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Subject: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 10/08/23 at 2:10 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFrGuyw1V8s
ABBA- Dancing Queen (1979) :)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 10/08/23 at 3:01 pm
O0 Good thread idea, Howard! The previous one is about 6 years old.
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 10/08/23 at 3:10 pm
Here's one of those gems I used to dance to at University parties -
Ashford & Simpson - It Seems To Hang On (1978)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko8cg4MWMJQ
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 10/09/23 at 7:27 am
O0 Good thread idea, Howard! The previous one is about 6 years old.
Oh, I'm sorry I didn't realize there was a previous one made 6 years ago.
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 10/09/23 at 7:36 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqqnR_YXUYw
Chocolat's – The Kings Of Clubs (1977)
Have you heard of this group AG? :)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 10/09/23 at 8:54 am
Oh, I'm sorry I didn't realize there was a previous one made 6 years ago.
Actually, it's perfectly right to create a new thread when the previous one is that old. O0
(Incidentally, if you're curious it is in http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=56300.msg3626920#msg3626920)
Chocolat's – The Kings Of Clubs (1977)
Have you heard of this group AG? :)
I haven't - but there are tons of Disco acts I don't know
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 10/09/23 at 1:40 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32wDFCM7iSI
Baccara- Yes Sir, I Can Boogie (1977)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 10/09/23 at 11:18 pm
Early Disco. A fave of mine during High School -
Carl Carlton - Everlasting Love (1974)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AEqmQ-RZgU
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 10/10/23 at 7:17 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWDC9RqUiyw
This is a song they probably played during Studio 54. :)
Love De-Luxe - Here Comes That Sound Again (1979)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 10/10/23 at 9:59 pm
This was on the same album as "Le Freak" -
Chic - Chic Cheer (1978)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl3hPGl7Yz8
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 10/11/23 at 1:45 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2feyerUcoE
Eddie Drennon- Rhapsody (1978) :)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 10/11/23 at 10:12 pm
This always struck me as joyous -
L.T.D. - Never Get Enough Of Your Love (1977)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PUo-ML9cPM
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 10/14/23 at 10:51 pm
Another tune from my University "party girl" days -
Brainstorm - Lovin' Is Really My Game (1977)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70WPqn_XDGM
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 10/15/23 at 2:24 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC_kCnm3GYQ
Fly Robin Fly- Silver Convention (1975)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: nally on 10/15/23 at 2:29 pm
Fly Robin Fly- Silver Convention (1975)
Good choice. Even though there aren’t a whole lotta words in the song (just like their other big hit “Get Up And Boogie”), it is still a great one to listen to.
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 10/15/23 at 11:27 pm
Here's a smash I always liked, more early Disco -
Barry White - You're The First, The Last, My Everything (1975)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7zmRvhFEYo
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 10/16/23 at 8:19 pm
A Disco classic I enjoyed during high school -
O'Jays - I Love Music (1976)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGmsFg-oQ6k
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 10/17/23 at 7:01 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PKHYDqxEAE
Have A Cigar - Rosebud (1977)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 10/18/23 at 8:31 pm
I recall dancing to this beloved Disco smash at University -
Heatwave - The Groove Line (1978)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw1OwMrh7XA
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 10/19/23 at 9:42 pm
Loved this smash during high school -
Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way (1977)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUdw7V-FC_Q
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 10/20/23 at 7:13 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ_QUh0lmj4
Andrea True Connection - More, More, More (1976)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 10/20/23 at 4:45 pm
I danced to this while at University -
Chic - Good Times (1979)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5C9oeKxJzo
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 10/25/23 at 1:28 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhHliWca-w0
Chilly - For Your Love (1978)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 10/25/23 at 10:18 pm
I recall dancing to this beloved smash at a party during my last year of high school -
Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up (1977)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ayyy-03ITDg
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 11/01/23 at 9:03 pm
Here's one I danced to quite a bit at University -
Heatwave - Boogie Nights (1977)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eqk7YKh3aQg
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 11/02/23 at 8:16 pm
This smash was huge when I was in high school
George McCrae - Rock Your Baby (1974)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdo-ZiHqbls
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: whistledog on 11/03/23 at 9:15 am
It's always fun to start fresh, plus a lot of the video links in the old thread might not work.
