Disco: Best 100

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Bad Girls
producer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer) and Giorgio Moroder
vocals:
Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 409)
recording of:
Bad Girls (in 1979)
writer:
Donna Summer (soul/disco diva), Joe Esposito, Eddie Hokenson and Bruce Sudano
publisher:
Earborne Music, Rick S. Music (publishing company associated with Casablanca), Rightsong Music Inc., Sweet Summer Night Music, 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and 渡辺音楽出版 (Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Japanese publisher, 1962–present)
Donna Summer4.8?:??
2Ladies Night
producer:
Eumir Deodato and Kool & the Gang
recording of:
Ladies’ Night
writer:
Cliff Adams, Chris Alberts, Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Dennis Thomas (Kool & The Gang), Jon Faddis, Adam Ippolito, Robert Spike Mickens and Claydes Smith
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Kool & the Gang4.15?:??
3Love Hangover
producer:
Hal Davis
arranger:
Dave Blumberg and Clay Drayton
recording of:
Love Hangover
writer:
Marilyn McLeod (soul/jazz singer and songwriter) and Pam Sawyer (British‐born American lyricist and songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.) and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Diana Ross3.25?:??
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 Gaynor5?:??
5Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel
recording of:
Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel
writer:
Freddie Perren and Keni St. Lewis
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Perren‐Vibes Music, Inc., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Universal Music Publishing International Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Tavares?:??
6Hot Line
recording of:
Hot Line
writer:
Freddie Perren and Keni St. Lewis
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
The Sylvers?:??
7You and I
producer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Art Stewart
arranger:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1978)
recording of:
You and I
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
Rick James?:??
8It Must Be Love
Alton McClain & Destiny?:??
9Get Up
Vernon Burch?:??
10Love Rollercoaster
recording of:
Love Rollercoaster
writer:
Billy Beck, Leroy Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players), Ralph “Pee Wee” Middlebrooks, Mervin Pierce (Ohio Players), Clarence Satchell and James “Diamond” Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players)
publisher:
Rick S. Music (publishing company associated with Casablanca), Rightsong Music Inc. and Segundo Sueños LLC
Ohio Players?:??
11The Bump
Commodores?:??
12ABC
The Jackson 5?:??
13Keep On Truckin’
producer:
Leonard Caston (son of Leonard Caston) and Frank Wilson (Motown singer/songwriter)
arranger:
James Carmichael and Jerry Long (Motown songwriter Jerry Long, Sr.)
recording of:
Keep On Truckin’
writer:
Lenny Caston (son of Leonard Caston), Anita Porée and Frank Wilson (Motown singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
Eddie Kendricks?:??
14The Payback
partial recording of:
The Payback
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), John Starks and Fred Wesley
James Brown5?:??
15Movin’
recording of:
Movin’
lyricist and composer:
Randy Muller and Wade Williamston (bassist)
publisher:
Bravo and Encore Music, Music in Three and State Music Ltd. (publisher) (from 1985 to present)
Brass Construction?:??
16Let’s Start the Dance
Hamilton Bohannon?:??
17Flash Light
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1977)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 92), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 199) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 252)
recording of:
Flash Light
writer:
George Clinton (US funk musician), Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter) and Bernie Worrell (keyboardist, composer and record producer)
publisher:
Bridgeport Music, Inc., Island Music, Inc. (work publisher – NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG), Rick’s Music, Inc. (publishing company associated with Casablanca) and Rubberband Music, Inc.
Parliament4.4?:??
18Shake Your Groove Thing
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records Inc USA (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1978)
recording of:
Shake Your Groove Thing
writer:
Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Peaches & Herb4.65?:??
19Don’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 and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & 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 Houston4.4?:??
20Mr. Melody
recording of:
Mr. Melody
writer:
Chuck Jackson (songwriter/producer) and Marvin Yancy (R&B/soul singer and pastor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Jay’s Enterprises Inc.
Natalie Cole?:??
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