WEBE 108 celebrates 10 years w/disco, here's their playlist

[discosavvy]

Disco songs played on pop station WEBE 107.9 FM (Westport, CT) during their weekly "Saturday Night Dance Party" program (Saturday-Sunday, 7pm-3am) from 2001-2003:


THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I by Machine
BAD LUCK by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
BRAZIL by the Ritchie Family
THE BEST DISCO IN TOWN by the Ritchie Family
HIJACK by Herbie Mann
QUE SERA MI VIDA by the Gibson Brothers
CUBA by the Gibson Brothers
MANDOLAY by La Flavour
AT MIDNIGHT by T-Connection
TANGERINE by the Salsoul Orchestra
SLEIGH RIDE by the Salsoul Orchestra (around December only)
DR. LOVE by First Choice
I WILL SURVIVE by Gloria Gaynor
NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE by Gloria Gaynor
I WANT YOUR LOVE by Chic
DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (YOWSAH, YOWSAH, YOWSAH) by Chic
EVERYBODY DANCE by Chic
LE FREAK by Chic
GOOD TIMES by Chic
HE'S THE GREATEST DANCER by Sister Sledge
WE ARE FAMILY by Sister Sledge
COME TO ME by France Joli
DISCO NIGHTS by GQ
AND THE BEAT GOES ON by the Whispers
THE SECOND TIME AROUND by Shalamar
STOMP! by the Brothers Johnson
TAKE YOUR TIME (DO IT RIGHT) by the S.O.S. Band
FUNKYTOWN by Lipps, Inc.
LADIES' NIGHT by Kool & the Gang
FRESH by Kool & the Gang
GIVE IT UP by K.C.
KEEP IT COMIN' LOVE by K.C. & the Sunshine Band
GET DOWN TONIGHT by K.C. & the Sunshine Band
(SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY by K.C. & the Sunshine Band
THAT'S THE WAY (I LIKE IT) by K.C. & the Sunshine Band
I'M YOUR BOOGIE MAN by K.C. & the Sunshine Band
ROCK YOUR BABY by George McCrae
ROCK THE BOAT by Hues Corporation
ROCK WITH YOU by Michael Jackson
DON'T STOP 'TIL YOU GET ENOUGH by Michael Jackson
SHAKE YOUR BODY (DOWN TO THE GROUND) by the Jacksons
YOU SHOULD BE DANCING by the Bee Gees
NIGHT FEVER by the Bee Gees
MORE THAN A WOMAN by Tavares
IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE by Tavares
HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL by Tavares
HEAVEN MUST HAVE SENT YOU by Bonnie Pointer
THAT'S WHERE THE HAPPY PEOPLE GO by the Trammps
DISCO INFERNO by the Trammps
DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY by Thelma Houston
YMCA by the Village People
MACHO MAN by the Village People
IN THE NAVY by the Village People
BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE by A Taste of Honey
BOOGIE NIGHTS by Heatwave
BOOGIE WONDERLAND by Earth, Wind and Fire with the Emotions
SING A SONG by Earth, Wind and Fire
SEPTEMBER by Earth, Wind and Fire
LET'S GROOVE by Earth, Wind and Fire
LET'S GROOVE by Archie Bell & the Drells
LOVE MACHINE by the Miracles
FLY, ROBIN, FLY by Silver Convention
LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY by Donna Summer
COULD IT BE MAGIC by Donna Summer
I LOVE YOU by Donna Summer
MACARTHUR PARK by Donna Summer
LAST DANCE by Donna Summer
DIM ALL THE LIGHTS by Donna Summer
BAD GIRLS by Donna Summer
HOT STUFF by Donna Summer
ON THE RADIO by Donna Summer
TAKE ME HOME by Cher
RING MY BELL by Anita Ward
MORE, MORE, MORE by Andrea True Connection
PILLOW TALK by Sylvia
HOT LINE by the Sylvers
BOOGIE FEVER by the Sylvers
INSTANT REPLAY by Dan Hartman
LET'S ALL CHANT by the Michael Zager Band
AIN'T NO STOPPIN' US NOW by McFadden & Whitehead
SWEARIN' TO GOD by Frankie Valli
WHO LOVES YOU by Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons
DECEMBER 1963 (OH, WHAT A NIGHT) by Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons
DO YA THINK I'M SEXY by Rod Stewart
I'M COMING OUT by Diana Ross
LOVE HANGOVER by Diana Ross
LOVE IS IN THE AIR by John Paul Young
I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE (DISCO 'ROUND) by Alicia Bridges
I LOVE MUSIC by the O'Jays
T.S.O.P. (THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA) by MFSB featuring the Three Degrees
GOODNIGHT TONIGHT by Wings
YOU'LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE by Lou Rawls
SHAKE YOUR GROOVE THING by Peaches & Herb
SHAME by Evelyn "Champagne" King
SHAME SHAME SHAME by Shirley & Company
IN THE BUSH by Musique
GET OFF by Foxy
7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (BLOW YOUR WHISTLE) by Gary Toms Empire
CONTACT by Edwin Starr
YOU MAKE ME FEEL (MIGHTY REAL) by Sylvester
KNOCK ON WOOD by Anita Ward
I FOUND LOVE (NOW THAT I HAVE FOUND YOU) by Love and Kisses
#1 DEE JAY by Goody Goody
LADY MARMALADE by LaBelle
THE HUSTLE by Van McCoy
THE EXPRESS by B.T. Express
BACK IN LOVE AGAIN by L.T.D.
RIGHT BACK TO WHERE WE STARTED FROM by Maxine Nightingale
TURN THE BEAT AROUND by Vicki Sue Robinson
DOCTOR'S ORDERS by Carol Douglas
COPACABANA (AT THE COPA) by Barry Manilow
WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH YOU? by Barry White
GOT TO BE REAL by Cheryl Lynn


