Best use of violins in a disco song

[Disco77]

Pattie Brooks
"Girl, Don't Make Me Wait"

[zeca azevedo]

Hi Danceman,

well, as someone said before on this FORUM "Different strokes for different folks". There's lots of records that I like that some of my friends simply cannot stand, and vice versa. I don't like the string arrangement on Ike's disco classic. About strings on disco records my favorite are the strings from PHILLY SOUL, which sounds more discreet and elegant than 90% of the strings that we hear in some standart disco records from 1975-1979. CHIC strings are good too (with one of two exceptions).

zeca azevedo, just looking for his stradivarius

[supervogue]

Oh it's gotta be CHIC - "I want your love"...that hits the top spot

[JussiK]

1. The opening swirl of strings in STICK TOGETHER by Minnie Riperton
2 - Any Boris Midney record
3- Summertime by MFSB - I believe I actually levitated during this on many occasions, twirling in the air next to the mirror balls like a dervish
4- Pretty Maid by The Pretty Maid Company
or nearly anything by The Pat Halling String ensemble.

[mtur]

although they only underline this great song and are not as characteristic as in other disco songs I love the violins on Fat Larry's Band's "Act Like You Know"...

[Leanmean]

'My Sweet Summer Suite" of course!

[disco1999]

Belle Epoque - Miss Broadway
Silver Convention - Fly Robin fly / Get up & boogie
Boney M - Rasputin
etc etc etc . . .

[martinus]

Destination: From beginning to end (arranged by Don Hockett)
G.Salerni Productions: Ultimate, Strange Affair, Hi Gloss
CHIC, Sister Sledge, Barry White ...

[Alvaro]

I just went down my playlist (at work) and picked my favorites with violins:

Walter Murphy - A Fifth of Beethoven
The Raes - A little lovin' keeps the doctor away
Billy Ocean - Are You Ready?
Boogie Motion - Beautiful Bend
Boys Town - Can't take my eyes off of you
Bill Conti - Come with me now
Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Till You Get Enough
Debbie Jacobs - Don't you want my love
Silver Connection - Fly Robin Fly
Silver Connection - Get Up & Boogie
Viola Wills - Gonna Get Along Without You Now
Stereo Fun Inc. - Got you where I want you babe
Gonzalez - Haven't stopped dancing yet
Donna Summer - Heaven Knows
Love & Kisses - I found love
Carrie Lucas - I gotta keep dancin'
Teena Marie - I need your lovin'
Chic - I want your love
Gloria Gaynor - I will survive
Martin Circus - Ite Missa Est
Musique - Keep on Jumpin'
Front Page - Love insurance
Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme
Brainstorm - Lovin' Is Really My Game
David Naughton - Makin' It
La Flavour - Mandolay
Norma Lewis - Maybe This Time
Menage - Memory
7th Avenue - Miami Heat Wave
Destination - Move on up
Love Unlimited Orchestra - My Sweet Summer Suite
Odyssey - Native New Yorker
Poussez! - Never Gonna Say Goodbye
Stephanie Mills - Never knew love liks this before
Bee Gees - Night Fever
Joe Thomas - Plato's retreat
Cory Daye - Pow Wow
Michael Jackson - Rock with you
Donna Summer - Rumor has it
Peaches And Herb - Shake your groove thing
Voyage - Souvenirs
Cher - Take me home
Diana Ross - The Boss
Kat Mandu - The Break
Van McCoy - The Hustle
Barbra Streisand - The main event
Jackie Moore - This time baby
Ultimate - Touch me baby
Dan Hartman - Vertigo/Relight my fire
Sister Sledge - We are family
Phylis Hyman - You know how to love me
Lou Rawls - You'll never find another love like mine
Poussez! - You're all I have

Wow! That's a lot of titles with violins!

Regards,
Alvaro

[Behind Mars]

Night Dancer - Jeanne Shy

Your Eyes - Baby'O

One More Minute - St. Tropez

[Rab]

If you like violins in a disco song and you haven't heard "Love Insurance" by Front Page (1979) you are really missing something! Also, "Here Come's That Sound Again" by Love Deluxe!

"Funky Town" by Lips Inc. is also a good example of good use of violins. I think Madeline Kane's "Forbidden Love" would take the prize if it were brass...trumpets and trombones...sensational.

[Big Worm]

My favorite is the violins in "I Need You" by Sylvester

[K-Bee]

Seems we're bringing old topics back again. I haven't noticed this one before so here goes...

Violins (or string sections as I rather would call them) are an integral part of disco. it's hard to find a track from the 70's that do not use them in one way of another.

Best use of strings ever: "It's Extasy When You Lay Down Next To" by Barry White. They have an understated role in this song. Wonderfully arranged and one of my favorite mid-tempo tracks of the decade.

[Mixmachine]

Off the top of my head here are some old skool use of strings I always liked.

"I can't give you anything" The Stylistics
"Spring Rain" Silvetti
"That old black magic" Softones
"Think Before you start" Notations
"Salsa" Louis Ramirez
Oh yes I almost forgot " Theme from the deep" written By John Williams I believe.

[PhyllisHyman]

For me it's got to be "Begin the Beguine" by Johnny mathis although Shine on Silver Moon is a very close second