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Bell & James

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Bernie: DiscoMusic.com (3426)
on Sep 15, 03 | 10:30 am

Bell and James

Livin' It Up (Friday Night) (12")

RECORD LABEL / RELEASE INFO:

A & M Records (US) / 1978 / SP-12012
12" Disco Single 33 1/3 rpm vinyl record

STUDIO CREDITS:

Producer(s) : Bell & James

TRACKLISTING:

Side A
Livin' It Up (Friday Night) (7:03)

Side B
Don't Let the Man Get You (3:56)

NOTES:

From the legendary Thom Bell & the Philly family tree. Bell & James were Leroy Bell and Casey James. Having Thom as an uncle sure helped Leroy & Casey get their foot in the musical door.

Bell and James' "Livin' It Up (Friday Night)" was a popular cut back in the day and still draws them in when played. Bell & James only released two albums.

"Livin' It Up" hasn't appeared many times on CD, but is on the out of print Disco Nights Vol 7 DJ Pix CD and the Disco Box 4-CD Box Set by Rhino.

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Achieved No.15 on the Billboard Pop Singles Chart andNo.7 on the Black Singles chart in 1979
 
Posted by: originalbigm | Oct 26, 03 | 8:50 am

Drummer/guitarist Leroy Bell met guitarist/bassist/keyboardist Casey James while both were members of the Philadelphia band Special Blend. After the band disbanded, the two began a songwriting partnership BELL and JAMES was born.
Their debut single "Livin It Up (Friday Night)" went gold, going to number seven R&B and number 15 pop on the singles charts and thanks to a remixed version hit even higher on the club lists in early 1979.
 
Posted by: chris | Feb 16, 05 | 10:21 am

Bell & James actually released 3 albums: "Bell & James" (1978), "Only Make Believe" (1979), and "Black And White" (1981).
 
Posted by: KoolChris | Nov 05, 07 | 2:57 pm

This was a very strong song. It was on a nightly rotation for almost a year. At its peak, it was a PRIME TIME record for about six to eight weeks. By the time the dancers abandoned it, it became a CLASSIC. On my scale from 1-10, I give it a very strong 7.
 
Posted by: vyniljunkie | Feb 27, 08 | 12:57 pm

Where are they now?
 
Posted by: Ed | Aug 04, 08 | 8:41 am

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