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Disco Dance [Slipcase]

Various Artists
3 discs

0. DISC 1:
1. This Is for the Lover in You - Babyface (Track Masters Mix)
2. Ring My Bell - Inoj
3. Keep on Dancin' - Gary's Gang (Extended mix)
4. It's a Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop), Pt. 1-2 - The Isley Brothers
5. Dazz - Brick
6. Star Love - Cheryl Lynn (Original 12" Mix)
7. Funk Boutique - The Cover Girls
8. Let the Music Play - Shannon (Original Full 12" Mix)
9. It's Raining Men - The Weather Girls
10. Groove Line, The - Heatwave (Extended)
11. Love Dancin' - Marlena Shaw
12. This Time Baby - Jackie Moore (Extended Dance Mix)
13. I'm Gonna Get You - Bizarre Inc. (Tee's Freeze Mix)
0. DISC 2:
1. I Love Music - The O'Jays
2. You Stepped into My Life - Melba Moore
3. Give Me Just a Little More Time - Angela Clemmons
4. T.S.O.P. (The Sound of Philadelphia) - MFSB/The Three Degrees
5. Down and Counting - Claudja Barry (Extended Mix)
6. French Kiss - Lil' Louis & The World
7. Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor
8. Best of My Love - The Emotions
9. Boogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind & Fire
10. I've Got the Next Dance - Deniece Williams
11. Don't You Want My Love - Nicole
12. Holding Out for a Hero - Bonnie Tyler (Club Mix)
13. You Spin Me 'Round (Like a Record) - Dead or Alive (Murder Mix)
0. DISC 3:
1. Vertigo/Relight My Fire - Dan Hartman (Extended Version)
2. Girl in Trouble, A (Is a Temporary Thing) - Romeo Void (Dance Mix)
3. Der Kommissar - After the Fire
4. Georgy Porgy - Toto (Disco Version)
5. Just Got Paid - Johnny Kemp (12" Version)
6. Talking in Your Sleep - The Romantics
7. 10-9-8 - Face to Face (Dance Mix)
8. Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) - Freedom Williams/C+C Music Factory (Clivilles and Cole DH Mix)
9. If You Could Read My Mind - Brenda K. Starr (Roy Roy 12'' Mix)
10. Lady Marmalade - Labelle
11. Shy Guy - Diana King (Randb Mix)
12. Rockit - Herbie Hancock
13. Can't Stop Groovin' Now, Wanna Do It Some More - B.T. Express
14. Love U More - Sunscreem (Heavy Club Mix)
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Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 53292
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By the late '90s Sony had begun to introduce budget sets that raided their vaults and often arbitrarily grouped songs together for mass consumption. Hits of the 80s, Vol. 1 and Forever Soul were two of the worst offenders. By 2001, the label decided to make better use of the CD time constraints by extending the running time of each disc. Make no mistake, Disco Dance is far from comprehensive set; often the tracks aren't even disco. This overview mines the up-tempo 1974-1999 tracks that first appeared on CBS, then Sony labels, and whatever songs the label acquired over the years. Some of the better tracks, like Gary's Gang's "Keep on Dancing," Jackie Moore's "This Time Baby," Denience Williams' "I Got the Next Dance," and the potent yet nearly gauche the Isley Brothers "It's a Disco Night" certainly don't usually make like-minded compilations. While far from the Studio 54 days, Der Kommissar's "After the Fire" and the Romantics "Talking in Your Sleep" will rock any dance floor. The superior DJ Mix of C&C Music Factory's "Gonna Make You Sweat" is the only '90s offering here that doesn't seem faceless or synthetic. Although the no-frills presentation of this leaves a lot to be desired, Disco Dance does include some interesting mixes. A tight and rare edit of "Dazz" from Brick and the extended mix of Heatwave's "The Groove Line" are a few of the interesting items. Disco Dance isn't definitive but it has enough tracks to please those with wide ranging tastes. ~ Jason Elias