List of disco songs: which were a success?

[musiquelover]

I just got some new disco compilation CDs. Now I'm wondering if some of the songs I didn't know before were well-received in the clubs or not. At least they do not appear on the top 500/ top 700 list on this website. Maybe they were "just bubbling under" the charts?

The songs I'm talking about are:
– Roy Ayers: Fever (5:46) 1979
– Atlantic Starr: (Let's) Rock 'N' Roll (7:29) 1979
– One Way Featuring Al Hudson: Music (7:11) 1979
– Dexter Wansel: Dance With Me Tonight (5:37) 1977
– MFSB: Picnic In The Park (4:10) 1976
– Stanley Clarke: Just A Feeling (6:02) 1979
– Debbie Jacobs: Hot Hot (Give It All You Got) (6:54) 1979
– Plunky And The Oneness Of Juju: Every Way But Loose (8:28) 1982
– Rhyze: Just How Sweet Is Your Love (6:54) 1980
– Four Tops: The Show Must Go On (7:01) 1977
– Cuba Gooding: Disco Royale (6:13) 1979
– Rozalin Woods: Whatcha' Gonna Do About It (7:51) 1979
– AKB: Stand Up - Sit Down (8:11) 1979
– T.J.M.: Small Circle Of Friends (11:13) 1979
– Patrick Juvet: Où Sont Les Femmes? (6:16) 1977
– Lenny Williams: When I'm Dancin' (4:48) 1979
– Thelma Houston: I’m Here Again (6:31) 1977
– Jimmy Briscoe And The Beavers: Into The Milky Way (7:52) 1979
– Chilly: For Your Love (8:57) 1978 (probably this release:Chilly - For Your Love (12", S/Sided, Maxi) at Discogs)
– Morning, Noon & Night: Bite Your Granny (7:20) 1977

Thanks for any input that will be given.

By the way, other highlights on these CDs, at least for me, include:
– Chi-Lites: My First Mistake (5:38)
– The Players Association: Turn The Music Up! (6:48)
– Made In U.S.A.: Melodies (7:54)
– Gregg Diamond: Star Cruiser (10:08)
– Lorraine Johnson: Feed The Flame (8:06)
– Joe Thomas: Plato's Retreat (6:36)
– Bionic Boogie: Risky Changes (6:17)
These all were obviously disco hits (top 500/700 list) but I only knew some of them before (Melodies, Star Cruiser and Risky Changes). Great music!

[SandraDee]

– Rozalin Woods: Whatcha' Gonna Do About It (7:51) 1979

There are some fab tracks there ml! Can I just ask which compilation is this classic track on? I've got it on 12" but would love a copy on CD.

[SandraDee]

– Gregg Diamond: Star Cruiser (10:08)

That's a long version of Star Cruiser that I'm not aware of; which compilation is that on please?:icon_question:

[PierreConstantin]

The only two I heard on the radio at the time:
– AKB: Stand Up - Sit Down (8:11) 1979 ; disco #12.
– Patrick Juvet: Où sont les femmes? (6:16) 1977 [this one being in French was a very big hit in France ; actually it's Juvet's signature song even now. The English version released in 1978 didn't have the same degree of success.]

[musiquelover]

That's a long version of Star Cruiser that I'm not aware of; which compilation is that on please?:icon_question:

This long version is available on "For DJ's Only: Rare Extended Versions 01" by Universal Italia. It's a compilation that I didn't find on Amazon.com/.co.uk/.de/.fr. So I resorted to purchasing it from an Italian online store for 13.50 Euro (plus shipping). A seller on the Dutch Ebay site had it as well but was charging 22+ Euro (plus shipping) for a single CD compilation.

Oh, and the Rozalin Woods song is on "For DJ's Only: Rare Extended Versions 04".

[BrunoRepublic]

That's a long version of Star Cruiser that I'm not aware of; which compilation is that on please?:icon_question:

It's the 12" version (which is mis-timed at 7:17 on the label). It's just a re-edit of the album version though, not a different or proper extended mix.

[BrunoRepublic]

– Patrick Juvet: Où Sont Les Femmes? (6:16) 1977

I believe this was a hit in French-speaking countries. He later re-recorded it in English as "Where Is My Woman?"

[musiquelover]

The only two I heard on the radio at the time:
– AKB: Stand Up - Sit Down (8:11) 1979 ; disco #12.
[...]

#12 on the disco charts is quite good, right?
I've never seen it on CD before as far as I can remember.

I hope this doesn't mean that everything else mentioned were just filler tracks destined to empty the dancefloor.
Most of them are from 1979 so they had lots of competition releasewise.

[PierreConstantin]

Nice list anyway. Most of the songs come from the Italian series "For Dj's Only Rare Extended Versions" (four volumes I think).

[SandraDee]

It's the 12" version (which is mis-timed at 7:17 on the label). It's just a re-edit of the album version though, not a different or proper extended mix.

Thanx for clarifying! I only have the album & I didn't realise that it was extended for the 12".

