What is the most underrated disco track in your opinion?

**discofresh** · May 17th, 2005, 05:54 PM

**Bernie** · May 17th, 2005, 06:12 PM

"Love Insurance" by Front Page (Sharon Redd). This track is a big fave of mine, but never gets the respect it deserves.

**discofresh** · May 17th, 2005, 06:16 PM

I have this Bernie but must admit i have never really played. However, i do love Sharon Redd. Gonna search for it and have a listen this week.

DJ Boogie Badness :D

**paul** · May 17th, 2005, 06:33 PM

One that comes to mind for me is Fat Larry's Band, Lookin' For Love. Love it in the discos though I mostly heard it in Connecticut. Rarely heard it anywhere else.

**discofresh** · May 17th, 2005, 06:36 PM

Looking for Love is a heavy weight track. i still play it regularly on a Saturday Night in downtown Nottingham..absolute killa...

DJ Boogie Badness :D :D

**paul** · May 17th, 2005, 07:02 PM

Originally Written by discofresh

Looking for Love is a heavy weight track. i still play it regularly on a Saturday Night in downtown Nottingham..absolute killa...

DJ Boogie Badness :D :D

Maybe I didn't go to the right clubs in Boston. Glad to see it was popular in England. :D

**Bernie** · May 17th, 2005, 07:40 PM

Paul, "Looking For Love" was huge in NYC-even on the radio. Surprised it didn't get much airplay over the border in CT.

**thommy2458** · May 17th, 2005, 08:38 PM

I love "love Insurance"(which went top 10 disco)and I also
love the flip "you got my love"-both benefit from awesome
mixes and Redd's passionate vocal.But for me,what I feel
is underrated now is the entire Watson Beasley album.Again
a top 5 hit at the time,but not enough people mention this
in their fave lists.Starting with the first 12" promo of
"what's on your mind/don't let your chance go by" and then
the remix of "breakaway" is enough to merit ANY type of
mention.But what really takes this one over the top for me is
the Lp tracks of "darlin'I"and"bodyfree"-check it out,you won't be sorry.Also,of note:the exotic African Suite lp on MCA,Jean
Carn's elegant 1st lp on Philly Int with the well known "free
Love" but for me it's "if you wanna go back" and "time waits for
no one" that send me to another place.Love this thread...I could keep going....
Thom

**Eurodancemix** · May 18th, 2005, 07:30 AM

There are many, but for personal reasons, I must select

PRECIOUS MOMENTS -- Nightlife Unlimited

I think that with a good extended mix, this song would have been a hit. Very pretty keyboards about 2/3 way through.

**Super D** · May 18th, 2005, 09:20 AM

There were many albums that contained tracks that were never played......excuse my nomadic intellect on the titles and names of the tracks, but to name a few groups that had underplayed hot disco tracks on them/ or I would have to say some of the secondary tracks from these groups were very underated like:

Brass Construction :D
Creative Source :D :D
Dennis Coffee(and the Detroit City Band) :D :D
West Coast Mob(LRJ Funk) :D
Average White Band :D :D
One Way(Al Hudson)
Herbie Hancock(with the single that Ray Parker Jr. jammed on)
BT Express. :D
Was Not Was. :D

These groups had many non-played secondary tracks that were considered Disco during the "Funk" and Disco" era.

Super D(motordetroit) 8)

**discofresh** · May 18th, 2005, 12:01 PM

Take your point with nitelife unlimited. Solid groover.

Super D, would be interested to know what Brass contruction track you had in mind that would fit the bill

DJ Boogie Badness :D :D

**Videoskooter** · May 18th, 2005, 03:48 PM

The complete A-side of the Madleen Kane album "Cheri". It didn't do a damn thing in our clubs or charts and it was almost unavailable in the shops over here. Even now you can't find a damn thing of this diva in Belgium. And no, I don't have that album :evil: :evil: :evil:

**markydefad** · May 18th, 2005, 04:07 PM

I wish more people were faimiliar with:

The Greatest Show On Earth - Metropolis
Dancing Is Dangerous b/w The Night They Invented Love - Noel
Make Me Believe In You - Patti Jo
This Will Be A Night To Remember - Eddie Holman
Stars In Your Eyes - Herbie Hancock w/ Gavin Christopher

**paul** · May 18th, 2005, 04:49 PM

Originally Written by Bernie

Paul, "Looking For Love" was huge in NYC-even on the radio. Surprised it didn't get much airplay over the border in CT.

