




Second in this Very Successful Series, Best Disco Two Re-Creates the Disco Mania of the Era. This Double CD Collection features 44 Tracks from Partice Rushen, Andrea True Connection, Sister Sledge, Boney M, Frantique, and Loads More. Review: Second of two great compilations of seventies disco music - At the time of its original release, this was a TV-advertised album that sold in huge quantities in Britain. It brought together many classic tracks from the seventies and early eighties. Inevitably, Donna Summer (Hot stuff), Gloria Gaynor (Never can say goodbye), KC and the Sunshine Band (That`s the way I like it), Earth Wind and Fire (September), Sister Sledge (We are family), Odyssey (Native New Yorker), Chic (Good times), Village People (In the navy), Rose Royce (Is it love you`re after?) and Real Thing (You to me are everything) are all here, with different tracks from the first volume. Surprisingly, Barry White is missing from this volume. My personal favorites here are Nights on Broadway (Candi Staton), Best of my love (Emotions) and This is it (Melba Moore), but there's plenty of great music throughout the compilation. Although long out of print, most of the tracks continue to be re-issued at regular intervals on multi-artist compilations, and some of them can also be found on releases by the individual artists. However, if you enjoy seventies disco music and you have the opportunity to buy this somewhere, you'll love it. Review: Volume Two of the greatest disco album ever - This 2-disc is the second volume of the series and truly deserves its title. It is packed with the greatest hits of the Disco era in all its diversity, from Eurodisco to Party Funk and Dancepop. The Bee Gees may not directly contribute, but many of the Saturday Night Fever artists like Tavares and Yvonne Elliman are here. Donna Summer's rock period is represented by Hot Stuff, while established rockers like Rod Stewart were also getting in on the disco act. Early classics like Theme From Shaft (1971) and TSOP (1974) predated disco but sounds just right next to late 1970s classics like Chic's Good Times and Sister Sledge's We Are Family. Amongst the more funky numbers are Oops Upside Your Head and Aint No Stopping Us Now, whilst the good-time party crowd like KC's Sunshine Band and Kool's Gang let rip with That's The Way I Like It and Celebration. Ma Baker by Boney M and More More More by The Andrea True Connection are great examples of Eurodisco, whilst Odyssey's Native New Yorker, Gloria Gaynor's Never Can Say Goodbye and Yvonne Elliman's If I Can't Have You represent the more soulful side of the genre and Santa Esmeralda/Leroy Gomez infuse it with a Latin feel. Together with the first volume, these discs provide a window on an era when dance music had lots of personality and ruled the charts in all its tuneful vatiety. It is certainly ironic that disco existed side by side with punk. A few artists like Blondie produced a successful synthesis (Heart Of Glass) although many rockers indulged a bit (Miss You by The Stones and Rod Stewart's track on this album). This is a great album of ageless songs and ideal for parties.
| ASIN | B00000898L |
| Best Sellers Rank | #42,878 in CDs & Vinyl ( See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl ) #35 in Philly Soul #204 in Quiet Storm (CDs & Vinyl) #237 in Motown (CDs & Vinyl) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (52) |
| Date First Available | February 10, 2007 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item model number | VTDCD 191 |
| Label | Msi/Emd |
| Manufacturer | Msi/Emd |
| Number of discs | 2 |
| Package Dimensions | 5.47 x 4.92 x 0.51 inches; 3.53 ounces |
P**S
Second of two great compilations of seventies disco music
At the time of its original release, this was a TV-advertised album that sold in huge quantities in Britain. It brought together many classic tracks from the seventies and early eighties. Inevitably, Donna Summer (Hot stuff), Gloria Gaynor (Never can say goodbye), KC and the Sunshine Band (That`s the way I like it), Earth Wind and Fire (September), Sister Sledge (We are family), Odyssey (Native New Yorker), Chic (Good times), Village People (In the navy), Rose Royce (Is it love you`re after?) and Real Thing (You to me are everything) are all here, with different tracks from the first volume. Surprisingly, Barry White is missing from this volume. My personal favorites here are Nights on Broadway (Candi Staton), Best of my love (Emotions) and This is it (Melba Moore), but there's plenty of great music throughout the compilation. Although long out of print, most of the tracks continue to be re-issued at regular intervals on multi-artist compilations, and some of them can also be found on releases by the individual artists. However, if you enjoy seventies disco music and you have the opportunity to buy this somewhere, you'll love it.
P**S
Volume Two of the greatest disco album ever
This 2-disc is the second volume of the series and truly deserves its title. It is packed with the greatest hits of the Disco era in all its diversity, from Eurodisco to Party Funk and Dancepop. The Bee Gees may not directly contribute, but many of the Saturday Night Fever artists like Tavares and Yvonne Elliman are here. Donna Summer's rock period is represented by Hot Stuff, while established rockers like Rod Stewart were also getting in on the disco act. Early classics like Theme From Shaft (1971) and TSOP (1974) predated disco but sounds just right next to late 1970s classics like Chic's Good Times and Sister Sledge's We Are Family. Amongst the more funky numbers are Oops Upside Your Head and Aint No Stopping Us Now, whilst the good-time party crowd like KC's Sunshine Band and Kool's Gang let rip with That's The Way I Like It and Celebration. Ma Baker by Boney M and More More More by The Andrea True Connection are great examples of Eurodisco, whilst Odyssey's Native New Yorker, Gloria Gaynor's Never Can Say Goodbye and Yvonne Elliman's If I Can't Have You represent the more soulful side of the genre and Santa Esmeralda/Leroy Gomez infuse it with a Latin feel. Together with the first volume, these discs provide a window on an era when dance music had lots of personality and ruled the charts in all its tuneful vatiety. It is certainly ironic that disco existed side by side with punk. A few artists like Blondie produced a successful synthesis (Heart Of Glass) although many rockers indulged a bit (Miss You by The Stones and Rod Stewart's track on this album). This is a great album of ageless songs and ideal for parties.
H**R
Great selection. Not as great as the original Best Disco Album In The World. In comparison it gets 8 out of 10. Which is still excellent.
M**.
This C.D. Is as good as the first Album !
C**.
Even with both albums in my collection there are glaring omissions, however there are more related albums available, for me to buy - from you.
O**S
Lovely CD
A**R
Ok album, old tracks.....
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