Billboard Disco Compilation/Consensus Charts-Part 1:1974-75

[Svend]

Marky, this is very interesting--thanks for putting it together. After reading the Whitburn Disco book, I was left wanting to know more about the Record World DiscoFile chart. I liked it that they only listed one title per ranking rather than "all cuts" or whatever, as was done in Billboard.

The Billboard method puts early disco artists at a disadvantage when ranking them against the current crop, who only release one song at a time. So they get more titles listed and more points! Although I guess it would get a bit muddy what with medleys such as "Arabian Nights" or suites such as "MacArthur Park."

[markydefad]

February 22, 1975

Billboard Pop Chart Top 5:
1) PICK UP THE PIECES - Average White Band
2) BEST OF MY LOVE - Eagles
3) SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL - Grand Funk
4) BLACK WATER - Doobie Brothers
5) HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW?- Olivia Newton-John

Billboard R&B Chart #1:
1) LADY MARMALADE - Labelle (can you say "disco-crossover", boyz & girlz?)

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Disco Action

A= Audience Response (NYC Discos) (#1= HIJACK)
B= Retail Best Sellers: Downstairs Records (NYC) (#1 = LOVE CORPORATION)
C= Retail Best Sellers: Colony Records (NYC) (#1: I JUST CAN'T SAY GOODBYE)
D= Retail Best Sellers: Melody Song Shops (Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island) (#1= BAD LUCK)

4 charts with 15 items apiece. 15 points for a #1; 1 point for a #15; 60 points max. Add them up and voila!....


DISCO COMPILATION CONSENSUS
2/22/75

1) HONEY BEE/ NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE/ REACH OUT (Medley) (charts A, B & C); REACH OUT, I'LL BE THERE & REAL GOOD PEOPLE (chart D) - Gloria Gaynor
(MGM LP) (51 total points (Medley) + "RGP" = 61) (Charts ABC & D(2 items) (Last week #2)
2) HIJACK - Herbie Mann
(Atlantic 45) (36 pts./ABC) (#1)
3) BAD LUCK - Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes
(Philadelphia Intl. LP only) (32/ACD) (#25)
4) I JUST CAN'T SAY GOODBYE - Philly Devotions
(Columbia 45) (30/ABCD) (#3)
5) SHAME, SHAME, SHAME - Shirley & Company
(Vibration 45) (26/AC) (#6)
6) E-MAN BOOGIE - Jimmy Castor Bunch
(Atlantic LP only) 24/AD) (#4)
7) LOVE CORPORATION - Hues Corporation
(RCA 45) (24/BC) (#7)
8. * ONE BEAUTIFUL DAY - Ecstasy, Passion & Pain
(Roulette 45) (22/BCD) (NEW)
9) EXPRESS - B.T. Express
(Roadshow 45) (20/AC) (#9)
10) I'LL BE HOLDING ON - Al Downing
(Chess 45) (18/ACD) (#16)

11) JUST AS LONG AS WE'RE TOGETHER - Gloria Scott
(Casablanca 45) (16/BC) (#8.)
12) GLASSHOUSE - the Temptations
(Gordy LP only) (15/AD) (#12)
13) WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU/ LADY MARMALADE - Labelle ( note they reversed the order)
(Epic LP cut/45) (15/AD) (#5)
14) LOOK BUT DON'T TOUCH - Donny Beaumont
(Mercury 45) (12/B) (#17)
15) BLUE EYED SOUL - Carl Douglas
(20th Century LP only) (11/AC) (#11)
16) I'M NOT LOVIN' - Don Downing
(Roadshow 45) (11/B) (#19)
17) ONCE YOU GET STARTED - Rufus feat. Chaka Khan
(ABC 45) (10/C) (#24)
18. (R) REAL GOOD PEOPLE - Gloria Gaynor
(MGM LP) (10/D) (RETURN)
19) (R) EACH MORNING I WAKE UP - Major Harris Boogie Blues Band
(Atlantic LP version) (9/D) (RETURN)
20) WHERE IS THE LOVE - Betty Wright
(Alston LP only) (9/A) (#10)

