Night Fever

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▶ Cassette 1
▼ Cassette 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
C1(You Make Me Feel) Mighty Real
recording of:
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
writer:
Sylvester (US disco and soul singer-songwriter) and James Wirrick
Sylvester4:28
C2Oops Up Side Your Head
recording of:
I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops!)
writer:
Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter), Rudy Taylor (vocalist and songwriter), Charlie Wilson (R&B singer), Robert Wilson (US vocalist/bassist, member of Gap Band) and Ronnie Wilson (Gap Band member)
publisher:
Minder Music Ltd., Total Experience Music Publ. Co., Leosong (publisher) (in 1979) and Total Experience Music (publisher) (in 1979)
The Gap Band3:22
C3I Can Make You Feel Good
recording engineer and mixer:
Steve Hodge (engineer and producer)
engineer:
Bob Brown (recording engineer) and Jim Shifflett
producer:
Leon Sylvers III
drums (drum set):
Ed Greene (drummer)
guitar:
Ernest "Pepper" Reed (guitarist)
instruments:
Leon Sylvers III
percussion:
Wayne Milstein
background vocals:
Jeffrey Daniel (soul singer), Howard Hewett and Jody Watley
lead vocals:
Howard Hewett
arranger:
Gene Dozier (Pianist, keyboardist, songwriter, arranger, and producer), Leon Sylvers III and William Shelby
recording of:
I Can Make You Feel Good
writer:
Howard Hewett, Renwick Jackson and William Shelby
Shalamar44:20
C4Ain’t Nobody
additional synthesizer:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
alto saxophone:
Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist)
bass:
Bobby Watson (bassist)
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
flute:
Gary Herbig, Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist) and Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist)
guitar:
Tony Maiden
keyboard:
Kevin Murphy (American keyboardist, Rufus & The American Breed) and David “Hawk” Wolinski
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
tenor saxophone:
Gary Herbig and Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey
vocals:
Chaka Khan and Tony Maiden
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's (compiled in 2006) (number: 88) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 403)
recording of:
Ain’t Nobody
lyricist and composer:
David Wolinski
publisher:
Overdue Music
Rufus4.054:33
C5Somebody Else’s Guy
recording of:
Somebody Else’s Guy
writer:
Annette E. Brown and Jocelyn Brown
publisher:
Jocelyn Brown's Music, SM Publishing (UK) Limited (Sony Music, 2009–2020), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Jocelyn Brown53:48
C6Theme From Shaft
edit of:
Theme From Shaft by Isaac Hayes
recording of:
Theme From Shaft (Shaft, 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Isaac Hayes
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
part of:
The 44th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 44)
part of:
Shaft (1971 film soundtrack)
Isaac Hayes4.53:16
C7And 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 Whispers3.53:24
C8Play That Funky Music
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc., Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1976) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1976)
edit of:
Play That Funky Music (album version) by Wild Cherry (1970s US funk rock band, known for “Play That Funky Music”)
recording of:
Play That Funky Music (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Robert W. Parissi (Rob Parissi)
publisher:
Bema Music (publisher), RWP Music, Sweet City Records Inc. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Wild Cherry4.353:11
C9Best of My Love
producer:
Al McKay
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc., Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1977)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 334)
recording of:
Best of My Love
writer:
Al McKay and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
The Emotions4.153:38
C10Don’t Leave Me This Way
producer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
performer:
Teddy Pendergrass
edit of:
Don’t Leave Me This Way by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
recording of:
Don’t Leave Me This Way (Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes song)
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International), Cary Gilbert and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Harold Melvin53:56
