The term post-disco is a referral to the early to late 1980s era movement of disco music into more stripped-down electronic funk influenced sounds; post-disco was also predecessor to house music.
This chronological list contains examples of artists, songs and albums described as post-disco, as well as its subgenre, boogie.
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Some artists : A B C D E F G I J K L M N O P R S U W Y Z Some songs : 1970s & 1980s • 2000s • 2010s Some albums |
Year | Artist | Song | Label |
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2001 | Missy Elliott | "Old School Joint" [86] | The Goldmind / Elektra |
2002 | Beyoncé | "Work It Out" [87] [88] | Columbia |
The Chemical Brothers | "Star Guitar" [89] | Freestyle Dust (UK) / Astralwerks (US) | |
2004 | The Pharcyde | "Illusions" [90] | Chapter One Entertainment |
2008 | Black Devil Disco Club | "With Honey Cream" [91] | Lo |
Hercules and Love Affair | "Blind" [92] | DFA | |
J*Davey | "Slooow" [93] | Interdependent Media | |
2009 | Dâm-Funk | "Candy Dancin'" [94] | Stones Throw |
Year | Artist | Song | Label |
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2010 | The Golden Filter | "Hide Me" [95] | Brille |
Tensnake | "Need Your Lovin'" [96] | Permanent Vacation | |
2012 | Prince Rama | "Those Who Live for Love Will Live Forever" [97] | Paw Tracks |
2013 | Beyoncé | "Blow" [98] | Parkwood / Columbia |
Ty Segall | "Music From a Film 1" [99] | Famous Class | |
2014 | The Growlers | "Chinese Fountain" [100] | Everloving (US) / Fat Cat (UK) |
Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake | "Love Never Felt So Good" [101] | Epic | |
Prince | "Art Official Age" [102] | NPG / Warner Bros. | |
2017 | Lorde | "Green Light" [103] | Universal New Zealand |
2022 | Calvin Harris With Dua Lipa | "Potion" [104] | Sony |
Some examples of post-disco albums are listed here:
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Disco is a genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the 1970s from the United States' urban nightlife scene. Its sound is typified by four-on-the-floor beats, syncopated basslines, string sections, brass and horns, electric piano, synthesizers, and electric rhythm guitars.
Imagination were an English trio, who came to prominence in the early 1980s. They had hits in 28 countries, earning four platinum discs, nine gold discs, and more than a dozen silver discs around the world between 1981 and 1983.
"Chocolate" is a song by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, taken from her ninth studio album Body Language (2003). It was written and produced by Johnny Douglas, with additional writing by Karen Poole. The song is a ballad that uses a chocolate simile to describe Minogue's obsession with love. It is a quiet storm song that contains elements of disco and funk and employs breathy and whispery vocals. It was released as the third and final single from the album on 28 June 2004 by Festival Mushroom Records and Parlophone.
Nightclubbing is the fifth studio album by Jamaican singer and songwriter Grace Jones, released on 11 May 1981 by Island Records. Recorded at Compass Point Studios with producers Alex Sadkin and Island Records' president Chris Blackwell, as well as a team of session musicians rooted by rhythm section Sly and Robbie, the album marked her second foray into a new wave style that blends a variety of genres, including reggae, R&B, dub and funk. The album has cover versions of songs by Bill Withers, Iggy Pop, Astor Piazzolla, and others, and original songs, three of which were co-written by Jones.
Dance-rock is a dance-infused genre of rock music. It is a post-disco genre connected with pop rock and post-punk with fewer rhythm and blues influences. It originated in the early 1980s, following the decline in popularity of both punk and disco.
"Blindfold Me" is a hip hop song by American singer Kelis from her fourth studio album, Kelis Was Here (2006). It was written and produced by Sean Garrett and Polow da Don. A remix, featuring American rapper Nas, was released as the album's second single in the United States on October 3, 2006. Although the Neptunes were long-time collaborators of Kelis, Kelis Was Here was her first album without their involvement as she opted for a more diverse team of record producers, which included Garrett and Polow da Don.
Come Away with ESG is the 1983 debut album by American rock band ESG. Released by 99 Records, the album incorporates songs from ESG's first EPs, ESG and ESG Says Dance to the Beat of Moody.
Post-disco is a term to describe an aftermath in popular music history circa 1979–1986, imprecisely beginning with an unprecedented backlash against disco music in the United States, leading to civil unrest and a riot in Chicago known as the Disco Demolition Night on July 12, 1979, and indistinctly ending with the mainstream appearance of new wave in 1980. During its dying stage, disco displayed an increasingly electronic character that soon served as a stepping stone to new wave, old-school hip hop, Euro disco, and was succeeded by an underground club music called hi-NRG, which was its direct continuation.
"Heartbeat" is a 1981 dance single by Taana Gardner. It was arranged by Dennis Weeden and Kenton Nix, and released by West End Records, with the more famous club mix created by Larry Levan. It reached the Billboard R&B chart at No. 10 and the No. 6 on the dance chart. It has sold over 800,000 copies.
