What is your favourite obscure disco song?

[rhessel]

Hello to everybody...

While I was posting my reply in the topic "Songs that you play the most" I remembered some obscure disco songs, so came into my mind the idea of starting a topic about some favourities obscure disco songs.

Mine are:

Free & red hot - Shelly Black
Sisters and brothers - Rita Fortune
Samson - Ebony, Ivory & Jade.

Well, I think this enough by now.

[Funky Dude]

I LOVE obscure disco. Here are some of my favourites:

Rozza & Wine - Disco Boogie Woman 1975
Boogie Man Orchestra - Lady Lady Lady 1975
Brothers Guiding Light - Getting Together 1973
Ultrafunk - Kung Fu Man 1974
Ultra High Frequency - We're On The Right Track 1973
Executive Suite - When The Fuel Runs Out 1973
Fatback Band - Street Walk 1972
Gary Toms Empire - 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 Blow Your Whistle 1975
Herbie Mann - Hijack 1975
Intruders - She's A Winner 1972
Jackson Sisters - I Believe In Miracles 1973
Juggy Murray Jones - Inside America 1976
Liquid Smoke - Dance, Dance, Dance 1976
Louie Ramirez - Salsa 1976
Cleveland Eaton - Bama Boogie Woogie 1976
Lonnie Liston Smith - Expansions 1975
Magic Disco Machine - Scratchin' 1975
Metropolis - I Love New York 1978
Miami - Party Freaks 1974
Miroslav Vitous - New York City 1976
Muscle Shoals Horns - Born To Get Down 1976
Eastside Connection - You're So Right For Me 1977
Nite-Liters - K-Jee 1971
Poison - Let Me Lay My Funk On You 1975
Queen Yahna - Ain't It Time 1976
Rufus & Chaka Khan - Look Through My Eyes 1974
Soul Searchers - We The People 1972
South Shore Commission - Free Man 1975
Whirlwind - Full Time Thing 1976
Softones- That Old Black Magic 1975
Van McCoy - Love Is The Answer 1974
Van McCoy - Soul Improvisations 1972
Dennis Coffey - Scorpio 1971
etc...............................

[rhessel]

I remembered some others:

I should say "It such a beautiful day" - Love Unlimited Orchestra
Guilty - First Choice
Look on the good side - The Invitations
Supership - George "Bad" Benson
Bump me baby - Dooley Silverspoon
Delicious - The Duprees
Life is what you make - Tapestry
Moonlight Serenade - The Ventures
Movin' like a superstar - Jackie Robinson

And so on...

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[Boodikka]

1) "Mi Amore" - Desiree' (1978)....this is a lost gem, received some minor clubplay in NY.
2) "Save And Spend" - Cheryl Barnes (1978)
3) "Ready Or Not" - Deborah Washington (1978)
4) "The Other Side Of Midnight" - Marsha Hunt (1978)
5) "Malaguena" - Pico (1979)
6) "Workin' And Slavin'" - Midnight Rhythm (1978)....I LOVED this track! Medium popularity in NY, but now it is relegated to trivia question status
7) "Quartz" - Quartz (1978)....Personally, I could never stand "Beyond The Clouds", but I loved this. The first Goth disco record, I'd say.
"Leave That Boy Alone" - Poussez (1980)....a victim of the anti-disco backlash, not as good as anything on the first album, but better than most of what was around in early 1980
9) "Mischief" - French Kiss (1979)....still my favorite track from Simon Soussan
10) "Fire Island" - Dante's Inferno (1979)....good stuff from Ron Dante', the man behind the Archies (believe it or not)


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[Boodikka]

"Nighttime Fantasy" by Vickie Sue Robinson from the NOCTURNA soundtrack (great soundtrack, execrable film). This is easily the best work La Vickie ever did, and the instrumental tracks by the Heaven and Hell Orchestra (which I assume is a line-up of the usual Salsoul/MFSB suspects operating under a nom de plume) are outstanding! This one shouldn't be obscure, but it is.

[Jeff H]

Here, here, Boodi! "Nighttime Fantasy" is an overlooked classic! Those strings and horns, climbing and swirling, and Vicki's voice swooning and scatting above it all... breathtaking!

And "Workin' and Slavin'" is another awesome, propulsive song. But just a trivia question? It was in heavy rotation on the disco radio station that broadcast out of the little ol' Pittsburgh suburb of Greensburg in 1979. And it charted very high on the Billboard disco charts, if I remember correctly.

