Disco Versions

[DJDynasty]

I am looking for some suggestions on songs that were also releasaed as a Disco Version like
Menage - Memory (Theme From Cats/Memories)
Boys Town Gang - Youre Just to Good To Be true
(originally by Frankie Valli)

[needlefingers]

That Old Black Magic - The Softones

MacArthur Park - Donna Summer

Ain't No Mountain High Enough/Remember Me - The Boys Town Gang

Could It Be Magic - Donna Summer

Anything Tuxedo Junction recorded.

And any Meco album.

Up The Yellow Brick Road (lp) and Tangerine - The Salsoul Orchestra

Evita (lp) - Festival (Boris Midney)

Poinciana - Paradise Express

Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me Girl
Cupid - The Spinners

Brazil - The Ritchie Family

Any specific style you are looking for?

[tony98]

One i can think of is Boris Midney (A.K.A) Beatiful Bend,USA -European Connection. A version of Don't cry for me argentina, on Marlin late 70's.

[remicks]

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According to markydefad :8)

The following "old songs" got disco redos in 1975 :

THE TOP 25 COVERS

1) BRAZIL
2) HOW HIGH THE MOON
3) FOREVER CAME TODAY
4) WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND IN LOVE
5) TANGERINE
6) BABY FACE
7) WHAT A DIFF'RENCE A DAY MAKES
8. NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE
9) REACH OUT- I'LL BE THERE
10) SUNNY

11) SUMMER OF '42
12) CARAVAN
13) I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT
14) DRIVE MY CAR
15) IT'S IN HIS KISS
16) THE BOTTLE (La Botella)
17) PEANUT VENDOR
18. ONE FINE DAY
19) EXODUS (Main Theme)
20) THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC

21) SUMMER PLACE '76
22) BIG NOISE FROM WINNETKA
23) EVERLASTING LOVE
24) I CAN UNDERSTAND IT



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[needlefingers]

If You Could Read My Mind
Up On The Roof
Stormy Weather - Viola Wills

[Nano]

Two Gino Soccio albums feature a version of "Love is" by Bill Withers. He also produced a version of "Hold on I'm comin'" for Karen Silver.

The Raes did disco versions of both "To love somebody" (Bee Gees) and "School" (Supertramp) :-o

Both "Never can say goodbye" and "Reach out I'll be there" had been soul hits for Jackson 5 and Four Tops before Gloria Gaynor recorded them in 1975.

There are many, many more. In fact, some house bands did their own albums consisting almost entirely of cover versions (MFSB, The Players Association, Rhythm Heritage...)

[needlefingers]

Gershwin '79 (lp) - Westside Strutters (all Gershwin tunes)

Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody - Village People

Knock On Wood
Light My Fire - Amii Stewart

Gimme Some Loving - Kongas

Last Dance - Donna Summer

Sing, Sing, Sing - Charlie Calello Orchestra

Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston

If My Friends Could See Me Now
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Linda Clifford

Venus - Bananarama

I'm A Man - Macho

Temptation Eyes - Gino Soccio

Move On Up - Destination

Walk On By - D Train

Black Is Black - Belle Epoque

On Broadway - George Benson

Lean On Me - Club Nouveau

Aint No Mountain High Enough - Inner Life

Pushing Too Hard - Paul Parker/Patrick Cowley

Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart - The Trammps

Uptown Festival (Motown Medley) - Shalamar

The Best Disco In Town (Medley)
Big Spender - The Ritchie Family

The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd - His Master's Fish

[DJDynasty]

Well thanks for the help, lots of selections I just kind of overlooked.
Will keep me busy for a bit I am sure.
Any other suggestions are still welcomed

[needlefingers]

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
House Of The Rising Sun - Santa Esmeralda

Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go - Soft Cell

Don't Let Go - Issac Hayes

Sunny - Boney M

Money - The Flying Lizards

Bang A Gong - Witch Queen

[famdam]

Give me just a little more time original by Chairman of the Board
Remake Angela Clemmons 1982 also redone in 90's by Kylie Minogue.
Heaven must of sent you original Holland/Dozier remake Bonnie Pointer

[needlefingers]

Groove Me - Fern Kinney

Maybe This Time - Norma Lewis

La Bamba - Antonio Rodriquez

[Mixmachine]

there are many many more of this..:p

Here are some pre-SNF ones, from back in the days when Club Disco Music was influenced by many musicals styles and the Dance floors were filled with a tapestry of different sounds..