I've mentioned this one before because it is great. This peaked at #11 in Canada, #61 in the US and #5 on the US Disco chart
The Raes - A Little Lovin' (Keeps The Doctor Away) (1978)
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Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: whistledog on 11/03/23 at 9:25 am
I have a K-Tel album from 1978 called Disco Fire and there is a song on it called Flight to Versailles by a group called Grand Tour. It's an instrumental and quite catchy. I like this one a lot!
https://i.discogs.com/2bu5LeCrnzTl5r-GoalwXnE5dkbmJBbubmfd671weNg/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTI2MjA5/Ni0xNDA4NjM4MTA0/LTE3OTcuanBlZw.jpeg
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Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 11/03/23 at 1:25 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdYwglFL6iM
Michael Jackson - Get on the Floor :)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 11/03/23 at 7:36 pm
A fine cover and comeback hit (I recall dancing to this at University, too) -
Isaac Hayes - Don't Let Go (1979)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR6SKLE8nZM
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: whistledog on 11/03/23 at 8:54 pm
Here is the 1978 single Instant Replay by Dan Hartman. This peaked at #29 in the US, #16 in Canada and #4 in the UK
In the video, you can see Vinnie Vincent (who later became a brief member of Kiss) on guitar and G.E. Smith (who later became a member of Hall and Oates' band, and musical director of Saturday Night Live) on bass
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Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 11/03/23 at 9:20 pm
Here is the 1978 single Instant Replay by Dan Hartman. This peaked at #29 in the US, #16 in Canada and #4 in the UK
In the video, you can see Vinnie Vincent (who later became a brief member of Kiss) on guitar and G.E. Smith (who later became a member of Hall and Oates' band, and musical director of Saturday Night Live) on bass
O0 I recall Instant Replay from the dances I went to at University. Good pick!
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 11/04/23 at 7:33 am
O0 I recall Instant Replay from the dances I went to at University. Good pick!
I'm also familiar with Vertigo/Re-Light My Fire too.
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 11/04/23 at 7:37 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vN32CktYOQ
Van McCoy - Soul Cha Cha (1976) :)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 11/07/23 at 8:34 pm
Heard this on the radio, from the late great Philly Soul star -
Teddy Pendergrass - I Don't Love You Anymore (1977)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slwd7VXgjmg
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 11/08/23 at 7:37 pm
Another song I recall dancing to at University parties -
GQ - Disco Nights (Rock-Freak) (1979)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcZFDwWfnZA
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: whistledog on 11/08/23 at 10:26 pm
Outside of Canada, this one was a one hit wonder in a few countries. It peaked at #6 in both Canada and the UK and #10 in Australia, but as it failed to chart in the US Hot 100, it never went to New York or L.A.
Patsy Gallant - From New York To L.A. (1977)
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Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 11/09/23 at 1:10 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJx0gqaNds4
George McRae - You Don't Know (1979) :)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 11/11/23 at 6:41 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_XFBnMn9Z0
Robin Beck - Sweet Talk (1979) :)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 11/11/23 at 5:02 pm
Yet another fine Disco tune from my University days -
Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest Dancer (1979)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDwutKpVyas
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 11/14/23 at 3:51 pm
I also recall dancing to this at University while hanging out and dancing with my D.J. friends -
Pockets - Come Go With Me (1978)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro54SK1D1_c
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 11/15/23 at 6:48 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwUQWamRNiY
Disco Tex And The Sex O Lettes - Get Dancing :)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: whistledog on 11/15/23 at 6:17 pm
I found this one on 45 at a Value Village thrift store tonight. I am very glad to finally a physical copy!