"Circles" is a song by the American band Atlantic Starr, and the first single released from their 1982 album Brilliance. The single was the most successful for the group thus far, peaking at number two for two weeks on the Soul Singles chart and it also became their first single to hit the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 38. "Circles" was also Atlantic Starr's most successful single on the dance charts, peaking at number nine.
Boogie is a rhythm and blues genre of electronic dance music with close ties to the post-disco style, that first emerged in the United States during the late 1970s to mid-1980s. The sound of boogie is defined by bridging acoustic and electronic musical instruments with emphasis on vocals and miscellaneous effects. It later evolved into electro and house music.
"Blow" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé from her self-titled fifth studio album (2013). It was written by Beyoncé, Pharrell Williams, Timbaland, J-Roc, James Fauntleroy and Justin Timberlake, and produced by the former four. It was set to be released as one of the worldwide lead singles following the release of the album along with "Drunk in Love", however, its release was scrapped in favor of "XO". It was released as a radio single only in Italy.
"Zero" is a song by American singer Chris Brown from his seventh studio album Royalty. It was released as a single on September 18, 2015, by RCA Records.
Animal Nature is the second album by an American nu-disco band Escort, released on October 30, 2015, through Escort Records. The album consists of ten new tracks along with "a handful of alternate edits and remixes of album cuts".
New York Noise is a 2003 compilation album released by Soul Jazz Records. The music of the album compiles features the genre-bending music from New York City released during the late '70s and early '80s, ranging from no wave to mutant disco to hip-hop to art funk among others. On its release, it received positive reviews from AllMusic, Pitchfork Media and Rolling Stone. A new version of the album with several track re-arrangements was released in 2016.
SOLAR (...), which grew out of an association between promoter Griffey and Soul Train host Don Cornelius, released a string of post-disco hits that included Shalamar's "The Second Time Around" and the Whispers' "And the Beat Goes On."
However, Light Up the Night is all really about its lead single, Stomp, a truly irresistible piece of post-disco groove.
The graceful post-disco of the Brothers Johnson's "Stomp!"
Founded in 1977 in Atlanta, the band (...) was initially known for the post-disco hit "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" in 1979.
The track reminded him of "this really brief post-disco genre of roller-skating music that existed for two months in 1980, records like Vaughan Mason's 'Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll.'
individual records like Vaughan Mason's "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll" which helped establish a new ambience in East Coast post-disco.
This post-disco pop funk epic is centered on a relentless, repeating bassline that really does make you want to, uh, groove.
the stripped-down post-disco of club records like Taana Gardner's "Heartbeat"
Taana Gardner's "Heartbeat" (one of the sexiest, sweetest, slowest post-disco singles)
The Pointer Sisters (...) really found their niche in the post-disco world, recording smooth tunes like "Slow Hand" and dance floor fillers such as "I'm So Excited."
The surprising twist is the use of instantly recognizable keyboard samples from the Tom Tom Club's post-disco classic "Genius of Love."
"Hold On, We're Going Home" (...) has drawn logical comparison to Gaye's bubbling post-disco smash "Sexual Healing".
"Should Have Been You," which helped establish Guthrie as one of the premier club music performers during the post-disco era.
the post-disco classic "Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life" by early-'80s New York crew Indeep
A cover of Indeep's 1982 post-disco classic "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" personifies Carey's ambition like no other song she's ever recorded
That song, that example of post-disco electro-funk, we mused, is so October 1982 it's not true.
Patrice Rushen's postdisco classic Forget Me Nots
Sinnamon's underheard "Thanks to You" (a sparkling post-disco club cut with defiant vocals reminiscent of Teena Marie).
Written by Kay Gee and the girls, "Hey Mr. DJ" was based on R&B singer Michael Wycoff's "Looking Up to You," a post-disco boogie groove from 1982.
the soulful boogie songs "Get It Right" by Aretha Franklin and "Save the Overtime for Me" by Gladys Knight and the Pips
The first single from the album is "Someday (We'll All Be Free)," an eye-opening cover of the Gap Band's boogie classic
the song 'Billie Jean', presents rhythm and blues in a post-disco dance form.
the scope of KC's work into the 80s with post-disco singles such "Give It Up."
There are also tracks to represent the rise of post-disco club/dance trend, such as Laid Back's "White Horse", New Edition's "Cool It Now", and Timex Social Club's " Rumors".
Vocalist with several post-disco club classics to her credit, including the chart-topping "Let the Music Play."
Shannon's "Let the Music Play" was an dark, understated and round-the-bend corny post-disco dance floor monster of congas, squelching keytars and deep diva delight.
"She Works Hard for the Money" was one of Summer's first post-disco hits and it quickly became a feminist anthem.
