A Complete Introduction to Disco

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Love's Theme
engineer:
Paul Elmore (engineer) and Frank Kegmer (engineer)
producer:
Barry White
orchestra:
Love Unlimited Orchestra
conductor:
Barry White
arranger:
Gene Page and Barry White
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
20th Century Records (1972–1978; name reverted in 1978 to 20th Century-Fox Records) (in 1973)
recording of:
Love’s Theme (instrumental version) (in 1973)
composer:
Barry White
publisher:
January Music Corp. and Sa‐Vette Music Inc.
Love Unlimited Orchestra4.654:03
2Backstabbers
recording engineer:
Joe Tarsia (engineer)
producer:
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
performer:
MFSB (in 1972)
arranger:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (in 1972)
recording of:
Back Stabbers (in 1972)
writer:
Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff), Gene McFadden and John Whitehead
publisher:
Mijac Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The O’Jays4.853:02
3Law of the Land
The Temptations5:01
4Soul Makossa
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1973)
acoustic guitar:
Pierre Zogo (in 1973)
bass:
Long Manfred (in 1973)
bass guitar:
Manfred Long
drums (drum set):
Joby Jobs (in 1973)
guitar:
Slim Pezin
horn [horns]:
Tony Brenes
membranophone:
Lucien Dobat
percussion:
Freddy Mars (in 1973)
percussion [tumba]:
Small "Manu" Rodanet (in 1973)
saxophone:
Manu Dibango
recording of:
Soul Makossa (in 1973)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Manu Dibango
publisher:
Editions Musicales Fantasia
Manu Dibango4:25
5Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys
The Equals2:49
6Hot Pants (I'm Coming, Coming, I'm Coming)
recording of:
Hot Pants… I’m Coming. Coming. I’m Coming
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
writer:
Fred Wesley
Bobby Byrd2:25
7Get Ready
cover recording of:
Get Ready
lyricist and composer:
William “Smokey” Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Rare Earth2:45
8Beggin'
cover recording of:
Beggin’ (in 1968)
writer:
B. Gaudio and P. Farina
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Saturday Music, Inc. and Seasons Four Music Corp.
Timebox2:46
9Everyday People
bass guitar:
Larry Graham (US bassist & singer) (in 1969)
drums (drum set):
Greg Errico (in 1969)
guitar:
Freddie Stone (in 1969)
guitar and keyboard:
Sly Stone (in 1969)
keyboard:
Rose Stone (in 1969)
saxophone:
Jerry Martini (in 1969)
trumpet:
Cynthia Robinson (in 1969)
vocals:
Larry Graham (US bassist & singer) (in 1969), Jerry Martini (in 1969), Freddie Stone (in 1969), Rose Stone (in 1969) and Sly Stone (in 1969)
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 1969)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 109) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 145)
recording of:
Everyday People (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Sly & the Family Stone4.152:20
10I'll Take You There
edit of:
I’ll Take You There by The Staple Singers
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 186) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 276)
recording of:
I’ll Take You There
lyricist and composer:
Alvertis Isbell
publisher:
Music for Africa (South Africa)
The Staple Singers53:12
11Theme From Shaft
edit of:
Theme From Shaft by Isaac Hayes
recording of:
Theme From Shaft
lyricist and composer:
Isaac Hayes
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 44)
Isaac Hayes4.53:15
12Tell Me What You Want
Jimmy Ruffin3:13
13Hey Girl Come and Get It
recording of:
Hey Girl, Come and Get It
composer:
Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti and George David Weiss
version of:
Hey Girl, Come and Get It
The Stylistics3:31
14Rock You Baby
