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Rhythms Of The World (LP)

H & L Records (US) / 1976 / HL-69014-698
LP-album 33 ⅓ rpm Vinyl

Produced,Arranged & Conducted by Van McCoy
Executive Producers:Hugo & Luigi
Piano-Van McCoy
Bass- Gordon Edwards
Keyborads-Richard Tee,Leroy Pendarvis Jr.
Steel Piano - Vincent Taylor
Guitar- Eric Gale,Hugh McCracken,John Tropea
Drums- Steve Gadd
Percussion- George Devens( plus vibes & orch.bells)
Crusher Bennett (plus congas)
Moog Synthesizer (ARP 2600)- Ken Bichel
Woodwinds-Phil Bodner
Tenor Sax- Frank West
Trumpet - Mel Davis,Bernie Glow,Jon Faddis, Urban Green,Dominick Gravine,Paul Faulise,Robert Alexander,Arthur Kaplan,William Slapin,John Messner,Joseph Palmer,Lewis DelGatto
Strings -Gene Orloff,Jesse Levy,Alan Shulman,Gerald Tarack,Joseph Malignaggi,Alfred Brown,Julien Barber,Selwart Calrke,Emanuel Verdi,Paul Greshman,Emanuel Green,Harry Lookofsky,Harold Kohon,Richard Sortomme

Background Vocals - Destry,Brenda Hilliard,Albert Bailey,Van McCoy
Zulema on "Soul Cha Cha"
Recorded at Media Sound Studios,NY
Engineer:Alan Varner
Mastered at Masterdisk Corporation
Engineer: Gilbert Kong

Side A
Rhythms Of The World (10.12)
That's The Joint (4:30)
Soul Cha Cha (3:25)

Side B
The Shuffle (4:20)
Oriental Boogie (4:00)
Indian Warpath (5:00)
Swahili Boogie (4:20)

While Van McCoy was most renowned for his classic disco cut "The Hustle" he never achieved the same success subsequently. Rhythms Of The World did show he was still an accomplished composer and arranger and I quite like this album especially the title cut. Soul Cha Cha is pure Latin American style party music while The Shuffle was an attempt to cash in on "The Hustle" sound, but didn't quite do it.

Submitted by originalbigm (23)