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Bazac's 1980s Italo Disco Top 50

1. LINDA JO RIZZO: You're My First, You're My Last
2. CHIP CHIP: Everything you touch
3. RADIO RAMA: Change to desire
4. EDDY HUNTINGTON: U.S.S.R.
5. ALBERT ONE: For Your Love
6. MIKO MISSION: How Old Are You?
7. SABRINA: Boys, Boys, Boys
8. GRANT MILLER: Colder than ice
9. MAX HIM: Lady Fantasy

10. FANCY: Slice me Nice
11. SILVER POZZOLI: Around my dreams
12. P. LION: Happy Children
13. SPAGNA: Easy Lady
14. FUN FUN: Happy station
15. BALTIMORA: Tarzan Boy
16. SCOTCH: Disco Band
17. K.B.CAPS: Do you Really Need me?
18. FANCY: Fools Cry
19. KANO: Another Life
20. ALBERT ON: Hopes & Dreams

21. BABY'S GANG: Happy Song
22. LIAN ROSS: Say You'll Never
23. MIKO MISSION: The World is you
24. DENISE & BABY'S GANG: Disco Maniac
25. DEN HARROW: Charleston
26. JOY: Valerie
27. KEN LASZLO: Tonight
28. DAVID LYME: Bye Bye Mi Amor
29. CLEO: Go Go Dynamo

30. FANCY: Lady of Ice
31. ALAN ROSS: Valentino mon amour
32. KEN LASZLO: Hey, Hey Guy
33. SAVAGE: Don't Cry Tonight
34. ALBERT ONEt One: Secrets
35. MONTE KRISTO: The Girl Of Lucifer
36. STYLO: Pretty Face
37. LEE MARROW: Shangai
38. MIKE CANNON: Voices in the dark
39. JOE YELLOW: Lover to Lover
40. KOTO: Jabdah

41. RAFF: Self Control
42. P4F: Medley (P Machinery and Relax)
43. DEN HARROW: Don't break my heart
44. SAVAGE: Good Bye
45. RIGHEIRA: Vamos a la playa!
46. FANCY: Flames of Love
47. KEN LASZLO: Hey, Hey Guy
48. SCOTCH: Delirio Mind
49. MY MINE: Hypnotic Tango
50. VALERIE DORE: Get Closer

I didn't include artists such as Modern Talking, CC Catch or Bad Boys Blue, because they are more Euro Beat.

Daniel Bazac from New York.

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Reader Comments on Bazac's 1980s Italo Disco Top 50

 

Hi Daniel,
Fancy is also non Italo artist; German...
Posted Oct 14, 04 | 4:42 am by dario.zg

Hi Dario,

>Fancy is also non Italo artist; German...

You’re right, Fancy (Manfred Alois Segiet – probably) is a non Italo artist – yep, he’s German.

But I was wondering why ZYX label, included Fancy in the compilation
VARIOUS ARTISTS: Best Of Italo Disco Fox (FOOLS CRY)

ZYX label NEVER included Modern Talking, CC Catch or Bad Boys Blue in ANY Italo disco compilation.

And if we talk about “non Italo artists”, than Ivan, David Lyme, Valerie Dore, Laban and many other “non Italo artists” shouldn’t be considered Italo disco artists.

But if you look around EVERYBODY consider them… Italo.

I don’t consider Italo disco, the Germans Modern Talking, CC Catch, Bad Boys Blue, Joy (Austria) and few others. They are – IMO - Euro disco, or German disco.
Posted Oct 14, 04 | 7:36 am by bazac

Hi Daniel,
Yes, my friend,
also Mike Mareen, Silent Circle, Sandy Marton(from Croatia; working in Spain) ,Grant Miller(Fancy?) are non Italo and I suppose, few more artists but accent is on their production so everybody consider that "they" belong to Italo! OK with me, I can listen them with a pleasure... Anyway, that style of music is my no.1 and especially disco stuff like B.B.&Q. Band, Deodato-SOS fire in the sky(no.1), SOS Band, Midnight Star, Barry White, Quincy Jones...
Ciao & Best regards,
Dario
PS: Keep the records spinning!
Posted Oct 15, 04 | 1:06 am by dario.zg

Hi Dario,

I consider Mike Mareen, Italo, but I don't consider Silent Circle and Fancy Italo.
Posted Oct 15, 04 | 7:16 pm by bazac

You know Dario, I was thinkimg we should make a list of NON italo disco artists.

