The Best Disco Party Album in the World… Ever!

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

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1September
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1975, in 1978), Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1978) and 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 1978)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 16) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 65)
recording of:
September
writer:
Al McKay, Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Allee Willis
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Steel Chest Music, The International Music Network, Universal Music Publishing Group, Pty. Ltd, フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Earth, Wind & Fire4.63:35
2Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now
edit of:
Ain’t No Stoppin’ 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 & Whitehead43:38
3December 1963 (Oh, What a Night!)
recording engineer:
Steve Maslow
producer:
Bob Gaudio
mixer:
Val Garay
bass:
Don Ciccone
drums (drum set):
Gerry Polci
guitar:
John Paiva
keyboard:
Bob Gaudio and Lee Shapiro
piano:
Bob Gaudio
vocals:
Bob Gaudio, Don Ciccone, Frankie Valli (American singer and actor, best known as the frontman of The Four Seasons), Gerry Polci and John Paiva
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Lee Shapiro
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US)
recorded at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 64)
recording of:
December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)
lyricist:
Bob Gaudio and Judy Parker
composer:
Bob Gaudio
publisher:
EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia, Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Seasons Music Co.
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons3.853:30
4We Are Family
producer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 444)
recording of:
We Are Family
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 and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Sister Sledge43:37
5Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)
edit of:
Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) (LP / 12″ version) by Chic (US disco group)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 20)
recording of:
Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) (in 1977)
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer), Kenny Lehman and Nile Rodgers
Chic3.653:47
6Knock on Wood
Amii Stewart4:11
7Love’s Unkind
producer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer) and Giorgio Moroder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Casablanca Record & FilmWorks, Inc. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1977) and WEA Filipacchi Music (not for release label use! copyrights/distribution only, FR division of WEA International Inc. in the 1970s) (in 1977)
recording of:
Love’s Unkind
writer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer), Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
Donna Summer24:26
8Reach Out, I’ll Be There
cover recording of:
Reach Out, I’ll Be There
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Gloria Gaynor3:39
9Is It Love You’re After
cover recording of:
Is It Love You’re After
lyricist, writer and composer:
Miles Gregory
publisher:
Sony/ATV Ballad, Warner Chappell North America and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Rose Royce53:51
10Got to Be Real
Cheryl Lynn3:49
11I Love the Nightlife (Disco ’Round)
Alicia Bridges3:02
12Get Down Tonight
recording of:
Get Down Tonight
writer:
Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music and Southern Music (publisher)
KC and the Sunshine Band4.23:11
13Boogie Nights
Heatwave3:38
14You to Me Are Everything
The Real Thing3:29
15Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel
Travares3:30
16Hold Back the Night
The Trammps4:07
17Then Came You
The Spinners & Dionne Warwick3:59
18Let the Music Play
engineer:
Frank Kejmar (engineer)
producer:
Barry White
arranger:
Gene Page (conductor, composer, arranger and record producer) and Barry White
edit of:
Let the Music Play (LP version) by Barry White
recording of:
Let the Music Play
lyricist and composer:
Barry White
Barry White43:35
19Love Train
recording engineer:
Joe Tarsia (engineer)
producer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) 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 (songwriter for Philadelphia International) 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’Jays4.152:58
20H, A, P, P, Y Radio
Edwin Starr3:26
21Don’t Stop the Music
Yarbrough & Peoples4:10
22Don’t Leave Me This Way
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)
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes3:53