Ultimate Disco

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1September
Earth, Wind & Fire4:50
2Blame It on the Boogie
cover recording of:
Blame It on the Boogie
writer:
Dave Jackson (Motown songwriter aka Dave Jackson-Rich), Mick Jackson (English singer-songwriter, “Blame It On the Boogie” co-writer) and Elmar Krohn
publisher:
Carlin Music Ltd. and Peterman & Co. Ltd.
The Jacksons3:35
3Boogie Nights
recording of:
Boogie Nights
lyricist and composer:
Rod Temperton
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Chrysalis Music Publishing, Rodsongs (publisher), Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Tincabell Music, Tincabell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Heatwave3:37
4More, More, More
producer:
Gregg Diamond
mixer:
Tom Moulton
arranger:
Gregg Diamond
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Buddah Records, Inc. (in 1976)
mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
recording of:
More, More, More
lyricist and composer:
Gregg Diamond
publisher:
Buddah Music, MRI Music, Buddah (ffor company credits related to the US label Buddah Records) (in 1976) and Gee Diamond Music (in 1976)
Andrea True Connection4.753:10
5Rock the Boat
recording of:
Rock the Boat
lyricist and composer:
Wally Holmes (songwriter)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
The Hues Corporation3:09
6Love Train
recording engineer:
Joe Tarsia (engineer)
producer:
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
arranger:
Bobby Martin (US soul/R&B producer/arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (in 1972)
recording of:
Love Train (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Mijac Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The O’Jays4.152:59
7Native New Yorker
recording of:
Native New Yorker
writer:
Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell
publisher:
Featherbed Music, Linz Music (US work publisher), Three Wise Boys Music LLC, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion) and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Odyssey2.53:28
8Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now
edit of:
Ain't No Stopping Us Now (LP version) by McFadden & Whitehead
recording of:
Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now
writer:
Jerry Cohen, Gene McFadden and John Whitehead
publisher:
Mijac Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
McFadden & Whitehead43:36
9Daddy Cool
recording of:
Daddy Cool
lyricist:
George Reyam
composer:
Frank Farian
publisher:
Intro (German publisher) (in 1976)
Boney M.3:29
10Relight My Fire
recording of:
Relight My Fire (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Dan Hartman
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Songs Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Dan Hartman4.653:44
11Turn the Beat Around
Vicki Sue Robinson3:15
12Best of My Love
producer:
Al McKay
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1977)
recording of:
Best of My Love
writer:
Al McKay and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
The Emotions4.153:41
13Got to Be Real
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1978)
edit of:
Got to Be Real (LP / 12" version) by Cheryl Lynn (1970s Disco singer)
recording of:
Got to Be Real
writer:
Cheryl Lynn (1970s Disco singer), David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and David Paich
publisher:
Butterfly Gong Music, Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc. and On Board Music (publisher)
Cheryl Lynn4.53:46
14I Love to Love
cover recording of:
I Love to Love
lyricist:
Philo Jack Robinson (disco songwriter, producer, composer)
composer:
James Bolden
publisher:
Mautoglade Music, Robin Song Music (affiliated to SACEM) and Rolf Baierle Music
Tina Charles3:05
15Give Me Your Love
producer:
Curtis Mayfield
cover recording of:
Give Me Your Love
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Todd Mayfield Publishing, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 and Camad Music Company (from 1972 to ????)
