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1975 Disco

1975 was an exciting year for the development of the disco genre. This was the year for radio hits like "The Hustle" and "Love to Love You Baby" and the sweeping violins of "Fly, Robin, Fly". Particularly excellent were Barry White's "What Am I Gonna Do With You?" and Tavares's "It Only Takes A Minute". Meanwhile, Vincent Montana, Jr.'s Salsoul Orchestra released its first disco songs. Gloria Gaynor was crowned "Disco Queen" on March 3, 1975 by the National Association of Discotheque Disc Jockeys.

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Disco Music released during 1975:

  • 5000 Volts a.k.a. Airbus - "I'm on Fire" - disco-pop; reached #26 Pop in the USA in December 1975, #4 Pop in the U.K. in September 1975
  • Ady Zehnpfennig - "T.S.O.P." - instrumental disco cover of MFSB's 1974 hit
  • Aggression - "Tag" - disco-funk
  • Al Matthews - "Fool" - disco-soul; reached #16 Pop in the U.K. in autumn 1975
  • Al Matthews - "Your Affair"
  • Alfabravo Sex - "Alfa Bravo" - electro-disco
  • The Alyn Ainsworth Orchestra - "The Love I Lost" - instrumental funky disco cover of the 1973 hit by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
  • Ami (a.k.a. Anne-Marie Aspelund) - "Päivä Kaunein On Tullut (What A Diff'rence A Day Made)" - Finnish funky disco version of Dinah Washington's 1959 classic
  • André Gagnon - "Wow" - reached #95 Pop in the USA in 1976
  • André Popp et son orchestre - "The Hustle" - cover of Van McCoy's hit
  • Andrea True Connection - "More, More, More" - mellow disco; reached #4 Pop in the USA in July 1976
  • Andreas Holm - "Unsere Diskothek" - German disco
  • Anita Sarawak - "Paloma Blanca" - disco version of the song by George Baker Selection
  • Ann Byers - "This Man is Rated X" - disco-soul
  • Archie Bell and the Drells - "Let's Groove"
  • Archie Bell and the Drells - "The Soul City Walk"
  • The Armada Orchestra - "Band of Gold" - instrumental cover of the 1970 Freda Payne classic
  • The Armada Orchestra - "Cochise"
  • The Armada Orchestra - "Feel the Need in Me" - instrumental disco version of the 1972 Detroit Emeralds song
  • The Armada Orchestra - "Same Old Song" - instrumental disco version of the 1965 Four Tops classic "It's the Same Old Song"
  • The Armada Orchestra - "The Hustle" - cover of Van McCoy's hit
  • The Armada Orchestra - "You Want It, You Got It" - instrumental disco version of the Detroit Emeralds' 1972 song
  • [Arnaldo] Ciato and Ciato's - "Nada de Nada" - jazzy electro-disco-fusion
  • Astor and the Potentials - "Give Me What I Want"
  • Atlanta Disco Band - "Bad Luck" - instrumental cover of the song by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes; reached #94 Pop in the USA in early 1976
  • Atlanta Disco Band - "Buckhead" - rock-disco
  • Atlanta Disco Band - "It's Love"
  • Atlanta Disco Band - "My Soul Is Satisfied" - funky disco
  • B.T. Express - "Devil's Workshop" - funky disco
  • B.T. Express - "Discotizer"
  • B.T. Express - "Express" - disco-funk; reached #4 Pop in the USA in March 1975, #34 Pop in the U.K.
  • B.T. Express - "Give It What You Got" - disco-funk
  • B.T. Express - "Peace Pipe" - disco-funk
  • B.T. Express - "Still Good - Still Like It"
  • B.T. Express - "Whatcha Think About That"
  • Babe Ruth - "Elusive" - electro-rock-disco
  • Bandits of Love - "Mulher Rendeira" - electro-disco with its melody from the 1958 song by Alfredo Ricardo do Nascimento
  • Barbra Streisand - "Shake Me, Wake Me" - disco-soul version of the 1966 Four Tops Motown song "Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)" with modified lyrics
  • Barry White (a.k.a. Barry Carter) - "I'll Do For You Anything You Want Me To" - reached #40 Pop in the USA in June 1975, #5 Pop in the U.K. in May 1975
  • Barry White (a.k.a. Barry Carter) - "What Am I Gonna Do With You?" - reached #8 Pop in the USA in April 1975, #5 Pop in the U.K. in March 1975
  • Basic Black and Pearl - "White Christmas" - disco version of Irving Berlin's classic
  • Betty Mc.Nolan - "Lady Bump" - disco-pop; cover of Penny McLean's song
  • Biddu Orchestra - "Aranjuez Mon Amour" - disco version of Joaquín Rodrigo's 1939 composition
  • Biddu Orchestra - "Blue-Eyed Soul"
  • Biddu Orchestra - "Exodus" - disco version of the theme to the 1960 film "Exodus", written by Pat Boone and Ernest Gold, originally performed by Ferrante and Teicher
