DISCO TOP 40 DISCO BREAKS Wks. Wks. DISCO On On 7/14 Cnari 7/14 Chart BARBRA'S SECRET DISCO PAST REVEALED - Barbra Streisand's first excursion into 1 BORN TO BE ALIVE* 21 SPEND THE NIGHT PATRICK HERNANDEZ BOB-A-RELA (Channel - LP) 18 8 disco was the title song from her new film, The Main Event, right? Wrong. On Barbra's (Columbia- 12") 2 9 22 LET ME TAKE "Superman" LP, hiding among all the pop, Broadway and MOR tracks was "Don't Believe 2 BAD GIRLS (ALL CUTS) YOU DANCING DONNA 1 a SUMMER (Casablanca - LP) 13 What You Read," hot little disco number which got no attention when Columbia released BRYAN ADAMS (A&M 12") 22 8 3 I'VE GOT THE NEXT - the album in 1977. Now a promoter from another label, Salsoul's Michael Parenteau, is 23 BOOGIE WONDERLAND* DANCE* EARTH. WIND & FIRE/EMOTIONS pressing Columbia to remix the song and release it as a 12". A self -professed Streisand DENIECE WILLIAMS (ARC/Columbia - 12") 20 8 "freak," Parenteau has every song Streisand ever recorded, including the French, Italian, (ARC/Columbia - 12") 5 6 4 CRANK IT UP 24 YOU CAN DO IT* Spanish and Esperanto versions of the theme song from A Star is Born. Ideally, the young AL HUDSON & FUNK TOWN)* THE PARTNERS promoter (MCA -12"1 26 3 would like Columbia to pair "Don't Believe What You Read," with a B side remix PF Ea BROWN (Dove TK 12") 4 7 25 PUT YOUR BODY IN IT/ of "Shake Me, Wake Me," another little-known, disco -flavored cut off Streisand's 1975 5 WHEN YOU WAKE UP "Lazy LP. is in YOU CAN GET OVER Afternoon" Parenteau contact with CBS Records TOMORROW* STEPHANIE MILLS CANDI STATON (Warner Bros. 12") 3 8 division president, Bruce Lundvall, and says of Streisand's disco - (20th Century/RCA LP) 27 5 6 UNDERCOVER - past and future: "When 'Superman' was first released, no one 26 SAVAGE LOVER LOVER/DON'T YOU WANT THE RING (Vanguard 12") 28 3 thought of Barbra as a disco artist, and that's why nobody picked - MY LOVE 27 HIGH ON MAD MOUNTAIN up on 'Don't Believe What You Read.' The success of 'The Main DEBBIE JACOBS (MCA - 12") 8 7 THE MIKE THEODORE ORCHESTRA Event' has changed all that." Believe what you read. 7 HERE COMES THAT (Westbound - LP/12") 19 11 CANADA - HOME OF CHILDREN'S DISCO If Prelude SOUND AGAIN* 28 BOOGIE WOOGIE DANCIN' - LOVE DELUXE (RFC/Warner - 12") 9 4 Record's 16 -year -old France Joli deserves the title "Queen of SHOES 8 LOVE MAGIC/HOLLER* ct A'JDJA (TARRY (Chrysalis- 12") 24 14 Lolita Disco," Warner/RFC's 15 -year -old Freddie JOHN DAVIS (Sam/Columbia 12") 6 9 James has to be - 29 FOUND A CURE* "King of the Kids." Both artists come from Montreal (not to mention 9 GOOD TIMES* ASHFORD & SIMPSON CHIC (Atlantic 12") 11 4 Freddie James WB's other discovery. Gino Soccio), and both are produced by - (Warner Bros. - 12") 38 2 10 THIS TIME BABY* multi -talented singer, songwriter, arranger Tony Green, also a Canadian. James' 12" "Get 30 JINGO/DANCIN' AND JACKIE MOORE (Columbia - 12") 14 5 PRANCIN' (continued on page 39) 11 THE BOSS/NO ONE GETS CANDIDO isalsoul - 12") 33 3 THE PRIZE 31 GROOVIN' YOU* DIANA ROSS (Motown 12"/LP) 15 - 3 HARVEY MASON (Arista - 12") 32 4 12 RING MY BELL 32 I JUST KEEP THINKING ANITA WARD (Juana/TK 12") 7 - 14 ABOUT YOU BABY* REVIEWS 13 HEAVEN MUST HAVE SENT TATA VEGA (Motown - 12") 29 11 YOU* 33 WANT ADS* JIM CAPALDI Shoe Shine RSO RPO 1014 12" Promo BONNIE POINTER (Motown - 12") 13 11 ULLANDA (Ocean/Ariola - 12") 34 4 - - - - - 14 YOU GONNA MAKE ME Capaldi used to be a member of rock group Traffic, and this disco offering shows that he 34 GIVE YOUR BODY UP TO LOVE SOMEBODY ELSE* THE MUSIC* hasn't abandoned his pop roots. In fact, only the throbbing, synthesized bass gives the JONES GIRLS (Phila. Intl. LP/12") 12 11 - BILLY NICHOLS (West End - 12") 36 2 tune a disco identity. The synthesizer is the star of this release, with a particularly ingeni- 15 HAVE A CIGAR* ROSEBUD (Warner Bros. 12") 10 12 35 THE MAIN EVENT/FIGHT ous synthesized xylophone. The lyrics are another example of how a fairly sophisticated - BARBRA STREISAND 16 GET UP AND BOOGIE (Columbia- 12") 1 narrative style is taking over what used to be avehicle for that musical instrument known as - FREDDIE JAMES (Warner Bros. -12") 25 3 36 BAD the human voice. Echo -chambered falsetto chorus pleasingly employed. Time: 7:39 BPM: BAD BOY (ALL CUTS) 17 AIN'T NO STOPPIN' US THEO VANESS (Prelude - LP) 30 14 130. NOW* 37 NIGHT DANCIN'* McFADDEN & WHITEHEAD TAKA BOOM (Ariola - 12") 31 8 PAUL JABARA Disco Wedding/Honeymoon (in Puerto Rico) Casablanca NBD (Phila. Intl./CBS - 12") 16 11 - - - 18 NIGHT RIDER* 38 STAND UP - SIT DOWN DJ AKB (RSO 12") 1 20162 - 12" - Promo VENUS DODSON - - The versatile, impish Jabara does just about everything on this release, including pos- (RFC/Warner - 12") 21 4 39 WHATCHA' GONNA DO ing as both the groom and a green -wigged bride on the jacket cover. "Disco Wedding" was 19 H.A.P.P.Y. RADIO* ABOUT IT EDWIN STARR (20th Century - 12") 23 6 ROZALIN WOODS (A&M 12") 1 probably intended as a novelty release, which leaves unexplained why they made - - that song 20 DISCO CHOO CHOO 40 THE REAL THING the A side and the far superior "Honeymoon" the B side. "Disco Wedding" has lyrics based NIGHTLIFE UNLIMITED DADDY DEWuROP (Casablanca LP) 17 6 on the standard Episcopalian marriage service, while the melody is a disco -fled "Wedding - (Inphasion/TK - 12") - 1 March." The samba -flavored "Honeymoon (in Puerto Rico)" is a lot of fun and sounds like Compiled from audience response as reported from top Disco programming artists. *12- available for sale the soundtrack from a Carmen Miranda movie by way of Barry Manilow's "At the Copa." Amazingly and without going falsetto, Jabara manages to duplicate the sound of Brasil 88's I- ItVVIt/11IfIIIfICRJ F lVl\J female vocalists using his own voice and no one else's. Naturally, the break is conga - dominated. Both sides super cute. Times: (A) 4:15 and (B) 7:02. MUST SPIN CAN'T MISS Dennis Obrien Turn Me, Turn Me, Turn Me Found A Cure GRACE JONES - On Your Knees - Warner/Island - DISD 8869 - 12" Pittsburgh Mary Love - lnphasion/TK Ashford & Simpson - WB If you