Freedom To Express Yourself

**discokicks** · November 17th, 2005, 09:48 AM

I have Denise La Salle's 'Freedom To Express Yourself' on K-tel's 'Disco Motion' album that came out in 1977 (some real treats on there by the way...would be really neat if K-tel released some of their back catalogue). The same song is part of a heavy segue of songs on a special disco mixer that I have circa 1980, but it's with male vocals. Any clue as to who that would be?

**thommy2458** · November 17th, 2005, 05:53 PM

Hi Disco-nothing tops Denise L's outrageous screams and
boasts,but the version you may have heard is by Jimmy Jackson
(don't remember the label?)
Thom

**discokicks** · November 17th, 2005, 11:11 PM

Wow...thank you and you're right, La Salle's version is top-notch. I have always wanted her full version of 'Freedom' as it's only about three and half minutes on the album that I have. I did some searching for it today on the net....looks like it's one of those rare 12"ers on the ABC label.

**thommy2458** · November 18th, 2005, 03:35 PM

Disco-when this came out,we used to run to the dance floor
like a bunch of cattle! ABC was
going to release a 12" re-edit
that we began hearing months
after it's release.Very "dub-y"
chopped up,but still hot.A few
years ago,I finally won the
acetate on Ebay-apparently,this is what the jocks were playing as it was
never pressed on a promo 12".
Thom

**discokicks** · November 18th, 2005, 04:06 PM

:D Very cool! You guys obviously had taste back then!

I was only a confused, agitated 16 year old when I first discovered the song back in '77. There was just something about this and so many other disco songs that captured my attention and heart back then. To hear that this packed floors is exactly what I wanted to hear!

And that special mix that you have amazes me! Were there lots of special, rare dj mixes of songs from that period? I know that 12" singles were just becoming the norm around '76 but I just assumed that there usually was only one mix.

**thommy2458** · November 18th, 2005, 05:02 PM

Disco-oh,yeah-there were so many songs that you fell in love with.Maybe it reminded you of a certain club or just a
great night.But "freedom" for
me was always magical because when it came blasting
out of a set,it sounded so fresh
and unique.The first of Denises'
wild,animal screams and her
gutsy laughing just caused a
commotion on the dance floor.
The thing that was great was
her enthusiasm was infectious-
I actually pictured her doin' the
"rollercoaster"in the studio as
she whooped and hollered.The
acetate was very unusual at the
time because it was an edit or remix generated by the label.Alot of NY DJ's were remixing and editing their own
mixes and pressing them as bootlegs(see the "sunshine sound" and "disco queen" bootleg stuff to get an idea
Someday,hopefully alot of these will resurface on CD or
vinyl reissues-does anyone know a good source for these
or where I can find them?)
But these mixes were few and far between,and most were spliced and edited and a little
"raw".You should also check out the
Danny Krivit edits for a good
example of how it's done right
though.Enjoy!
Thom

**robetclo2516** · March 22nd, 2008, 07:12 AM

Originally Written by discokicks

I have Denise La Salle's 'Freedom To Express Yourself' on K-tel's 'Disco Motion' album that came out in 1977 (some real treats on there by the way...would be really neat if K-tel released some of their back catalogue). The same song is part of a heavy segue of songs on a special disco mixer that I have circa 1980, but it's with male vocals. Any clue as to who that would be?

I just found out that I got a bootleg version of this song on a 12'' it is called Promo 3 it includes a disco megamix