Teen Idols Who Did Disco

[Cdnbob]

Originally Posted by drlove

.. . ooh, Good call, Jackson9:

THE SYLVERS !!!

how could I have forgotten them ??? They were certainly in all the teen mags of the day (1976-77), and their brand of bubblegum-disco was INFECTIOUS !!! "Hot Line"' is one of my favorite disco tracks of all time, only because my feet can't stop moving everytime I hear it !!! Having Freddie Perren as a writer/producer certainly helped this family group of 9 brothers & sisters, as he helped guide Tavares to disco immortality as well that very same year (1976).

Boogie Fever, High School Dance, Cotton Candy... all great tracks!

[kdavid13]

Originally Posted by Cdnbob

John Travolta never did any disco numbers at least not on the two solo albums he released.

A much different disco version of A GIRL LIKE YOU surfaced on 12in.Eric Matthew was involved with this one.A red vinyl european edition also exists.
John Travolta - A Girl Like You

I see that John Davis arranged a few tracks off the TRAVOLTA FEVER Lp too.
John Travolta - Travolta Fever

[disco-disc]

Hey Guys, Thanks for the reply:
Sweet - Funk it up (David's song) 12" CND -1977 - does not do much for me, they were more Glam rock, but did do some great rollicking tunes..as Stephen Freeman mentions
Glitter band - as mentioned - makes you blind - on a 1977 12" CND disc, with a couple of others.
Osmonds -I, I, I - A great record, especially the intro. Promo 1979 12" - well worth checking out, if only for the novelty value. (I think the Bee Gees may have had a hand in this production/writing???.)
Mud- another Glam rock era group from UK- shake it down gets a few plays in 1976/77 -7"
John Travolta -a girl like you - 12" p/s from 1979 - hit and miss effort from Mr. Saturday Night Fever.

As for David Cassidy, well I did personally like his version of- Get it up for love- which was later released by Tata Vega !!, and I did like the Partridge family - I think I love you, but that was not 'Disco'.

[remicks]

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Drlove:

original (?) version (?)

MIDNIGHT LOVE AFFAIR

love (weird) tie-ins like this !!

thanks for sharing!

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So we 're not regarding the DeFrancos as Canadian disco pioneers then ???





ya well .... nah ........guess not !!

(gotta love that "heartbeat/love beat" though !! )


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C2 You Set My Dreams To Music (2:55) Producer - John Davis (5) C3 Whenever I'm Away From You (3:11) C4 Settle Down (4:12) C5 Back Doors Crying (4:00) D1 Moonligth Lady (2:42) D2 All Strung Out On You (3:25) D3 Can't Let You Go (3:16) D4 Easy Evil (3:04)
Hm, C2 and D4 are both songs sung by Dusty Springfield as well. Never thought I'd see a Travolta/Dusty connection. Wow.

[Cdnbob]

Originally Posted by disco-disc

...Osmonds -I, I, I - A great record, especially the intro. Promo 1979 12" - well worth checking out, if only for the novelty value. (I think the Bee Gees may have had a hand in this production/writing???)

This is going by memory but I think it may have been an Alan, Wayne and Merrill Osmond composition who usually wrote a lot of their self penned songs but I can't remember for sure.

Originally Posted by remicks

So we 're not regarding the DeFrancos as Canadian disco pioneers then ???

Oh god never. They were very much teenybopper pop. Did you know they were produced by the same team that originally produced the Osmonds? Yup, Mike Curb/Michael Lloyd. And while they were Canadian they never recorded in Canada, always in LA.

[FranceJoliFan]

And TIGER BEAT cutie Jimmy McNichol (with sister Kristy.) Their 1978 lp was disco-rific.

[JussiK]

50's/60's heartthrob Bobby Rydell did a spectacular disco version of "Sway" in 1976. Bobby Solo did great trashy eurodisco with "Una Lacrima Sull'Viso" and "My Love Is Burning".
France Gall who did "La Musique" and Sheila of "Singing In The Rain" etc were originally massively successful as a teen idols.
David Essex did a strange if quite okay disco version of "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" called "Oh What A Circus" in 1978. Cliff Richard scored big with "We Don't Talk Anymore" in 1979. The same year, the former lead of The Glitter Band, Gary Glitter ( now rotting away in prison for child abuse) realesed "Superhero" as a 7" single.

[drlove]

found a clip of 14 y/o Ralph Carter on Soul Train:

enjoy this excellent Van McCoy-written/produced disco hit from 1975:

YouTube - WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND IN LOVE / RALPH CARTER

[boogyjuice]

[FlyRobinFly]

Originally Posted by drlove

.. . ooh, Good call, Jackson9:

THE SYLVERS !!!

how could I have forgotten them ??? They were certainly in all the teen mags of the day (1976-77), and their brand of bubblegum-disco was INFECTIOUS !!! "Hot Line"' is one of my favorite disco tracks of all time, only because my feet can't stop moving everytime I hear it !!! Having Freddie Perren as a writer/producer certainly helped this family group of 9 brothers & sisters, as he helped guide Tavares to disco immortality as well that very same year (1976).

I've got to be one of the biggest Sylvers fans on this planet. I still have some of those dam magazine articles!

YouTube - Remember the Sylvers



and don't forget their super-talented lead singer brother Edmund (RIP):

YouTube - Edmund Sylvers Tribute

[boogyjuice]

Originally Posted by FlyRobinFly

YouTube - Edmund Sylvers Tribute

Man, i TRIPPED when i saw a few weeks back that tight 80's SoulTrain-performance of "Burning Love" by Edmund.
Years ago, i bought his solo-album and a few years before that, i purchased an album from 1982 by the group Plush,
which also includes "Burning Love", written by Rene & Angela.
The Plush-version is a lil' more laidback rhythm-wise than the Edmund-version.
All the arrangements on Edmund's single are infectious ... the rhythm, keyboards, synths, horns and strings are off the hook !
Such a thrill to see the late Edmund jammin on the groove in that show.
I've read he was married with Freda Payne ?

[FlyRobinFly]

I don't think I ever heard that he was married to Freda Payne. I have only read that they were involved at one time. I don't know exactly though. I belong to a fan club and have spoken via internet with some of the family members. :)

[drlove]

re: FlyRobinFly's comment of:

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I've got to be one of the biggest Sylvers fans on this planet. I still have some of those dam magazine articles!
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glad to know uber-fans of this talented family group proudly stand up & be counted ! The 9-performing Sylvers obviously get eclipsed by the 9-performing Jacksons, but it doesn't mean they didn't have what it takes to get the joint jumping ! They actually contributed a couple of songs to the 1972 soundtrack of "The Thing With 2 Heads" and the 1979 soundtrack of "The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh" (both fairly awful films of the '70s). If you don't already have those soundtracks, you might wanna add 'em if you're a Sylvers completist !

[FranceJoliFan]

Originally Posted by boogyjuice

What a great clip. Thanks!