Volare - Al Martino ('75)
The More I see you - Al Martino ('76)
Cara Mia- Paul Delicato ('76)(previously by Jay and the Americans)
Where the Boys are - Wallis (76)
Will You love me tomorrow - Dana Vallery ('76) (later covered again by 'Morning Drive' among others)
Autumn Leaves- Jon White Group ('76)
Smoke gets in your eyes- Penny McLean ('75)
Strangers in Paradise- Benny Troy ('75) (later also covered by Issac Hayes)

This are all pure Disco versions played in all early Disco clubs in North America!!! :p , ( and I don't care what Quinny says):icon_mrgreen::p:p

Edit: "The More I see you" - Al Martino ('76) Later covered very nicely by Violla Wills

[Disco Funk]

Good topic.

I can think of one album with all oldies - John Davis & The Monster Orchestra - Night & Day. The whole album features Cole Porter tunes, with the exception of I Can't Stop.

Disco Funk

[buckaroo]

Happy Days are Here Again Freda Payne

[DJDynasty]

Heres one I came accross recently
A Disco Version of
Andy Williams - Love Story
http://www.discomusic.com/records-more/2583_0_2_0_C51/

[Disco Funk]

The Frankie Crocker and the Heart & Soul Orchestra albums from '76 and '77 contained old standards. The first LP had tracks like Poinciana and The Very Thought Of You, among others, while the second had September In The Rain and Tuxedo Junction.

Disco Funk

[WolverSyr]

Esther Phillips - Our Day Will Come, What a Dif'rence a Day Makes

Linda Cliffird - Bridge Over Troubles Waters

Look no further than any Gloria Gaynor album - she usually had at least one cover on each - How High the Moon, You're All I Need To Get By, Tonight (From West Side Story,) As Time Goes By...

Candi Staton - Nights On Broadway, Listen to the Music

Bette Midler - Strangers in the Night

Consumer Rapport - Ease on Down the Road

Grace Jones - La Vie en Rose, Tomorrow, Send in the Clowns, What I Did for Love, Warm Leatherette, Love is the Drug

Arpeggio - Runaway

Madleen Kane - Fever

Sylvester - Fever

Roberta Kelly - Oh Happy Day

Weren't there entire cover albums of reworked Rolling Stones, Led Zepplin and Beatles songs? I can't remember the names of the studio groups though. I do remember one had a black cat on the cover - think it was the Rolling Stones one.

[needlefingers]

Weren't there entire cover albums of reworked Rolling Stones, Led Zepplin and Beatles songs? I can't remember the names of the studio groups though. I do remember one had a black cat on the cover - think it was the Rolling Stones one.

The Wonder Band did Stairway To Heaven and Whole Lotta Love.

Cafe Creme did a medley of Beatles songs called Discomania.

Moulin Rouge did a whole cover album of early Bee Gee's songs.

Munich Machine did A Whiter Shade Of Pale.

Fever did a great cover of Standing in The Shadows Of Love.

And while some did not care for it, Ethel Merman made a disco album of show tunes and standards, most of which she had made famous in the first place.

[DJDynasty]

Heres another one
Rosebud - Have a Cigar
http://www.discomusic.com/records-more/704_0_2_0_C/
Originally by Pink Floyd

[Marcio**]

''Girl from Ipanema/Brazilian Nights'' - Gary Criss


'Under the Boardwalk'' - Tom Tom Club


''Willi and Hand Jive'' - Rinder and Lewis

[Nano]

Weren't there entire cover albums of reworked Rolling Stones, Led Zepplin and Beatles songs? I can't remember the names of the studio groups though. I do remember one had a black cat on the cover - think it was the Rolling Stones one.