[musiquelover]

Nice list anyway. Most of the songs come from the Italian series "For Dj's Only Rare Extended Versions" (four volumes I think).

Indeed, all of them are from that compilation series which has 5 volumes at minimum.

I've just seen the tracklisting for "Remember the Red Party" which featured Chilly's "For Your Love". So was that a club hit back then?

[SandraDee]

This long version is available on "For DJ's Only: Rare Extended Versions 01" by Universal Italia. It's a compilation that I didn't find on Amazon.com/.co.uk/.de/.fr. So I resorted to purchasing it from an Italian online store for 13.50 Euro (plus shipping). A seller on the Dutch Ebay site had it as well but was charging 22+ Euro (plus shipping) for a single CD compilation.

Oh, and the Rozalin Woods song is on "For DJ's Only: Rare Extended Versions 04".

Do these CDs come up for sale very often? They sound fab.

[musiquelover]

Do these CDs come up for sale very often? They sound fab.

I've only seen one seller offering 3 volumes on Ebay so far.
You have to take into consideration though that I've only discovered these CDs myself last weekend when I checked discogs.com for Gregg Diamond material. Just imagine how surprised I was when I saw Star Cruiser (12" version) on a CD tracklisting.:icon_lol:

Edit:
I just checked Amazon.com/.co.uk/.de/.fr. again for both "for dj's only" and "for djs only.
To my surprise the French site list volume 1, and only volume 1, but it's "currently unavailable". The good news is that the US-site lists at least volume 1 and likely volume 5 as well.

[SandraDee]

The good news is that the US-site lists at least volume 1 and likely volume 5 as well.

Many thanx!:icon_smile:

[markydefad]

I just got some new disco compilation CDs. Now I'm wondering if some of the songs I didn't know before were well-received in the clubs or not. At least they do not appear on the top 500/ top 700 list on this website. Maybe they were "just bubbling under" the charts?

The songs I'm talking about are:
– Roy Ayers: Fever (5:46) 1979
– Atlantic Starr: (Let's) Rock 'N' Roll (7:29) 1979
– One Way Featuring Al Hudson: Music (7:11) 1979
– Dexter Wansel: Dance With Me Tonight (5:37) 1977
– MFSB: Picnic In The Park (4:10) 1976
– Stanley Clarke: Just A Feeling (6:02) 1979
– Debbie Jacobs: Hot Hot (Give It All You Got) (6:54) 1979
– Plunky And The Oneness Of Juju: Every Way But Loose (8:28) 1982
– Rhyze: Just How Sweet Is Your Love (6:54) 1980
– Four Tops: The Show Must Go On (7:01) 1977
– Cuba Gooding: Disco Royale (6:13) 1979
– Rozalin Woods: Whatcha' Gonna Do About It (7:51) 1979
– AKB: Stand Up - Sit Down (8:11) 1979
– T.J.M.: Small Circle Of Friends (11:13) 1979
– Patrick Juvet: Où Sont Les Femmes? (6:16) 1977
– Lenny Williams: When I'm Dancin' (4:48) 1979
– Thelma Houston: I’m Here Again (6:31) 1977
– Jimmy Briscoe And The Beavers: Into The Milky Way (7:52) 1979
– Chilly: For Your Love (8:57) 1978 (probably this release:Chilly - For Your Love (12", S/Sided, Maxi) at Discogs)
– Morning, Noon & Night: Bite Your Granny (7:20) 1977

Thanks for any input that will be given.

By the way, other highlights on these CDs, at least for me, include:
– Chi-Lites: My First Mistake (5:38)
– The Players Association: Turn The Music Up! (6:48)
– Made In U.S.A.: Melodies (7:54)
– Gregg Diamond: Star Cruiser (10:08)
– Lorraine Johnson: Feed The Flame (8:06)
– Joe Thomas: Plato's Retreat (6:36)
– Bionic Boogie: Risky Changes (6:17)
These all were obviously disco hits (top 500/700 list) but I only knew some of them before (Melodies, Star Cruiser and Risky Changes). Great music!

Musiquelover--using the Billboard chart book, this is what I found for your titles:

These made the U.S. Billboard Disco Top 40/100--or whatever # they used, as it varied over time....

(Peaked #30) One Way Featuring Al Hudson: Music (7:11) 1979
(#14) MFSB: Picnic In The Park (4:10) 1976
(#1) – Debbie Jacobs: Hot Hot (Give It All You Got) (6:54) (bundled with "High On Your Love")
(#16) – Rhyze: Just How Sweet Is Your Love (6:54) 1980
(#36) – Rozalin Woods: Whatcha' Gonna Do About It (7:51) 1979
(#12) – AKB: Stand Up - Sit Down (8:11) 1979
(#17: whole LP)– T.J.M.: Small Circle Of Friends (11:13) 1979
(#5)– Patrick Juvet: Où Sont Les Femmes? (6:16) 1977 (English version charted as "Where Is My Woman?" bundled with "I Love America" & "Got A Feeling")
(#18) – Thelma Houston: I’m Here Again (6:31) 1977
(#38) – Chilly: For Your Love (8:57) 1978
(#32) – Morning, Noon & Night: Bite Your Granny (7:20) 1977


(#56) – The Players Association: Turn The Music Up! (6:48)
(#15) – Made In U.S.A.: Melodies (7:54)
(#7) – Gregg Diamond: Star Cruiser (10:08)
(#11) – Lorraine Johnson: Feed The Flame (8:06)
(#11) – Joe Thomas: Plato's Retreat (6:36)
(#1) – Bionic Boogie: Risky Changes (6:17)

Hope this answers your question.

