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Disco Baby

Disco Baby is the second studio album recorded by Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony, released in 1975 on the Avco label.[2]

Disco Baby
Studio album by
Released1975 (1975)
RecordedMediasound, New York City
GenreDisco, R&B, soul
LabelAvco
ProducerHugo & Luigi
Van McCoy chronology
Love Is the Answer
(1974)
Disco Baby
(1975)
The Disco Kid
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

History edit

The album reached No. 12 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and topped the Billboard Soul LPs chart. The album features the single, "The Hustle", which peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles charts.[2]

Track listing edit

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Disco Baby"Hugo & Luigi, George David Weiss3:40
2."Fire"James Williams, Clarence Satchell, Leroy Bonner, Billy Beck, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce3:32
3."The Hustle"Van McCoy4:05
4."Get Dancin'"Bob Crewe, Kenny Nolan3:33
5."Doctor's Orders"Geoff Stephens, Roger Greenaway, Roger Cook3:06
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Turn This Mother Out"Van McCoy3:12
7."Shakey Ground"Jeffrey Bowen, Eddie Hazel, Alphonso Boyd3:22
8."Spanish Boogie"Van McCoy3:33
9."Pick Up the Pieces"Roger Ball, Hamish Stuart, Average White Band4:47
10."Hey Girl, Come and Get It"Hugo & Luigi, George David Weiss3:14

Personnel edit

Charts edit

Chart (1975) Peak
[3]
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 33
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 12
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 1
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US
[3]
US
R&B

[3]
US
A/C

[3]
US
Dan

[3]
AUS[4]
1975 "The Hustle" 1 1 2 3 9

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[5] Gold 50,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[6] Platinum 20,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. Disco Baby review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  2. ^ a b Henderson, Alex. "Disco Baby". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e "US Charts > Van McCoy". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  4. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 184. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Van McCoy – Disco Baby". Music Canada. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  6. ^ . IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved December 16, 2019.

External links edit

  • Disco Baby at Discogs (list of releases)


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