21) * AND YOU CALL THAT LOVE - Vernon Burch
(UA LP only) (8/AD) (NEW)
22) CHANGES (MESSIN' WITH MY MIND) - Vernon Burch
(UA LP) (8/C) (#15)
23) * LA-LA-LOVE CHAINS - Silver, Platinum & Gold
(Warner Bros. 45) (8/B) (NEW)
24) * SHOWDOWN - Odia Coates
(UA 45) (7/B) (NEW)
25) * JUST A LITTLE BIT OF YOU - Michael Jackson
(Motown LP only) (6/D) (NEW)
26) MY LITTLE LADY - Bloodstone
(London 45) (6/B) (#13)
27) CRYSTAL WORLD - Crystal Grass
(French IMPORT; not available in the U.S.) (5/A) (#22)
28. * I WAS BORN THIS WAY - Valentino
(Gaiee 45) (5/B) (NEW)
29) HEY THERE, SEXY LADY - Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
(Stang 45) (5/D) (#27)
30) * PROTECT OUR LOVE - Sister Sledge
(Atco LP only) (4/AD) (NEW)

31) WHAT EVER YOU WANT - Sir Wales Wallace
(Innovation 2 45) (4/C) (#20)
32) * YOU'RE MY ONLY WORLD - The 21st Century
RCA 45; b-side of "Remember the Rain") (4/B) (NEW)
33) THE BOTTLE (La Botella) - Joe Bataan
(Salsoul 45) (3/C) (#13)
34) THEME FROM AIRPORT 1975 - The Ventures
(UA 45) (3/B) (#28.)
35) * X-RATED SYMPHONY - Joe Bataan
(Salsoul LP only) (2/B) (NEW)
36) * I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN MAKE IT - Dawson Smith
(Scepter 45) (1/D) (NEW)

#14, 16, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 & 36 NOT listed in Joel Whitburn's Disco/Dance book.

* = Debut (10)
(R) = Re-entry/Return (2)

Dropped Off:
SUPERNATURAL THING - Ben E. King (last week #18. )
LOVE DON'T YOU GO THROUGH NO CHANGES ON ME - Sister Sledge (#21) --replaced by their next entry at #30
GIVE ME YOUR BEST SHOT - BABY - Ebb Tide (#23)
SATIN SOUL - Love Unlimited Orchestra/Gene Page (#26)
HEY GIRL, COME AND GET IT - Stylistics (#28.)

STATS & RANDOM NOTES:

Lotsa titles; little consensus...it's a "Chart of Confusion"...that's what this chart is today.. hear-hear... hey-hey" :lol:
36 items; last week 29
10 debuts + 2 returns/5 dropoffs
Only 2 records on all 4 charts (#1 & #4)
(D dropped "Hijack"; B hasn't charted "Bad Luck" yet)
4 records on 3 charts
10 records on 2 charts
20 records on only 1 chart!!!

Biggest Mover: "BAD LUCK" from #25 to #3 (+22)
Biggest Debut: "ONE BEAUTIFUL DAY" at #8 (LOOOOVE this record!!!) :D :D :D

Coming Attractions:

In future weeks, records by Wisdom, City Limits, Choice Four, Variations, Chapter Three, Philadelphia Flyers, Isis ( as I recall, Lesbians....OK uh... "FEMINISTS" ? ), Randy Pie, Lily Fields and a group from Europe named "Silverbird"--until the name is changed......

Then....H-O-T, Jimmy Jackson, Satyr, Kokomo, Brooklyn People, Seldon Powell & Co., Liquid Smoke, Jeree Palmer, Spaghetti Head, Funky People, Lea Roberts, Innovisions and Barry Manilow comes back as a "45".

Also, Al Green, Undisputed Truth, Hot Chocolate, Jones Girls, Earth, Wind & Fire, Frankie Valli, Three Degrees, First Choice, Barrabas, Barry White, Ramsey Lewis, Dionne Warwick(e), Lonnie Liston-Smith and Bohannon...Bohannon...Bohannon!!!!


DISCO ACTION by Tom Moulton
2/22/75

(New York) - There will definitely be a Trammps LP on Golden Fleece (distributed by Columbia) in March. It will have "Where Do We Go From Here," "Shout," "Trusting Heart," Love Epidemic" (longer version) and two other cuts, including "Stop And Think." After so many rumors about a new album for so long, it is hard to believe that the "most wanted LP" on the disco scene is finally coming.

