Disco Ladies

  Selected disco cuts: 1 Red Hot 7:01 2 Gotta Keep Dancin' 5:28 3 Savin' It (Save And Spend) 5:40 4 The Longest Night 4:38 Credits Main Vocal - Freda Payne Girl-Group Backing Vocals –  Andrea Robinson ,  Freda Payne ,  Joyce Wilson ,  Laura Creamer ,  Scherrie Payne ,  Susan Sheridan * Bass –  Abraham Laboriel ,  Kevin Brandon Drums –  James Gadson ,  Quentin Dennard Guitar –  Bob "Boogie" Bowles ,  Lee Ritenour ,  Paul M. Jackson Jr. *,  Ronald Cook Keyboards –  Pete Robinson (2) ,  Ron Coleman * Percussion –  Alan Estes ,  Bob Zimmitti ,  Joe Clayton ,  Paulinho Da Costa Producer –  Cecil Hale ,  John Florez Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode (Text): 0 7777-12003-1

  From the same album, "Red Hot" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrG56... ​

 

About Pattie from Casablanca Record & Filmworks disco years In the mid-1970s Brooks came to the attention of disco producer Simon Soussain and her solo recording career was born. Her first of four albums on the Casablanca label was 1977's Love Shook (the album was credited as Pattie Brooks & The Simon Orchestra), and the whole album peaked at #2 on the US Dance Club Play Chart. Pattie remained with Soussain and in 1978 recorded her biggest club hit, "After Dark". This was selected to be part of the soundtrack to the film Thank God It's Friday and as the soundtrack topped the club play charts, Pattie's contribution was up there with friend and stablemate Donna Summer's "Last Dance" as the most celebrated tracks. "After Dark" was the mainstay of Pattie's second album (now with sole billing) Our Ms Brooks. In 1979 Pattie moved away from Soussain as her third album Party Girl was produced by Bunny Sigler of Instant Funk and Salsoul ...

 

On this day in 1981 {January 18th} "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Patrice Rushen peaked at #2 {for 4 weeks} on Billboard's Disco Top 100 chart, for the four weeks it was at #2, the #1 record for those four weeks was "You're Too Late" by Fantasy... "Never Gonna Give You Up" was the second of three consecutive #2 records by Patrice on the Disco Top 100 chart... Between 1980 and 1987 the Los Angeles native had eight records on the Disco Top 100 chart, five made the Top 10... Besides "Never Gonna Give Up Up", her four other Top 10 records were "Haven't You Heard" {#5 in 1980}, "Look Up" {#2 in 1980, "Forget Me Nots" {#2 in 1982}, and "Feels So Real (Won't Let Go)" {#10 in 1984}... Patrice Louise Rushen celebrated her 66th birthday four months ago on September 30th, 2020... R.I.P. to Don Corneius {1936 - 2012}... And from the 'For What It's Worth' department, the remainder of the ...

  Haven't You Heard?" by Patrice Rushen. A great dance-y disco ditty  remixed by the Paradise Garage's Larry Levan. Patrice Rushen — "Haven't You Heard? (Larry Levan Mix)" “Haven’t You Heard”  is a song by  Patrice Rushen . It became her first international hit in 1980. The song reached #42 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #7 R&B. It also reached #62 in the UK. “Haven’t You Heard” has been sampled in many songs, the most notable of which include “Groove Thang” by Zhané (U.S. #17, 1994) and the award-winning hit “Looking for You” by Kirk Franklin (U.S. #61, 2005). Musicians Bass: Freddie Washington Drums: Melvin Webb Guitar: Wali Ali Piano: Patrice Rushen Percussion: Patrice Rushen Girl-group Background Vocals: Josie James, Lynn Davis, Patrice Rushen Produced By Patrice Rushen, Reggie Andrews, Charles Mims Jr Songwriters: Patrice Rushen, Charles Mims Jr, Freddie Washington & Sheree Brown Charts US:#42 UK:#62

I'm Coming Out Give Up Tracklist A I'm Coming Out 3:54 B Give Up 3:45 Companies, etc. Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Motown Record Corporation Published By – Chic Music, Inc. Record Company – Motown Record Corporation Produced For – Chic Organization Ltd. Credits Arranged By, Conductor, Producer – Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers Mastered By – John Matousek Written-By – B. Edwards-N. Rodgers * Lead Vocal - Diana Ross Music by Chic Background Vocals - Alphonzo Thornton , Alfa Anderson , Michelle Cobbs & Lucy Martin Notes Produced for the Chic Organization.  Published by Chic Music, Inc. (BMI).  Taken from the album "Diana" (M8-936M1).  (p) 1980 & Trademark Motown Record Corp.  A product of Motown Record Corp. Barcode and Other Identifiers Rights Society: BMI Matrix / Runout (A-Side Label): 65988 Matrix / Runout (B-Side Label): 65959 Matrix / Runout (A-Side Runout Etching): M1491F-A-65988-14A Jm Matrix / Runout (B-Side Runout Etching): M-1491-F (B) >65959-15-...

This is the soulful, inspiring disco cover version of the Laverne & Shirley tune, written by the late  Norman Gimbel   and Charles Fox   with added music and lyrics by Laurie herself and Ellen Weston . The beginning of this version starts off with the slow piano ballad intro, then it picks up the speed to a fast disco tempo with joyous handclaps and rhythmic percussion in the style of Donna Summer   from the Casablanca Record & Filmworks years since the late '70s.  

  Stansfield first appeared on Coldcut's dance floor classic "People Hold On" and followed it with her 1989 debut album, “Affection.” She wrote and scored several sophisticated Barry White-inspired disco hits off of the record and then seemingly disappeared. In reality, she did release several follow-up albums but failed to reach the heights of her debut.