Disco Fever: Get Up and Boogie

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Tracklist

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1That’s the Way (I Like It)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1975, in 1976) and T.K. Records (Miami‐based disco label) (in 1975)
edit of:
That’s the Way (I Like It) by KC and the Sunshine Band (US funk, R&B & disco band)
recording of:
That’s the Way (I Like It)
writer:
Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!) and Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company)
KC and the Sunshine Band4.43:07
2Y.M.C.A.
executive producer:
Henri Belolo
producer:
Jacques Morali
edit of:
Y.M.C.A. (album version) by Village People
recording of:
Y.M.C.A.
lyricist:
Victor Edward Willis (member of the Village People)
composer:
Jacques Morali
publisher:
Can’t Stop Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Harlem West Music Group, Scorpio Music (work publisher of "Scorpio Music") and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
Village People4.153:46
3Le Freak
producer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
conductor:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
arranger:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
part of:
NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (2012-10-25) (number: 10) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 391)
recording of:
Le Freak
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Bernard’s Other Music, Sony Songs Inc., Tommy Jymi Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23) and Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Chic3.25:31
4Never Can Say Goodbye
arranger:
City Life (arranger for Gloria Gaynor) and Harold Wheeler
cover recording of:
Never Can Say Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Clifton Davis (musical theatre actor, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Portable Music Co., Inc.
Gloria Gaynor53:01
5The Hustle
recording of:
The Hustle
lyricist and composer:
Van McCoy
publisher:
Van McCoy Music, Warner Bros. Music Co. Ltd. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Van McCoy4:06
6He’s the Greatest Dancer
recording of:
He’s the Greatest Dancer
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Bernard’s Other Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., 1968‐09‐19–1999‐11‐09)
Sister Sledge4.153:36
7You Sexy Thing
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1975) and CBS Records Ltd. (UK record company, subsidiary of CBS United Kingdom Ltd.) (in 1984)
recording of:
You Sexy Thing (in 1975)
writer:
Errol Brown (British‐Jamaican singer and songwriter, in Hot Chocolate) and Tony Wilson (bassist/songwriter, member of Hot Chocolate)
publisher:
Chocolate (also credited as Choclat and Chokolate), EMI Music Publishing (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Finchley Music Corp. and RAK Publishing Ltd
Hot Chocolate3.854:05
8A Fifth of Beethoven
producer:
Thomas J. Valentino
guitar:
Mike Caruso (EP and manager)
conductor:
Walter Murphy (American score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Private Stock Records, Ltd. (not for release label use, for company relationships only) (in 1976)
recording of:
A Fifth of Beethoven
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
arranger:
Walter Murphy (American score composer)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (Aust.) and R.F.T. Music Publishing Corp.
is based on:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band3.83:04
9Knock on Wood
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ariola America, Inc. (in 1978)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 3) (number: 6)
cover recording of:
Knock on Wood
writer:
Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd
publisher:
East/Memphis Music, Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23), Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell North America
adaptations:
Potkraj na les
Amii Stewart53:47
10Fly Robin Fly
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Edition Butterfly Roswitha Kunze (in 1975)
recording of:
Fly, Robin, Fly
writer:
Sylvester Levay and Stephan Prager (songwriter, aka Michael Kunze)
publisher:
Sounds of Jupiter Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Silver Convention3:12
11Right Back Where We Started From
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1975, in 1994)
recording of:
Right Back Where We Started From (in 1975)
writer:
J. Vincent Edwards and Pierre Tubbs
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia P/L, Hebbes Music Group Pty. Ltd., Penshurst Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Maxine Nightingale4.153:14
12Theme From Shaft
edit of:
Theme From ‘Shaft’ by Isaac Hayes
recording of:
Theme From Shaft (Shaft, 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Isaac Hayes
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
part of:
The 44th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1971 winner)
part of:
Shaft (1971 film soundtrack)
Isaac Hayes3.353:16
13You Make Me Feel
recording of:
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
writer:
Sylvester (US disco and soul singer-songwriter) and James Wirrick
Sylvester3:44
14Funkytown
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1979), The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1979) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1980)
edit of:
Funkytown (12″ version) by Lipps, Inc.
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 37)
recording of:
Funkytown
lyricist and composer:
Steven Greenberg
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Intersong Music, Red Sea Songs, Rick S. Music (publishing company associated with Casablanca), Steven Greenberg Music, Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Lipps, Inc.4.14:01
15Don’t Leave Me This Way
producer:
Hal Davis
vocals:
Thelma Houston (in 1976)
arranger:
Art Wright (guitar)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1976)
edit of:
Don’t Leave Me This Way by Thelma Houston
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 355) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 432)
cover recording of:
Don’t Leave Me This Way (Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes song)
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International), Cary Gilbert, Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff) and K. Gamble - L. Huff
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Thelma Houston4.43:40
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part of:Disco Fever (Time-Life Music) (number: TL FDC/02) (order: 7)