And if I recall correctly also the following, though I haven't heard these there recently:
GET UP AND BOOGIE by Silver Convention
YOU'RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING by Barry White
BORN TO BE ALIVE by Patrick Hernandez
N.Y., YOU GOT ME DANCING by Andrea True Connection
HEAVEN KNOWS by Donna Summer with Brooklyn Dreams
DON'T TAKE AWAY THE MUSIC by Tavares
DANCE ACROSS THE FLOOR by Jimmy "Bo" Horne
CAR WASH by Rose Royce

They also play many funk, soul, proto-disco, '70s techno, and electro hits. This includes songs that some others call disco, like "Boogie Woogie Dancin' Shoes", "Dancing Queen", "Satin Soul", "Love's Theme", Stayin' Alive", "Groove Line", "I Feel Love", "It's Raining Men", "Jive Talkin'", etc.

During other days and hours, but not on this program (why not isn't clear), the station plays:
CELEBRATION by Kool & the Gang
LADY (YOU BRING ME UP) by the Commodores

WEBE 108 launched their disco program (originally known as the "Super Seventies Saturday Night", but changed because they realized disco extended up until 1984) on Saturday, November 1, 1993, so this marks the tenth anniversary.

Their disco playlist is mostly mainstream but has a lot of great tracks. Their most recent addition is "Stomp!" by the Brothers Johnson, which only got added a few months ago. That was a brilliant pick. The Hartford, CT "Dancin' Oldies" station used to play that song around the 1999/2000 period and that was how I discovered it.

[Outsider]

Wow. That playlist is awesome.

:evil:

[NickNack]

This is also a great list. But, I'm more impressed by you gathering all this info from both an east coast and west coast radio station. :D

[peppertree5706]

I guess it is asking too much for a commercial station to play 12" versions. Some of those have nice long club versions.

[efunk_adelic]

Here is Southern California.... we have a station called
XHRM 92.5

that would play everything on that list... w/ the exceptions of the more underground disco hits... that would be just to out of the ordinary for here... example:

Gino Soccio - Dancer
Voyage - Souvenirs/From East To West
Ritchie Family - Brazil


just to disco :-?

[discosavvy]

Hi friends,

Well, it's July 2, 2011 and WEBE's Saturday night dance party is still on every week on the radio as it has been for nearly 18 years.

They played just a few minutes ago:
ALL-AMERICAN GIRLS by Sister Sledge

That might be the first time I heard it on there - I forget.

[Cdnbob]

Great list of music, but I'm always intriqued that this song is considered disco:

DECEMBER 1963 (OH, WHAT A NIGHT) by Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons

[discosavvy]

They've played this several times this year, including this morning:
FAME by Irene Cara

Basically what happened between 2003 and today is they added some more 1980s tunes to the show, many of them not disco, while maintaining its disco focus and keeping the 1970s songs in rotation. They also changed their DJ. The current DJ (since July 2006) is Jose Colon.