[PierreConstantin]

They are all here (page in Italian); apparently they will release a sixth and a seventh volume: For Dj's Only Rare Extended Version Da AlwaysCD, Compravendita CD Nuovi e Usati, Vendita Per Corrispondenza, Import Da Tutto Il Mondo Di Disco Funky, Afro, Soul Groove e JazzFunk Anni 70 e 80.

[PierreConstantin]

"Où sont les femmes?"

I believe this was a hit in French-speaking countries. He later re-recorded it in English as "Where Is My Woman?"

Of course, but it was a European hit too (the song is co-written with Jean-Michel Jarre who produced the lp).

In France people love Juvet's earlier material (pre-disco) sung in French, initially under the guidance of Claude François. "Où sont les femmes ?" is its bigger hit. What he did after "Où sont les femmes ?", and that includes the Morali/Belolo lp's and "Gettingto the heart of me", the Tony Swaim/Steve Jolley 1983 song, is virtually forgotten here.
Here is the song:
Musique "Patrick JUVET - Ou sont les femmes " de DiscoFan (Musique > Soul / Funk / Disco) - wat.tv

His first English-speaking song in 1973, "I will be in LA". He wrote the original song for Claude François ("Le lundi au soleil" in French).
YouTube - Patrick Juvet - I will be in L.A (1973)

Juvet is a regular fixture on French tv (and Swiss tv I imagine, Juvet is actually Swiss) and he does many retro shows. His last attempts to do something new were:
"Cruising bar" in 1991: YouTube - CRUISING BAR
"Ça c'est Paris" in 1999: YouTube - CA C'EST PARIS

[musiquelover]

They are all here (page in Italian); apparently they will release a sixth and a seventh volume: For Dj's Only Rare Extended Version Da AlwaysCD, Compravendita CD Nuovi e Usati, Vendita Per Corrispondenza, Import Da Tutto Il Mondo Di Disco Funky, Afro, Soul Groove e JazzFunk Anni 70 e 80.

That's nice to know.:icon_smile:

Musiquelover--using the Billboard chart book, this is what I found for your titles:

These made the U.S. Billboard Disco Top 40/100--or whatever # they used, as it varied over time....

(Peaked #30) One Way Featuring Al Hudson: Music (7:11) 1979
(#14) MFSB: Picnic In The Park (4:10) 1976
(#1) – Debbie Jacobs: Hot Hot (Give It All You Got) (6:54) (bundled with "High On Your Love")
(#16) – Rhyze: Just How Sweet Is Your Love (6:54) 1980
(#36) – Rozalin Woods: Whatcha' Gonna Do About It (7:51) 1979
(#12) – AKB: Stand Up - Sit Down (8:11) 1979
(#17: whole LP)– T.J.M.: Small Circle Of Friends (11:13) 1979
(#5)– Patrick Juvet: Où Sont Les Femmes? (6:16) 1977 (English version charted as "Where Is My Woman?" bundled with "I Love America" & "Got A Feeling")
(#18) – Thelma Houston: I’m Here Again (6:31) 1977
(#38) – Chilly: For Your Love (8:57) 1978
(#32) – Morning, Noon & Night: Bite Your Granny (7:20) 1977


(#56) – The Players Association: Turn The Music Up! (6:48)
(#15) – Made In U.S.A.: Melodies (7:54)
(#7) – Gregg Diamond: Star Cruiser (10:08)
(#11) – Lorraine Johnson: Feed The Flame (8:06)
(#11) – Joe Thomas: Plato's Retreat (6:36)
(#1) – Bionic Boogie: Risky Changes (6:17)

Hope this answers your question.

Wow.
This is more than I hoped for, looks like a lot of rummaging through old magazines.

I guess this means these were more miss than hit then:
– Roy Ayers: Fever (5:46) 1979
– Lenny Williams: When I'm Dancin' (4:48) 1979
They're cool nonetheless and sounding really danceable.
The problem is the time of release I'd assume (1979) and that maybe no longer 12" version was released for "When I'm Dancin'".:icon_question:

Also, for anyone interested: For DJ's Only: Rare Extended Versions @ Disco Music.com

[SandraDee]

Players Association 'TTMU' did much better in the UK.:icon_eek: It was huge here.

[JussiK]

I've just seen the tracklisting for "Remember the Red Party" which featured Chilly's "For Your Love". So was that a club hit back then?

It was quite popular in Europe and as Jerry programmed it in his (incredibly exciting) set it must have had at least a cult rep in the US as well.
These days, may cosmic djs play "For Your Love".