Top twenty Hi Energy/ Gay Disco/ Boystown Tracks

[Simon White]

It's 2021.
The world has been invaded by polysexual aliens ....which doesn't mean they like sex with parrots by the way (British joke)..... and they've decided to wipe out half of all the straight people in the planet to stop the breeding for a while ... the aliens like dancing to fast, uplifting music on their own planet and are interested in the music that was played in Gay clubs on Earth from what is seen (by them) as the golden period from 1975 to 1990. You have to present them with twenty great records to take back home with them to save ten of you straight friends ..which ones would you choose? (records not friends) Straight or 'straight acting' people are allowed to join in too.
There are no right or wrong answers..the aliens will decide by adding up the results.


In no real order...these are my top twenty best tracks that fit the criteria!

I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten - The Simon Orchestra
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Linda Clifford
Native Love Step By Step - Divine
Your Love - Lime
There But For The Grace Of God Go I -Machine
Never Can Say Goodbye - Gloria Gaynor
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) - Sylvester
Hit And Run Lover - Carol Jiani
Found A Cure- Ashford And Simpson
Love Insurance - Front Page
The Break - Katmandu
Hills Of Katmandu - Tantra
24 Hours A Day - Barbara Pennington
Ain't That Enough For You - John Davis And The Monster Orchestra
1 2 3 Counting On Love - The Peter Jacques Band
Time Bomb - Jeanie Tracy
Love And Desire - Arpeggio
Think It Over- Cissy Houston
The Boss -Diana Ross
Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston

[Energyguy]

1. 24 hours a day - Barbara Pennington
2. Don`t Leave me this way - Jeanie Tracy
3. Love & Desire - Arpeggio
4. Hit & Run Lover - Carol Jiani
5. Earthquake - Flirtations
6. Native Love (step by Step) - Divine
7. My claim to fame - James Wells
8. Over + over - Sylvester
9. Theme for JAWS - Lalo Schifrin
10. Come to Me - France Joli
11. Love in C Minor - Cerrone
12. High Energy - Evelyn Thomas
13. Radio Action - Claudja Barry
14. Clouds - Chaka Khan
15. I need a man - Grace Jones
16. Padlock - Gwen Guthrie
17. La Vie En Rose - Grace Jones
18. Never can say Goodbye - Gloria Gaynor
19. I`m every woman - Chaka Khan
20. megatron man - patrick Cowley

[Charlie Windle]

1.BB & Band -Simple song
2.Suzy Q -Tonight
3.Pepperment -Light a light
4.Lisa -Jump Shout
5.Vivien Vee -Give me a break
6.Mark Farina -To my heart
7.K.Barre -Right by the moon
8.Technique -Can we try again
9.Joanne Daniels -After the rainbow
10.Tabu - On my way
11.Flirtations -Earthquake
12.Tantra -Get ready to go
13.Bonnie Bianco -Heart is a lonley hunter
14.Double Discovery -Can he find another
15.Scala -Macchina nera
16.Lynda Hayes -Don't you love me anymore
17.Melisa Manchester -Thief of hearts
18.Motion -Don't stop
19.Oh Romeo -Try it
20.Marianna -The big hurt

[Magnifique]

Originally Posted by Charlie Windle

1.BB & Band -Simple song
2.Suzy Q -Tonight
3.Pepperment -Light a light
4.Lisa -Jump Shout
5.Vivien Vee -Give me a break
6.Mark Farina -To my heart
7.K.Barre -Right by the moon
8.Technique -Can we try again
9.Joanne Daniels -After the rainbow
10.Tabu - On my way
11.Flirtations -Earthquake
12.Tantra -Get ready to go
13.Bonnie Bianco -Heart is a lonley hunter
14.Double Discovery -Can he find another
15.Scala -Macchina nera
16.Lynda Hayes -Don't you love me anymore
17.Melisa Manchester -Thief of hearts
18.Motion -Don't stop
19.Oh Romeo -Try it
20.Marianna -The big hurt

Woo-hoo! TOP LIST!
If I submitted a track list, it would look about the same with just a few other picks here and there.

[kdavid13]

1-DONNA SUMMER Now I need you
2-FRANCE JOLI The heart to break the heart
3-MIQUEL BROWN Learn the lines of love
4-LIME Your love
5-EVELYN THOMAS Running wild in the night
6-SUZY Q Can't live without your love
7-PAUL PARKER Without your love
8-SEVENTH AVENUE Love's gone mad
9-BANANARAMA Love,truth & honesty
10-CLIFF RICHARD I just don't have the heart
11-ANGIE GOLD Eat you up
12-TIME BANDITS Endless road
13-MAN 2 MAN Action
14-JIMMY SOMERVILLE Read my lips [12in]
15-CLAUDJA BARRY Work me over
16-CHER Bad love
17-ERIA FACHIN Savin' myself
18-JUDY GARLAND The trolley song [White Label NRG Mix]
19-JASON DONOVAN When you come back to me [12in]
20-ERASURE Don't say your love is killing me

[Simon White]

Some nice things coming up ! Loads I don't know. i'm very curious about B B & Q "Simple Song".

I'd forgotten Evelyn Thomas "Running Wild In The Night" KDavid13... I must dig it out...isn't it on the other side of 'Reflections' ?

The Flirtations 'Earthquake' has appeared twice so far...good sign. I gave my white label copy to someone years ago and never got round to replacing it. For years I assumed it was a Levine track.

