Greatest Disco Hits: Music for Non-Stop Dancing is an album released by the Salsoul Orchestra in 1978 on Salsoul Records (LP record SA 8508).[1] It is noted for its pioneering use of slip-cueing,[2] known at the time as “disco blending,” a phrase coined by Walter Gibbons.
| Greatest Disco Hits: Music for Non-Stop Dancing | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Compilation album by | |
| Released | 1978 |
| Studio | Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Label | Salsoul Records |
| Producer | Vincent Montana Jr. |
Reception
editPrior to landing on the charts, the album had been reviewed as a “perfect party record” by Billboard magazine.[3] Greatest Disco Hits entered the Billboard 200 album charts on September 9, 1978, and remained there for 13 weeks; it peaked at #97 and was the group's last album to break the top 100.[1]
Track listing
editAll tracks written by Vincent Montana Jr. except where noted.
- "Salsoul: 3001 [Introduction]" (adapted by Montana from Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss)
- "Nice ‘n' Naasty"
- "Getaway" (Peter Cor, Beloyd Taylor)
- "You're Just the Right Size"
- "Chicago Bus Stop (Ooh, I Love It)"
- "Tangerine" (Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger)
- "Salsoul Hustle"
- "Magic Bird of Fire"
- "It's Good for the Soul"
- "Salsoul Rainbow"
- "Don’t Beat Around the Bush"
- "Salsoul: 3001" (adapted by Montana from Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss)
References
edit- ^ a b The Billboard Albums, 6th ed. Joel Whitburn. 2006. Record Research Inc. p. 914. ISBN 0-89820-166-7
- ^ Lysloff, René T. A. (2003). Music and technoculture. Wesleyan University Press. p. 311. ISBN 9780819565143. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
- ^ Billboard Top Album Picks August 12, 1978, page 80.