The Big 5: Dance Classics

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1Boogie Wonderland
producer:
Al McKay and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
vocals:
The Emotions (Chicago soul, disco and R&B female vocal group) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1979) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1979)
samples from:
I Am by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1979)
recording of:
Boogie Wonderland (in 1979)
lyricist:
Allee Willis
composer:
Jon Lind
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., International Music Network, Irving Music (BMI) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Earth, Wind & Fire4.24:46
2Get Off
performer:
Foxy (70s/80s US disco/funk group, "Get Off") and Wildflower (Female vocal group)
recording of:
Get Off
lyricist:
Carl Driggs (singer-songwriter, drummer)
composer:
Carl Driggs (singer-songwriter, drummer) and Ish Ledesma
publisher:
Windswept Pacific Music Ltd. (publishing company)
Foxy4:01
3You're the First, the Last, My EverythingBarry White4.454:29
4Disco Inferno
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1977) and WEA International (imprint of WEA International Inc., not likely used since ca. 1990) (in 1977)
recording of:
Disco Inferno
writer:
Leroy Green (disco/soul songwriter) and Ron Kersey
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), peermusic (“Peermusic—the global independent”), Reservoir 416, Reservoir Media Management, Inc. and Six Strings Music
The Trammps53:31
5Born to Be Alive
recording of:
Born to Be Alive
lyricist and composer:
Patrick Hernandez
Patrick Hernandez3:10
6Gonna Get Along Without You Now
cover recording of:
Gonna Get Along (Without Ya Now)
lyricist and composer:
Milton Kellem
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Viola Wills13:19
7I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
recording engineer and mixer:
David Frazer (engineer)
percussion programming:
Preston Glass
additional assistant engineer:
Noah Baron, Rob Beaton, Paul Hamingson, Stuart Hirotsu, Gordon Lyon, Billy Miranda (engineer) and Ross Williams (engineer)
additional engineer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer), Maureen Droney, Ken Kessie, Gordon Lyon and Jay Rifkin
assistant engineer:
Dana Jon Chappelle
executive producer:
Clive Davis (record producer, A&R executive and music industry chief executive)
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
alto saxophone:
Marc Russo
bass synthesizer [bass synth]:
Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge)
drums (drum set):
Narada Michael Walden
electronic drum set [Simmons]:
Greg “Gigi” Gonaway
guitar synthesizer [Charvel GTM6 midi guitar synth]:
Corrado Rustici
synthesizer [synth horns]:
Sterling Smith
synthesizer [synths]:
Walter Afanasieff
background vocals:
Kitty Beethoven, Kevin Dorsey, Jim Gilstrap, Jennifer Hall (backing vocalist) and Myrna Matthews
background vocals and lead vocals:
Whitney Houston
arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1987) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1987)
produced for:
Perfection Light Productions
recorded at:
Clinton Recording Studios (NYC 10th Ave till 2010) in New York, New York, United States, Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, Tarpan Studios in San Rafael, California, United States and The Plant Studios (1981–2008) in Sausalito, California, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 1) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 231)
recording of:
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
writer:
George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam
publisher:
Boy Meets Girl Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Whitney Houston4.254:47
8Rock the Boat
Forrest5:01
9Happy Station
recording of:
Happy Station
writer:
Dario Raimondi, I. Abacab and Ivana Spagna
publisher:
Ed. Glaser (publisher) (in 1983)
Fun Fun3:17
10Pump Up the Jam
producer:
Jo Bogaert (Belgian producer)
vocals:
Ya Kid K (Belgian‐Congolese singer Manuela Kamosi)
performer:
Felly (Felly Kilingi, “frontwoman” for Technotronic in the early ’90s)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ARS Productions Benelux (in 1989)
recording of:
Pump Up the Jam
lyricist:
Manuela Kamosi (Belgian‐Congolese singer Manuela Kamosi)
composer:
Patrick de Meyer (Belgian electronic music producer) and Thomas de Quincey (Belgian producer Jo Bogaert [Technotronic])
is based on:
Technotronic
Technotronic3.653:34
11Rhythm Is a Dancer
producer:
Benito Benites, John “Virgo” Garrett III and Snap! (Eurodance)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past) (in 1992) and Logic Records (Germany) (in 1992)
recording of:
Rhythm Is a Dancer
writer:
Thea Austin, Benito Benites, Butler and John “Virgo” Garrett III
is based on:
Automan
Snap!3.853:40
12Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend)
recording of:
Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend)
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
Mel & Kim2.753:34
13I Feel Love
recording of:
I Feel Love
lyricist:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer)
composer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer), Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
arranger:
Thor Baldursson
publisher:
Budde Music Inc. (US publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Rick’s Music (publishing company associated with Casablanca), Rightsong Music Inc., Sweet Summer Night Music and Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Donna Summer4.53:15
14Funkytown
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1979), The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1979) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1980)
edit of:
Funkytown (12″ version) by Lipps, Inc.
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 37)
recording of:
Funkytown
lyricist and composer:
Steven Greenberg
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Intersong Music, Red Sea Songs, Rick S. Music (publishing company associated with Casablanca), Steven Greenberg Music, Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Lipps, Inc.4.13:55
15Let's All Chant
engineer:
Rick Rowe
executive producer:
Jerry Love
producer:
Michael Zager
solo clarinet:
George Marge
solo trumpet:
Raymond Crisara
vocals:
Billy Baker, Alvin Fields and Dolette McDonald
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Private Stock Records, Ltd. (not for release label use, for company relationships only) (in 1977, in 1978)
recording of:
Let’s All Chant
writer:
Alvin Fields and Michael Zager
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Michael Zager Band4.353:02
16High Energy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Record Shack (in 1984)
recording of:
High Energy
writer:
Ian Levine (Hi-NRG music songwriter and producer) and Fiachra Trench
publisher:
EMI Tunes Ltd and Filmtracks Picture
Evelyn Thomas33:37
17I'm So Excited
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
bass guitar:
Nathan East
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
guitar:
George Doering and Lee Ritenour
keyboard [keyboards] and synthesizer:
Michael Boddicker and Greg Phillinganes
piano:
William D. “Smitty” Smith (organist/keyboardist)
background vocals:
June Pointer and Ruth Pointer
lead vocals:
Anita Pointer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1982)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 5) (number: 6) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 258)
recording of:
I’m So Excited
writer:
Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointer and Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
publisher:
’Til Dawn Music, Braintree Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Songs, EMI Songs Ltd. and SBK Blackwood Music Inc. (1987-12-30–1989-07-14)
sub-publisher:
Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division (until 2014-12-31), EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (until 2021-06-30), Fuji Pacific Music SBK Department (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Pointer Sisters4.83:45
18Spacer
producer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
recording of:
Spacer
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
Sheila & B. Devotion33:47
19It's Raining Men
mixer:
Randy Tominaga
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1982)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 36)
recording of:
It’s Raining Men
writer:
Paul Jabara and Paul Shaffer (pianist, bandleader, Dave Letterman's sidekick)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., Olga Music, Postvalda Music, Songs of Manhattan Island Music Co., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019‐05‐16)
The Weather Girls3.553:31

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part of:The Big 5 (order: 1)