Voggue
Dancin' the Night Away b/w Roller Boogie (12")
Atlantic Records (US) / 1981 / DM 4815
12" Disco single 33 ⅓ rpm vinyl record
Genre: Dance
Producer: Trans-Canada Disques
Writers: Denis LePage and Denyse LePage (Le Page)
Mixer/Remixer: Michel Dagle and François L. Herbier
Side A
Dancin' the Night Away (7:24)
Side B
Roller Boogie (6:01)
The Le Page couple (Denis and Denyse) of Lime fame with this classic track. Not only did Voggue put out "Dancin' the Night Away," but they later did something called "Sun Struck Lovers" on the Canadian Matra Records.
Denyse Le Page was kind enough to tell DiscoMusic.com the following about the making of this song:
L'originale c est moi et la soeur a Patsy Gallant qui chante....la track a été faite dans mon salon :) Moi et Denis a écrit Dancin the Night Away c'est du Lime si on regarde en dessus du tapis hehe
Ron Proby on Sax Soprano... Graham Chambers played the drums, I'm playing the 6/8 beat on congas, Denis of course wrote the strings. Oh by the way, the string quartet was recorded in my living room with a Union Contract L.O.L. and we had a ball doing it :)
Listen to Dancin' the Night Away by Voggue:
Listen to Roller Boogie:
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Oct 28, 2008 | 5:31 pmKoolChris: No, you're not the only one! I LOVE "Roller Boogie," and I don't even like "Dancin' the Night Away."
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Mar 23, 2008 | 9:12 pm
Am I the only one to LOVE "Roller Boogie", with its swirling synths, and horns??? I just love the mood in this track...
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Feb 22, 2006 | 3:06 pm
Agreed...hardcore disco dancers from back in the day have repeatedly cited this record as the moment they knew disco had died/morphed/done something quite strange.
I was just coming out then, and didn't get the fuss - after all, it's full of droning bass, real strings, and a sax solo, with a fairly sophisticated breakdown.
However, in hindsight it's easy to see that the BPMs, well under 120, and Angela and Chantal's Quaaluded-out vocals were a clear break from the frantic doings of the previous year or two. The global scale of the #1 disco hit from summer 1981 (which Atlantic records pressed after winning a bidding war, acquiring from a tiny Canadian label) probably was another signal.
Anyway, a good record to end a sleaze set with...
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Jun 23, 2004 | 6:11 pm
This song to me has always been the 'goodbye U.S. disco' song. ypu could see the float disappearing down the street....LOL
Such a great Lime produced record. Great breaks...
The Atlantic promo 12" was numbered DMD 280.