NOBODY KNOWS!! What's the ORIGINAL song??

[dokhi427]

Gotta know...
Montel Jordan sampled a disco song (from the 70's or 80's) in his song "Get it On Tonite" from his album "Get it On Tonite"--also featured on the "Save The Last Dance" Soundtrack. What is the name of the ORIGINAL song and/or who is the artist? ANY info will help! Thanks a bunch!

[discosavvy]

It's sampled from the start of Claudja Barry's "Love for the Sake of Love" (1977). That is slower than disco and very interesting.

This is noted by a comment at http://www.discomusic.com/records-more/1867_0_2_0_C/

The connecting link is the name of the producer/composer Juergen Korduletsch.

Here's from the U.S. Copyright Office record for registration # PA-993-844 "Get It On Tonite":

Author on © Application: words & music: Montell Jordan, Darren Benbow, Antoine Wilson, Brian Palmer, Joerg Evans & Juergen Korduletsch.

And # PA-962-010 "Get It On Tonite":

Author on © Application: Sergio Moore; words & music: Joerg Evers, Juergen Korduletsch, Montell Jordan, Darren Todd Benbow, Antoine B. Wilson, Brian O. Palmer.

Records like these can be searched at
http://www.copyright.gov/records/cohm.html
and since samplers have to credit the original makers/writers of a song you'll usually find their names embedded along with the new folks.

And here's what Brian Chin once wrote: "Claudja Barry is a pop singer producer/cowriter Juergen Korduletsch says..."

[dokhi427]

discosavvy--Thanks! You have no idea how long I've been trying to figure that out! You made my year!