So, start listing the artist and the country.

It will be fun.
Posted Oct 15, 04 | 7:34 pm by bazac

Yes, good idea!
Ciao
Posted Oct 18, 04 | 1:00 am by dario.zg

CONGRATULATION! good italo-disco top 50.
I like specially Eddy Huntington-U.S.S.R.
and Den Harrow-Don't break my heart.
Posted Nov 02, 04 | 7:10 am by MaxHim

Very good chart, we can make a top 100 and more like say MaxHim with all italo-disco of the 80's. And even interpreters weren't italians, the productions were italians, that's the most important ( Dan Hearow, Baltimora weren't italians for instance ).
Posted Nov 15, 04 | 7:01 am by kalel0

I'd add

People from Ibiza- Sandy Marton (Martoni)

Hold me in your arms again- Fancy

Color my love- Fun Fun

Activate my heart- Meccano

Check it out - Fancy

And the best of them all!!

Mandrill- Mandrill
Posted Jan 24, 05 | 8:34 pm by disco guru

You mean
Patrick Colby-Mandrill?
Posted Jan 25, 05 | 8:31 pm by dario

Yes, Patrick Colby's Mandrill, not italian (German-produced I think) but italo-style and very popular there
Posted Jan 26, 05 | 2:08 pm by disco guru

And
MECCANO
Activate my heart!!
Posted Jan 26, 05 | 2:11 pm by disco guru

It's Italian!

Patrick Colby - Mandrill
Plexi-Glass Records PX 001 Italia 1986
Producer: Alex Cundari
music & lyrics: G. Caria, S. Oliva, G. Cinelli
arranged and mixed by: Alex Cundari, C. Cattafesta
Side A: Mandrill (6:02)
Side B: Instrumental (6:02)
Posted Jan 26, 05 | 8:28 pm by disco guru

disco guru wrote:

“I'd add

People from Ibiza- Sandy Marton (Martoni)
Hold me in your arms again- Fancy
Color my love- Fun Fun
Activate my heart- Meccano
Check it out – Fancy

And the best of them all!!
Mandrill- Mandrill”

And I would add few hundreds more, but unfortunately in a Top 100, I can only put… 100.

I was already very difficult to choose 100 from the 2,000 songs I have in my iTunes.

Daniel.

P.S. BTW disco guru, can I see YOUR Top 50?
Posted Jan 27, 05 | 4:43 am by bazac

I would add Robot is Systematic by 'Lectric Workers and some Cellophane and most of all Pineapples.
Posted Apr 05, 05 | 5:11 am by 12inchVinyl4eva

Maybe you should just make it 100 and then perhaps I could have the joy of seeing Carrera Disco King and Shine on Dance and Creatures Believe in Yourself and Jo Jo to name a few more.
Posted Apr 05, 05 | 5:26 am by 12inchVinyl4eva

And there is space for one of them at least since Hey Hey Guy is both #47 and #32 and since you got me very worked up just looking at this chart I would move Pretty Face up much farther and I much prefer The Night by Valerie Dore to Get Closer. I'd also like to see Queen of Witches by Kano up there. Oh yes indeed Kano gotta love Kano!
Posted Apr 05, 05 | 5:34 am by 12inchVinyl4eva

what? Linda jo rizzo at top? Mine would be Scotch - disco band and Savage - Dont cry tonight at number two.... but what about Radiorama or martinelli .... have you forgot about these artists?
Posted Jul 22, 05 | 6:14 am by klfisgonnarockyou

