Arabian Nights (album)

Arabian Nights
Studio album by the Ritchie Family
Released	1976
Recorded	Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre	Disco
Length	32:03
Label	Marlin
Producer	Jacques Morali, Richie Rome
The Ritchie Family chronology
Brazil (1975) Arabian Nights (1976) Life Is Music (1977)
Singles from Arabian Nights
"The Best Disco in Town" Released: August 1976

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Arabian Nights is the second studio album recorded by American female vocal trio the Ritchie Family, released in 1976 on the Marlin label.

History

The album features the track, "The Best Disco in Town", which peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Dance/Disco chart, No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 12 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Best Disco in Town"	Jacques Morali, Richie Rome, Henri Belolo, Phil Hurtt	6:39
2.	"Baby I'm on Fire"	Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo	5:05
3.	"Romantic Love"	Jacques Morali, Richie Rome, Henri Belolo, Peter Whitehead	5:53
Total length:			17:37

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"	Jimmy Kennedy, Nat Simon	4:22
2.	"Lawrence of Arabia (More Than Yesterday, Less Than Tomorrow)"	Maurice Jarre	3:57
3.	"In a Persian Market (Show Me How You Dance)"	Albert Ketèlbey	6:07
Total length:			14:26

Personnel

• Cheryl Mason Jacks, Cassandra Ann Wooten, Gwendolyn Oliver – vocals
• Don Renaldo – strings, horns
• Richie Rome – electric piano, acoustic piano
• Earl Young, Charles Collins – drums
• Ron Baker, Michael "Sugar Bear" Foreman – bass
• Craig Snyder, Norman Harris, Bobby Eli – guitars
• Nick D'Amico – percussion
• Larry Washington, – congas
• Buddy Turner, Johnny Belmon, Jerry Atkins, James Gitp, Craig Jamerson, William Brown – male vocals

Production

• Jacques Morali, Richie Rome – producers, arrangers
• Henri Belolo – general supervisor
• Joe Tarsia, Jay Mark, Ken Present – engineers
• Michael Hutchinson, Jeff Stewart, Pete Humphreys – assistant engineers
• Vivian Abbott – time coordinator
• John Galluzzi – photographer

Charts

Chart (1976)	Peak [2]
Australia (Kent Music Report) [3]	3
Italian Albums (HitParadeItalia) [4]	1
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	30
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	23

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [5]	Platinum	50,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Carpenter, Bil. Arabian Nights review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
2. The Ritchie Family > US Charts at AllMusic . Retrieved 2016-07-11.
3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 253. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
4. "HitParadeItalia - Top Album N.48 del 27 Novembre 1976" (in Italian). HitParadeItalia.
5. "Morali wins Aussie Awards" (PDF). Cash Box . January 20, 1979. p. 20. Retrieved December 1, 2021– via World Radio History.

External links

• Arabian Nights at Discogs (list of releases)