Haha I remember those, however they weren't disco per se but cheap tricks to fool people... The album covers were always typographic (no pics whatsoever) and the titles went something like this:

THE GREATEST HITS OF
THE BEATLES (*)

then, way down, it read:

(*) As played by "The Greatest Hits Band" :razz:

There were also some disco compilations along these lines: they offered things like "Hot Stuff" by Donna SUMPER, "Funkytown" by LIPS MINT and "Cocomotion" by EL MARKY :)

[PierreConstantin]

Almost all songs by Boys Town Gang are covers; «Can't take my eyes off you» (1982) of course but on the same album we have three more covers : «Disco kicks» (1981), «Signed signed delivered I'm yours» and «You're the one».
Jebadiah is a group that did Rolling Stones covers («Rock'n'soul» album produced by Michael Zager in 1978 for Epic ; very very bad).
Helen Davis covered «Satisfaction» in 1977 (Ode records).
All the first Linda Clifford album in 1977 (with «From now on»), «If my friends could see me now» (1978 ), «One of those songs» (1979), «Ain't no love lost», «I had a talk with my man» (1980).
Amii Stewart : «The letter» (1979) -also covered by Dionne Warwick (1979).
Deborah Washington : «Standing in the shadows of love», «The letter», «Baby love» (1978 ).
Gloria Gaynor : «Walk on by», «How high the moon» (1975), «I've got you under my skin» (1976), «You're all I need to get by», «Going out of my head», «Substitute» (1978 ), «Tonight» (1979), «Stop in the name of love» (1982).
Diana Ross : «The same love that made me laugh» (1977), «What you gave me» (1978 ), «I'll keep my light in my window» (with M. Gaye in 1979, covered also by Eruption in 1978 and by the NY Community Choir in 1978 too).
Eruption : «I can't stand the rain», «Movin'» (1977).
Boney M with Precious Wilson : «Hold on I'm comin'» (1979).
Cerrone : «Black is black» (1976), «Freak connection» -a cover of «Standing in the shadows of love» (1983).
The Sylvers : «Mahogany» (1979) -the theme from the Diana Ross movie.
Bonnie Pointer : «Heaven must have sent you» (1978 ) and almost all songs on her 1979 album.
Smokey Robinson : «Get ready» (1979).
The Blue Notes : «All I need» (1978 ).
Buffalo Smoke : «Stubborn kind of fella» (1978 ).
Isaac Hayes : «Fever» (1979).
Leroy Hutson : «Unforgettable» (1979).
Esther Philips : «For all we know», «Going out of my head», «Unforgettable, «Fever», «Boy I really tied one on» (1976), «Love addict», «My prayer» (1977), «Native New Yorker» (1978 ), «Mr Melody» (1979).
Shirley Bassey : «This is my life» (1978 ).
The Dynamic Superiors : «Nowhere to run» (1977).
Sylvester : «Over and over» (1977), «I who have nothing» (1979).
The Jacksons : «Blame it on the boogie» (1978 ) -cover of a 1978 Mick Jackson song.
Chilly : «For your love» (1978 ).
Carol Douglas : «Dancing queen» (1977), «Night fever» (1978 ), «My simple heart» (1981).
Thelma Houston : «Don't leave me this way» (1976), «Love machine» (1979), «Suspicious minds» (1980).
Melba Moore : «Ain't no love lost» (1976), «You stepped into my life» (1978 ).
Judy Cheeks : «Suspicious minds» (1978 ).
Marlena Shaw : «It was a very good year», «I thank you», «Touch me in the morning» (1979).
Charme : «Georgy Porgy» (1979).
Martha Reeves : «Skating in the streets» (1979) -disco version of «Dancing in the streets».
Donna Summer : «Je t'aime (moi non plus)» (1978 ).
Paradise Express : «Dance» (1978 ).
Lorraine Johnson : «The more I get, the more I want» (1977).
Jackie Moore : «This time baby», «How's your love life baby» (1979), «Helpless», «Don't knock my love» (1980).
Santa Esmeralda : «Don't let me be misunderstood», «The house of the rising sun» (1977).
Claudja Barry : «Wake up and make love with me» (1979).
Millie Jackson : «Never change lovers in the middle of the night» (1979).
Geraldine Hunt : «It doesn't only happen at night» (1981).
Elton John : «Johnny be good» (1979).
Village People : «Just a gigolo», «I ain't got nobody» (1978 ).
Ritchie Family : «Quiet village» (1977), «Big spender» (1978 ).
Sheila B. Devotion : «Singin' in the rain» (1977), «Seven lonely days» (1979).

[Davicillo]

A few here for you;

Ramming Speed - When you walk in the room
American Fade - I'm alive
Bonnie Forman - I only have eyes for you
Bobby O - Suspicious minds
Chill Factor - The Twist (Round and round)
Roger (Troutman) - I heard it through the grapevine
Vikki Sue Robinson - To sir with love

[needlefingers]

(The Best Part Of) Breakin' Up - Roni Griffith