(Tom was responsible for mixing this LP)

Most controversial record this week is "I Was Born This Way" by Valentino on Gaiee Records on which a young man sings about his homosexuality, how happy he is and how others put him down because they don't understand. Feelings on the disk are mixed, as some think it is offensive; others feel it is a great cut. :roll:

Without a doubt it's a strong disco record, as everything begins with a drum, bass and tambourine and by the time you get into the lyrics, everyone is on the floor dancing. As to clubs already playing it, their reaction is that the rhythm is so stong, no one has gotten into the words as yet. :(

Downstairs Records here is getting some strong reaction to the Sir Wales Wallace disk "Whatever You Want" on Innovation 2, and the Odia Coates single, "Showdown."

Al Green's new single on Hi, "L-O-V-E," could be a disco hit, with a stronger rhythm than his last winner and more melodic, with the same easy, soulful Al Green delivery.

Sunny, the British girl who had the original hit of "Doctor's Orders," has a new single on Epic, "Headline News." This is a much stronger disk than her last one and will make some news in the discos.

"Disco Gold," a new Scepter LP is almost complete. It will have long versions of:
"We're On the Right Track" Ultra High Frequency (6:10)
"Make Me Believe In You" Patti Jo (7:03) :D :D :D :D
"Wan-Tu-Wah-Zuree" George Tindley (5:12)
"I Love You Yes I Do" The Independents (4:45)
"Dreamworld" Don Downing (4:43)
plus three other cuts. The songs will be together, disco-style, and the album will be available in March.

(Tom was responsible for remixing/extending these tracks-- strangely, "Dreamworld" did not make it on the final LP)

RCA has just released "You're My Only World" by The 21st Century and it's a good up-tempo pop/soul record. Also being released is a new single by The Choice Four from it's forthcoming album. And word is that Satyr's "Free and Easy" may still come out this month. So many people are aware of this disk--it has the "Never Can Say Goodbye/Doctor's Orders" sound--that RCA may schedule it even though the label's singles roster reportedly is filled.

[paul]

Wow Marky. No praises this time. Wouldn't want your head to get swollen. :) OK, perhaps a correction for ya. BEST OF MY LOVE - Eagles, should the artist be the The Emotions? HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW has a question mark. Any reason? I love that song by the way :)
As I've said before, seeing these list takes be back to a wonderful time...ahhh 8)
Glad to see Kokomo will be coming soon.

[zeca azevedo]

:D

[paul]

Thanks Zeca. My apologies Marky.

[shootyourshot]

February 22, 1975

Top LPs & Tape:

1, 2, Average White Band, s/t
6, 8, B.T. Express, Do It (‘Til You’re Satisfied)
23, 34, Labelle, Night Birds
39, 67, Gloria Gaynor, Never Can Say Goodbye
42, 53, Blackbyrds, Flying Start
44, 35, Al Green, Explores Your Mind
47, 36, Three Degrees, s/t
51, 59, Love Unlimited Orchestra, White Gold
56, 45, Carl Douglas, Kung Fu Fighting & Other Love Songs
72, 72, Blue Magic, The Magic Of The Blue
105, 114, Love Unlimited, In Heat
109, 118, Eddie Kendricks, For You
110, 94, Barry White, Can’t Get Enough
132, 132, Carl Carlton, Everlasting Love
149, New, Stylistics, Best Of

Hot 100:

1, 2, Average White Band, Pick Up The Pieces
17, 21, Labelle, Lady Marmalade
20, 26, B.T. Express, Express
21, 12, Carol Douglas, Doctor’s Orders
24, 30, Polly Brown, Up In A Puff Of Smoke
29, 14, Disco Tex & The Sex-o-lettes, Get Dancin’
35, 43, Shirley & Company, Shame, Shame, Shame
45, 55, George McCrae, I Get Lifted
47, 47, Stylistics, Star On A TV Show
53, 27, Love Unlimited, I Belong To You
57, 69, Ben E. King, Supernatural Thing
60, 43, Carl Douglas, Kung Fu Fighting
66, 77, Blackbyrds, Walking In Rhythm
68, 79, Rufus, Once You Get Started
69, 80, Love Unlimited Orchestra, Satin Soul
71, 51, Temptations, Happy People
74, 85, Carl Douglas, Dance The Kung Fu
76, 48, Gloria Gaynor, Never Can Say Goodbye
84, New, Hues Corporation, Love Corporation
86, 97, Eddie Kendricks, Shoeshine Boy
92, New, Jimmy Castor, The Bertha Butt Boogie
93, 99, Carl Carlton, Smokin’ Room
94, 96, Herbie Mann, Hijack
97, New, Al Downing, I’ll Be Holding On
98, 100, Dooley Silverspoon, Bump Me Baby

