claim they didn't like disco. like it was only blacks, gays and europeans listening and buying this music! there's no way no man could tell me they wasn't chasing women up in the disco club, the ladies were always there and they love to dance and dance sexy too! i wish i was a adult at that time[[ooo the fine women i would be getting!)LOL. anyway, i was just a kid and i used to go to the jams in the park here in new york. we even had a little disco for kids ages 10-15 and i had a ball in 1978. and my all time favorite song, they used to shut the party down with[[and played it twice was
    and don't u dare short change me and play that corny 45 version! anybody feel like doing the rock? lol.

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    here are a few of my favs:
    my 2nd crush was this lady in 1976
    nobody sang ooh and send a chill up my spine the way this woman did. she just oozes sex and i was only 8 when this song came out!

    another gem fom 1979


    one of the best baseline of 1977





    one of my all time favs form 1975




    and i still run to the dance floor as soon as i hear the intro, 30 years later!



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    Gordy,

    I've been seeing "When Love Comes Calling" on CD for months now on another label. Which label, I can't recall.

    Another song I really love is the long version of Phyllis Hyman's "You Know How To Love Me".

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    This Era was a very special time in music history - and made many singers STARS.

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    [QUOTE=soulster;15947]Gordy,

    I've been seeing "When Love Comes Calling" on CD for months now on another label. Which label, I can't recall.

    The label is BBR, and generally sells for £7.99 [[try Amazon for it).

    They have issued some excellent CD so far this year, such as Gloria Gaynor's "Never can say goodbye" and "Experience" as well as the Three Degrees two albums on Philadephia and also the 'New Dimensions" album. Interestingly, the latest release from the Three Degrees contains a couple of tracks they sang in Japanese.

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    I was mostly impressed by the Heatwave reissue of "Current". The only thing is that they compressed it too much.

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    What the hell was James brown thinking?!

    Here's some funk acts that did it right



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    Quote Originally Posted by the_classic_master View Post
    i love this thread, way to go marv! you know i have a 70's show and i represent the disco and the funk to the fullest! men i can't stand when ppl. who claim they didn't like disco. like it was only blacks, gays and europeans listening and buying this music! there's no way no man could tell me they wasn't chasing women up in the disco club, the ladies were always there and they love to dance and dance sexy too! i wish i was a adult at that time[[ooo the fine women i would be getting!)LOL. anyway, i was just a kid and i used to go to the jams in the park here in new york. we even had a little disco for kids ages 10-15 and i had a ball in 1978. and my all time favorite song, they used to shut the party down with[[and played it twice was
    and don't u dare short change me and play that corny 45 version! anybody feel like doing the rock? lol.
    Hey thanks Classic Master. I was an adult[[just barely mind you) during this time in our musical, social history and let me tell you.......I had a ball! LOL! I can remember the night I went along with some older college friends to the late football great Lyle Alzado's club called Red Parrot [[then later "Alzado's") in Denver Colorado. He stopped me at the door and I was sweating bullets because you had to be 21 to get in and I was just 18. He gave me the once over and let me in then and everytime I went back LOL! Oh the ladies we be there in packs, dressed and READY FREDDY! LOL!

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    i hope u caught that 70's show i had up there, i took it down a couple of hours ago. i have the 80's and 90's up!

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    Quote Originally Posted by the_classic_master View Post
    i hope u caught that 70's show i had up there, i took it down a couple of hours ago. i have the 80's and 90's up!
    I missed it. Was out most of the day. I will check out the 80's /90's though. Thanks buddy

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    jsmith, I love your posts ,and there is always that 2 or 3 facts I didn't know of in them.
    Ms. Brown is a talent IMO ,that is too good to be ,"commercially" exploited. That is ,why she is one of the many ladies ,that have not recieved broader recognizition . She is a Divas Diva. She the voice behind the commercial image of a singer in the 80's -90's period. That's the reason why she left here for the U.K.. The woman is an awesome talent.

    classicmaster : I was rolling from your thread. I am just as guilty as you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gordy_hunk View Post
    The album "When love comes calling" by Deniece Williams, was issued this week on CD. It contains the single mix, album mix and the 12" disco mix of "I've got the next dance".

    Star love is available as a download from Amazon [[the 7 minutes + version) and there is also a version on the newly released CD "The best of" [[the CD was issued August 30). Don't know the length of the track on that CD though.

    The track 'Dance' by Paul Jabara from his first album "Shut Out" isn't yet available on CD. It is hoped that the CD will be issued before too long.

    Hope this helps.
    Thanks for this info. I actually have all three tracks but am excited to find that Denise Williams When Love Comes Calling is now out on cd. I really enjoyed that one and will definitely pick that cd up. I Got The Next Dance was featured on a cd compilation called Let's Dance which I'm sure is now OOP. The Cheryl Lynn track was on her first album which was released on cd many, many years ago. Paul Jabara had a compilation cd that contained tracks from all of this albums and contains Dance. Again, long out of print.

    Also, I would love to find the Melba Moore cd This Is It. I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED that album. I heard it was released on cd but have never been able to find it. This Is It was a great dance floor piece.
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    Melba Moore, "You Stepped Into My Life " -1978:

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    DISCO ? Well, here's a couple of their amazing tunes OHHH yezzz, LIVE!



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    Rhino used to put out disco compilations in the early 90s,I think they were called "The Disco Years" they had a good cross section of songs Rhino seemed to always put so much care into their releases.
    I worked on a New Zealand disco compilation called "Absolute Disco" which was fun,Pre You Tube original disco video clips were quite hard to come by as they hadnt really been serviced to tv stations as there wasnt really a demand to see them..I had good quality clips of Kool and The Gang,The Jacksons etc..the "Knock On Wood' video was fun with Ami in her headpiece..I cant remember which tracks Warners remastered from my collection for the cd but there was a few..I love Niles clear perspex guitar in the "Le Freak" video to....

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    The only thing I hated about Rhino comps is that, while Bill Inglot would master the sound pretty well [[even though he was a treble whore), he would consitieantly put on the wrong single versions.

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    Three Degrees

    ginomons comments that the Three Degrees were underrated in the US. That's their loss, but for the rest of us, we loved the Three Degrees, and they were very successful and welcomed.

    Sheila Ferguson used to live very close to me until relatively recently, and hope one day she'll return here. Her style and vocal leads were excellent for disco - as the live recordings demonstrate. Thanks ginomons for posting them.

    From the PIR days to Ariola, the Three Degrees were very much in demand, sold records, and were often to be heard on the radio. Their Giorgio Moroder albums of course have now been issued in Japan, although this year has seen the first of these, New Dimensions, released on CD with bonus tracks in the UK. 3D hasn't yet been issued in the UK, but is still available in Japan.

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