Venise
The Best Disco In the City (LP)
Quality Records (Canada) / 1979 / SV 2026
LP-album 33 ⅓ rpm vinyl
Genre: Dance
Producer: Jo Bisso
Arranger:
Keith J. Maynard
Jonathan Klein
Writers:
Arthur Baker, Keith Maynard, Jonathan Klein
Side 1
1. Love Is the Real Thing (7:22) (S. Hiewel / A. Baker) 132 bpm
2. My Man (8:32) (A. Baker / K. Maynard) 128 bpm
Side 2
1. If You Believe (3:24) (K. Maynard)
2. The Mystery With Me (6:08) (A. Baker) 120 bpm
3. Don't Think About It (5:26) (J. Klein) 128 bpm
Interesting and quite rare LP from female duo Venise, which contains 4 great dance tracks, and possibly the cheesiest ballad you will ever hear on a disco album!
The best track is "Love Is the Real Thing", which you will find yourself singing along to in no time.
Of greater interest to European readers is the track "The Mystery With Me", clearly sampled for the 2001 house track "Bel Amour" by Bel Amour, which got to number 23 in the UK pop charts. On this track, the girls sound a little like the Three Degrees circa 1978, and the backing track sounds a lot like Martin Circus's "Disco Circus".
The LP is only let down by the soppy ballad "If You Believe," which starts with the lyrics "Do you believe in fairy tales, do you like puppy dogs with waggy tails..." need I say more?
Also of note is the LP cover - the budget was apparently quite low, as the photo of the singer was clearly cut out from a piece of paper and stuck on to a "disco lights" background! The back cover looks even more like a 10 year-old's art project.
Submitted by Darren S (109)
One solid LP!! Defentaly worth tracking down if possible. Every track is solid minus as Darren said, that ballad which I think if it didnt have such stupid lyrics, it would be a great disco ballad cause musicly it's quite good. If you love that NYC dated underground sound with full orchestra and bass (even though it's Canadian), this LP is a must!
DJ Jimmy M - 2003