Original Disco Classics of the 70's

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Individual barcodes:

CD 1: 0724348893321
CD 2: 0724348893420
CD 3: 0724348893529

Annotation last modified on 2011-07-05 02:59 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1More Than a Woman
producer:
Freddie Perren
drums (drum set):
James Gadson (American drummer)
guitar:
Bob Bowles
percussion:
Bob Zimmitti and Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
piano:
Sonny Burke (soul/jazz/funk keyboardist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
POLYGRAM International Music (not for release label use!) (in 1977)
recording of:
More Than a Woman
writer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Gibb Brothers Music and Stigwood Music, Inc.
cover recording of:
More Than a Woman
writer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Gibb Brothers Music and Stigwood Music, Inc.
Tavares4.53:17
2That's the Way I Like It
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (EMI Records Limited, not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1975, in 1976) and T.K. Records (Miami‐based disco label) (in 1975)
edit of:
That’s the Way (I Like It) by KC and the Sunshine Band (US funk, R&B & disco band)
recording of:
That’s the Way (I Like It)
writer:
Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music (Electric & Musical Industries Music, do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!) and Mushroom Music (Mushroom label's publishing company)
KC and the Sunshine Band4.43:05
3You to Me Are Everything
producer:
Ken Gold
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pye Records (in 1976) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1976)
recording of:
You to Me Are Everything
writer:
Michael Denne and Ken Gold
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
The Real Thing3.653:29
4Uptown Festival
Shalamar4:21
5Y.M.C.A.
executive producer:
Henri Belolo
producer:
Jacques Morali
edit of:
Y.M.C.A. (album version) by Village People
recording of:
Y.M.C.A.
lyricist:
Victor Edward Willis
composer:
Jacques Morali
publisher:
Can’t Stop Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI), EMI Music (Electric & Musical Industries Music, do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Harlem West Music Group, Scorpio Music (work publisher of "Scorpio Music") and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
Village People4.23:45
6Carwash
recording of:
Car Wash
lyricist and composer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and USI B Music Publishing
Rose Royce3:14
7Rock Your Baby
vocals:
George McCrae
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (EMI Records Limited, not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1974)
recording of:
Rock Your Baby
writer:
Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch and KC (Harry Wayne Casey of the Sunshine Band)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music and Peer Music (UK) Ltd.
George McCrae3.253:15
8Sad Sweet Dreamer
recording of:
Sad Sweet Dreamer
lyricist and composer:
David Parton
publisher:
Mr. & Mrs. Music
Sweet Sensation3:23
9You Sexy Thing
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (EMI Records Limited, not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1975)
recording of:
You Sexy Thing (in 1975)
writer:
Errol Brown and Tony Wilson (bassist/songwriter, member of Hot Chocolate)
publisher:
Chocolate, EMI Music Publishing (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Finchley Music Corp. and RAK Publishing Ltd
Hot Chocolate3.84:05
10Flip
Jesse Green2:54
11Highwire
Linda Carr3:53
12Now Is the Time
Jimmy James & the Vagabonds3:35
13Let's All Chant
recording of:
Let’s All Chant
writer:
Alvin Fields and Michael Zager
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Michael Zager Band3:03
14Boogie Fever
The Sylvers3:29
15Dancin'
Crown Heights Affair7:48
16Loose Caboose
Joe Tex6:47
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Best Disco in Town
The Ritchie Family3:17
2Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) (in 1976)
edit of:
Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel by Tavares (US R&B, funk and soul music)
recording of:
Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel
writer:
Freddie Perren and Keni St. Lewis
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Perren‐Vibes Music, Inc., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Universal Music Publishing International Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Universal Music Publishing Limited, UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Tavares43:32
3Gonna Get Along Without You Now
recording of:
Gonna Get Along (Without Ya Now)
lyricist and composer:
Milton Kellem
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Viola Wills3:45
4Do It
recording of:
Do It (’Til You’re Satisfied)
writer:
Billy Nichols (US soul/disco singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Bravo and Encore Music and Music in Three
B.T. Express2:53
5Which Way Is Up
recording of:
Theme Song from ‘Which Way Is Up’
lyricist and composer:
Norman Whitfield
Stargard6:54
6Swing Your Daddy
producer:
Kenny Nolan
arranger:
Gene Page
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roxbury (70s US soul, subsiduary of Chelsea Records) (in 1975)
cover recording of:
