Disco Baby

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1975 studio album by Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony

Disco Baby

Studio album by

Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony

Released| 1975 (1975)
Recorded| Mediasound, New York City
Genre| Disco, R&B, soul
Label| Avco
Producer| Hugo & Luigi
Van McCoy chronology
| Love Is the Answer
(1974)  | Disco Baby
(1975)  | The Disco Kid
(1975)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
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[edit]

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[edit]

Side oneNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Disco Baby"| Hugo & Luigi, George David Weiss| 3:40
2.| "Fire"| James Williams, Clarence Satchell, Leroy Bonner, Billy Beck, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce| 3:32
3.| "The Hustle"| Van McCoy| 4:05
4.| "Get Dancin'"| Bob Crewe, Kenny Nolan| 3:33
5.| "Doctor's Orders"| Geoff Stephens, Roger Greenaway, Roger Cook| 3:06

Side twoNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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6.| "Turn This Mother Out"| Van McCoy| 3:12
7.| "Shakey Ground"| Jeffrey Bowen, Eddie Hazel, Alphonso Boyd| 3:22
8.| "Spanish Boogie"| Van McCoy| 3:33
9.| "Pick Up the Pieces"| Roger Ball, Hamish Stuart, Average White Band| 4:47
10.| "Hey Girl, Come and Get It"| Hugo & Luigi, George David Weiss| 3:14

## Personnel[edit]

* Van McCoy: Vocals, piano
* Eric Gale, Hugh McCracken - guitar
* George Degens - rhythm and lead guitar
* Gordon Edwards - bass
* Richard Tee - piano
* Ken Bichel; Synthesizers
* Leroy Leon Pendarvis, Jr. - clavinet, piano
* Steve Gadd, Rick Marotta - Drums
* Arthur Jenkins, Jr. - percussion
* Philip Bodner, Melvyn Davis, Bernie Glow, Marvin Stamm, Wayne Andre, Garnett Brown, Paul Faulise, Urbie Green, Robert Alexander, Seldon Powell, Michael Rod, Romeo Penque, William Slapin, Frank Wess - horns
* Gene Orloff, Kermit Moore, George Ricci, Harold Kohon, Joseph Malignaggi, Max Pollikoff, Theodore Israel, Selwart Clarke, Emanuel Green, Emanuel Vardi, Julien Barber, Harry Lookofsky, Matthew Raimondi, Kathryn Kienke - strings
* Brenda Hilliard, Albert Bailey - background vocals

## Charts[edit]

Chart (1975)  | Peak
[3]

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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

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[3] | US
R&B
[3] | US
A/C
[3] | US
Dan
[3] | AUS[4]
1975  | "The Hustle"  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 9

## Certifications[edit]

Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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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[edit]

* List of number-one R&B albums of 1975 (U.S.)

## References[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* Disco Baby at Discogs (list of releases)

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