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No. 1 Hits of Disco Soul Funk Rare Groove

Various Artists (8 CD Boxset)

X-Media (UK) / 2003 / XMBOXCD03
8 CD Boxset (4 slimline double CD jewel cases) with slipcase

Producer: Various

 

Disc 1 of 8 - No. 1 Disco Hits

1. Don't Leave Me This Way 3:43 Thelma Houston


2. I Feel Love 8:16 Donna Summer


3. Love Macine 3:03 The Miracles


4. Shake Your Groove Thing 3:58 Peaches & Herb


5. Funkytown 3:58 Lipps Inc.


6. I Will Survive 3:19 Gloria Gaynor


7. You're The First, The Last, My Everything 3:27 Barry White


8. Upside Down 3:42 Diana Ross


9. Contact 6:51 Edwin Starr


10. Get Down 3:39 Gene Chandler


11. You Can Do It 6:29 Al Hudson


12. Got To Give It Up 4:14 Marvin Gaye

Disc 2 of 8 - No. 1 Disco Hits

1. Love Hangover 3:52 Diana Ross


2. Hot Stuff 3:53 Donna Summer


3. Love's Theme 4:09 The Love Unlimited Orchestra


4. Can't Get Enough Of Your Love 4:04 Barry White


5. I Love The Nightlife 5:36 Alicia Bridges


6. Now That We Found Love 7:37 Third World


7. Celebration 3:42 Kool & The Gang


8. Mama Used To Say 3:38 Junior


9. You Can't Hide Your Love 6:43 David Joseph


10. The Medicine Song 3:48 Stephanie Mills


11. Can't Live Without Your Love 7:15 Tamiko Jones


12. Spread Love 8:38 Al Hudson & The Soul Partners

Disc 3 of 8 - No. 1 Soul Hits

1. I Want You Back 3:01 The Jackson 5


2. Love Town 5:18 Booker Newberry III


3. Never Knew Love Like This Before 3:27 Stephanie Mills


4. Hong On In There Baby 3:24 Johnny Bristol


5. Strwaberry Letter 23 3:49 The Brothers Johnson


6. Don't You Get So Mad 3:54 Jeffrey Osbourne


7. All Night Long 5:36 Mary Jane Girls


8. It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me 7:00 Barry White


9. Does She Have A Friend 4:12 Gene Chandler


10. Silver Shadow 4:59 Atlantic Starr


11. Walk Away From Love 3:20 David Ruffin


12. Piano In The Dark 4:22 Brenda Russell

Disc 4 of 8 - No. 1 Soul Hits

1. The Rain 5:08 Oran 'Juice' Jones


2. A Love Supreme 5:36 Will Downing


3. Razzamatazz 4:17 Quincy Jones


4. Nightshift 4:26 Commodores


5. Mine All Mine 5:02 Cashflow


6. I Want To Do Something Freaky To You 5:56 Leon Haywood


7. Ain't Nothing Going On But the Rent 3:30 Gwen Guthrie


8. You Used To Hold Me So Tight 5:46 Thelma Houston


9. PuttIng A Rush On Me 5:55 Stephanie Mills


10. Too Hot 5:09 Kool & The Gang


11. Men Should Not Sleep Alone 6:38 Ray Parker Jr.


12. Dont Look Any Further 5:27 Dennis Edwards

Disc 5 of 8 - No. 1 Funk Hits

1. Sex Machine 5:18 James Brown


2. Funky Stuff 3:05 Kool & The Gang


3. Brick House 3:36 Commodores


4. Fire 4:29 Ohio Players


5. Shake Your Rump To The Funk 3:40 The Bar-Kays


6. Make It Funky 3:18 James Brown


7. Jungle Boogie 3:06 Kool & The Gang


8. Rigor Mortis 5:26 Cameo


9. Car Wash 3:20 Rose Royce


10. Theme From "Which Way Is Up" 3:11 Stargard


11. Don't Stop The Music 7:52 Yarborough & Peoples


12. I Don't Believe You Want To Get Up & Dance (Oops) 8:44 The Gap Band

Disc 6 of 8 - No. 1 Funk Hits

1. Get Up Offa That Thing 4:12 James Brown


2. Running Away 6:58 Roy Ayers


3. You & I 3:14 Rick James


4. Burn Rubber On Me 5:38 The Gap Band


5. Let's Get Serious 7:58 Jermaine Jackson


6. Behind The Groove 6:03 Teena Marie


7. Let's Start The Dance (with Male rap-like vocals) 7:38 Hamilton Bohannon


8. Flashlight 5:33 Parliament


9. Get The Funk Outta My Face 5:59 The Brothers Johnson


10. Love Will Bring Us Back Together 6:00 Roy Ayers


11. I'm A Sucker For Your Love 3:14 Teena Marie


12. Tear The Roof Off The Sucker 5:28 Parliament

Disc 7 of 8 - No. 1 Rare Groove Hits

1. Blow Your Head 4:45 The JBs


2. I Know You Got Soul 4:44 Bobby Byrd


