The Commodores' "Brick House"

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Forgive the triviality of this post, but I'm curious -- would you guys consider "Brick House" by the Commodores disco-funk or solely funk? For that matter, did it even make the disco charts? I did a search on this site and didn't find the song in any thread, let alone the disco consensus chart threads for each year.

[Bernie]

See this page and the member comment near the bottom of the page:
Commodores Brick House (12"): Vinyl Records @ DiscoMusic.com

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Thanks! :icon_cool:

[remicks]

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This is one of the few tunes singled out by Motown for their special disco 12" packaging treatment that actually warranted the fuss.

This one , they got right :icon_cool:


Also ......although not appearing on the soundtrack, BRICK HOUSE was used in the disco movie THANK GOD ITS FRIDAY . Here are the songs in that movie NOT on the Soundtrack:

DJ Jimmy M :


Ok lemme see if I can remember em all:

Giorgio - From Here To Eternity
Alec R Costandinos - Romeo And Juliet
GC Cameron & Syreeta - Lets Make A Deal
The Originals - Down To Love Town
Village People - Hollywood
Meco - Meco's Theme
Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby
DC LaRue - You Can Always Tell A Lady (still lookin for this grrr)

Commodores - Brick House
Thelma Houston - Im Here Again
Village People - I Am What I Am

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[SandraDee]

Remmy, 'You Can Always Tell a Lady...' is on the b-side of the UK pressing of 'Let Them Dance' on Pye 12".

[remicks]

Remmy, 'You Can Always Tell a Lady...' is on the b-side of the UK pressing of 'Let Them Dance' on Pye 12".

thanks!

that's very generous of you Dee !! :icon_biggrin: :icon_biggrin:

...............................(but its Jimmy M that's looking for that )....



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guess I could've taken that off ....

[SandraDee]

Sorry rem. didn't notice that it was from another thread! I'm unable to multi-task you see; I was trying to cook 'tuscan peasant's chicken casserole' at the same time as looking at the forum.:icon_confused:

[markydefad]

For that matter, did it even make the disco charts? I did a search on this site and didn't find the song in any thread, let alone the disco consensus chart threads for each year.

Yes, it does--I think it debuts in April of 1977--Allmusic.com tells me it peaks @ #34 on the Disco chart---I'm at work now; will have to check the actual stats later.

[markydefad]

Checked the stats on BRICK HOUSE on the Disco Charts

It charts twice in the Top 40:
April 16, 1977: debuts @ #34 (charting in Detroit & New Orleans)
April 23, 1977: charts #40 (Detroit only)

April 30, 1977: "bubbles under" Top 40 (Detroit only)

I don't see it anywhere in May, 1977---didn't check beyond that.

In general, the funk dance stuff gets mentions in various cities that most definitely are NOT NYC. But Detroit, Pittsburgh, Phoenix, Atlanta, New Orleans, Dallas/Houston, even LA....and others selectively mention funk titles from time to time--for example Seattle charts a Con Funk Shun title ("Sure Feels Good To Me") in Feb. 1977 that no other chart mentions.

I'm guessing it's crossover leakage to discos from radio popularity in a certain city...but it's only a guess.