Outline

by Gino Soccio

Overview

Gino Soccio's debut album, Outline, is a perfect example of an album that fails to make good on the promise of a killer single. The single in question is "Dancer," an ultra-infectious Eurodisco classic that soared to number one on the dance charts in both the U.S. and Europe. While "Dancer" boasts a groove that simply won't quit, the rest of the LP is merely decent. Outline isn't a bad album; "Dance to Dance" and "The Visitors" (both of which underscore the Italian artist's appreciation of German disco heavyweight Giorgio Moroder) are perfunctory Euro-dance numbers, but they are hardly in a class with "Dancer" (which takes up half of side one). Meanwhile, "There's a Woman" blends high-tech Eurodisco with Beatles-minded Brit-pop; the tune falls short of being a gem, although it's catchy and interesting. Outline has more plusses than minuses, but the fact remains that "Dancer" is the only thing on the album that can honestly be described as essential. ~ Alex Henderson

Product Details

Release Date:	11/18/2022
Label:	Unidisc
UPC:	0068381723512
Rank:	98121

Tracks

1. Dancer
2. Visitors (Remix)
3. So Lonely
4. Dance to Dance
5. Visitors (Original Versio
6. There's a Woman
7. Les Visiteurs (Remix)
8. Les Visiteurs (Original V
9. Visitors (Instrumental)
10. Dancer (Radio Version)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Gino Soccio   Primary Artist,Drums,Vocals,Keyboards,Guitar (Acoustic)
Albert McNeil   Bass
Walter Rossi   Guitar
Roger Walls   Horn
Busta Cherry Jones   Bass,Vocals
Heather Gauthier   Vocals
Carlisle Miller   Horn,Flute
Sharon Williams   Vocals
Terry Martell   Drums
Richard Mortimer   Horn
Luc Boivin   Percussion

Technical Credits

Gino Soccio   Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Producer
Ray Caviano   Coordination
Robert Matichak   Mastering Engineer
Lindsay Kidd   Engineer
Greg Porto   Design,Illustrations
Jose Bunting   Assistant Engineer
Stanley Brown   Synthesizer Programming