3. Think (About It) 3:25 Lyn Collins


4. I Believe In Miracles 4:52 The Jackson Sisters


5. 'Cross The Track 3:22 Maceo And The Macks


6. Yes It's You 3:15 Sweet Charles


7. Message From The Soul Sisters 4:16 Myra Barnes


8. The Boss 3:17 James Brown


9. Same Beat 3:21 Fred Wesley & The JB's


10. Gimme Some More 3:07 The JBs


11. Soul Power '74 4:12 Maceo And The Macks


12. House Party 5:29 Fred Wesley

Disc 8 of 8 - No. 1 Rare Groove Hits

1. Hot Butterfly 7:52 Gregg Diamond / Bionic Boogie featuring Luther Vandross


2. Is This The Best (Bop Doo Wah) 3:49 L.A. Boopers


3. Jungle Fever 4:26 Chakachas


4. Get It Up For Love 5:48 Tata Vega


5. I Want To Thank You 3:50 Alicia Myers


6. Choosing You 6:16 Lenny Williams


7. Your Sweetness Is My Weakness 8:04 Barry White


8. Moonlight Lovin Menage A Trois 10:03 Isaac Hayes


9. Shake Her Loose 2:29 The Jackson Sisters


10. It Must Be Love 6:08 Alton McClain & Destiny


11. Baby Baba Boogie 4:18 The Gap Band


12. I Just Want To Be 5:21 Cameo

This 8 CD boxset called No. 1 Hits of Disco, Soul, Funk and Rare Grooves appears at first to be a great value. What with all that music at such a low price and look, there are only 12 songs on each CD, one must assume that they've used the full and unedited versions? Dream on. Nowhere are the track times listed-not even on the inside booklet of each CD-NOWHERE. Some of these CDs clock in with a total time of around 50 minutes so they could have used full versions.

Number 1 Hits of Disco, Soul, Funk and Rare Grooves is a complete disgrace and a blatant attempt by X-Media to mislead the buying public. There really should be a legal mandate to require all record labels to post complete tracklistings AND timings on the outside packaging.

No other website or store mentions this or even bother to give a complete tracklisting - they just say buy it. I've had this box set for a while now and was not even going to post it, but thought better of it and hope this info is of use to someone.

Now on to the music and the selection. It's a shame as this boxset could have been a killer piece and I realize that licensing restrictions might have played a part in the way things came out. Firstly, all the tracks are culled from the Universal catalogue, which means classic material from MCA, Polydor, 20th Century, Delite, Motown, Casablanca, Island and other record labels.

The two compact discs for Disco have almost all the songs relegated to roughly three minute edits with the notable exceptions of Third World's "Now That We Found Love" and about 3 others that already have appeared in this form on other CDs.

Fortunately, it's the other three CDs that give this compilation some respectability despite the continued use of 3-4 minute versions for most tracks. Unlike the Disco CDs, there are a number of great tracks which one may not have on other compilations. Songs like Bionic Boogie's "Hot Butterfly" and Chakachas' "Jungle Fever." Look at the tracklisting and times that I listed above and you can make up your own mind whether you should buy this or not. Truth be told a better buy would be the CD compialtion Magnum Opus, which has full versions of similar songs.

The main reason why I am a bit negative on this box set is the obvious attempt to cover-up the track times. Had they been clearly labelled I would say No. 1 Hits of Disco, Soul, Funk and Rare Grooves is a great value despite the limitations.



Listen to Don't Leave Me This Way by Thelma Houston:


Listen to Love's Theme by Barry White and the Love Unlimited Orchestra:


Listen to I Feel Love by Donna Summer:


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