Swing Your Daddy
writer:
Kenny Nolan
Jim Gilstrap32:52
7Can You Feel the Force
recording of:
Can You Feel the Force
writer:
Chris Amoo and Eddie Amoo
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
The Real Thing4:07
8Get Down
Kay-Gee's4:32
9I'll Go Where Your Music Takes Me
producer:
Biddu (composer, songwriter, producer and musician)
recording of:
I’ll Go Where Your Music Takes Me
lyricist and composer:
Biddu (composer, songwriter, producer and musician)
publisher:
Reverb 2 Music Limited, Chappell (in 1976) and Subiddu Music (publisher) (in 1976)
Jimmy James & the Vagabonds43:25
10Right Back Where We Started From
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (EMI Records Limited, not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1975, in 1994)
recording of:
Right Back Where We Started From (in 1975)
writer:
J. Vincent Edwards and Pierre Tubbs
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia P/L, Hebbes Music Group Pty. Ltd., Penshurst Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Maxine Nightingale4.43:15
11Shoorah Shoorah
Betty Wright2:48
12Get Off
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (EMI Records Limited, not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 85)
recording of:
Get Off
lyricist:
Carl Driggs (singer-songwriter, drummer)
composer:
Carl Driggs (singer-songwriter, drummer) and Ish Ledesma
publisher:
Windswept Pacific Music Ltd. (publishing company)
Foxy45:41
13Boogie Oogie Oogie
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 9)
recording of:
Boogie Oogie Oogie
writer:
Janice Marie Johnson and Perry L. Kibble
publisher:
Conducive Music, Inc. and On Time Music, Inc.
A Taste of Honey5:30
14Armed and Extremely Dangerous
recording of:
Armed and Extremely Dangerous
writer:
Allan Felder and Norman Harris (American Philly Soul guitarist, producer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Warner Chappell North America
First Choice4.52:48
15Supernature
recording of:
Supernature
lyricist:
Alain Wisniak (French film music composer and singer)
composer:
Marc Cerrone
Cerrone4:25
16You Can Do It
recording of:
You Can Do It
writer:
Kevin McCord and Alicia Myers
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
Al Hudson and the Partners7:00
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1In the Navy
engineer:
Michael Hutchinson
executive producer:
Henri Belolo
producer:
Jacques Morali
lead vocals:
Victor Willis (Victor Edward Willis)
conductor:
Horace Ott
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Horace Ott
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metronome GmbH (Manufacturing department of Metronome Records GmbH — not a label) (in 1979)
produced for:
Can’t Stop Productions, Inc.
recorded at and mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
In the Navy
lyricist:
Henri Belolo and Victor Willis (Victor Edward Willis)
composer:
Jacques Morali
publisher:
Can’t Stop Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI), EMI Music (Electric & Musical Industries Music, do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Harlem West Music Group and Scorpio Music (French label and publisher) (in 1979)
Village People43:44
2Whodunit
recording of:
Whodunit
writer:
Freddie Perren and Keni St. Lewis
Tavares3.53:36
3The Player
recording of:
The Player
writer:
Allan Felder and Norman Harris (American Philly Soul guitarist, producer, and songwriter)
First Choice3:48
4Ain't Gonna Bump No More
producer:
Buddy Killen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dial (60s/70s Nashville) (in 1977)
recording of:
Ain’t Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)
writer:
Buddy Killen and Bennie Lee McGinty
Joe Tex3:29
5A Real Mother for Ya
Johnny “Guitar” Watson5:01
6Sun Is Here
Sun45:05
7It Only Takes a Minute
recording of:
It Only Takes a Minute
writer:
Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter (US songwriter & producer)
publisher:
MCA Music Limited and Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
Tavares3:57
8And the Beat Goes On
recording of:
And the Beat Goes On
writer:
William Shelby, Stephen Shockley and Leon Sylvers
publisher:
Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
The Whispers3:05
9Cherry Pie Guy
Linda Carr2:49
10Kung Fu Fighting
recording of:
Kung Fu Fighting
lyricist and composer:
Carl Douglas
publisher:
Carren Music (publisher) and Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd. (Japanese publisher, 1962–present)
is based on:
[Oriental Riff]
Carl Douglas3:09
11Ride a Wild Horse
Dee Clark2:49
12Nice and Slow
recording of:
Nice and Slow
lyricist and composer:
Ken Gibson (orchestrator, arranger and record producer)
Jesse Green3:08
13I'm Doin' Fine Now
recording of:
I’m Doin’ Fine Now
writer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) and Sherman Marshall
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
New York City2:48
14This Is My Life
recording of:
This Is My Life (La Vita)
lyricist:
Antonio Amurri
composer:
Bruno Canfora
translator:
Norman Newell
translated version of:
La vita
Shirley Bassey4:51
15American Generation
The Ritchie Family6:32
16Get Dancing
recording of:
Get Dancin’
writer:
Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Songs Ltd., Kenny Nolan Publishing Co., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Artemis Music
Disco Tex & the Sex‐O‐Lettes4:15