The Raes - I Only Wanna Get Up And Dance (1979)
This peaked at #12 in Canada and #47 on the US Disco Action chart
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Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 11/16/23 at 7:47 pm
This tune and video were meant to be a joke, but I enjoy it -
Tim Curry - Paradise Garage (1979)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5laG1E0Q4b8
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 11/18/23 at 9:18 pm
Love this -
Michael Zager Band - Let's All Chant (1978)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmzxG9kdZhM
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: whistledog on 11/19/23 at 9:24 pm
Love this -
Michael Zager Band - Let's All Chant (1978)
Love that song. It always makes me think of the 1978 movie Eyes of Laura Mars
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: whistledog on 11/19/23 at 9:43 pm
This one was a #1 hit on the US Dance chart (then known as the Disco Action chart), and also peaked at #48 on the US Hot 100, #46 in the UK and #6 in Canada
Gino Soccio - Dancer (1979)
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Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: whistledog on 11/19/23 at 10:05 pm
Claudja Barry was essentially Canada's answer to Donna Summer. This song peaked at #7 on the US Dance chart (then known as the Disco Action Chart), #56 on the US Hot 100 and #7 in Canada. This one is so catchy. If I'd been a teenager when this song was popular, I would have had her poster on my wall lol
Claudja Barry - (Boogie Woogie) Dancin' Shoes (1979)
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Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: whistledog on 11/19/23 at 10:35 pm
Most people who know this song, don't know it as a disco song. Japan were a British band, and the 1979 release of Life In Tokyo was initially a failure almost everywhere it was released. A 1981 re-release also failed, but then a 1982 remix finally saw the UK Top 30. The original 1979 version though peaked at #72 in Canada, and I find it far superior than the 1982 remix. I included the 1982 version (on the right) as a comparison Which one do you enjoy better?
Japan - Life in Tokyo (1979) | Life in Tokyo (Steve Nye Remix) (1982)
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Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 11/30/23 at 7:44 pm
Many forget that Prince got his start in the late 70's -
Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover (late 1979)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzbOY4mGIug
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 12/06/23 at 8:02 pm
Although it wasn't called such at the time, this Philly-Soul smash is also early Disco -
Harold Melvin & Bluenotes - The Love I Lost (late 1973)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1UkbZebiXQ
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 12/07/23 at 9:43 pm
Who remembers this smash, from the post-Smokey era group -
The Miracles - Love Machine (1976)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=513jP1SUgnQ
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 12/12/23 at 9:36 pm
Yet another tune I recall dancing to at University while partying with my D.J. friends -
Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express (1977)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWSceMtAjPw
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 12/23/23 at 5:02 pm
I've long been fond of this -
Andrea True Connection - New York You Got Me Dancing (1977)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csxScXYItDE
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 12/24/23 at 2:17 am
I've long been fond of this -
Andrea True Connection - New York You Got Me Dancing (1977)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csxScXYItDE
Do you know a little about her porn history?
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 12/24/23 at 4:30 pm
Do you know a little about her porn history?
I know "a little" but that's all I wanna know...
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 12/24/23 at 5:11 pm
This beloved smash sits on the "decade cusp" -
Michael Jackson - Rock With You (late 1979)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jF7vmR535E
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/24/23 at 6:04 pm
Ring My Bell-Anita Ward (1979)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1UkZLT20TI
Reminds me of a high school trip to Hershey Park and everyone on the bus was singing this song.
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Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 12/25/23 at 6:05 am
I know "a little" but that's all I wanna know...
That's fine, I won't say anymore.
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 12/25/23 at 6:10 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NEnSkpbmCY
Disco Christmas - Universal Robot Band
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 12/26/23 at 9:50 pm
A 70's Disco thread needs some Donna Summer -
Donna Summer - I Feel Love (1977)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZqqvrWCs3Q
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 12/31/23 at 4:13 pm
A 70's Disco thread needs some Donna Summer -
Donna Summer - I Feel Love (1977)
^ Incidentally, today is the late Donna Summer's 75th birthday...