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 McCrae6:22
15Love Don't You Go Through No Changes on Me
recording of:
Love Don't Go Through No Changes on Me
writer:
Patrick Grant (Afro-American songwriter, singer & multi-instrumentalist a.k.a. Haras Fyre) and Gwen Guthrie (US singer, songwriter & pianist)
Sister Sledge3:22
16Girl You Need a Change of Mind
Eddie Kendricks7:31
17Satin Soul
Gene Page4:23
18Blue Eyed Soul
Carl Douglas4:47
19Get Up Offa That Thing
producer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
lead vocals:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
arranger:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1976)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
Get Up Offa That Thing
lyricist and composer:
Deanna Brown (James Brown's daughter), Deidre Brown (was James Brown second spouse) and Yamma Brown (James Brown's daughter)
publisher:
Belinda Music Inc., Dynatone Publishing Co., Intersong Music Ltd. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
James Brown44:10
20Shame Shame Shame
recording of:
Shame, Shame, Shame
lyricist and composer:
Sylvia Robinson
Shirley & Company3:43
21Machine Gun
recording of:
Machine Gun
composer:
Milan Williams
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Commodores2:38
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Hustle
recording of:
The Hustle
lyricist and composer:
Van McCoy
publisher:
Van McCoy Music, Warner Bros. Music Co. Ltd. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Van McCoy4:02
2Get Down Tonight
KC and the Sunshine Band3:07
3Never Can Say Goodbye
cover recording of:
Never Can Say Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Clifton Davis (musical theatre actor, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Portable Music Co., Inc.
Gloria Gaynor36:19
4It's in His Kiss
cover recording of:
It’s in His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song)
lyricist and composer:
Rudy Clark (US songwriter)
publisher:
By the Bay Music, TM Music Ltd. and Trio Music Company
Linda Lewis23:19
5Forever Came Today
The Jackson 56:19
6Walking in Rhythm
recording of:
Walking in Rhythm
writer:
Barney Perry
The Blackbyrds4:11
7Dreaming a Dream
Crown Heights Affair3:30
8It 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.
Tavares3:54
9Ten Percent
recording of:
Ten Percent
writer:
T.G. Conway (Talmadge G. Conway; Producer, arranger and keyboard player from Philadelphia, PA) and Allan Felder
Double Exposure8:57
10That's Where the Happy People Go
recording of:
That’s Where the Happy People Go
writer:
Ron Baker
publisher:
Burma East Music Company
The Trammps3:15
11Young Hearts Run Free
producer:
Dave Crawford (US soul songwriter, keyboard player, singer & producer)
bass guitar:
Scotty Edwards (bassist)
congas:
Eddie Bongo
drums (drum set):
Ollie E. Brown (US drummer, session musician & record producer)
guitar:
Jay Graydon and Ray Parker
keyboard:
Michael Boddicker, Sylvester Rivers (Soul / funk keyboardist, songwriter, arranger, and producer) and Sonny Burke (soul/jazz/funk keyboardist)
percussion:
Jack Ashford (American Label owner, producer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger)
synthesizer:
Monty Stark
vibraphone:
Vic Feldman
background vocals:
Jim Gilstrap, Lani Groves, Angie Johnson, Fleming McWilliams, Rochelle Runnells and June D. Williams
lead vocals:
Candi Staton
arranger:
Sylvester Rivers (Soul / funk keyboardist, songwriter, arranger, and producer)
recorded at:
Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
recording of:
Young Hearts Run Free
lyricist and composer:
Dave Crawford (US soul songwriter, keyboard player, singer & producer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Da Ann Music (ASCAP-affiliated), Ghati Music Inc. and IQ Music Ltd.
