Disco Baby

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Disco Baby
Van Mccoy & the Soul City Symphony Disco Baby album.jpg
Studio album by
Released1975 (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
SourceRating
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Disco Baby is the second studio album recorded by Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony, released in 1975 on the Avco label. [2]

Contents

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.TitleWriter(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 Pierce3:32
3."The Hustle"Van McCoy4:05
4."Get Dancin'" Bob Crewe, Kenny Nolan 3:33
5."Doctor's Orders" Geoff Stephens, Roger Greenaway, Roger Cook 3:06
Side two
No.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 Band 4:47
10."Hey Girl, Come and Get It"Hugo & Luigi, George David Weiss3:14

Personnel

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
YearSinglePeak chart positions
US
[3]
US
R&B

[3]
US
A/C

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US
Dan

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AUS [4]
1975"The Hustle"11239

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [6] Gold50,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong) [7] Platinum20,000*

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

See also

References

  1. Henderson, Alex. Disco Baby review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  2. 1 2 Henderson, Alex. "Disco Baby". AllMusic . Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "US Charts > Van McCoy". Billboard . Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  4. 1 2 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.