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 12/31/23 at 4:22 pm
A fine album cut from their 1977 Too Hot To Handle album -
Heatwave - Lay It On Me (1977)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7MNnjlXilU
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 01/02/24 at 1:38 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkXqEQkdCWk
Originals- Down To Love Town
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: whistledog on 01/02/24 at 10:21 pm
Here is a Canadian singer named Karen Silver with a 1979 cover of the 1966 Sam & Dave song Hold On, I'm Comin'. This peaked at #15 on the US Disco Chart and #8 on the Canadian Dance Chart
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Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 01/04/24 at 1:29 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v2RKBwIm7E
Thelma Houston - I'm Here Again (1977)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 01/05/24 at 7:43 pm
This dance classic caught my ear during University -
Chaka Khan - I'm Every Woman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ9B8CjIsjU
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 01/11/24 at 7:41 pm
I recall this from my last year of high school -
Sylvers - High School Dance (1977)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_CQPQgeiHE
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 01/12/24 at 6:49 am
I recall this from my last year of high school -
Sylvers - High School Dance (1977)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_CQPQgeiHE
Do you remember dancing like those Soul Train dancers?
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 01/12/24 at 9:31 am
Do you remember dancing like those Soul Train dancers?
I never danced as good as they did, lol! :D I could "hold my own" dancing but would never have passed a Soul Train audition; most of them were pretty special dancers. I recall a couple occasions where an impromptu "Soul Train Line" would form at a dance party, but not very often.
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 01/12/24 at 9:36 am
I never danced as good as they did, lol! :D I could "hold my own" dancing but would never have passed a Soul Train audition; most of them were pretty special dancers. I recall a couple occasions where an impromptu "Soul Train Line" would form at a dance party, but not very often.
Remember when David Bowie was on Soul Train?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD6-Gkc0H7g
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 01/12/24 at 9:54 am
Remember when David Bowie was on Soul Train?
Indeed, I'm almost certain I saw that show when it first aired. I was an avid watcher of American Bandstand and Soul Train in those days.
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 01/12/24 at 10:00 am
Indeed, I'm almost certain I saw that show when it first aired. I was an avid watcher of American Bandstand and Soul Train in those days.
Bowie appears a bit, ahem, "under the influence". Though to be honest, in those days it wasn't all that unusual to see people on TV in this condition. Even on innocuous game shows like Match Game, people like Brett Summers had cleary had a few drinks.
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 01/12/24 at 1:10 pm
I never danced as good as they did, lol! :D I could "hold my own" dancing but would never have passed a Soul Train audition; most of them were pretty special dancers. I recall a couple occasions where an impromptu "Soul Train Line" would form at a dance party, but not very often.
I wish I owned those guy's dress clothes.
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 01/12/24 at 3:47 pm
I wish I owned those guy's dress clothes.
Soul Train was definitely out to "make a fashion statement"! 8)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 01/13/24 at 2:15 am
Soul Train was definitely out to "make a fashion statement"! 8)
I don't think they have those clothes in my size. ;D
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 01/14/24 at 2:54 pm
Not his best known, but among my favorites from him -
Barry White - Honey, Please (1974)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uno9yfkqfKo
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 01/14/24 at 3:15 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ_9txaC4Uo
Carl Bean - I Was Born This Way (1977)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 01/15/24 at 9:47 pm
A favorite from my high school days -
KC & Sunshine Band - I'm Your Boogie Man (1977)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ee3C2m3OXE
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 01/17/24 at 2:41 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lYDFBmByxw
Rare Earth - Warm Ride (1978) :)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: whistledog on 01/18/24 at 2:05 pm
I find this one often gets overlooked, mostly due to the 1993 version by Pet Shop Boys being a bigger and better known hit. Gotta give props to the original though. I quite like this...
