Ultimate Disco Classics, Volume 1

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Turn the Beat Around
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 Robinson45:34
2Macho Man
executive producer:
Henri Belolo
producer:
Jacques Morali
bell:
Felipe Rose
lead vocals:
Victor Willis (Victor Edward Willis, member of the Village People)
vocals:
Alex Briley, David "Scar" Hodo, Glenn Hughes (singer for Village People), Randy Jones (Village People) and Felipe Rose
conductor:
Horace Ott
brass and strings arranger:
Horace Ott
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Casablanca Record and FilmWorks, Inc. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1978)
produced for:
Can’t Stop Productions, Inc.
recording of:
Macho Man
writer:
Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali, Peter Whitehead and Victor Willis (Victor Edward Willis, member of the Village People)
publisher:
Can’t Stop Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI) and EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher)
The Village People3:28
3Cherchez la femme / C'est si bon
recording of:
Cherchez la femme
writer:
Stony Browder Jr. and August Darnell (singer, songwriter)
Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band55:46
4Don't Leave Me This Way
producer:
Hal Davis
vocals:
Thelma Houston (in 1976)
arranger:
Art Wright (guitar)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1976)
edit of:
Don’t Leave Me This Way by Thelma Houston
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 355) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 432)
cover 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. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Thelma Houston4.53:37
5Love's Theme
producer:
Barry White
orchestra:
Love Unlimited Orchestra
conductor:
Barry White
arranger:
Gene Page and Barry White
edit of:
Love’s Theme (instrumental version) by Love Unlimited Orchestra
recording of:
Love’s Theme (instrumental version) (in 1973)
composer:
Barry White
publisher:
January Music Corp. and Sa‐Vette Music Inc.
Love Unlimited Orchestra3:35
6Ladies Night
producer:
Eumir Deodato and Kool & the Gang
recording of:
Ladies’ Night
writer:
Cliff Adams, Chris Alberts, Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Dennis Thomas (Kool & The Gang), Jon Faddis, Adam Ippolito, Robert Spike Mickens and Claydes Smith
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Kool & the Gang4.253:28
7Never Can Say Goodbye
arranger:
City Life (arranger for Gloria Gaynor) and Harold Wheeler
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 Gaynor2:58
8I Want You
executive producer:
Berry Gordy, Jr. and Marvin Gaye
producer:
T-Boy Ross and Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
vocals:
Marvin Gaye (in 1975)
arranger:
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
recorded at:
Marvin’s Room in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1975)
recording of:
I Want You (in 1975)
lyricist:
Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
composer:
Arthur “T‐Boy” Ross and Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Jobete Music Co., Inc., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Marvin Gaye3:56
9More, More, More
producer:
Gregg Diamond
mixer:
Tom Moulton
arranger:
Gregg Diamond
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Buddah Records, Inc. (in 1976)
mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
recording of:
More, More, More
lyricist and composer:
Gregg Diamond
publisher:
Buddah Music, MRI Music, Buddah (ffor company credits related to the US label Buddah Records) (in 1976) and Gee Diamond Music (in 1976)
Andrea True4.753:11
10Love Machine
recording of:
Love Machine
lyricist and composer:
Billy Griffin and Warren Moore
horn and strings arranger:
Wade Marcus
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
The Miracles2:56
11Play That Funky Music
electric bass guitar and synthesizer:
Allen Wentz (Bass player for wild cherry)
electric guitar:
Bryan Bassett (guitarist for Wild Cherry, Molly Hatchet and Foghat) and Robert W. Parissi (Rob Parissi)
membranophone:
Ronald Beitle (drummer for Wild Cherry)
additional vocals:
Bryan Bassett (guitarist for Wild Cherry, Molly Hatchet and Foghat), Ronald Beitle (drummer for Wild Cherry) and Allen Wentz (Bass player for wild cherry)
lead vocals:
Robert W. Parissi (Rob Parissi)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1976, in 2002)
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 Cherry3.54:58
12Once You Get Started
recording of:
Once You Get Started
writer:
Gavin Christopher and Tony Maiden
Rufus feat. Chaka Khan4:27
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