[Energyguy]

Originally Posted by Simon White

Some nice things coming up ! Loads I don't know. i'm very curious about B B & Q "Simple Song".

I'd forgotten Evelyn Thomas "Running Wild In The Night" KDavid13... I must dig it out...isn't it on the other side of 'Reflections' ?

The Flirtations 'Earthquake' has appeared twice so far...good sign. I gave my white label copy to someone years ago and never got round to replacing it. For years I assumed it was a Levine track.

Yeah, RUNNING WILD IN THE NIGHT is a superb track from her HIGH ENERGY album was it was the B- Side to REFLECTIONS. It is one of her finest recordings (currently have it on my MP3 player).
I love the sensurround remix of EARTHQUAKE that ian Anthony Stephens released in 88. I do not have the original mix (think it came out on Proto records).
Some great selections

[Magnifique]

Originally Posted by Energyguy

Yeah, RUNNING WILD IN THE NIGHT is a superb track from her HIGH ENERGY album was it was the B- Side to REFLECTIONS. It is one of her finest recordings (currently have it on my MP3 player).
I love the sensurround remix of EARTHQUAKE that ian Anthony Stephens released in 88. I do not have the original mix (think it came out on Proto records).
Some great selections

The sensourround remix of Earthquake is great (Rumour, KLONE). The original was on Proto, I think. The Anglia Remix of Earthquake is nice, too (Big Ben sounds at the beginning of the track). Deep in my heart I'm hoping that there will be a new remix (by I. A. Stephens) of Earthquake soon; hopefully on a KLONE release. There's also a great, long, re-structured version of Earthquake on G. Rivera's site. Not too long ago, I bought all the cd's with the restructured mixes.

As for "Reflections," EBONY's extended version from 1980 has to be my favourite. Evelyn Thomas' version is OK in my eyes, but not great. If you see the 12" somewhere, buy it - you won't be disappointed. (ELECTROLA; 7'20")

[Energyguy]

Originally Posted by Magnifique

The sensourround remix of Earthquake is great (Rumour, KLONE). The original was on Proto, I think. The Anglia Remix of Earthquake is nice, too (Big Ben sounds at the beginning of the track). Deep in my heart I'm hoping that there will be a new remix (by I. A. Stephens) of Earthquake soon; hopefully on a KLONE release. There's also a great, long, re-structured version of Earthquake on G. Rivera's site. Not too long ago, I bought all the cd's with the restructured mixes.

As for "Reflections," EBONY's extended version from 1980 has to be my favourite. Evelyn Thomas' version is OK in my eyes, but not great. If you see the 12" somewhere, buy it - you won't be disappointed.

I agree, EAERHQUAKE deserves a brand new remix - bring it on
I have the ANGLIA mix which works vey well.
I have not heard the EBONY version of REFLECTIONS.. Im curious, will have to track it down.

[Magnifique]

Hi Neil,

Don't want to hijack this thread, but in a way I'm doing it because of your interest in "Reflections." Ebony also did a nice cover of "The Locomotion" back in 1979 (Aladin Records). And if you're trying to track down this disco group, also look for the titles "Everything will turn out fine," "Fly, fly" b/w "Fire Brigade" ("Call the fire brigade ... 'cause my body is burning" -- hilarious!!). Oh, and before I forget, they also covered "And then he kissed me."

[Energyguy]

Originally Posted by Magnifique

Hi Neil,

Don't want to hijack this thread, but in a way I'm doing it because of your interest in "Reflections." Ebony also did a nice cover of "The Locomotion" back in 1979 (Aladin Records). And if you're trying to track down this disco group, also look for the titles "Everything will turn out fine," "Fly, fly" b/w "Fire Brigade" ("Call the fire brigade ... 'cause my body is burning" -- hilarious!!). Oh, and before I forget, they also covered "And then he kissed me."

Thanks Michael, As ever you are a major source of info
"then he kissed me".. I have the version by Carmen on passion 12"

[Magnifique]

...and I'm learning from you.
Didn't know about Carmen's version on PASSION. Shall I try to find a copy? Is it good?

[SandraDee]

This should keep 'em dancing, even if those breeders aren't saved! In no particular order- (I've tried to represent most of the years but '79 is my favourite so...!)

Now I Need You/Working The Midnight Shift - Donna Summer (77)
Body Check - 3 Degrees (79)
Touch Me Baby medley - Ultimate (79)
Harmony - Suzi Lane (79)
Hit & Run Lover - Carol Jiani (81)
Venus - Bananarama (86)
Left To My Own Devices - PSBs (88)
Keep Those Lovers Dancing - Saturday Night Band (79)
That's The Meaning - Beautiful Bend (78)
Searching - Hazell Dean (83)
Primitive Desire - Eastbound Expressway (83)
Savage Lover - the Ring (79)
In The Forest - Baby O (80)
I'm A Man - Macho (78)
Supernature - Cerrone (78)
No Frills Love - Jennifer Holliday (85)
Passion - The Flirts (82)
Assassino - Amanda Lear (84)
Quiet Village - Ritchie Family (77)
Cherchez La Femme - Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (76)

[Energyguy]

Originally Posted by Magnifique

...and I'm learning from you.
Didn't know about Carmen's version on PASSION. Shall I try to find a copy? Is it good?

Definitely worth tracking down Michael.

[shives]

Yeah the Carmen version of Then He Kissed Me was/is highly underrated. I never understood why it didn't become a massive hit....it had all the elements of the time....

In a way, the feel of it reminds me of American Fade's I'm Alive...