Village People - Go West (!979)
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Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 01/18/24 at 10:06 pm
I enjoyed this smash during high school -
Diana Ross - Love Hangover (1976)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOzO_4NS8NI
This is the single version...
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 01/19/24 at 6:32 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrsrE1Or-8w
Revenge - Revanche (1979)
Ever heard of this group, AG?
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 01/20/24 at 6:59 pm
Revenge - Revanche (1979)
Ever heard of this group, AG?
No, never heard of them. Could be regional.
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 01/21/24 at 2:19 am
No, never heard of them. Could be regional.
Revanche was a short lived Italo-Disco group assembled by Jacques Fred Petrus back in 1978.
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 01/26/24 at 6:55 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShfvW8jar20
Antonia Rodriguez - La Bamba (1979) :)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: whistledog on 01/26/24 at 9:47 am
Here is a two in one.. Rhythm Heritage had a US #1 single in 1976 with Theme From S.W.A.T. which also peaked at #37 in Canada. That same year, a cover version by a group called The T.H.P. Orchestra was a bigger hit in the Canadian chart where it peaked at #1. Which version do you like better?
Outside of the TV show, the T.H.P. version gets/got more airplay in Canada because radio stations could play it as part of their Canadian Content quotas they were required to meet
Rhythm Heritage - Theme From S.W.A.T.
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The T.H.P. Orchestra - Theme From S.W.A.T.
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Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 01/26/24 at 1:24 pm
Here is a two in one.. Rhythm Heritage had a US #1 single in 1976 with Theme From S.W.A.T. which also peaked at #37 in Canada. That same year, a cover version by a group called The T.H.P. Orchestra was a bigger hit in the Canadian chart where it peaked at #1. Which version do you like better?
Outside of the TV show, the T.H.P. version gets/got more airplay in Canada because radio stations could play it as part of their Canadian Content quotas they were required to meet
Rhythm Heritage - Theme From S.W.A.T.
The T.H.P. Orchestra - Theme From S.W.A.T.
Definitely Rhythm Heritage.
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 02/02/24 at 7:59 pm
I recall this smash from my high school days -
Vicki Sue Robinson - Turn The Beat Around (1976)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz9pZW5OvM4
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 02/03/24 at 2:21 am
I recall this smash from my high school days -
Vicki Sue Robinson - Turn The Beat Around (1976)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz9pZW5OvM4
And also Gloria Estefan had her version too.
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 02/08/24 at 1:26 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI7sh2xErPc
Thelma Houston- Ride To The Rainbow
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 02/21/24 at 1:17 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csxScXYItDE
Andrea True Connection - New York, You Got Me Dancing (1977) :)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 02/22/24 at 1:30 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCEmPnIJYes
Happy Birthday in heaven to Louise Lopez from Odyssey who would've turned 81, died in 2015. :\'(
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 02/26/24 at 1:17 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4H6kjH8I8Y
Chic - My Feet Keep Dancing (1979)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 02/26/24 at 8:38 pm
Chic - My Feet Keep Dancing (1979)
O0 Good pick! It's from their Risque album, the same album that has Good Times.
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 02/29/24 at 1:34 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKJV4Xpio_M
Voyage- From East To West (1977)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 02/29/24 at 3:59 pm
This smash was popular when I was at University -
Kool & the Gang - Ladies Night (1979)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVWqSWmzgYA
This was generally regarded their "comeback" hit...
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 03/02/24 at 5:02 pm
Of their disco hits, this is probably my favorite -
Bee Gees - You Should Be Dancing (1976)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sqE6P3XyiQ
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: nally on 03/02/24 at 6:57 pm
Of their disco hits, this is probably my favorite -
Bee Gees - You Should Be Dancing (1976)
Good selection! O0 I hear that one semi-regularly on my local classic hits station, KRUZ 103.3 (as well as a couple other hits by this band).