Candi Staton4.24:04
12Open Sesame
recording of:
Open Sesame
writer:
Charles Smith, Dennis Ronald Thomas (Kool & The Gang), George Melvin Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Robert Bell and Ronald Nathan Bell
Kool & the Gang3:59
13Down to Love Town
The Originals5:53
14Love Hangover
recording of:
Love Hangover
writer:
Marilyn McLeod (soul/jazz singer and songwriter) and Pam Sawyer (British-born American lyricist and songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music
Diana Ross47:49
15Turn the Beat Around
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 6) (number: 2)
recording of:
Turn the Beat Around
writer:
Gerald Jackson (American pianist and singer with group Touch of Class) and Pete Jackson (US disco producer)
Vicki Sue Robinson3:23
16Cherchez La Femme/C'est Si Bon
recording of:
Cherchez la femme
writer:
Stony Browder Jr. and August Darnell
Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band5:42
▼ CD 3
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1Don't Leave Me This Way
cover recording of:
Don’t Leave Me This Way (Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes song)
writer:
Kenneth Gamble, Cary Gilbert and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Thelma Houston5:41
2Let No Man Put Asunder (It's Not Over)
recording of:
Let No Man Put Asunder
writer:
Bruce Gray (keyboardist / songwriter) and Bruce Hawes
First Choice4:23
3Cocomotion
recording of:
Cocomotion
writer:
W. Michael Lewis, Laurin Rinder and Merria Ross
El Coco5:29
4Love In C Minor
Cerrone3:42
5I Feel Love
recording of:
I Feel Love
lyricist:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer)
composer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer), Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
publisher:
Budde Music Inc. (US publisher), Rick's Music (publishing company associated with Casablanca), Rightsong Music Inc., Sweet Summer Night Music and Warner Chappell
Donna Summer5:51
6From Here to Eternity
Giorgio Moroder5:58
7Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)
recording of:
Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)
writer:
Bernard Edwards, Kenny Lehman and Nile Rodgers
Chic3:38
8I Need a Man
recording of:
I Need a Man
writer:
Pierre Papadiamandis (French songwriter) and Paul Slade
Grace Jones4:55
9Romeo & Juliet
Alec R. Costandinos4:11
10Risky Changes
Bionic Boogie7:15
11Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)
recording of:
Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)
composer:
Jerome Brailey, George Clinton (US funk musician) and Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter)
Parliament5:45
12Let's Start the Dance
recording of:
Let’s Start the Dance
writer:
Hamilton Bohannon
Hamilton Bohannon5:51
13You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
recording of:
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
writer:
Sylvester (US disco and soul singer-songwriter) and James Wirrick
Sylvester6:34
14Souvenirs
Voyage6:23
▼ CD 4
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1Vertigo / Relight My Fire
remixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson)
medley including a recording of:
Relight My Fire
lyricist and composer:
Dan Hartman
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Songs Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
recording of:
Relight My Fire
lyricist and composer:
Dan Hartman
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Songs Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
recording of:
Vertigo
composer:
Dan Hartman
Dan Hartman39:38
2After Dark
Pattie Brooks7:46
3The Runner
vocals:
Sheila Ferguson, Valerie Holiday and Helen Scott
edit of:
The Runner (Ferguson, Holiday, Scott, album version) by The Three Degrees
recording of:
The Runner
lyricist:
Sheila Ferguson
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
The Three Degrees43:43
4Take That to the Bank
recording of:
Take That to the Bank
writer:
Kevin Spencer (US keyboardist/vocalist for Dynasty) and Leon Sylvers
publisher:
ATV Music
Shalamar3:23
5Dance With You
recording of:
Dance With You
lyricist and composer:
Kossi Gardner
Carrie Lucas3:22
6Dancer Gino
Gino Soccio48:23
7Space Bass
Slick7:03
8Can't Live Without Your Love
Tamiko Jones7:03
9I Need Your Lovin'
recording of:
I Need Your Lovin'
lyricist and composer:
Teena Marie
Teena Marie3:44
10Casanova
cover recording of:
Casanova (Your Playing Days Are Over)
writer:
Jo Armstead and Milton Middlebrook
Coffee6:08
11The Boss
Diana Ross7:22
12Take Me Home
recording of:
Take Me Home
writer:
Michelle Aller and Bob Esty (disco songwriter - producer from Massachusetts)
publisher:
Rick S. Music (publishing company associated with Casablanca)
Cher6:43
13Last Dance
recording of:
Last Dance
lyricist and composer:
Paul Jabara
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Management Three Music, Olga Music and フジパシフィックミュージック
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 51)
Donna Summer4:58