Featuring a melodica solo by Larry Hoppen, "Dance with Me" was introduced on the band's second album, Orleans II, and later included on their third album Let There Be Music (1975). The song was issued as a single on July 19, 1975, to become Orleans' first Top 40 hit, peaking at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of October 18, 1975.[1]
The song was written by group member John Hall and journalist-turned-lyricist Johanna Hall (then a married couple). According to Johanna, John wrote the melody first; Johanna suggested "Dance with Me" as the title after she first heard it, but John rejected the idea as too simple. The couple were out driving one day when Johanna, struck by inspiration, blurted out the lyrics: "Pick the beat up and kick your feet up", and John was won over to the idea of her writing the song's lyric for the title "Dance With Me".[2]
Receptionedit
Billboard described "Dance with Me" as having a "sweet summer sound" resulting from "soft vocal harmonies" and the acoustic instrumentation.[3]Billboard also described the hook as being "infectious."[3]Record World said that it "could be for the Let There Be Music men what "Best of My Love" was to Eagles" and that this "mellow invitation should receive positive, multi-format responses."[4]
^Billboard Hot 100, Week of October 18, 1975 – Billboard.com. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
^Rudetsky, Seth (2016-04-04). "Onstage & Backstage: How Disaster! Plans to Beat the Fundraising Competition in Honor of BC/EFA". Playbill. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
^ ab"Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. June 28, 1975. p. 78. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
^"Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. July 5, 1975. p. 16. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
^Steffen Hung. . Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
^"Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
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