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 03/02/24 at 9:45 pm
Bee Gees - You Should Be Dancing (1976)
Good selection! O0
Between my Junior and Senior years of high school I was in a summer pre-engineering program at my eventual college alma-mater (excellent program) and there was a celebratory party at the end of the program. My parents even came, as did some others. Some of us had been doing a little dancing there, but not a lot. But as soon as the DJ played "You Should Be Dancing", everybody - I mean EVERYBODY - hurried themselves out to the dance floor, which got super crowded! That song was seemingly everyone's favorite to dance to in late summer '76. What a memory that brings back! :)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 03/07/24 at 2:23 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHKCHvpYq_8
Sylvers- Boogie Fever (1976)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 03/07/24 at 8:37 pm
Sylvers- Boogie Fever (1976)
This was big when I was in high school O0
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 03/07/24 at 8:41 pm
This was a popular dance tune when I was at University -
L.T.D. - Holding On (When Love Is Gone) (1978)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXwHxa9yeGQ
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 03/08/24 at 9:48 pm
Some early Disco -
Gwen McCrae - Rockin' Chair (1975)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wj3d1A9gNI
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 03/09/24 at 3:42 pm
The Trammps - Body Contact Contract (1977)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-PO2DIL2jc
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 03/10/24 at 4:13 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS7YL8JCSzo
Tina Charles- I Love To Love
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 03/13/24 at 2:58 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXsosNMI0j4
Happy Birthday Candi Staton :)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 03/13/24 at 7:44 pm
Happy Birthday Candi Staton :)
O0 Good pick, Young Hearts Run Free! Indeed, Happy Birthday to Candi Staton,
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 03/14/24 at 2:18 am
O0 Good pick, Young Hearts Run Free! Indeed, Happy Birthday to Candi Staton,
She now became a gospel singer.
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 03/18/24 at 10:09 pm
This exuberant smash graced my ears during high school -
The Emotions - Best Of My Love (1977)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pbg66_KdJ5Q
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 03/20/24 at 2:41 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG8zUJauLwA
Sex O'Clock U.S.A.. Baby Come Home (1976)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 03/20/24 at 9:17 pm
This smash was popular during high school -
Tavares - Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel (1976)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IetJvsnnm-E
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 03/25/24 at 8:36 pm
I danced to this plenty while at University -
Rose Royce - Do Your Dance (1977)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50yMxZwnTZc
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 03/29/24 at 9:42 pm
A "decade cusp" selection, it hails from their 1979 Masterjam album but the single's success peaked in 1980 -
Rufus ft. Chaka Khan - Any Love (1979/1980)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opvfotohSMg
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 04/06/24 at 3:05 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90Qb68TYCF8
Spyce- Do It Rock Steady (1979)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 04/07/24 at 3:15 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7bC8yOq-MY
Happy Birthday Carol Douglas. :)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: whistledog on 04/10/24 at 11:03 pm
Here is Bang A Gong by a group called Witch Queen. A cover of the T-Rex song, this peaked at #68 in the US and #80 in Canada, but performed much better on the Disco charts where it peaked at #8 in the US and #14 in Canada. Witch Queen was a project by Canadian DJ Gino Soccio and this was their only hit from a self-titled lone album
Witch Queen - Bang A Gong (1979)
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Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 04/19/24 at 2:13 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drVffI1NX6o
Black Jack- I Am The Disco Machine (1979)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 04/21/24 at 2:46 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saronWn2w8s
Brother To Brother- Dancing Singing (1977)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 04/22/24 at 9:38 pm
Follow up to their mega smash Rock The Boat -
Hues Corporation - Rockin' Soul (1974)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny1r1vXfsDE
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 04/24/24 at 6:46 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKr9wZpjBqE
Hues Corporation - Rock The Boat
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 04/24/24 at 9:01 pm
Hues Corporation - Rock The Boat
O0 Classic early Disco from '74. It sounded incredibly fresh and new back in 1974 against the backdrop of other music at the time.
