who remembers "Dance With You" by Carrie Lucas? It was a HOT jam in 1979!


and let's not forget these disco gems...



and I know you guys remember "Mandolay" by La Flavour,from 1979....

DavidEye said:

lilgish said:

This is one of the greatest disco albums ever.Many of Kool and The Gang's longtime fans were pissed when they "went disco",but this album is a masterpiece.It's the perfect soundtrack to a night out on the town in 1979.The title track is one of their finest moments,and this LP includes the must-have long version.Then there's "Hangin Out","If You Feel Like Dancing" and the repetitive-but-fun "Tonight's The Night".Add a couple of slower jams ("Got You Into My Life" and the hit single "Too Hot") and you have a brilliant album.

DavidEye said:

This is the first album as a kid (3-4) I was able to put on a turn table. My uncle's collection introduced me to music. Kool and the Gang is the most essential musical group in my development....

Actually, records like these were one of the contributors to the death of disco. I've often wished someone would do a hip hop album like this in hopes that history would repeat itself.

I couldn't have said it better myself. This is definately my favorite Kool & The Gang album from start to finish and it definately makes you feel like you are out partying.

I sure do! I have it on an old K-Tel album and I know you know about those.

vainandy said:

what's funny about this song are the ad libs.There aren't alot of lyrics to this song...basically they just repeat the line "dance with you!" over and over.So it appears that Carrie was forced to come up her own little ad libs (lol) and some of her lines are hilarious,in a fun,cheesy way...


"come on and ho,ho,ho!"
"I like it...I like it"
"I need ya...I need ya"
"so good...so good"
"I'm gonna sing while I swing with cha"


that's what I miss about many disco songs...the fun,mindless lyrics

A lot of the disco songs had to rely on the sheer funkiness of the record to make it a hit because it was mainly dancefloor driven and lyrics really didn't mean much. If today's artists had to rely on the funkiness of their songs, they would starve to death.

vainandy said:

That WOULD be amazing!


~ 50 Cent & Big Bird

~ Eminem & Snoopy

~ Prince & The Muppets... er, wait a minute.

DavidEye said:

thats ya ass David

TheRealFiness said:

Ok,but aren't you gonna list some of your favorite disco albums?

Apoptygma Berzerk - Harmonizer

DavidEye said:

of course

don Ray- Garden of Love
Cerrone- 3 ( aka supernature)
Saturday Night Band -come on dance dance
France Joli- self titled
Poussez-self titled
Patrick Juvet-I love america
Love & Kisses-Self titled

kev1n said:

MOST PEOPLE ONLY LISTEN TO THE “TOP 40” OF DISCO MUSIC...”I WILL SURVIVE”, MACHO MAN, TURN THE BEAT AROUND, GET DOWN TONIGHT, FUNKYTOWN, ECT. THEY ARE GREAT SONGS, BUT YOU HEAR THEM ALL THE TIME. STUDIO 54 THE MOVIE DIDN’T REALLY DO JUSTICE TO VIBE OF THAT ERA OR THE GREATNESS AND HEDONISM OF STUDIO 54. ANOTHER GREAT NY DISCO WAS “THE PARADISE GARAGE”.

IF YOU WANT SOME GOOD BASIC DISCO, ANY DISCO COMPILATION FROM RHINO RECORDS IS GOOD. IF YOU ARE FEELING A BIT ADVENTUROUS, HERE IS A LIST OF COMPILATIONS AND PRODUCERS YOU SHOULD LOOK FOR IF YOU REALLY WANT TO GET A FEEL FOR THE SOUNDS OF THE MID TO LATE 70’S:

COMPILATIONS ON CD:
DISCO SPECTRUM VOL. 1-3 REAL DISCO FOR REAL PEOPLE
DISCO FEVER - SOUNDS OF UNDERGROUND DISCO BY DIMITRI FROM PARIS
SALSOUL PRESENTS: DISCO FUNK FLAVAS
THE ORIGINAL SALSOUL CLASSICS 2
KENNY DOPES DISCO HEAT 3CD SET - EXCELLENT!!!!
BOOGIE NIGHTS - CLASSIC DISCO ATHEMS
SAM - DISCO CLASSICS EXTENDED PLAY VOL. 1 AND 2
PRELUDE’S GREATEST HITS VOL. 1 AND 2
LARRY LEVANS PARADISE GARAGE
MAGNUM OPUS - 20 DANCE MASTERPIECES
SPIRIT OF DISCO - EXCELLENT
BEST DISCO IN TOWN - VOL. 1-3
DONNA SUMMERS - HAPPILY EVER AFTER AND FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE
SISTER SLEDGE - WE ARE FAMILY (THE ALBUM)
KENNY CARPENTER PRESENTS - STUDIO 54 UNDERGROUND CLASSICS
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER SOUNDTRACK
SUPER DISCO - ORIGINAL DISCO & SOUL FROM HARLEM’S P&P RECORDS
PHILADELPHIA CLASSICS


SOME OF THESE COMPILATIONS CAN BE FOUND IN LARGE RECORD STORE CHAINS, IF NOT AMAZON.COM OR HALF.COM ARE YOUR BEST BET TO FIND THESE TITLES.


PRODUCERS/ DJS TO LOOK FOR:
SALSOUL ORCHESTRA
CHIC ORGANIZATION
GAMBLE AND HUFF - THE PHILLY SOUND
PATRICK ADAMS / PETER BROWN PRODUCERS
PATRICK COWLEY
GIORGIO MORODER
TOM MOULTON
LARRY LEVAN
DIMITRI FROM PARIS
ANYHING FROM PRELUDE RECORDS
ANYTHING FROM WEST END RECORDS
ANYTHING FROM P&P RECORDS

GROUPS/ ARTIST TO LOOK FOR:
FRAN JOLIE
CLOUD ONE
BRAINSTORM
T-CONNECTION
MUSIQUE
SYLVESTER
CHIC, C’EST CHIC, CHIC, RISQUE
LOLETTA HOLLOWAY
CERRONE
BOHANNON
CARRIE LUCAS
DAN HARTMAN
DONNA SUMMER
GINO SOCCIO
CHANGE
MACHINE
LINDA CLIFFORD
HEATWAVE
IMAGINATION
LTD
JOHN DAVIS MONSTER ORCHESTRA
BARRY WHITE
SHALAMAR

HOPE THIS LIST HELPS YOU.