Perhaps it was big where I was but the cannabis back in the day kept me from noticing

:lol:

**buckaroo** · May 19th, 2005, 07:06 AM

"Don't YOu Love It" Maxine Singleton
"I Specialise In Love" Sharon Brown
...among many others I can't think of at the mo.

**QUINNY** · May 19th, 2005, 01:08 PM

I reckon Harry Thuman's - Underwater never got anything like the recognition it truly deserved. That record was a lighting guy's/gal's dream as well as one of hell of a ballsy, solid Disco opus, that never failed to garner queries from punters.

**pepper1dancer** · May 19th, 2005, 01:41 PM

I was very closeted in the "Disco days" but i still managed to catch some bad ass songs on 94 disco Fm. One song that I really loved but never hear too much about is "Undercover Lover" by Debbie Jacobs. Her voice is so soulful.

**Super D** · May 19th, 2005, 02:15 PM

Originally Written by markydefad

I wish more people were faimiliar with:

The Greatest Show On Earth - Metropolis
Dancing Is Dangerous b/w The Night They Invented Love - Noel
Make Me Believe In You - Patti Jo
This Will Be A Night To Remember - Eddie Holman
Stars In Your Eyes - Herbie Hancock w/ Gavin Christopher

"markydefad" I feeling you on Herbie Hancock,"Stars in your eyes" :D :D :D :D

Did Ray Parker Jr. perform on the 12''version(possibly keyboards)

Super D(motordetroit) 8)

**SandraDee** · May 19th, 2005, 05:32 PM

'Ask The Boss' - Flowchart
'The Key' - Wuf Ticket
'Puppet to You' - Alfie Silas
'My Love Is Music' - Space
'Moskow discow' - Telex
'Stop' - Valerie Allington
'Non Stop' - Tina Fabrique
'Policewoman (queen of the neon jungle)' - Lorna Wright
'If You Study Long' - J.Gale gaymon
'Changing Jobs' - Cindy & Roy
'Set Me Free' - Karen Silver
'New York (I'm Never Gonna Leave)' - Gotham Flasher
'Ill Never forget My Favourite Disco' - Dexter Wansel
'Universal Energy' - Universal Energy

God there are fucking 100s of records that never got the attention they deserve; I s'pose in some weird way that's what makes them more interesting. :-?

**Boogie Child** · May 20th, 2005, 07:56 AM

Originally Written by Videoskooter

The complete A-side of the Madleen Kane album "Cheri". It didn't do a damn thing in our clubs or charts and it was almost unavailable in the shops over here. Even now you can't find a damn thing of this diva in Belgium. And no, I don't have that album :evil: :evil: :evil:

Thank God, the side "A" suite of "Cheri" was played nightly in Atlanta at the club I frequented in 1979. It was very popular, and I'm glad that the sheer brilliance of that masterpiece was appreciated. I recall seeing it on the Billboard Dance Charts that summer, but I agree that most of Madleen Kane's classics are vastly under-rated.

**Super D** · May 20th, 2005, 08:15 AM

Originally Written by discofresh

Take your point with nitelife unlimited. Solid groover.

Super D, would be interested to know what Brass contruction track you had in mind that would fit the bill

DJ Boogie Badness :D :D

Yeh Boogie Badness check out the album, Brass Construction VI the track was ,"Help Yourself"......nice "mellow funk" Disco track

Super D(motordetroit) 8)

**Zef** · May 20th, 2005, 10:38 AM

How bout
Norma Jean Wright-I like love from the 1978 LP. This was never a single but was recently re-made as a house tune last year

**djmikejames** · May 20th, 2005, 09:48 PM

Player - Space Invaders, released on Ariola Records, 1979.

Ok, you will say it was released towards the end of the craze but it's still a thumper.

**loooods** · May 21st, 2005, 12:22 AM

You guys mentioned some really great songs specially Madleen Kane's Cheri (look for single version of Forbidden Love..great) and Love Insurance. May I add:
- Soul by Frankie Valli
- One of a kind by Donna Summer
- Take me in your arms by Stephanie Mills & Teddy
Pendergrass
- Prison by Space (actually most their work is underrated)
- This time baby by Jackie Moore
- Disco mix of Follow Me by Amanda Lear (a killer, everyone
knows the single but not many heard this version)

Oh there are so many..

**mr3865** · May 22nd, 2005, 01:24 AM

Originally Written by paul

One that comes to mind for me is Fat Larry's Band, Lookin' For Love. Love it in the discos though I mostly heard it in Connecticut. Rarely heard it anywhere else.

I'm on the hunt for this on vinyl or CD. Love this song.