Disco Nights

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Disco Nights
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Studio album by
GQ
Released1979
Studio Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Sound Palace
Genre Disco, R&B
Length39:32
Label Arista
Producer Beau Ray Fleming, Jimmy Simpson; assisted by Vernon Gibbs
GQ chronology
Disco Nights
(1979)		 Two
(1980)
Singles from Disco Nights
  1. "Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)"/"Boogie Oogie Oogie"
    Released: January 1979
  2. "Make My Dreams a Reality"/"This Happy Feeling"
    Released: June 1979
  3. "I Do Love You"/"Make My Dreams a Reality"
    Released: July 1979
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Christgau's Record Guide B [2]

Disco Nights is the debut album by American soul/funk group GQ, released in 1979 on the Arista label. The lead single "Disco Nights (Rock Freak)" was a major crossover hit, topping the R&B chart and peaking at #12 on the pop chart. The follow-up, a cover of Billy Stewart's 1965 classic "I Do Love You", also made the R&B top 5 and the pop top 20. On the back of its hit singles, the album became a big seller. It reached #2 R&B and #13 pop and was certified Platinum (one million copies shipped) by the RIAA. [3]

Contents

This album should not be confused with a later GQ compilation of the same name, and with a similar cover image.

Track listing

All songs written by Emanuel LeBlanc, Herb Lane, Keith Crier and Paul Service except where noted.

  1. "Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)" - 5:51
  2. "Make My Dreams a Reality" - 6:12
  3. "It's Your Love" - 4:14
  4. "Spirit" - 3:46
  5. "This Happy Feeling" - 5:22
  6. "Wonderful" - 5:08
  7. "Boogie Oogie Oogie" (Janice Johnson, Perry Kibble) - 4:14
  8. "I Do Love You" (Billy Stewart) - 4:45

Personnel

GQ

Additional Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1979)Peak
position		Chart (1979)Peak
position
US Black Albums2US Pop13
Singles
YearSingleChartPosition
1979"Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)"US Pop12
US Dance 3
US R&B 1
"Make My Dreams a Reality"8 [5]
"I Do Love You"US Pop20
US R&B5

References

  1. ↑ Disco Nights at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved February 24, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ↑ "RIAA – Searchable Database" . Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  4. ↑ "GQ, Disco Nights Credits" . Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  5. ↑ "GQ, "Make My Dreams a Reality" Chart Positions" . Retrieved November 27, 2016.
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