(That who-o-o-oshing sound you hear is Marky running to look up the Billboard chart position of "Workin' and Slavin'"! )

[The Lord of Flatbush]

On 2002-06-13 14:51, Boodikka wrote:
1) "Mi - (1978)....this is a lost gem, recieved some minor clubplay in NY.
2) "Save And Spend" - Cheryl Barnes (1978)
3) "Ready Or Not" - Deborah Washington (1978)
4) "The Other Side Of Midnight" - Marsha Hunt (1978)
5) "Malaguena" - Pico (1979)
6) "Workin' And Slavin'" - Midnight Rhythm (1978)....I LOVED this track! Medium popularity in NY, but now it is relegated to trivia question status
7) "Quartz" - Quartz (1978)....Personally, I could never stand "Beyond The Clouds", but I loved this. The first Goth disco record, I'd say.
"Leave That Boy Alone" - Poussez (1980)....a victim of the anti-disco backlash, not as good as anything on the first album, but better than most of what was around in early 1980
9) "Mischief" - French Kiss (1979)....still my favorite track from Simon Soussan
10) "Fire Island" - Dante's Inferno (1979)....good stuff from Ron Dante', the man behind the Archies (believe it or not)

My Borough Mate:

Let's touch on a few records to which were hits in New York on KTU.

Workin' & Slavin' - Midnight Rhythm

I was so pleased to view someone who has great taste in Disco music. This is one hit that was really deep with its instrumentation.
I have the 12" and love it intensely upon its
spin.

Panic - French Kiss

The sound effects, string section and all of the rest made this erotic hit one passion to be desired.

Plato's Retreat - Joe Thomas

A hit in New York for sure, to which other places kept the hustle intact when this song was played in their club.

Feed The Flame - Lorraine Johnson

Even through this day, I get chills when I hear this record. Pumpin' indeed!

Many more in store, but honorable mention goes to I Feel Love - Donna Summer.

Buckle up when you ride the rocket!













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[DotBomb]

French Kiss- Mischief.

Very happy somebody mentioned this.... excellent piece.

Love Symphony Orchestra- Let Me Be Your Fantasy
Love Symphony Orchestra- Let's Make Love In Public Places
Clyde Alexander- Gotta Get Your Love
Companion- Living Up To Love
Chocolat- Nostalgia Medley
Charles Earland- Over & Over
Grand Tour- Le Grand Tour
Black Sun- Black Sun
Partners- The Last Disco In Paris
Easy Going- Gay Time Latin Lover
Lucrethia & The Azoto- It's The Way

[Boodikka]

So "Workin' and Slavin'", "Nighttime Fantasy" and "Mischief" aren't so forgotten and obscure, then? Cool! I just hope that some savvy music company will release some of these gems on CD sometime soon.
Oh, and one more to add: "Sao Paolo" by Chic. I've championed this downtempo samba/disco jewel on here before. A great track!

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[DISCODISK]

OBSCURE AND SOULFUL
tell me why-bobby womack-beverley glen
gift wrap my love-reflections-capitol
three steps from true love-reflections-capitol
fragile handle with care-sam dees-atlantic
let me show you-larry wu-atlantic
can you imagine that-norma jenkins-desert moon
you brought it on yourself-barbara hall-innovation2
frame of mind-vernon burch-u.a.
never die-mandrill-polydor
dont be afraid to take my love-creative source-polydor
love doctor-millie jackson-spring
house for sale-millie jackson-spring
s.o.s-todays people-gamma
abandoned-tata vega-tamla
youve got to try harder-ronnie walker-event
magics in the air-ronnie walker-event
i need you-dianne jenkins-creative funk
honey please-barry white-20th cent
youre everything good to me tomorrows promise-mercury
you aint going anywhere but gone-phillipe wynne-sugarhill
always room for one more-mcfadden&whitehead-tsop
goodlovin is just a dime away-originals-motown

[Boodikka]

Here's one that I loved but never knew the name of for years and years: "The Real Thing" from Daddy Drewdrop. It was the B side, inexplicably, to "Nanu, Nanu" (which I hated, so I assumed that the B side would be another "Chick-A-Boom") so I never programmed it, much to my chagrin. My first post ever in this forum was one in which Marky identified the song tile. What a great track from such an unlikely performer!

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[markydefad]

I suppose you all chose classy tunes. I'm gonna picka a little piece of cheesy fluff, produced and written by the master of Cheeze Whiz, Bobby Orlando, himself.

This was a song that I heard at Trocadero in the early eighties and always thought was the Bee Gees or Barry or Robin or Maurice solo. One day I went into Aloha Records (before I worked there) and sang this chorus melody sans words to them and Tauntress (Steve) immediately said " Tod Foster".