go to the disco this summer, be prepared to hear a lot of this wonderfully dance- able number. With this release, Jones holds on to her title of prima dominatrix of black 'n' Tony Smith It's Called The Rock Give Your Body Up blue disco. Her overall energy more than compensates for a certain vocal flatness. Sweet New York Edwin Starr - 20th Century Billy Nichols - West End violins nicely counterpoint "get tough" chorus chanting, "Get down on your knees, Bob Anderson Groove Me Locomotion baby/Let me see you crawl/Beg, plead..." Times: (A) 6:30 and (B) 6:27. Washington D.C. Fern Kinney - TK Ritz- Epic SIREN - Open Up For Love - Midsong - MD 513 - 12" - Promo Mike Lewis The Boss Groove Me Another B side winner. Siren's lead singer has wide -vocal range, nicely serviced by Los Angeles Diana Ross - Motown Fern Kinney - TK sophisticated lyrics. Back up has fast -paced, swinging power reminiscent of Manhattan Michael Newman Can You Feel lt There's No Business Like... Transfer. Funky electric piano break great to listen as well as dance to. Times: (A) 8:14 and Casablanca Ethel Merman A&M (B) 7:12. Omaha Cindy&Roy - - AI Paez Locomotion Keep It On Ice New Orleans Ritz - Epic Croisette- AVI Danae Jacovidis You Turn Me On Groove Me RADIO DISCO HIGHLIGHTS Boston Patrick Hernandez -Columbia Fern Kinney - TK Livin' In The Jungle Shoe Shine CRANK IT UP - PETER BROWN George Cadenas PRIME MOVER: KJLA. KXTC. KRLY, WOKB, WBOS, KITS -FM, 96X. Key West John Tropea - TK Jim Capaldi - RSO FOUND A CURE - ASHFORD & SIMPSON Peter Lewicki Forces Of The Night Can't Live Without Your Love ADD: 96X. KLAV, KIIS-FM. WBOS. WMAK. Chicago D.C. LaRue- Casablanca Tamiko Jones - Polydor GOOD TIMES - CHIC PRIME MOVER: KXTC, KRLY, WOKB, WBOS, KIIS-FM, KLAV, 96X. Frank Lembo Marisa Stand Up, Sit Down I'VE GOT THE NEXT DANCE-DENIECE WILLIAMS Philadelphia Machine - RCA AKB-RSO PRIME MOVER: KJLA. KXTC. KFMX, WOKB, KIIS-FM, KLAV. 96X. LET ME TAKE YOU DANCING - BRYAN ADAMS Leon Wagner Found A Cure Shanghaied PRIME MOVER: KJLA. KXTZ. KRLY. WDAI. KITS-FM. 96X. Milwaukee Ashford & Simpson - WB 'Lectric Funk - Block Buster PUT YOUR BODY IN IT/YOU CAN GET OVER - STEPHANIE MILLS ADD: KFMX. WDKB. PRIME MOVER: WDAI, WDRQ, WGCI-FM. Danny Krivit If You Know Like I Know Groove Me New York Teddy Pendergrass- Phila. Inn Fern Kinney-TK STAND UP -SIT DOWN - AKB ADD:96X. KXTC. PRIME MOVER: KLAV. WDRQ. WKTU. Bill Sandor Whatcha' Gonna Do About It Keep Those Lovers Dancing THE BOSS/NO ONE GETS THE PRIZE - DIANA ROSS Pittsburgh Rozalin Woods- A&M Saturday Nite Band Prelude ADD: WKYS. WDAI. PRIME MOVER: KJLA. KRLY. WOKB. WBOS, WDRQ, KLAV. - THE MAIN EVENT/FIGHT - BARBRA STREISAND Kevin Mills Mainline Groove Me PRIME MOVER: KJLA, KRLY, KIIS-FM. WDRQ. WKYS, KLAV, 96X. Washington D.C. Black Ivory-Buddah Fern Kinney - TK UNDERCOVER LOVER/DON'T YOU WANT MY LOVE - DEBBIE JACOBS ADD: KJLA PRIME MOVER: KXTC. KRLY. KITS -FM. KLAV. Jose Bonilla Open Up For Love Stand Up, Sit Down Brooklyn Siren-Midsong AKB-RSO

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