D1Use It Up and Wear It Out
recording of:
Use It Up and Wear It Out
writer:
Lawrence Russell Brown (lyricist) and Sandy Linzer
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Chappell & Co Ltd., Featherbed, Larball Music (publisher), Peermusic (UK) Limited and Unichappell (publisher)
Odyssey43:48
D2Rock the Boat
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc., Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1974)
recording of:
Rock the Boat
lyricist and composer:
Wally Holmes (songwriter)
publisher:
Origin Network Pty Ltd and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
The Hues Corporation53:06
D3Jump (for My Love)
recording of:
Jump (for My Love)
writer:
Stephen Mitchell (US musician, composer, songwriter, producer et al.), Marti Sharron and Gary Skardina
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
The Pointer Sisters43:56
D4Disco Inferno
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 54)
recording of:
Disco Inferno
writer:
Leroy Green (disco/soul songwriter) and Ron Kersey
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), peermusic (publisher), Reservoir 416, Reservoir Media Management, Inc. and Six Strings Music
The Trammps4.353:16
D5You Gave Me Love
Crown Heights Affair4:53
D6Funkin’ for Jamaica
additional recording engineer, assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
Ollie Cotton
recording engineer and mixer:
Larry Rosen
synthesizer [Prophet polyphonic synthesizer] programming:
Tom Browne (US jazz trumpeter)
engineer:
Richard Feldman
producer:
Dave Grusin (American pianist and score composer) and Larry Rosen
bass guitar [bass]:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Williams (drummer)
electric piano and synthesizer [Prophet polyphonic synthesizer]:
Bernard Wright
guitar:
Bobby Broom
handclaps:
Alvin Flythe, Jr., Mike Flythe, Bob Franceschini (Jazz saxophonist), Omar Hakim, Martha Rojas, Kevin Osborne (trombonist/backing vocalist) and Toni Smith
percussion:
Crusher Bennett
piano [acoustic piano]:
Dave Grusin (American pianist and score composer)
trumpet:
Tom Browne (US jazz trumpeter)
other vocals [rappers]:
Alvin Flythe, Jr., Mike Flythe and Kevin Osborne (trombonist/backing vocalist)
vocals:
Toni Smith
arranger:
Tom Browne (US jazz trumpeter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista/GRP Records, Inc. (in 1980)
produced for:
Grusin/Rosen Productions (production company underpinning the GRP record label)
recorded at and mixed at:
A&R Studios (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Funkin’ for Jamaica (N.Y.)
lyricist:
Toni Smith
composer:
Tom Browne (US jazz trumpeter)
publisher:
Roaring Fork Music, Sony/ATV Melody, Thomas Browne Publishing, Inc. and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Tom Browne44:37
D7Shame
recording of:
Shame
writer:
Reuben Cross and John H. Fitch, Jr.
publisher:
Dunbar Music, Inc. and Mills & Mills Music
Evelyn “Champagne” King4:09
D8Family Affair
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 57) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 138)
recording of:
Family Affair
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Mijac Music
Sly & the Family Stone4.63:02
D9Blame It on the Boogie
engineer:
Don Murray (producer / engineer)
executive producer:
Mike Atkinson and Bobby Colomby
mixer:
John Luongo
bass:
Gary King (jazz bassist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1978) and Nathan Watts (in 1978)
congas:
Laudir de Oliveira (in 1978) and Claudio Slon (in 1978)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Rick Morotta (US drummer/percussionist) (in 1978)
flute, saxophone and trumpet:
Seawind Horns
guitar:
Roland Bautista (in 1978), Tito Jackson (in 1978) and Mike Sembello (in 1978)
keyboard:
Greg Phillinganes (in 1978)
background vocals:
Jackie Jackson (member of the Jackson 5), Marlon Jackson and Randy Jackson (brother of Michael and Janet)
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) (in 1978)
horn arranger:
Jerry Hey
arranger:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1978)
cover recording of:
Blame It on the Boogie (in 1978)
writer:
Dave Jackson (Motown songwriter, aka Dave Jackson-Rich), Mick Jackson (English singer-songwriter, “Blame It On the Boogie” co-writer) and Elmar Krohn
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Carlin Music Ltd. and Peterman & Co. Ltd.
The Jacksons4.23:31
D10Y.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 People4.23:42