Indeed it was "Dancin'" by Tod Foster.

During the Napster era, several people asked me about a "Dancin" song by The Bee Gees. I always suggested "You Should Be Dancing" and then said maybe it was Tod Foster. They never seemed to know or care what I was talking about with the TF mention. At least 4 times, they came back and asked about the Tod Foster, and every time THAT WAS the song.

I remember when I finally got the song downloaded on Napster. I had to contact several of these people to let them know that downloads were available.

[NickNack]

I wish I had time to go 'digging' but here's a few:

A NIGHT IN NEW YORK - ELBOW BONES & THE RACKETEERS (Another August Darnell gem)
BINGO - THE WHISPERS
AIE - BLACK BLOOD; ROBERTA KELLY
CRAZY 'BOUT MY BABY - BONNIE BRAMLETT
EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD - CONSUMER RAPPORT
MY HEARTS NOT IN IT - BRENDA JONES
LOVE CHILD - JAMIE DEAN
STUBBORN KIND OF FELLOW - BUFFALO SMOKE
SUMMER BREEZE - BAISER
DEEPER - NEW BIRTH
(EVERYBODY'S) DANCING ALL OVER THE WORLD - BUSTA JONES
DEJA VU/LOVE 'TIL THE END OF TIME - PAULHINO DA COSTA (the 12" is awesome)
IN THE EVENING - SHERYL LEE RALPH
WON'T YOU LET ME BE THE ONE - MICHAEL MCGLOIRY
MIGHTY HIGH - MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY
KILIMANJARO - MIRIAM MAKEBA
AS LONG AS WE'RE TOGETHER - GLORIA SCOTT

[Bernie]

On 2002-06-13 19:16, markydefad wrote:

Indeed it was "Dancin'" by Tod Foster.

To make matters a little more interesting this song exists as two different mixes. Unfortunately, both versions share the exact same catalogue number. The promo version is a great remix, while the commercial is the original bla mix. Get the promo. I have this in the Vault under "F" for Foster.

[zeca azevedo]

On 2002-06-13 17:03, DISCODISK wrote:
OBSCURE AND SOULFUL
tell me why-bobby womack-beverley glen
gift wrap my love-reflections-capitol
three steps from true love-reflections-capitol
fragile handle with care-sam dees-atlantic
let me show you-larry wu-atlantic
can you imagine that-norma jenkins-desert moon
you brought it on yourself-barbara hall-innovation2
frame of mind-vernon burch-u.a.
never die-mandrill-polydor
dont be afraid to take my love-creative source-polydor
love doctor-millie jackson-spring
house for sale-millie jackson-spring
s.o.s-todays people-gamma
abandoned-tata vega-tamla
youve got to try harder-ronnie walker-event
magics in the air-ronnie walker-event
i need you-dianne jenkins-creative funk
honey please-barry white-20th cent
youre everything good to me tomorrows promise-mercury
you aint going anywhere but gone-phillipe wynne-sugarhill
always room for one more-mcfadden&whitehead-tsop
goodlovin is just a dime away-originals-motown

Hi DISCO,
your list is simply THE BEST LIST I've seen on this FORUM until now! You have a real good taste, sir! SOUL MUSIC RULES!

I want to add my favorites here:

- DETROIT EMERALDS - LOVE FOR YOU (not strictly DISCO, but hey, it's a real GEM)
- THE DELLS - ALL ABOUT THE PAPER
- THE IMPRESSIONS - FIRST IMPRESSIONS/FAN THE FIRE
- ECSTASY, PASSION & PAIN - I WOULD'N GIVE YOU UP/HAPPY, HAPPY HAPPY
- WILLIE HUTCH - GET READY FOR THE GET DOWN/PARTY DOWN
- RARE EARTH - WARM RIDE
- HONEY CONE - THE TRUTH WILL COME OUT
- HOLLAND-DOZIER-HOLLAND - CAN'T GET ENOUGH
- CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD - YOU'VE GOT EXTRA ADDED POWER TO YOUR LOVE/FINDERS KEEPERS
- CHOCOLATE MILK - ACTION SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS
- UNDISPUTED TRUTH - I'M A FOOL FOR YOU/HELP YOURSELF
- SLY STONE - HIGH ON YOU
- THE MODULATIONS - LOVE AT LAST
- THE TYMES - GOD'S GONNA PUNISH YOU
- THE WHATNAUTS - HELP IS ON THE WAY
- THE WHISPERS - LET'S TRY IT ONCE WITH FEELING

That's enough for now.
Peace and SOUL

zeca azevedo