Body Shake

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"Body Shake (Instrumental)"
Song by T. C. Curtis
B-side "Body Shake (Vocal)"
Recorded1981
Label Groove Production GP 112 T
Songwriter(s) William Alexander Smith
Producer(s) William Alexander Smith
Al Williams

Body Shake aka "Bodyshake" was a 1981 single for T. C. Curtis. It was released on the Groove Production label in the UK and was a hit for Curtis that year.

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Background

The track was composed by William Alexander Smith aka T. C. Curtis. Smith co-produced it with Al Williams. [1] [2]

The song appears on the various artists compilation, The Best Of British Jazz-Funk Volume 2. [3] [4]

Reception

It was released in the United States and Canada on the Quality and RFC labels, and a brief review in Record World by Brian Chin in his Disco File column. He referred to it as a bright hyper-electronic number. He noted the length and the few changes of both the vocal and instrumental versions. He also said it was "fast and punchy, like a new, poppier "War Dance". [5] Dance

Airplay

On the week of April 10, 1982, James Hamilton reported that "Body Shake" was getting played in the United States on New York urban contemporary radio. [6]

Charts

The record made its debut at no. 14 on the Record Business Twelve Inchers chart on the week of January 11. [7] Also that week, it was on its fourth week in the magazine's Disco Top 50 chart. It had moved up from no. 45 to no. 23. [8] On the week of February 1, and at week seven, it was at the peak position of no. 16. [9] [10] It spent a total of eleven weeks in the Disco Top 50 chart. [11]

Chart summary
CountryPublicationPeakNotes
UKRecord Business
Disco Top 50		16 [12] [13]
UKRecord Business
Twelve Inchers		12 [14] [15]

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References

  1. ↑ Discogs - T.C. Curtis – Body Shake
  2. ↑ Beat Electric, Friday, June 18, 2010 - SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER
  3. ↑ HTFR - Various Artists The Best Of British Jazz Funk Volume 2
  4. ↑ 45 Worlds - Vinyl Album, Various Artists, The Best Of British Jazz-Funk Volume 2
  5. ↑ Record World, March 13, 1982 - Page 38 Record World Disco, Disco File By BRIAN CHIN
  6. ↑ James Hamilton's Disco Page, April 10, 1982 - April 10, 1982: Sharon Brown, Patrice Rushen, Richard ‘Dimples’ Fields, “D” Train, Fat Larry’s Band, ODDS 'N' BODS
  7. ↑ Record Buisiness, January 11, 1982 - Page 4 DISCO, 12 Inchers, 14 _ BODYSHAKE T.C. Curtis Groove
  8. ↑ Record Business, January 11, 1982 - Pages 10 - 11 Disco Top 50 23 45 4 BODYSHAKE
  9. ↑ Record Business, February 1, 1982 Volume Four Number 44 - Page 12 Disco Top 50, 16 16 7 BODYSHAKE
  10. ↑ Record Business, February 1, 1982 Volume Four Number 45 - Page 12 Disco Top 50, 18 16 8 BODYSHAKE
  11. ↑ Record Business, March 1, 1982 Volume Four Number 48 - Page 10 Disco Top 50, 49 37 11 BODYSHAKE
  12. ↑ Record Business, February 1, 1982 Volume Four Number 44 - Page 12 Disco Top 50, 16 16 7 BODYSHAKE
  13. ↑ Record Business, February 1, 1982 Volume Four Number 45 - Page 12 Disco Top 50, 18 16 8 BODYSHAKE
  14. ↑ Record Business, January 25, 1982 Volume Four Number 43 - Page 23 DISCO, Twelve Inchers, 12 14 BODYSHAKE T.C. Curtis Groove Prod.
  15. ↑ Record Business, February 1, 1982 - Page 5 DISCO, Twelve Inchers, 15 12 BODY SHAKE T.C. Curtis Groove Prod.
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