| Artist | Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony |
|---|---|
| Cover | Van Mccoy & the Soul City Symphony Disco Baby album.jpg |
| Released | 1975 |
| Recorded | Mediasound, New York City |
| Genre | Disco, R&B, soul |
| Label | Avco |
| Producer | Hugo & Luigi |
| Chronology | Van McCoy |
| Prev year | 1974 |
| Next year | 1975 |
Disco Baby is the second studio album recorded by Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony, released in 1975 on the Avco label.[1]
History
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.[1]
Personnel
- Van McCoy: Vocals, piano
- Steve Gadd, Rick Marotta – Drums
- Gordon Edwards – bass
- Eric Gale, Hugh McCracken – guitar
- Richard Tee – piano
- Arthur Jenkins, Jr. – percussion
- Leroy Leon Pendarvis, Jr. – clavinet, piano
- George Degens – rhythm and lead guitar
- Ken Bichel; Synthesizers
- Philip Bodner (also piccolo), 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
| Chart (1975) | Peak [2] |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 33 |
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 12 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 1 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] | US R&B [2] | US A/C [2] | US Dan [2] | AUS[3] | ||
| 1975 | "The Hustle" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
See also
References
- ^ Henderson, Alex. "Disco Baby". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ [http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?page=2&f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3AVan%20McCoy&f[1]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Van%20McCoy "US Charts > Van McCoy"]. Billboard. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
- ^ 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.