The Equals
Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys (7")
RECORD LABEL / RELEASE INFO
Shout (US) 1971/S 247
7" 45 RPM
Genre: Dance
MUSICIAN, PRODUCTION & RECORDING STUDIO CREDITS
Produced by Eddy Grant
Written By Eddy Grant
Recorded in England
SONGS - TRACKLISTING
Side A:
Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys 2:41
Side B
Ain't got nothing to give you 3:35
MUSIC REVIEW & RECORD COLLECTOR NOTES
This is the US release of this classic popularized by Club DJ's of the early 70ís featuring Eddy Grant's original vocal performance.
This song was listed as number 46 on the DISC-O-LA USA "Fortune 500 Discotheque song of the 70's", which was compiled back in the late 70'sÖ.....
Submitted by mixmachine (107)
While some people firmly believe that this was THE FIRST DISCO RECORD, I beg to differ. It wasn't released as a DISCO record, but more like R&B. And the TERM DISCO wasn't born yet. Granted, it was played regularly at every early DISCO, but that is strictly because of the quality of the song. Also, back in the real early days, and I WAS THERE! there simply wasn't enough product available. So BLACK SKIN BLUE EYED BOYS was played extensively in a JAMES BROWN, funky set. That increased its longevity more. I remember the crowds singing along to the chorus, then I would turn the volume totally off. The Crowd continued their accappella version until I resumed and raised the level up again. On my scale from 1-10, this DISCO CLASSIC gets a well deserved 10.