[markydefad]

Originally Posted by paul

Wow Marky. No praises this time. Wouldn't want your head to get swollen. :) OK, perhaps a correction for ya. BEST OF MY LOVE - Eagles, should the artist be the The Emotions? HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW has a question mark. Any reason? I love that song by the way :)
As I've said before, seeing these list takes be back to a wonderful time...ahhh 8)
Glad to see Kokomo will be coming soon.

Tall Paul...are you my EDITOR now????? :lol: :lol: :lol:

It was indeed the Eagles, not the Emotions (they come later) ....the "?" was typed only because "Have You Never Been Mellow" is a question..(maybe it wasn't technically listed in the song title...just adding "the grammar"!!!)

[paul]

Originally Posted by markydefad

Tall Paul...are you my EDITOR now????? :lol: :lol: :lol:

It was indeed the Eagles, not the Emotions (they come later) ....the "?" was typed only because "Have You Never Been Mellow" is a question..(maybe it wasn't technically listed in the song title...just adding "the grammar"!!!)

Just call me Perry White :lol:

[sfbeary]

since the editorial topic has come up,

Odia is looking for a Showdown, not a Sundown.

[markydefad]

sfb,

I trust you on this...but trust me, Billboard says "Sundown" this week and next week!!! I'm looking at it as I type. :roll: :roll: :roll: :o :o :o

(wait!!! I see it is written as "Showdown" in the Moulton column but not in the charts: "Sundown"!!!!) :oops: :oops: :oops:

I vaguely recall this song and I remember thinking that Odia was gonna be a big star. Don't know what happened. I see she died of cancer a while back. :cry:

[markydefad]

March 1, 1975

(Corrected Pop Chart)
Billboard Pop Chart Top 5:

1) BEST OF MY LOVE - Eagles
2) HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW - Olivia Newton- John
3) BLACK WATER - Doobie Brothers
4) MY EYES ADORED YOU - Frankie Valli
5) SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL - Grand Funk

Billboard R&B Chart #1:
1) SHAME, SHAME, SHAME - Shirley & Company (can you say another "Disco crossover", boyz & girlz????)

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Disco Action

A= Audience Response (NYC Discos) (#1= HIJACK)
B= Retail Best Sellers: Downstairs Records (NYC) (#1 = SAVE ME)
C= Retail Best Sellers: Colony Records (NYC) (#1: HIJACK)
D= Retail Best Sellers: Melody Song Shops (Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island) (#1= BAD LUCK)

4 charts with 15 items apiece. 15 points for a #1; 1 point for a #15; 60 points max. Add them up and voila!....


THE DISCO COMPILATION CONSENSUS:
3/1/75

1) BAD LUCK - Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes
(Philadelphia Intl. LP only) (48 total points/ Charts ABCD) (Last week: #3)
2) HIJACK - Herbie Mann
(Atlantic 45) (47/ABCD) (#2)
3) LOVE CORPORATION - Hues Corporation
(RCA 45) (42/ABCD) (#7)
4) HONEY BEE/ NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE/ REACH OUT (Medley) - Gloria Gaynor
(MGM LP only) (28/ ACD) (#1)
5) SHAME, SHAME, SHAME - Shirley & Company
(Vibration 45) (26/ABD*) (#5) (*Note that D has started charting this record again; D dropped it at it's height...should have been #1 at least for several more weeks if they had charted it; now that it's fading elsewhere, it's back!!!)
6) I JUST CAN'T SAY GOODBYE - Philly Devotions
(Columbia 45) (25/AC) (#4)
7) E-MAN BOOGIE - Jimmy Castor Bunch
(Atlantic LP only) (24/AD) (#6)
8. WHERE IS THE LOVE - Betty Wright
(Alston LP only) (22/ACD) (#20)
9) GLASSHOUSE - The Temptations
(Gordy LP only) (16/AD) (#12)
10) LOOK BUT DON'T TOUCH - Donny Beaumont
(Mercury 45) (16/BC) (#14)