No, those artists would be in a Top 100.
Posted Jul 24, 05 | 11:25 pm by daniel

Good to see Linda Jo Rizzo at the top, although I always prefer "Perfect Lover"...and I would definately have "Hypnotic Tango" much higher than 49...probably Top 5...but a great chart..well done!!!
Posted Aug 02, 05 | 9:41 am by phrankie

How 'bout:
1. Havana-Drive in the night
2. Black Book-You must change
3. Patty Devick-Heart to heart
4. Flexx-Love theme from Flexxy-ball
5. Felli-Diamond in the night
6. Marce-I want You
7. Vivien Vee-Destiny
8. Thai Break-Flowers in the rain
9. Kata-Fire in the night
10. Baby's Gang-Challenger/Swedish remix!!!/
11.C'sar-I remember
and...

Many many good Italo songs! But I don't see no Scotch, no Radiorama, No Ken Laszlo...Well,my friends, there are other Italo songs which are less known but still good(or better) to take no.1's places in charts! Of course, I LIKE Ken Laszlo, Radiorama, Scotch and other well known artists but these are Diamonds like some other less known...
Well, after so many years I'm still discovering "new" Italo&Euro disco songs from early 80's that I've never heard before!
Of course, Italo' s the best music! but Euro-Disco is also good(BBB, Modern T, Fancy, Silent C, Mike M...()

How 'bout list of non italo artists, Daniel?
We tried to do it once...So let's try...

David Lyme Spain
Fancy Germany
Mike Mareen Germany
Silent Circle Germany
Modern Talking Germany
Bad Boys Blue Germany
CC Catch Germany
Blue System Germany
Amadeus Liszt Germany
KB Caps Germany(great songs!!)
Joy Austria
Attack & Sisley Ferre Holland
Laser Dance Holland
Axodry Germany
Boys Next Door Germany
Cliff Turner Germany
Costas Charitodiplomenos Greek
DJ's Project Germany(Vision of love!)
Grant Miller(singer from US, prod. Germany-Fancy)
Latin Lover Germany
Michael Bedford Germany
Moulin Rouge Slovenia
Sandy Marton Croatia(working in Ibiza, Spain)
New Baccara UK
Patty Ryan Germany?
Rocky M Germany
Sweet Connection Germany
T.Ark Germany
The Hurricanes Germany
Lenroy Spain

Anyway, I live Italo but also listen to Euro-Disco, American-Disco and other good styles of music!
Greetings to all,
Bok
Dario
Posted Sep 22, 05 | 9:31 pm by dariozg

How' bout my top-10;

1. Havana-Drive in the night
2. Shy Rose-You're my desire/remix/!!!
3. O'Ryan-She's my queen
4. Felli-Diamond in the night
5. Marvin-Tokyo girl
6. Squash Gang-Moving your hips
7. Jackie Quartz-A la vie
8. Marce-I want You
9. Sly & Hunter-No more vision
10. Thai Break-Flowers in the rain

Fantasy Life-Over and over, Bros. Return-Jericho,....etc...

Many many good Italo songs!!!
Greetings to all,
Dario
Posted Sep 22, 05 | 11:06 pm by dariozg

this is fun, you guys have some great tunes listed, my top 10 italo, ish

1 flashligh in a disco night - rofo
2 are you loving? - brand image
3 dont loose your heart - joy peters
3 computer love - tango
4 you are a danger - gary low
5 solitaire - gazebo
6 strange vibrations - little river band
7 adventure - xenon
8 go go yellowscree - digital emotion
9 when i let you down -m and g
10 time for changes - faxe
Posted Oct 07, 05 | 12:15 am by luciano

Italo disco was dominant in 80`s and many Euro performers took that stiyle as own so in thet period Euro-disko was Italo-disco.You may put Bad Boys Blue on that chart of 50,they played Italo.Some song must find place on thet Top 50 to. Mirage - No more war , Murrey Head - One night in Banghkok ,Koto -Visitors. Best regards to fans of Italo Disco
Posted Oct 26, 05 | 3:36 pm by BANE GUJDAR

