 "The best of the best!" | 2009-09-05 |
| - Reviewed By User: AVLKVG4IC1YTW |
| After seeing the PBS program on the 70s, I just had to get more. This is the best! |
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| "Disoc is back in town" | 2009-03-18 |
| - Reviewed By User: A38ZTUNQJVGP6S |
Pure Disco, Volume 2 is one hour, twelve minutes and twelve seconds and was released on November 11, 1997. The songs on this cassette were some of the most popular songs during the disco era. The only song that I have not heard in a long time is Love's Theme by Love Unlimited Orchestra. At the end of the cassette is a mixture of diva songs. This is a great cassette to listen to and Pure Disco, Volume 2 gets an A+ from me.
Side A
I Will Survive (remix)-Gloria Gaynor
#1 U.S. Billboard Pop Charts
#4 U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles
(Shake, Shake, Shake,) Shaky Your Booty-KC & The Sunshine Band
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles
Turn the Beat Around-Vicki Sue Robinson
#10 U.S. Billboard Pop Charts
Macho Man-Village People
#25 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles
We Are Family-Sister Sledge
#2 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Disco
Flashdance...What a Feeling-Irene Cara
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
#4 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary
#2 U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles
I Just Want To Be Your Everything-Andy Gibb
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles (four weeks at #1)
#8 U.S. Billboard Easy Listening
Everlasting Love-Carl Carlton
#6 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles
Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe-Barry White
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles
Rock the Boat-The Hues Corporation
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles
Love Rollercoaster-Ohio Players
#1 U.S. Billboard Pop Charts
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles
Upside Down-Diana Ross
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Disco
Side B
Play that Funky Music-Wild Cherry
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles
The Hustle-Van McCoy
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles
Love's Theme-Love Unlimited Orchestra
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles
Gimmie! Gimmie! Gimmie! (A Man After Midnight)-Abba
Did not chart in the United States
Fly, Robin, Fly-Silver Convention
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles
Grammy Award in 1976 for Best Instrumental Performance
Ring My Bell-Anita Ward
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles
It's Raining Men-The Weather Girls
#46 U.S. Billboard Pop Charts
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
#34 U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles
Last Dance-Donna Summer
#3 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Disco
#5 U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles
#42 U.S. Billboard Easy Listening
The Diva Megamix |
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| "Actually, this one is better than the first installment!" | 2008-12-04 |
| - Reviewed By footies |
Though the remix of Gaynor's "I Will Survive" featured on this compilation pales in comparison to the original, heard on the first in the series, the other songs contained within are true indicators of what a generation danced to during the late 70's and early 80's.
Classics like "Turn the Beat Around," the perennial favorite "We Are Family," "Can't Get Enough of Your Love," "Rock the Boat," Diana Ross's monster hit "Upside Down," "Play the Funky Music," the great "Ring My Bell," It's Raining Men," "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty," "The Hustle," "Love's Theme," and the Donna Summer Oscar-winning "Last Dance" will, most definitely, take a disco lover to musical heaven.
Of course, there's a little filler here. "Flashdance" seems a bit too 80's for this collection and Andy Gibb's "I Just Want to be Your Everything" just doesn't fit. However, one can overlook those errors in judgment and just enjoy the disc in its entirety.
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 "Extremely dissapointed" | 2008-11-12 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3U961TXTO6AX |
| If you like the original version of "I will survive" do not buy this CD. This version is horrible!!! Unfortunately, I opened the CD and couldn't return it. |
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| "Great for Aerobics" | 2008-10-08 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1MN9O1JAR8OSK |
| I ordered this for my aerobics work-out..makes you want to MOVE! Good pace and music you don't get SO TIRED of hearing frequently. Will order more in this series. Sandy |
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| "now THIS is disco music !!!" | 2008-05-30 |
| - Reviewed By ma1963 |
Pure Disco, Vol. 2 has a lot of great disco tunes and major hits from the golden days of disco! Going to the discothèque meant you could dance your worries away and find glory on the dance floor even when you were down and out in real life. The quality of the sound is excellent and the artwork is very nicely done.
The CD starts with "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor. This sounds like a recording she made after she recorded this earlier; but it still sounds pretty good and it's still great music for dancing. KC & The Sunshine Band do their classic disco hit entitled "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty;" "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" has one of the best disco beats I've ever heard and they sing and play this to perfection--I love it! I could never tire of hearing this song. Of course, Vicki Sue Robinson does her awesome "Turn The Beat Around;" this still gets them dancing on the dance floor and it has a wonderful beat that is irresistible! The Village People also do their campy, fun tune "Macho Man;" and listen for Sister Sledge doing an incredible hit, "We Are Family." "We Are Family" is another timeless disco tune that really makes me smile whenever I hear it.
"I Just Want to Be Your Everything" by Andy Gibb is a stunning number that showcases Andy's beautiful talents and it's another major highlight of this album. Andy sings this with lots of feeling and you can really feel that when you hear this song. The Hues Corporation also does their great "Rock The Boat;" this love song/disco tune always works great at parties and they sing this without a flaw! Van McCoy's "The Hustle" was also a tremendous hit back in the day; and whenever I hear this it always brings back fond memories for me of junior high school dances and dating.
Abba's "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" has a hauntingly beautiful melody that Abba aces so easily; they were a most talented group and their success on the charts proves it! They don't get the recognition they still so richly deserve today; but you never know--maybe that will change.
The Silver Connection does their "Fly, Robin, Fly" from 1975; we often listened to this on the school bus--it had a radio and we were allowed to listen as we made the trek to and from school every day! Boy, that was great. The Weather Girls do a fantastic job with their biggest hit--that remains a cult favorite--"It's Raining Men." "It's Raining Men" had them doing this act in pink dresses with lots of beefy male dancers on the stage behind them; although I've only seen a photo I'm sure that was quite an act!
Donna Summer sings "Last Dance" with positive energy and all her heart and soul; it's terrific! The CD also ends strong with a mix medley of several songs by Gloria Gaynor--great!
Pure Disco, Vol. 2 is an excellent CD for those of us who still love disco; and this album is sure to bring back good memories for so many of us. This is also a fine introductory CD for newcomers just discovering how wonderful disco really was.
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