Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes were a Disco group of the 1970s, featuring Monti Rock III (born Joseph Montanez, Jr.).[1] The band is best known for their two Disco hits: "Get Dancin'" (1974), and "I Wanna Dance Wit' Choo (Doo Dat Dance)" (1975).
Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes | |
|---|---|
| Origin | The Bronx, New York City |
| Genres | Disco |
| Years active | 1974–1976, 1981–1982 |
| Labels | Chelsea |
| Past members | Monti Rock III Bob Crewe Kenny Nolan Cidny Bullens |
History
editFormation and albums
editThe Sex-O-Lettes group included Bob Crewe, Cidny "Cid" Bullens (then known as Cindy Bullens), and Kenny Nolan, while Sir Monti Rock III was Disco-Tex.[2] They released two albums: Disco-Tex & His Sex-O-Lettes Review (1975), and Manhattan Millionaire (1976).[2]
Hit songs
editTheir biggest hits were 1974's "Get Dancin'" (No. 10 US, No. 8 UK and Canada)[3] and 1975's "I Wanna Dance Wit' Choo (Doo Dat Dance)" (No. 23 US, No. 6 UK).[4] "Get Dancin'" ranked no. 82 in the charts of Canadian hits of 1975,[5] and no. 100 in the American one of that year.[6]
In popular culture
edit"Get Dancin'" is featured in two The Simpsons episodes; in "Bart vs. Thanksgiving", it is performed by the fictional group Hooray for Everything, and again in "I'm Goin' to Praiseland" during Disco Stu's hallucination of Heaven.
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Label | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [7] |
US R&B [7] |
AUS [8] |
CAN [9] | |||
| 1975 | Disco-Tex & His Sex-O-Lettes Review | 36 | 20 | 34 | 62 | Chelsea Records |
| 1976 | Manhattan Millionaire | — | — | — | — | |
| 1977 | A Piece of the Rock (Sir Monti Rock III) | — | — | — | — | Polydor Records |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||
Compilation album
edit- Get Dancin': The Story of Disco-Tex & His Sex-O-Lettes (1999, Chelsea Records / Sequel Records)
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
Record label | B-side | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [10] |
US Dance [10] |
US R&B [10] |
US Disco [7] |
UK [10] |
AUS [11] |
CAN [12] | |||||
| 1965 | "For Days and Days" (as Monti Rock III) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mercury Records | "Trouble" | |
| 1974 | "Get Dancin'" | 10 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 8 | Chelsea Records | "Get Dancin', Part II" | Disco Tex & His Sex-O-Lettes Review |
| 1975 | "I Wanna Dance Wit' Choo (Doo Dat Dance)" | 23 | 7 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 100 | 25 | "I Wanna Dance Wit' Choo (Doo Dat Dance), Part II" | ||
| "Jam Band" | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | "Jam Band Reprise" | |||
| "Boogie Flap" | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | "(I See Your) Name Up in Lights" | |||
| 1976 | "Hot Lava" | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | "Hot Lava, Part II" | Manhattan Millionaire | |
| "Dancin' Kid" | 60 | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | "Dancin' Kid" | |||
| "We're Havin' a Party (It's Gonna Be Alright)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | "Strollin" | |||
| "Ride a Wild Horse" | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | "Hey There Little Fire Fly" | |||
| 1982 | "In Havana" (as Monti Rock III) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Polydor Records | "Hot Town Streets" | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sir Monti Rock III | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ^ a b "Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ^ Canada, Library and Archives (July 17, 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". Bac-lac.gc.ca.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 157. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Canada, Library and Archives (July 17, 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". Bac-lac.gc.ca.
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1975/Top 100 Songs of 1975". Musicoutfitters.com.
- ^ a b c "Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 91. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ a b c d "Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes Songs • Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Musicvf.com.
- ^ "Australian Chart Book 1970-1992". Archived from the original on February 27, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^ "RPM". Bac-lac.gc.ca. April 16, 2013.
External links
edit- Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes at AllMusic website
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