Disco Baby

Disco Baby
Studio album by Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony
Released	1975 (1975)
Recorded	Mediasound, New York City
Genre	Disco, R&B, soul
Label	Avco
Producer	Hugo & Luigi
Van McCoy chronology
Love Is the Answer (1974) Disco Baby (1975) The Disco Kid (1975)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

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

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Disco Baby"	Hugo & Luigi, George David Weiss	3:40
2.	"Fire"	James Williams, Clarence Satchell, Leroy Bonner, Billy Beck, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce	3:32
3.	"The Hustle"	Van McCoy	4:05
4.	"Get Dancin'"	Bob Crewe, Kenny Nolan	3:33
5.	"Doctor's Orders"	Geoff Stephens, Roger Greenaway, Roger Cook	3:06

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Turn This Mother Out"	Van McCoy	3:12
7.	"Shakey Ground"	Jeffrey Bowen, Eddie Hazel, Alphonso Boyd	3:22
8.	"Spanish Boogie"	Van McCoy	3:33
9.	"Pick Up the Pieces"	Roger Ball, Hamish Stuart, Average White Band	4:47
10.	"Hey Girl, Come and Get It"	Hugo & Luigi, George David Weiss	3:14

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 (also piccolo), 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

Chart (1975)	Peak [3]
Australia (Kent Music Report) [4]	33
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [5]	11
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

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [6]	Gold	50,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong) [7]	Platinum	20,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1975

References

1. Henderson, Alex. Disco Baby review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
2. Henderson, Alex. "Disco Baby". AllMusic . Retrieved February 10, 2016.
3. "US Charts > Van McCoy". Billboard . Retrieved August 29, 2016.
4. 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. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4029a". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
6. "Canadian album certifications – Van McCoy – Disco Baby". Music Canada . Retrieved December 16, 2019.
7. "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1978". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved December 16, 2019.

External links

• Disco Baby at Discogs (list of releases)