1975 studio album by Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony
Disco Baby is the second studio album recorded by Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony, released in 1975 on the Avco label.[2]
History
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
Personnel
- Van McCoy: Vocals, piano
- Steve Gadd, Rick Marotta – Drums
- Gordon Edwards – bass
- Eric Gale, Hugh McCracken – guitar
- Richard Tee – piano
- Arthur Jenkins, Jr. – percussion
- Leroy Leon Pendarvis, Jr. – clavinet, piano
- George Degens – rhythm and lead guitar
- Ken Bichel; Synthesizers
- Philip Bodner, Melvyn Davis, Bernie Glow, Marvin Stamm, Wayne Andre, Garnett Brown, Paul Faulise, Urbie Green, Robert Alexander, Seldon Powell, Michael Rod, Romeo Penque, William Slapin, Frank Wess – horns
- Gene Orloff, Kermit Moore, George Ricci, Harold Kohon, Joseph Malignaggi, Max Pollikoff, Theodore Israel, Selwart Clarke, Emanuel Green, Emanuel Vardi, Julien Barber, Harry Lookofsky, Matthew Raimondi, Kathryn Kienke – strings
- Brenda Hilliard, Albert Bailey – background vocals
Charts
- Singles
Certifications
See also
References
- ^ Henderson, Alex. Disco Baby review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
- ^ a b Henderson, Alex. "Disco Baby". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "US Charts > Van McCoy". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Van McCoy – Disco Baby". Music Canada. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1978". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
External links
- Disco Baby at Discogs (list of releases)
