Disco era ballads.

[Tim Tam]

Hi.

As someone whose exposure to Disco is mostly through compilations which focus on dance tracks. I was wondering if the albums released BITD would include some ballads along with the dance stuff?

One Disco era ballad I know of and am particularly fond of is "Re-united" by "Peaches and Herb". Are there other ballads by Disco artists worth tracking down?

Cheers,
Tim Tam

[SandraDee]

There were loads! Off the top of me 'ed some of my faves are:

After The Love Has Gone - EWF
In The Thick Of It - Brenda Russell
It's Just the Way I Feel - Gene Dunlap
Is It You - Lee Ritenour
I Can't Help It - Michael Jackson
Heaven Bound - Rufus & Chaka
Wishing On A Star - Rose Royce
Free - Deniece Williams
Baby Come Back - Player
Madam Butterfly - Tavares

[needlefingers]

Let Me Be Your Angel - Stacy Lattisaw

Please Don't Go - KC & The Sunshine Band

Yes, I'm Ready - Teri DeSario & KC

You And I - Madleen Kane

She's Out Of My Life - Michael Jackson

(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away - Andy Gibb

I Do Love You - GQ

Winter Melody - Donna Summer

For The Love Of My Man - Celi Bee

Fire - The Pointer Sisters

Slow Hand - The Pointer Sisters

[kdavid13]

While I bought tons of albums because of the disco hits ; once in a while you'd also get a few great ballads.

Among my favorites :

JACKIE MOORE Joe
STACY LATTISAW Don't throw it all away
DONNA SUMMER On my honor / There will always be a you
EVELYN CHAMPAGNE KING The show is over / I'm just warming up

[markydefad]

What You Won't Do For Love - Bobby Caldwell
How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
Always & Forever - Heatwave
Can't We Just Sit Down & Talk It Over - Donna Summer
So Good, So Right - Brenda Russell

[needlefingers]

Sukiyaki - A Taste Of Honey

Emotion - Samantha Sang

Show You The Way To Go - The Jacksons

Don't Ask My Neighbors - The Emotions

The Name Of The Game - ABBA

Chiquitita - ABBA

I Pledge My Love - Peaches and Herb

Just Be Good To Me - S.O.S. Band

[paul]

To answer your question Tim, yes many of the bands did include ballads on their albums along with the traditional uptempo disco tracks.

Here is my list, to name a few.

You Are My Starship - Norman Connors
Valentine Love - Micheal Henderson
A Love of Your Own - Average White Band
We Both Deserve Each Other's Love - LTD
Love Ballad - LTD
This Must Be Heaven- Brainstorm
Turn Off The Lights - Teddy Pendergrass

[Lance Andersen]

While I bought tons of albums because of the disco hits ; once in a while you'd also get a few great ballads.

Among my favorites :

JACKIE MOORE Joe
STACY LATTISAW Don't throw it all away
DONNA SUMMER On my honor / There will always be a you
EVELYN CHAMPAGNE KING The show is over / I'm just warming up

Also from Stacy Lattisaw her cover of let me be your angel

[Lance Andersen]

Couple others of the top of my head


Teena Marie/Rick James --- Fire and Desire

Sade - smooth operator/never as good as the first time/

Luthor Vandross - Superstar

Kool and the gang - Jones vs Jones, Too Hot

Dianna Ross/Lionel Richie - Endless Love

James Ingram - Just Once

[Tim Tam]

Thanks everybody for the recommendations.

While I know some of them, most are new to me so there is plenty of new music to discover.

I will print out the thread and then go searching for these tracks.

Thanks again,
Tim Tam

[Lance Andersen]

Also from Stacy Lattisaw her cover of let me be your angel

also from Stacy Lattisaw was her cover of 'Love on a Two Way Street' which i quite enjoyed

[EricHG23]

So many great disco era ballads... The most obvious are maybe Donna Summer's--early on she would get at least one ballad per album--Winter Melody was the only one that was made into a single, and when it utterly refused or failed to chart, that put a stop to that. But I also have a soft spot for Can't We Just Sit Down And Talk It Over (from 1977's I Remember Yesterday). By her great two double albums (77's Once Upon a Time and '79's Bad Girls) one whole side in both cases was devoted to ballad and mid-tempo tracks, in both cases the third of the fourth sides. A lot of critics at the time were kinda harsh on the ballads--particularly Bad Girls' but I think they're actually pretty gorgeous--All Through the Night and On My Honour in particular and on Time Sweet Romance and A Man Like You (plus the kinda half ballad half disco all crazy Moroder production that is Dance Into My Life).

You and I by Madleen Kane, which is kinda a ballad reprise of one of the major musical themes in the Forbidden Love Suite is also one of my absolute favourite even if she hardly has any voice (part of her admitted charm I suppose).

France Joli's second album Tonight (where she tried to show off her diversity a bit) also has some great underappreciated ballads--This Time is a fave of mine as well as the title track Tonight... (that's actually a very solid album hits and non hits combined)

E

[kdavid13]

I always loved FRANCE JOLI's ballads as well as her dance hits.

What a great voice.

KRIS

[kim58]

Try these -
Seasons For Girls - Trammps
You Send Me - Roy Ayers
Dear Abby - Clarence Carter
Somebody's Gotta Win - The controllers
When Your love Is gone - Rick James
We Just Can't Get It Together - FLB
You're Gonna Get Next To Me - Bo Kirkland And Ruth Davis
Kiss and Say Goodbye - The Manhattans
Misty Blue - Dorothy Moore
Somebody Loves Me - Sister Sledge
Please Don't Come Home - Phil Hurtt

[tmob]

A couple more I haven't seen mentioned:
Touch of Lightning - Gloria Gaynor
You Know Who You Are - Hodges, James & Smith

[Dayna]

Cant We Just Sit Down And talk It Over-Donna Summer
Sometimes a Love Goes Wrong-Carrie Lucas
Love Theme From Eyes Of Laura Mars"Prisoner" Barbra S.
Somewhere In My Lifetime-Phillis Hyman
Love Dont Love Nobody-Jean Carne
Please Dont Go-Kc & The Sunshine Band
Beth-Kiss
Come In From The Rain-Diana Ross
Dont Give Up On Us Baby-David Soul
plus many more

[BagBoy]

For Me its "Save Me" off the Village People's Live and Sleazy album. This past summer while chilling backstage with the Village People I got to talk to Alex Briley who sings lead on the Balled Version he chuckled and said "Glad you like it man thats old now" lol. Goodtimes.I Love both versions but my Fav is the live version of them Performing it live in Japan. Alex does a solo and then the band comes out to finish the last chorus.

[FranceJoliFan]

Baby Let's Rap Now - The Moments
Too Hot - Kool & The Gang
Deja Vu - Dionne Warwick
This Is For The Lover In You - Shalamar
Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees
Make It Last Forever - Inner Life
Hot Butterfly - Gregg Diamond
Hopelessly Devoted To You - ONJ