Disco Discharge: Disco Boogie

Overview

Boogie (often pronounced with a heavy emphasis on "boo"), as it pertains to post-disco, R&B-rooted dance music, tends to favor relaxed tempos, thick basslines (whether electric or synthetic), and loads of flashy (even when played simply) keyboard work. That's the focus of this volume, part of the second round of four releases in the Harmless label's Disco Discharge series. Most of these cuts have appeared on no more than a handful of compilations -- ones that weren't put together with nearly as much care. Cashmere's System-like "Inner Feelings," Maxine Singleton's "You Can't Run from Love," D Train's "Keep On," and Sybil Thomas' "Rescue Me" all fall squarely within the realm of boogie. A handful of selections -- Average White Band's more or less straight disco "Let's Go Round Again," Toto's soul-rock hybrid "Georgy Porgy" (featuring Cheryl Lynn), Illusion Orchestra's charmingly easy listening-ish "Autumn Leaves," and Alisha's closer-to-freestyle "Baby Talk" (a close relative of Madonna's "Into the Groove") -- don't sound much like boogie, but they hardly detract from the compilation's value. Like the other Disco Discharge comps, this features in-depth liner notes and plenty of other evidence that a great deal of passion went into its making. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	09/20/2024
Label:	Edsel Records
UPC:	0740155739133
Rank:	184875

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Conquest   Primary Artist,Primary Artist
Vin Zee   Primary Artist
Benelux and Nancy Dee   Primary Artist
Al McCall   Primary Artist
Feel   Primary Artist
Illusion Orchestra   Primary Artist
Benelux   Primary Artist
Nancy Dee   Primary Artist
Carte Blanche   Primary Artist
Toto   Primary Artist
Alisha   Primary Artist
Skyy   Primary Artist
Terri Wells   Primary Artist
Average White Band   Primary Artist
D Train   Primary Artist
Cashmere   Primary Artist
Deodato   Primary Artist
Nick Straker Band   Primary Artist
Maxine Singleton   Primary Artist
Sybil Thomas   Primary Artist
Sharon Redd   Primary Artist
Donna McGhee   Primary Artist
Cheryl Lynn   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

K. Lewis   Composer
S. Pulga   Composer
Paul Agar   Design
Al McCall   Composer
R. Handley   Composer
G. Vaughn   Composer
Phil Kinrade   Mastering
Mr. Pinks   Research
Stephanos Pantelas   Promoter
Joseph Kosma   Composer
E. Matthew   Composer
David Paich   Composer
Vernon Brown   Composer
Randy Muller   Composer
G. Carmichael   Composer
Ian Dewhirst   Product Manager