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Disco Baby

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Disco Baby
Studio album by
Released1975 (1975)
RecordedMediasound, New York City
GenreDisco, R&B, soul
LabelAvco
ProducerHugo & Luigi
Van McCoy chronology
Love Is the Answer
(1974)
Disco Baby
(1975)
The Disco Kid
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Disco Baby is the second studio album recorded by Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony, released in 1975 on the Avco label.[2]

History

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The album reached No. 12 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and topped the Billboard Soul LPs chart. The album features the single, "The Hustle", which peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles charts.[2]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Disco Baby"Hugo & Luigi, George David Weiss3:40
2."Fire"James Williams, Clarence Satchell, Leroy Bonner, Billy Beck, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce3:32
3."The Hustle"Van McCoy4:05
4."Get Dancin'"Bob Crewe, Kenny Nolan3:33
5."Doctor's Orders"Geoff Stephens, Roger Greenaway, Roger Cook3:06
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Turn This Mother Out"Van McCoy3:12
7."Shakey Ground"Jeffrey Bowen, Eddie Hazel, Alphonso Boyd3:22
8."Spanish Boogie"Van McCoy3:33
9."Pick Up the Pieces"Roger Ball, Hamish Stuart, Average White Band4:47
10."Hey Girl, Come and Get It"Hugo & Luigi, George David Weiss3:14

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1975) Peak
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 33
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 12
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 1
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US
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US
R&B

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US
A/C

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US
Dan

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AUS[4]
1975 "The Hustle" 1 1 2 3 9

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[5] Gold 50,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[6] Platinum 20,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. Disco Baby review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  2. ^ a b Henderson, Alex. "Disco Baby". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e "US Charts > Van McCoy". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  4. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 184. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Van McCoy – Disco Baby". Music Canada. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  6. ^ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1978". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
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