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 04/25/24 at 6:41 am
O0 Classic early Disco from '74. It sounded incredibly fresh and new back in 1974 against the backdrop of other music at the time.
One of the group's performer had passed away 13 years ago so I decided to post this song in honor of her.
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 04/25/24 at 6:47 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFrGuyw1V8s
Happy Birthday to Björn Ulvaeus from ABBA who turns 79 today. :)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 04/25/24 at 6:51 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a73FAUflTlI
Also, Happy Birthday to Cory Daye- Pow Wow (1979) :)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 04/28/24 at 2:52 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg6w_FI9RBQ
Gaz- Sing Sing (1978)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 04/29/24 at 4:02 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_XFBnMn9Z0
Robin Beck - Sweet Talk (1979)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 05/05/24 at 3:00 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUHR9V0P938
Happy Birthday to the late Johnnie Taylor who would've turned 86 today. :\'(
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 05/06/24 at 3:33 pm
Happy Birthday to the late Johnnie Taylor who would've turned 86 today. :\'(
O0 Disco Lady was a big hit for him; I remember it from my high school days.
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 05/06/24 at 3:58 pm
This debut smash kicked off this Disco group's torrid couple year run -
KC & Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight (1975)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXIBEW5MLuU
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 05/09/24 at 7:15 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz4wARl1Adk
Village People - Get Away Holiday (1979)
This is what everyone needs once in a while. :)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: nally on 05/09/24 at 11:16 pm
Village People - Get Away Holiday (1979)
This is what everyone needs once in a while. :)
You are absolutely right. I don’t know that song, but I do know other songs by that band. However, I’ll take a listen at some point.
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 05/18/24 at 2:03 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQcCRo2b-ZE
Happy Birthday to Butch Tavares, He turns 71. :)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 06/06/24 at 11:45 am
Though not their best remembered, I recall hearing this during high school -
Four Tops - Catfish (1976)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to3gw2kYxZk
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 06/06/24 at 1:51 pm
Though not their best remembered, I recall hearing this during high school -
Four Tops - Catfish (1976)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to3gw2kYxZk
It's also Levi Stubbs birthday today but he died in 2008. :\'(
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 06/06/24 at 6:42 pm
It's also Levi Stubbs birthday today but he died in 2008. :\'(
Quite the coincidence! :D I had no idea it was his birthday...
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 06/07/24 at 1:57 am
Quite the coincidence! :D I had no idea it was his birthday...
There's a website where you have singers birthdays.
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 06/07/24 at 3:48 pm
There's a website where you have singers birthdays.
True I looked at it for about a year some while back until i got tired of looking at it. But it was helpful.
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 07/11/24 at 6:53 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xggmfz88RcI
Heaven Must Have Sent You - Bonnie Pointer
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 07/12/24 at 3:05 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsfBooFdFwY
Boney M. - New York City (1976)
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 07/18/24 at 6:37 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peyojcSYFr0
Boney M. Baby Do You Wanna Bump 1976
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: whistledog on 07/18/24 at 8:51 am
In the 70s, blonde disco singers were everywhere. Canada had one and her name is Patsy Gallant. This is Sugar Daddy and it peaked at #9 in Canada during 1977
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Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 09/27/24 at 10:50 pm
This just popped into my head (I'm sure I have it on vinyl somewhere...)
Quincy Jones (and friends) - Stuff Like That (1978)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SWg0BZkQps
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: AmericanGirl on 11/04/24 at 11:11 am
Remembering Quincy Jones producer extraordinaire with this smash -
Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (1979)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3qQtSRmHxo
...song, album produced by Quincy Jones...
Subject: Re: 1970's All Disco Thread
Written By: Howard on 11/05/24 at 1:16 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LJS-gbHb7E
Norman Connors- Once I've Been There