Barbara Mason2:58
16See You When I Git There
recording of:
See You When I Git There
writer:
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Lou Rawls4:27
17I Thought It Was You
recording of:
I Thought It Was You
writer:
Jeffrey Cohen (70s/80s US funk/soul producer/songwriter), Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Melvin Ragin
publisher:
Hancock Music Co., Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Wah Watson Music
Herbie Hancock3:40
18Disco Nights (Rock Freak)
recording of:
Disco Nights (Rock Freak)
writer:
Keith Crier, Herb Lane, Emanuel Rahiem LeBlanc and Paul Service
GQ3:55
19Dazz (Dazz disco mix)
assistant engineer:
Phil Benton
engineer:
Johnny Duncan (producer)
producer:
Brick (US soul funk disco quintet), Johnny Duncan (producer), Jim Healy and Robert E. Lee
strings:
David Arenz, Larry LeMaster (cellist), Heidi Nitchie (violist), Benjamin Picone, Patricio Salvatierra (Strings), Willard Shull and Frank Walton (classical violinist / strings)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Players
strings arranger:
Skip Lane
produced for:
Brickhouse Productions (music production company in the mid 1970s)
recorded at:
The Sound Pit in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, Trolley Tracks in College Park, Georgia, United States and Webb IV Recording Studio in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Dazz
writer:
Reginald J. Hargis (funk guitarist, bass player and singer), Eddie Irons and Ray Ransom
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, H&R Lastrada Music and Silver Cloud Music LLC
part of:
10 Things I Hate About You
Brick5:37
20Play That Funky Music
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1976) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1976)
edit of:
Play That Funky Music (album version) by Wild Cherry (70s US Funk Rock, best known for "Play That Funky Music")
recording of:
Play That Funky Music (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Robert W. Parissi
publisher:
Bema Music (publisher), RWP Music, Sweet City Records Inc. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Wild Cherry4.353:05
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Yes Sir, I Can Boogie
producer:
Rolf Soja
recording of:
Yes Sir, I Can Boogie
lyricist:
Frank Dostal
composer:
Rolf Soja
publisher:
Louvigny-Marquee Music Ltd. and Peermusic (UK) Ltd.
Baccara4.754:33
2This Is It
recording of:
This Is It
lyricist and composer:
Van McCoy
Melba Moore4.53:31
3It’s in His Kiss
cover recording of:
It’s in His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song)
lyricist and composer:
Rudy Clark (US songwriter)
publisher:
By the Bay Music, TM Music Ltd. and Trio Music Company
Linda Lewis3:21
4Phoenix
producer:
Norman Connors
arranger:
Reggie Lucas
remix of:
Phoenix by Aquarian Dream (70s US jazz-funk disco band)
recording of:
Phoenix
writer:
Jacques Burvick
publisher:
Kama Sutra Music Inc. (USA branch), Norman Connors Music Co and Valda Music
Aquarian Dream5:21
5You Little Trustmaker
recording of:
You Little Trustmaker
lyricist and composer:
Christopher Mark Jackson (funk/soul songwriter, active in the ’60s and ’70s)
The Tymes2:50
6TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)
recording of:
TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)
writer:
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Mighty Three Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
MFSB3:46
7Cherchez La Femme
recording of:
Cherchez la femme
writer:
Stony Browder Jr. and August Darnell
Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band5:46
8Love Epidemic (extended version)
recording of:
Love Epidemic
writer:
Leroy Green (disco/soul songwriter) and Norman Ray Harris (American Philly Soul guitarist, producer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Chrysalis One Music Publishing Group Ireland Limited and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Trammps6:00
9It’s a Disco Night (Rock Don’t Stop)
edit of:
It’s a Disco Night (Rock Don’t Stop), Parts 1 & 2 by The Isley Brothers
recording of:
It’s a Disco Night (Rock Don’t Stop)
writer:
Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs), Rudolph Isley and Chris Jasper
The Isley Brothers4.54:13
10Pipeline
Bruce Johnston3:59
11The Runner
vocals:
Sheila Ferguson, Valerie Holiday and Helen Scott
recording of:
The Runner
lyricist:
Sheila Ferguson
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
The Three Degrees4:21
12Love Dancin’
Marlena Shaw4:32
