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Scotch | |
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| Origin | Bergamo, Italy |
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| Years active | 1982–1987 |
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| Spinoffs | Bosa Trida |
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Scotch were an Italian Italo disco band, formed in Bergamo in 1982, that comprised Vince Lancini, Fabio Margutti, Franz Rome, Franz Felleti and Manlio Cangelli.
Scotch was created by David Zambelli and Walter Verdi, both record producers from Bergamo. The group's first success was "Penguins' Invasion", written by Manlio Cangelli. "Penguins' Invasion" was an instrumental piece. About three months after its release, it was decided to create a vocal version and Vince Lancini was chosen as singer. Later he joined the group with Fabio Margutti and Vince Lancini.
Among their most known tracks are "Take Me Up", "Disco Band", "Mirage", "Delirio Mind", "Penguins' Invasion", "Evolution", "Plus Plus", "Money Runner", "Pictures" and "Man to Man".
The band had numerous hits, including the 1984 single "Disco Band" which was a major hit in Germany and other countries. That same year, they released their first album, Evolution .
"Evolution" was the next single which was a huge hit in Sweden. Other songs were "Plus Plus" and "Money Runner".
"Disco Band" was sampled on Scooter's 2007 hit single "Lass uns tanzen", and "Penguins' Invasion" continues to be popular, appearing on various Italo disco compilations and retrospectives.
| Title | Album | Country | Peak position | Weeks on chart | Reference(s) |
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| "Mirage" | Best of Scotch | Sweden | 2 | 5 | [2] |
| "Disco Band" | Evolution | Switzerland | 4 | 15 | [3] |
| "Delirio Mind" | Best of Scotch | Sweden | 5 | 5 | [2] |
| "Take Me Up" | Evolution | France | 10 | 19 | [4] |
| "Money Runner" | Best of Scotch | Norway | 10 | 1 | [5] |
| Album | Country | Peak position | Weeks on chart | Reference(s) |
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| Evolution | Sweden | 4 | 17 | [2] |
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Evolution is the debut studio album by the Italian Italo disco band Scotch. It was released in 1985.
"Take Me Up" is a song by the Italian Italo disco band Scotch, written by singers Vince Lancini and Fabio Margutti.
"Mirage" is a song by the Italian Italo disco band Scotch.
"Money Runner" is a song by the Italian Italo disco band Scotch.
Best of Scotch is a compilation album by the Italian Italo disco band Scotch. Released in Germany in November 1992, it features hit singles and other songs issued by the group between 1983 and 1987.
Italian Italo disco band Scotch have released two studio albums, three compilation albums and eight singles.
