CANT GET OVER CARRIE!

[boogie nites]

I have just realised that "Dance With You" by Carrie Lucas is my FAVOURITE song of all time. That record previously held by Sylvester for "Mighty Real". I cant believe what an awesome song it is and I must have more of her. I am thinking of importing a costly "Dance With You:The Best Of" with "I Gotta Keep Dancing" and "In Danceland" on it. Can any Carrie Lucas fans tell me if I will get as much joy out of her other music as i do with dance with you?

[K-Bee]

A simple question deverves a simple answer:
YES!!!

Check out "Show Me Where You Coming From" and "I Gotta keep Dancing" as well....vintage Solar stuff at it's absolute best! 8)

[QUINNY]

Personally I wouldn't be quite as empahatic. It all depends on why you really like your newfound numero uno.

[Jimmy-Michaels]

Question..why does everyone call "Keep Smilin'" I Just Gotta Keep Dancin???? LOL

[Bernie]

Question..why does everyone call "Keep Smilin'" I Just Gotta Keep Dancin???? LOL

The latter is the original title.

[markydefad]

This is a strange case of the same song charting twice...just with the title changed the second time, to add to the confusion of folks who weren't around then. :lol:

In 1977, "I Gotta Keep Dancing" went to #2 on the Disco chart.

Then, in late 1979-early 1980.....it's re-released as...

From AMG:

"Keep Smilin'," a remix of 1977's "I Gotta Keep Dancin'," is particularly notable: a great hook and clever production make it disco heaven."

This time it charts #10 on the Billboard Disco chart.

Not bad for essentially the same record. I'll have to listen to see how how it varies from the original.

Never really paid much attention to Carrie Lucas. Amoeba Records does have her "Horsin' Around" LP in their window...showing Carrie & her HORSE. Get the innuendo???

[Jimmy-Michaels]

I only got the green vinyl promo on RCA for "Keep Smilin" which is dated 1980 and never heard anything different sounding..even in the 1977 Disconet Medley its the same version as on my 1980 12''..so I was figuring it was just a B side reissue as ive always known it as "Keep Smilin"

[Bernie]

FYI: The original pressing is on Soul Train Records (later renamed Solar). I thought I had placed this in the Vault, but I haven't. Will add this one soon with a label scan.

[paul]

Hey boogie nites. I can totally relate to your love for Dance With You. It's been my #1 song from time to time. Now I'm more comfortable saying it's in a shared #1 spot with 4 others:
He's The Greatest Dancer
Cocomotion
What Can I Do For You
Can't Nobody Love You Like I Do

I think that's it :lol:

[darrens]

"Keep smilin'" has an extra bit at the beginning of the track which "I gotta keep dancin'" doesn't have - where it goes

"Keep on dancin'.... do do do do dodo do
Keep on smilin'.... do do do do dodo do"

Or something like that :P

[Art Figueroa]

The break in the remix was also different than the oroiginal. Right, Nicky?

Art

[NickNack]

The break in the remix was also different than the oroiginal. Right, Nicky?Art

Oh, must we? :) OK -- you know I love it!

1977: 12", A Side: I GOTTA KEEP DANCIN' by Carrie, SoulTrain label SD-10947, 5:06. B Side: WHAT'S THE QUESTION, 5:41

1979 - 1980: 12", KEEP SMILIN' by Carrie Lucas featuring The Whispers, Solar JD-12086/YD-12086, 7:47 (Remixed by Rick Gianatos). This is the B Side :o A Side: IT'S NOT WHAT YOU GOT (IT'S HOW YOU USE IT). Truer words...

Right away you see the remix adds 2:41 in length, most of it in the extended intro that 'darrens' mentions. Rick, as was his style, brought the horns forward and pushed the strings down and even 'out' in some sections.

As for the breaks (there are two): The string rush in the first break on the SoulTrain release is totally absent on the remix. The breaks on the Solar remix have the individual instruments coming back in separately, creating a nice build up. He also accentuated the bass and gave nice separation on the guitars The percussion is really brought forward. Lastly, the vocals in the breaks come up in the end on the remix version where in the original they were at the start. Rick returns to the intro to end the song. The original ends with the break running out. We found this fierce BITD because it forced you to mix up something with some serious energy so that they GOTTA KEEP DANCIN'. :D

[Rab]

I have just realised that "Dance With You" by Carrie Lucas is my FAVOURITE song of all time. That record previously held by Sylvester for "Mighty Real". I cant believe what an awesome song it is and I must have more of her. I am thinking of importing a costly "Dance With You:The Best Of" with "I Gotta Keep Dancing" and "In Danceland" on it. Can any Carrie Lucas fans tell me if I will get as much joy out of her other music as i do with dance with you?

I agree this is one of the best disco songs of all time! I think I have about 3 copies of it. It has all the stigma of that "upbeat..great to be alive" 1979 disco sound. I can remember DJ's doing some very creative mixes with this song!

[boogie nites]

Well I am rather a big fan of the Kenny Dope mix on his Disco Heat cd set as well. Cannot believe it peaked at #40. Those pesky disco sux preachers perhaps if it was out in '79?

[SandraDee]

Cannot believe it peaked at #40. Those pesky disco sux preachers perhaps if it was out in '79?

So many brilliant total classics only got modest chart placings in that late 70s/early 80s period. That's why it annoys me when so many nostalgia shows say that disco took over the world because that isn't how it appeared to me at that time. I know that there were some very big crossover hits but there were so many more that never got the recognition at the time. :evil:

[paul]

Hey Rab.
Were you living in Boston at the time Dance With You came out?
You are right about the DJ's getting really creative with this classic song. In particular KIX's Cosmo Wyatt. Of course just playing without any fancy mixing wouldn't have hurt either. It had all the right elements.