I found about this one relatively recently. I listened to it non-stop for a while. Then I paid over the odds to import it from…
Tag: Disco
02/04/2021: “Touch Me In The Morning” by Marlena Shaw
This soulful seventies nugget was originally a Diana Ross song, released in 1973. Marlena Shaw’s 1979 version, from Love Bites, adds a few pinches of disco…
05/03/2021: “You’re The One For Me (Labour Of Love Remix)” by D-Train
The original version of “You’re The One For Me” was D-Train’s first single, released in 1981. Paul Hardcastle released a cover in the same year….
20/02/2021: “Betcha Wouldn’t Hurt Me (Extended Mix)” by Quincy Jones
This one really glitters. Furnished with a laidback groove, the luscious sound encompasses sparkling guitar hooks, shimmering synths and satin smooth vocals. There’s even soothing,…
23/01/2021: “I Feel Space” by Lindstrom
According to Spin magazine, Todd Terje is one third of the Holy Trinity of Norwegian disco. The other two Nordic Nu-Disco visionaries Spin had in…
02/01/2021: “Self Control” by Laura Branigan
Originally, this was a potent slice of Italo-Disco, released by Raf in 1984. Laura Branigan had a previous working relationship with Giancarlo Bigazzi, who helped…
29/12/2020: “I Need Someone” by Kris Okotie
The lightning fast guitar fluttering in the background of this marks it out as a distinctively African disco track. Released in Nigeria in 1980, the…
17/11/2020: “Feel The Drive (Instrumental)” by Doctor’s Cat
Sometimes I find that songs from the 80s and 90s have quite embarrassing lyrics. Especially so for genres such as Italo-Disco or Trance. This is…
21/10/2020: “Africa” by Clement Dijmogne
Do Analog Africa ever stop digging up gems?! This song can be found on their compilation Pop Makossa – The Invasive Dance Beat of Cameroon…
09/10/2020: “Let’s Get Serious” by Jermaine Jackson
“Let’s Get Serious” was released as title track of Jackson’s 1980 album, and was number 2 on the US R’n’B chart. It’s got a classic…