11) ONE BEAUTIFUL DAY - Ecstasy, Passion & Pain
(Roulette 45) (15/CD) (#8.)
12) * SAVE ME - SilverBIRD [Silver Convention] "I see WHITE PEOPLE" :lol: :lol: :lol:
(Midland Intl. 45) (15/ B only: #1 first week out!!) (NEW)
13) I WAS BORN THIS WAY - Valentino
(Gaiee 45) (14/BC) (#28.) "I see GAY or GAIEE PEOPLE!!!" :lol: :lol: :lol:
14) AND YOU CALL THAT LOVE - Vernon Burch
(UA LP only) (13/AC) (#21)
15) PROTECT OUR LOVE - Sister Sledge
(Atco LP only) (13/AD) (#30)
16) * HOOK IT UP - The Choice Four
(RCA 45) (12/B) (NEW)
17) (R) DOCTOR'S ORDERS - Carol Douglas
(Midland Intl. LP version) (11/D) (RETURN)
18. JUST AS LONG AS WE'RE TOGETHER - Gloria Scott
(Casablanca 45) (10/B) (#11)
19) X-RATED SYMPHONY - Joe Bataan
(Salsoul LP only) (10/D) (#35)
20) I'LL BE HOLDING ON - Al Downing
(Chess 45) (9/AC) (#10)

21) SHOWDOWN - Odia Coates
(UA 45) (9/B) (#24)
22) CRYSTAL WORLD - Crystal Grass
(French IMPORT; NOT available in the U.S.) (8/A) (#27)
23) MY LITTLE LADY - Bloodstone
(London 45) (7/C) (#26)
24) I'M NOT LOVIN' - Don Downing
(Roadshow 45) (6/B) (#16)
25) BLUE EYED SOUL - Carl Douglas
(20th Century LP only) (5/C) (#15)
26) * LOVE IS EVERYWHERE - City Limits (Terri Wells + 3 others)
(TSOP 45) (5/B) (NEW)
27) THE BOTTLE (La Botella) - Joe Bataan
(Salsoul 45) (4/C) (#33)
28. * NEFERTITTI - Wisdom
(Adelia 45) (4/B) (NE)
29) LADY MARMALADE/ WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU - Labelle
(Epic 45/LP cut) (3/AD) (#13)
30) (R) BUMP ME BABY - Dooley Silverspoon
(Cotton 45) (3/D) (RETURN)

31) EXPRESS - B.T.Express
(Roadshow 45) (3/A) (#9)
32) THEME FROM AIRPORT 1975 - The Ventures
(UA 45) (3/B) (#34)
33) WHAT EVER YOU WANT - Sir Wales Wallace
(Innovations 2 45) (2/B) (#31)
34) * NOBODY CAN TAKE YOUR PLACE - Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes
(Phil. Intl. LP only) (1/D) (NEW)
35) * PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE - The Variations
(Armour 45) (1/C) (NEW)

#10, 13, 16, 19, 21, 23, 24, 27, 28, 30, 32, 33, 34 & 35 NOT listed in Joel Whitburn's Disco/Dance Book.

* = Debut (6)

(R) = Re-entry/Return (2)

Dropped Off:
ONCE YOU GET STARTED - Rufus feat. Chaka Khan (#17 last week) * will be back
REAL GOOD PEOPLE - Gloria Gaynor (#18.) *
EACH MORNING I WAKE UP - Major Harris Boogie Blue Band (#19) *
CHANGES (Messin' With My Mind) - Vernon Burch (#22)
LA-LA-LOVE CHAINS - Silver Platinum & Gold ((#23)
JUST A LITTLE BIT OF YOU - Michael Jackson (#25)
HEY THERE, SEXY LADY - Hank Ballard & the Midnighters (#29)
YOU'RE MY ONLY WORLD - 21st Century (#32) *
I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN MAKE IT - Dawson Smith (#36)

STATS & RANDOM NOTES:

35 total items; 36 last week (the most so far)
+ 6 debuts + 2 returns/ - 9 dropoffs
3 records on all 4 charts
3 records on 3 charts
10 records on 2 charts
19 records on only 1 chart

Biggest Movers:

X-RATED SYMPHONY (+16) from #35 to #19
TO PROTECT OUR LOVE (+15) from #30 to #15
I WAS BORN THIS WAY (+13) from #28 to #13

Bonus Info:

I've recently been referring back to my old 1979 Rolling Stone Record Guide for info on artists featured in the old disco charts. This book was edited by veteran rock critic Dave Marsh and features his opinions as well as other critics from RS. Remember, this is "DISCO" from a ROCK critic's viewpoint. He's sometimes totally dismissive, sometimes totally hateful, sometimes totally deadon in his appraisals. I'm gonna feature some of his opinions here from week to week:

since they debut this week......