My Italo Disco Top 10:

1. Torrevado - Living In A Shuttle
2. Havana - Drive In The Night
3. Kazino - Shoot
4. Rudy & Co - Mama Radio
5. Moonshine - China
6. Roger Meno - I Find The Way
7. Alan Ross - Valentino Mon Amour
8. Virgin - Tell Me Why
9. Grant Miller - Red For Love
10. Silver Pozzoli - Around My Dream
Posted Dec 07, 05 | 4:36 am by zero

I must say you have listed some awesome italodisco hits! I totally .. love them all. Welldone =)
Posted Dec 26, 05 | 6:55 am by Cecilia

TRILOGY- NOT LOVE STOPP- IM HUNGRY KLEIN & MBO - DIRTY TALK RAFF - SELF CONTROL PATRICIA HARRIS - HEAVEN IS.... GINO SOCCIO - REMEMBER PINEAPPLES - COME ON CLOSER R I S - LOVE N MUSIC CAPRICORN - I NEED LOVE DHARMA - PLASTIC DOLL ATTACK - CRAZY FOR YOUR LOVE NIGHTMOVES - TRANCEDANCE MY MINE - HYPNOTIC TANGO DEN HARROW - FUTURE BRAIN PLASTIC MODE - BAJA IMPERIAL MYA & THE MIRROR - HESITATION JULES SHEAR - WHEN LOVE SURGES MASSIMO BARSOTI-WHOLE LOTTA LOVE
Posted Dec 29, 05 | 6:21 am by SSCHG

hi guys . what mentioned is great but dont you agree with me that thers big hits or italo big hits not mentioned e.g
1) brando - rainy days
2) keep on music - danny keith
3) dolce vita - ryan paris
4) materpiece and i like chopin - gazebo
5)vamos a la playa - reighera

those tracks is well known to all italo fans and very popular. other thing in my opinion we should not consider some italo and other is not or euro the rythm and tune is similar or at least have alot in between . 20 years back first time i listened to all of those italo and non i never felt any diffrence in between those style . other thing if we will classify it in thise way thise mean there will be ( italo . german . spain . holland . swedish .....) which is unaccebtable

thanks
Posted Jan 11, 06 | 1:04 pm by tarek

LOL

32. KEN LASZLO: Hey, Hey Guy
47. KEN LASZLO: Hey, Hey Guy

I'd make a change:

32. Patrick Colby - Mandrill

I would throw in the list Brian Ice, Hipnosis, Cyber People, JD Jaber, and Forbidden Fruit.

Also that Alan Ross - The Last Wall was much better track than Valentino Mon Amour, but that's my personal opinion.
Posted Mar 12, 06 | 7:19 am by George

what about swan and any of u heart the song quitar spell, some other of my favo´s
jimmy and susy come back
lucia marinero
scotch pictures
never mind lots more i was looking for lyrics but they r hard to find any tips
Posted May 12, 06 | 1:46 am by degenerate

greetings to all friends fans of music

anfrando maiola koto.
Posted Aug 04, 06 | 9:17 am by lower94

my 1o top of italo disco:1,I like chopin-Gazebo,2More than a kiss-Micheal Bedford,Wings of love-Grant willer,4I want you-Unknow,~~I can't tell italo disco from eurodance,I think both are perfect.I'm from China which is a beautiful country,Welcome to China(Do you remenber a song named welcome to rimini?)
Posted Nov 30, 06 | 12:25 am by liushida

What is the real name of Rocky M.?
Posted Oct 15, 09 | 7:21 am by Macmac

Why forgot Nicky Lauren - Again and Again and Doctors Cat - Feel the Drive, Gaznevada - IC Love Affair or Proxyon ?
Posted Nov 07, 09 | 2:59 pm by Marco van Galen



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