Disco Discharge: Disco Ladies

Overview

A disco compilation spotlighting female vocalists seems almost as silly as a collection of Al Green love songs -- no one is bound to read the title of this compilation and think, with relief, "It's about time!" -- but Disco Discharge: Disco Ladies offers too enjoyable a mix of established disco classics and cult favorites to let that issue get in the way. Released alongside the Classic Disco, Euro Disco, and Gay Disco & Hi NRG volumes of the Disco Discharge series, the Harmless label pulls up 22 additional club singles spanning the mid-'70s through the early '80s. Most of the selections would make just as much sense on the other double-disc Disco Discharge comps, as is the case with two relatively unassuming productions from Euro-disco architect Giorgio Moroder, Suzi Lane's "Harmony" and Janis Ian's "Fly Too High," the latter a highlight of the Foxes soundtrack (present here in its lengthier 12" version). Even if you've snapped up dozens of disco compilations since the early '90s, there shouldn't be too much overlap, with Andrea True Connection's "More, More, More" as the only truly comped-to-death inclusion here. Plenty of '80s gems here, including Suzy-Q's "Get on Up," Vicky "D"'s "This Beat Is Mine," and the Shep Pettibone mix of Phyllis Nelson's "I Like You." ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	09/20/2024
Label:	Demon Records
UPC:	5014797911468
Rank:	154619

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lucy Hawkins   Primary Artist
Silver Connection   Primary Artist
Suzi Lane   Primary Artist
Kim Hart   Primary Artist
The Andrea True Connection   Primary Artist
Sister Sledge   Primary Artist
Amanda Lear   Primary Artist
The Ritchie Family   Primary Artist
Nona Hendryx   Primary Artist
Phyllis Nelson   Primary Artist
Janis Ian   Primary Artist
Stacy Lattisaw   Primary Artist
Fern Kinney   Primary Artist
Cheryl Lynn   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Bruce Gilden   Photography
Bernard Edwards   Composer
Gavin Fraser   Project Coordinator
The Ritchie Family   Composer
Ian Berry   Photography
Inge Morath   Photography
Nona Hendryx   Producer
Nile Rodgers   Composer
Alan Rankin Jones   Sleeve Notes
John Luongo   Remixing
Paul Agar   Layout Design,Design
Michael Sutton   Composer
Brenda Sutton   Composer
King Floyd   Composer
Jean Gaumy   Photography