SILVER CONVENTION

"Silver Convention is a premier example of tightly formularized disco that works. Their sound is precison tooled, by the German team of Michael Kunze, Stephen Preager and Sylvester Levay, from a design first sketched on Gloria Gaynor's Never Can Say Goodbye. Silver Convention's sound-alike big hits "Save Me," "Get Up and Boogie" and "Fly, Robin, Fly" - are typical of almost all their records. Cunning chants are repeated endlessly over a metronomic funk mechanism greased carefully by strings and hooted along by an occasional sax solo. The whole operation is modest, clean and pleasantly functional.

The vacancy of Silver Convention's three vocalists: Penny McLean, Ramon Wolf and Linda Thompson (later replaced by Rhonda Heath), who invariably sing in unison with all the style of distracted typists, :lol: suggests the singing-along of disco dancers themselves, and it may well be the key to the group's success in creating aural presence.

Although no one would want to own more than one of their LPs, Silver Convention's earlier singles collections Silver Convention and Save Me, contain their best work. The songs, of course, are virtually identical, creating a kind of meta-single......"

Then Miss Odia Coates' entry:

"Any black singer whose first album carries an endorsement from Paul Anka is interesting, if only as as convincing argument against natural rhythm." OUCH!!!!! :lol:
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DISCO ACTION by Tom Moulton
March 1, 1975

(New York)- Once or twice a year a record comes out of left field and creates a lot of excitement and sales. "Highway Driver," featuring the German rock group Randy Pie, on Polydor, could be one of those disks. Best way to describe the group is to say they combine the earthy soul sound of Rare Earth, the haunting melodic qualities of The Moody Blues and the excitement of Three Dog Night--an unusual combo, but together it works. From start to finish the disk has a pulsating, soulful drive that makes you want to play it again and again.

Dionne Warwicke has a strong disco cut called "Take It From Me" (up-tempo, very Philly-sounding) on her new "Then Came You" LP... "The Fabulous Trammps" LP by The Trammps, due out the end of the month, will also have the "Trammps Theme" on it (another "TSOP").

Midland International (RCA) has released the German soul group Silverbird's (sic) single of "Save Me" (part one) and "Save Me Again" (part two, longer version). It has the discos excited and was the top disco seller in it's first week at Downstairs Records. With Carol Douglas ("Doctor's Orders") also in it's stable, Midland's turning out to be a good disco label.

Arista has picked up the master on Tamiko Jones's "Touch Me Baby" (Atlantic Records). Response is starting to show for its soft soul/jazz sound that the discos speed up to work at the clubs. .... Columbia is going to release a longer, hotter version of The Manhattan's upcoming single, "That's How Much I Love You". The song has a much stronger rhythm feel than the LP version and is geared more to the discos.

"The Players" had it's grand opening Feb. 13 in Union City, N.J. and well-known New York DJ Steve Santoro had the place jumping. With disco action set weekly from Thursday-Sunday, club owners Gabe Vigorito and Danny Lamego will spotlight Latin music every Thursday, with Joe Cuba the leadoff guest. Both feel an upsurge in Latin disco popularity, noting Herbie Mann's "Hijack" (No. 1 disco record in N.Y.) and Joe Bataan's "The Bottle." They plan to give the disco-goer an opportunity to dance to and see some of the best Latin/soul groups in action.

[markydefad]

Hey shootyourshot...

Do you have the list of stuff I asked for your help with? I know it was in a pm...so if ya didn't print it out...you lost it. Let me know. By the first week of April I need your help on those certain items.

I still have my list.

[markydefad]

I am curious Marky for info on the following. Thanks in advance to sfb, dd , Q and anyone else in the know....