13Follow Me
recording of:
Follow Me
lyricist:
Amanda Lear
composer:
Anthony Monn
Amanda Lear3:54
14Baby Don’t Change Your Mind
cover recording of:
Baby Don’t Change Your Mind
lyricist and composer:
Van McCoy
Gladys Knight & the Pips43:07
15The More I Get, the More I Want
recording of:
The More I Get, the More I Want
writer:
Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden and John Whitehead
Teddy Pendergrass4:25
16Lady Marmalade
cover recording of:
Lady Marmalade
writer:
Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan
publisher:
Ardmore and Beechwood Ltd., EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Kenny Nolan Publishing and Pathe Publications (Far East) Limited
LaBelle3:56
17I’m in the Mood for Dancing
recording of:
I’m in the Mood for Dancing
writer:
Ben Findon (songwriter and producer), Mike Myers (UK producer/songwriter) and Bob Puzey
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Songs of Windswept Pacific
The Nolans4.53:19
18Love Really Hurts Without You
recording of:
Love Really Hurts Without You
lyricist and composer:
Ben Findon (songwriter and producer) and Leslie Sebastian Charles
publisher:
Black Sheep Music Ltd. (publisher) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Billy Ocean3:01
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Love I Lost
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes3:35
2It’s Party Time
Bobby Womack4:12
3Once I’ve Been There
Norman Connors5:44
4Where Will You Go When the Party’s Over
Archie Bell & the Drells4:07
5I’m Always Dancin’ to the Music
Benny Golson6:20
6Till You Take My Love
Harvey Mason3:41
7Take Me to Your Disco
Splendor6:00
8Come Go With Me
Pockets4:24
9Sneakin’ Up Behind You
The Brecker Brothers4:54
10I Put the Twinkle in Your Eye
Keith Barrow4:38
11Ain’t No Smoke Without Fire
Eddie Kendricks6:08
12Can We Share It
Rick Sheppard3:11
13Are You Ready for This
recording of:
Are You Ready for This
composer:
Ben Lanzarone and Warren Schatz
The Brothers3:23
14It’s in Your Blood
Linda Hopkins5:57
15What a Diff’rence a Day Makes
cover recording of:
What a Diff’rence a Day Made
lyricist:
Stanley Adams (US lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
María Grever
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Estate of Stanley Adams, Maurice Music, Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Stanley Adams Music, Universal Music – Z Tunes LLC and Zomba Golden Sands Enterprises, Inc.
is based on:
Cuando vuelva a tu lado
Esther Phillips3:12
16You
Samuel Jonathan Johnson5:52
17Family Affair
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 57) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 138)
recording of:
Family Affair
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Mijac Music
Sly & the Family Stone4.53:06
▼ CD 4
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)
recording of:
Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) and Randy Jackson (brother of Michael and Janet)
publisher:
Mijac Music, Peacock Music Publishing Company, Ranjack Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
The Jacksons53:47
2Never Too Much
recording engineer and mixer:
Michael H. Brauer (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer), Gregg Mann (engineer), Andy Hoffman (engineer), Nicky Kalliongos (engineer) and Don Wershba (engineer)
engineer:
Carl Beatty (engineer)
executive producer:
Larkin Arnold
producer:
Luther Vandross
bass:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
congas:
Bashiri Johnson
drums (drum set):
Buddy Williams (drummer)
guitar:
Georg Wadenius
horn [horns] and strings:
Paul Riser
keyboard [keyboards]:
Nat Adderley, Jr.
percussion:
Crusher Bennett
background vocals [female backup vocals]:
Tawatha Agee, Brenda White, Michelle Cobbs, Cissy Houston, Yvonne Lewis and Sybil Thomas
background vocals [male backup vocals] and lead vocals:
Luther Vandross
arranger:
Nat Adderley, Jr. and Paul Riser
vocals arranger:
Luther Vandross
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1981), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981), Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Never Too Much by Luther Vandross
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 466)
recording of:
Never Too Much
lyricist and composer:
Luther Vandross
publisher:
April Music Ltd., Barry Platnick, CBS Songs Ltd., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., MCA Music Ltd., SBK Songs (publisher), SBK Songs Ltd. and Uncle Ronnie’s Music Company Inc.