Donna Summer's big post-disco hit "She Works Hard For the Money"
Brown (...) is best known for her 1983 anthem "Somebody Else's Guy" which was a great example of quality post-Disco dance music emanating out of New York City.
the classic post-disco jam "Caribbean Queen"
Almodovar's film takes its title from The Pointer Sisters' post-disco classic
such post-disco rock tracks as Supernatural Love and There Goes My Baby
The title cut is basic and gripping post-disco worthy of a Donna Summer.
The opening drum track on the album immediately stamps its post-disco footprint, calling into consideration the widely used 808 drum machine of techno's early history. That track, "With Honey Cream", gurgles with swirling LFO and falsetto, but its modern instrumentation remains ideologically retro-futurist.
The quirky post-disco track was getting dropped at parties all weekend, even at the more mainstream events.
Tensnake's own "Need Your Lovin'" is a love-letter to 80s post-disco R&B that appears on the first disc
Opener "Art Official Cage" cribs directly from Daft Punk's more arena-ready moments, building a post-disco banger on some Nile Rodgers-style rhythm guitar.
James wrote, produced, and performed on Wild and Peaceful, which positively reeked of post-disco strings and syndrums.
This is definitive postdisco black rock: gleeful funk shot through with punk momentum and shaped by Motown elegance.
Her self-titled debut balances post-disco club music with the extension of '70s soul that many referred to as urban during the '80s.
the lustrous post-disco sound of Thriller seems an unlikely muse for Stump and his bandmates
Madonna's first album (...) sits happily alongside the post disco crème de la crème: the same year's Evelyn 'Champagne' King album Get Loose
David Bowie's 15th album was a stylish, synthesised post-disco dance record, equally informed by classic soul and the emerging subgenre of new wave.
With Break Out, The Pointer Sisters brought their steamy postdisco glitz to perfection.
With producer Michael Omartian, Summer moved back into post-disco dance music and urban R&B with 1983's She Works Hard for the Money
While "Darkdancer" is steeped in British synth-pop sensibilities, it doesn't ignore the burgeoning post-disco/electro-pop scene of New York in the early '80s.
Only Madonna has created greater and more consistent postdisco pop perfection.
Like most quality DFA full-lengths, this album has post-disco dance-pop aesthetics intersecting and merging in ways that transcend cheap retro; too much of it leaves you wondering if it could've gone even further with a bit more breathing room.
The Boogie Back, which focused on late-'70s and early-'80s post-disco.
With the release of their first proper self-titled full length, they [Holy Ghost!] contribute to growing post-disco fads with tracks that are chock full of soulful harmonies, backed with an unrestrained supply of drum machines, vintage keyboards, and bubbling synthesizers.
Stylistically, the bulk of this material can be classified as post-disco and pre-house.
Keep Moving is just perfect, like Aaliyah being haunted by the ghost of Sharon Redd, Sharon Brown or Vicky D – one of those postdisco girls – on the Prelude label in 1982.
Unlimited Touch (...) weren't disco, and they weren't exactly straight-up R&B; like their Prelude labelmates D Train, Unlimited Touch combined the two forms into what is often referred to as post-disco.
post-disco funk-n-soul bands like Lakeside, Midnight Star and The Deele
the post-disco DIY sound of ESG
the U.K.-rooted John is best known to dance enthusiasts as the leader of famed post-disco trio Imagination
If Michael were smart he might make a similar move now, returning to his classic postdisco sound—lord knows Justin Timberlake has had success putting his own Off the Wallisms on the charts.
Her initial post-disco albums with reggae producers Sly & Robbie are the high points, with the Trevor Horn-helmed Slave to the Rhythm (1985) also of note.
the post-disco camp of Kid Creole and the Coconuts
Before Murphy's timeslot began though, '80s post-disco group Liquid Liquid had their shot to get the crowd going.
The seminal post-disco band Liquid Liquid is set to open the show
The undisputed heroes of Offset 2010 were New York post-disco troupe, Liquid Liquid
Both her post-disco music and defiant strut suggest a child's parody of grown-up posturing.
[Neil] Tennant popped off one day to interview an up and coming post-disco club kid, yup, Madonna.
In 1999, Geist and fellow producer Darshan Jesrani initiated a series of excellent post-disco singles as Metro Area
A talented songwriter and performer with a distinctive, soft voice whose post-disco dance-pop made him a superstar in the 1980s and '90s.
Thanks to brother Foster, Edmund can lay claim to being part of the first family of post-disco dance music. And he doesn't do such a bad job himself.
Since 2012, the label has been headed by the unlikely but somehow perfect Don Was, of the post-disco outfit Was (Not Was), famous for the immortal anthem "Walk the Dinosaur."
George Michael may adapt the music of his post-disco pop act Wham! for a stage production.
John 'Jellybean' Benitez, a native of the Bronx and renowned Manhattan club DJ, made his mark in the early 80s as one of the post-disco dance scene's most favoured remixers/producers.
Larry Levan (...) had an incalculable influence over post-disco dance music
Her brother is violinist and post-disco producer Kelley Polar (aka Mike Kelley).