23) * LA-LA-LOVE CHAINS - Silver, Platinum & Gold
(Warner Bros. 45) (8/B) (NEW)

24) * SHOWDOWN - Odia Coates
(UA 45) (7/B) (NEW)

25) * JUST A LITTLE BIT OF YOU - Michael Jackson
(Motown LP only) (6/D) (NEW)

28. * I WAS BORN THIS WAY - Valentino
(Gaiee 45) (5/B) (NEW)

32) * YOU'RE MY ONLY WORLD - The 21st Century
RCA 45; b-side of "Remember the Rain") (4/B) (NEW)

35) * X-RATED SYMPHONY - Joe Bataan
(Salsoul LP only) (2/B) (NEW)

36) * I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN MAKE IT - Dawson Smith
(Scepter 45) (1/D) (NEW)

16) * HOOK IT UP - The Choice Four
(RCA 45) (12/B) (NEW)

26) * LOVE IS EVERYWHERE - City Limits (Terri Wells + 3 others)
(TSOP 45) (5/B) (NEW)

28. * NEFERTITTI - Wisdom
(Adelia 45) (4/B) (NE)

34) * NOBODY CAN TAKE YOUR PLACE - Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes
(Phil. Intl. LP only) (1/D) (NEW)

35) * PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE - The Variations
(Armour 45) (1/C) (NEW)

Any info appreciated. :D

[shootyourshot]

March 1, 1975

Top LPs & Tape:

2, 1, Average White Band, s/t
5, 6, B.T. Express, Do It (‘Til You’re Satisfied)
19, 23, Labelle, Night Birds
31, 39, Gloria Gaynor, Never Can Say Goodbye
34, 44, Al Green, Explores Your Mind
42, 42, Blackbyrds, Flying Start
47, 51, Love Unlimited Orchestra, White Gold
67, 47, Three Degrees, s/t
70, 56, Carl Douglas, Kung Fu Fighting & Other Love Songs
95, 72, Blue Magic, The Magic Of The Blue
102, 110, Barry White, Can’t Get Enough
127, 109, Eddie Kendricks, For You
128, 149, Stylistics, Best Of
133, 105, Love Unlimited, In Heat
150, 132, Carl Carlton, Everlasting Love
176, New, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, To Be True
179, New, Jimmy Castor Bunch, Butt Of Course
199, New, Kay Gees, Keep On Bumpin’ & Masterplan

Hot 100:

7, 1, Average White Band, Pick Up The Pieces
8, 17, Labelle, Lady Marmalade
16, 20, B.T. Express, Express
20, 24, Polly Brown, Up In A Puff Of Smoke
27, 35, Shirley & Company, Shame, Shame, Shame
33, 21, Carol Douglas, Doctor’s Orders
37, 45, George McCrae, I Get Lifted
45, 68, Rufus, Once You Get Started
47, 57, Ben E. King, Supernatural Thing
56, 66, Blackbyrds, Walking In Rhythm
57, 29, Disco Tex & The Sex-o-lettes, Get Dancin’
58, 69, Love Unlimited Orchestra, Satin Soul
60, 53, Love Unlimited, I Belong To You
62, 74, Carl Douglas, Dance The Kung Fu
65, 92, Jimmy Castor, The Bertha Butt Boogie
68, 47, Stylistics, Star On A TV Show
69, New, Al Green, L-O-V-E
74, 84, Hues Corporation, Love Corporation
76, 86, Eddie Kendricks, Shoeshine Boy
82, New, Barry Manilow, It’s A Miracle
87, 97, Al Downing, I’ll Be Holding On
88, 98, Dooley Silverspoon, Bump Me Baby
91, 93, Carl Carlton, Smokin’ Room
93, 94, Herbie Mann, Hijack

Don’t worry Marky, I saved the list on my computer. I’ll have the data for the missing chart entries in a week or two. The Moulton columns may take longer, unless you want me to mail them in two or three packages instead of the one you originally wanted. With that said, these are going to be the last Top LP & Hot 100 charts until I can get myself back to the library.

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And in case you were wondering, the Top 5 on the Hot 100 goes like this:

1. Best Of My Love - The Eagles
2. Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John
3. Black Water - Doobie Brothers
4. My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
5. Some Kind Of Wonderful - Grand Funk