Advantages: The 6 number 1 records Disadvantages: The rest of the tracks are rubbish
. Finally after 7 tracks we get something from the 70's! From 1974 it was #3 in the UK but only #4 in the US R&B Charts despite being classed as a soul song, so yes it was a hit but no it wasn't disco.
8. Going Back To My Roots - Odyssey. From 1981 and it was more popular in the UK than anywhere else as it was #4, its best in America was #55 on the US Dance Charts. What you might not know (and I certainly didn't until today) was theirs was a cover version of Lamont Doziers 1977 funk original. Oh and his version is better than theirs.
9. So Many Men So Little Time - Miquel Brown. From 1983 and produced by Ian Levine, the same guy who wrote and produced High Energy. This track was actually the 1st creation in the HI-NRG club music genre made in an attempt to prove disco wasn't dead. According to Ian Levines Youtube entry it was #1 pop in ...
Advantages: Lots of great songs from the eighties Disadvantages: A few not so great
I was in my local record store the other week browsing for ideas for mothers day for my wife from our two small children when my attention was caught by this particular offering. As most of you will be aware from my previous reviews, one of my great passions is eighties music and I couldn't resist buying this. Not for my wife I might add but for myself.
So what was it that caught my attention?
Well to be honest the graphics on the CD hardly grab your attention. Basically it consists of a dark blue cover with light blue lettering declaring that it is a Top of The Pops Album, with this letting enclosed to make it appear like a circle. The BBC logo is also detailed but this is hardly prominent either. In red lettering at the bottom of the circle the album stipulates the 80s, and provides details of a selection of artists in ...
Advantages: 18 Wonderful Number one Tracks from the 80's Disadvantages: None
makes up for in content. As many of you will know from my previous reviews one of my pasions is 80's music, and the beauty with this album is that although all the tracks were number one singles, very few of them appear on other compilation albums. Although the album was particularly cheap, I don't feel cheated by the quality of the tracks on offer.
Track Listing
1. Duran Duran - The Reflex
Not the Brummie boys greatest offering (Rio, Save A Prayer and Girls on Film probably do it for me) but a decent enough track to kick start the album.
2. Midge Ure - If I Was
Midge is probably best known for his role with Bob Geldof in getting Live Aid up and running, but he was also a successful artist with Ultravox before embarking on a solo career which culminated in this huge hit. Unmistakable Glaswegian vocals.
3. Spandau Ballet ...
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Product details
Title
Motown Disco (Soulful Grooves From The 70s And 80s) [Remastered]
Performer
Various Artists
Genre
R&B
Sub Genre
Disco
Release Date
01/08/2005
Recomended Retail Price
16.99 GBP
Label / Distributor
Island / Universal Music
Pieces in Set
2
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Collection
EAN
602498230725
Catalogue Number
9823072
Additional notes
Album Notes
This 22-track, remastered collection of disco hits includes original LP or 12" versions of such Motown classics as Rick James's "You and I" and Diana Ross's "The Boss."
Titles on disc 1
1.
Law Of The Land - Temptations
2.
Keep On Trucking - Kendricks, Eddie
3.
Love Hangover - Ross, Diana
4.
Down To Love Town - Originals
5.
High Energy - Supremes
6.
Dance With The Rain - Kendricks, Eddie
7.
Saturday Night Sunday Morning - Houston, Thelma
8.
Got To Give It Up - Gaye, Marvin
9.
You And I - James, Rick & The Stone City Band
10.
Standing On The Verge - Platinum Hook
11.
Get It Up For Love - Vega, Tata
Titles on disc 2
1.
Need To Know You Better - Finished Touch
2.
Don't Leave Me This Way - Houston, Thelma
3.
Nowhere To Run - Dynamic Superiors
4.
I Love To See You Dancin' - Butler, Jerry
5.
Tailgate - 21st Creation
6.
Boss - Ross, Diana
7.
I Was Born This Way - Bean, Carl
8.
Behind The Groove - Marie, Teena
9.
Big Time - James, Rick
10.
You Pulled A Switch - Switch
11.
In And Out - Hutch, Willie
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