Luther Vandross4.153:53
3What a Fool Believes
cover recording of:
What a Fool Believes
writer:
Ken Loggins and Mike McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
publisher:
Milk Money Music (in 1978) and Snug Music (in 1978)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and 日音 Synch事業部
Aretha Franklin3:59
4Going Back to My Roots
producer:
Steve Tyrell (American producer and vocalist)
cover recording of:
Going Back to My Roots
lyricist and composer:
Lamont Dozier
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部
Odyssey55:26
5Best Love
recording of:
Best Love
writer:
Ron Artis and Robert Daniels (soul/funk singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Artis Gallery Music, Bigg Kidd Music and EMI Virgin Songs, Inc.
Rose Royce53:53
6Boogie Wonderland
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1979)
recording of:
Boogie Wonderland
lyricist:
Allee Willis
composer:
Jon Lind
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Songs Ltd., International Music Network, Irving Music (BMI) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Earth, Wind & Fire4:50
7Was That All It Was
producer:
Jerry Butler (soul singer) and John L. Usry, Jr.
arranger:
John L. Usry, Jr.
remix of:
Was That All It Was by Jean Carn
recording of:
Was That All It Was
writer:
Jerry Butler (soul singer), Linda Conlon and John L. Usry, Jr.
publisher:
Jahmilla Music Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Jean Carn6:32
8You Know How to Love Me
producer:
Reggie Lucas and James Mtume (jazz/funk musician)
edit of:
You Know How to Love Me (LP / 12” version) by Phyllis Hyman
recording of:
You Know How to Love Me
writer:
Reggie Lucas and James Mtume (jazz/funk musician)
Phyllis Hyman33:46
9(Ooh-Wee) He’s Killing Me
Patti Austin3:29
10Cola Bottle Baby
Edwin Birdsong5:05
11I Love You More
George Duke3:08
12Release the Beast
Breakwater4:58
13Funkin’ for Jamaica
Tom Browne3:54
14Love Come Down
recording of:
Love Come Down
lyricist and composer:
Kashif (Michael Jones, B.T. Express)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Evelyn “Champagne” King3:38
15Let’s Hear It for the Boy
producer:
George Duke
mixer:
Tom Perry (engineer), Tommy Vicari and Erik Zobler
analog synthesizer [Prophet V], electronic drum set [Linn Drums], Minimoog [Mini-Moog] and Moog [Memory Moog]:
George Duke
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr.
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
background vocals:
George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam and Deniece Williams (US soul/funk vocalist/songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1984)
recording of:
Let’s Hear It for the Boy
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Thomas Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter)
part of:
The 57th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Deniece Williams3.64:18
16Give It Up
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1982)
recording of:
Give It Up
writer:
Deborah Carter (writer, backing vocalist) and Harry Wayne Casey
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
KC and the Sunshine Band4.354:11
17It’s Raining Men
recording of:
It’s Raining Men
writer:
Paul Jabara and Paul Shaffer (pianist, bandleader, Dave Letterman's sidekick)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16)
The Weather Girls3:34
18I’m So Excited
bass guitar:
Nathan East
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
guitar:
George Doering and Lee Ritenour
keyboard [keyboards] and synthesizer:
Michael Boddicker and Greg Phillinganes
piano:
William D. “Smitty” Smith (organist/keyboardist)
background vocals:
June Pointer and Ruth Pointer
lead vocals:
Anita Pointer
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 5) (number: 6)
recording of:
I’m So Excited
writer:
Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointer and Trevor Lawrence (70s-90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
publisher:
’Til Dawn Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Songs Ltd., Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division (until 2014-12-31), EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (until 2021-06-30), Fuji Pacific Music SBK Department (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Pointer Sisters4.83:52