  • Biddu Orchestra - "I Could Have Danced All Night" - disco version of the song from the musical "The King and I"; bundled with "Jump with Joy", reached #72 Pop in the USA in 1976
  • Biddu Orchestra - "Jump for Joy"
  • Biddu Orchestra - "Northern Dancer"
  • Biddu Orchestra - "Summer of '42" - disco version of the 1971 song by Peter Nero and His Orchestra; reached #57 Pop in the USA in late 1975, #15 Pop in the U.K. in August 1975
  • Biddu Orchestra - "You Don't Stand a Chance if You Can't Dance" - disco-funk
  • Bimbo Jet - "La Balanga" - electro-disco in Spanish
  • Black Blood - "A.I.E. (A'mwana)" - African disco in Swahili
  • Black Blood - "Chicano" - African rock-disco/latin-rock in Swahili
  • Blackbuster - "How High the Moon" - instrumental disco version of a 1960 Ella Fitzgerald hit
  • Blackbuster - "I Could Have Danced All Night" - disco version of the song from the musical "The King and I"
  • Blasé Lizzmore (a.k.a. Michael Lizzmore) - "Never Tasted Sugar Any Sweeter" - electro-disco-soul
  • The Blue Diamonds - "Disco Dolly" - electro-disco
  • Bob Brault Organisation - "J'ai envie de toi" - French funky electro-disco-fusion
  • Bobbi Martin - "Man was Made to Love Woman"
  • Bobby Moore - "Call Me Your Anything Man" - disco-funk
  • Bobby Moore - "Try To Hold On (Disco Version)" - disco-soul
  • Boney M. - "Baby, Do You Wanna Bump" - remake of the 1964 song "Al Capone" by Prince Buster but with different lyrics
  • The Boogie Man Orchestra featuring Mel Hayes - "(Theme From) Lady, Lady, Lady (Are You Crazy for Me?)"
  • The Brand New Me - "Gypsy" - funky disco
  • Brass Construction - "Changin'" - disco-funk
  • Brass Construction - "Love" - funky disco
  • Brass Construction - "Movin'" - funky electro-disco; reached #14 Pop in the USA in June 1976
  • The Brothers - "Doctor's Orders" - instrumental disco cover of the disco hit by Carol Douglas
  • The Brothers - "Never Can Say Goodbye" - instrumental disco cover of Gloria Gaynor's hit
  • Bruno Lomas - "Quédate" - Spanish disco-pop version of "Get Down Tonight" by K.C. and the Sunshine Band
  • [Sidiku] Buari - "Advice from Father" - African-flavored disco-funk
  • Calender - "Hypertension" - mellow disco
  • Carey Harris and Michael Orr - "A Piece of Mine" - jazzy electro-disco
  • Carey Harris and Michael Orr - "Here I Go (Through These Changes Again)" - electro-disco-soul
  • Carl Bean a.k.a. Valentino - "I Was Born This Way"
  • Carol Douglas (a.k.a. Carolyn Strickland) - "A Hurricane is Coming Tonite" - reached #81 Pop in the USA in April 1975
  • Carol Douglas (a.k.a. Carolyn Strickland) - "Headline News"
  • Carol Williams - "Rattlesnake" - disco-soul
  • The Charles Randolph Grean Sounde - "Love Theme From 'Hustle'"
  • The Charles Randolph Grean Sounde - "Star Trek" - disco version of the 1960s television theme
  • The Chequers - "Rock On Brother" - electro-disco
  • Chuck Jackson - "Beautiful Woman" - disco-soul
  • Circus - "Sagapo" - disco-pop
  • Claude François - "Soudain il ne reste qu'une chanson" - French disco version of the Spinners' 1972 proto-disco soul song but with somewhat different lyrics
  • Consumer Rapport - "Ease on Down the Road" - funky disco version of the song from The Wiz musical; reached #42 Pop in the USA
  • The Continental Group - "One of these Nights" - rock-disco; cover of the 1975 Eagles hit
  • Cortex - "Mary et Jeff" - jazzy electro-disco
  • Crispy and Company - "Brazil"
  • Crown Heights Affair - "Dreaming a Dream (Goes Dancing)" - reached #43 Pop in the USA
  • Crown Heights Affair - "Every Beat of My Heart" - reached #83 Pop in the USA
  • Crystal Grass featuring Steve Leach - "You Can Be What You Dream"
  • Cy Coleman - "Chloe" - jazzy disco
  • Dalida - "J'attendrai" - French disco version of the 1938 Italian song "Tornerai"
  • David Bowie - "John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)" - rock-disco
  • David Ruffin - "Who I Am"
  • De Blanc - "Oh No, Not My Baby" - disco version of Maxine Brown's 1964 hit written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King
  • De Strangers - "Den blauwe geschelpte" - Dutch disco-pop version of "Paloma Blanca" by George Baker Selection
  • Derek Martin - "Beautiful Woman"
  • Dionne Warwick - "Take It From Me" - disco-soul
  • Donna Summer - "Love to Love You Baby" - mellow disco; reached #2 Pop in the USA in February 1976, #4 Pop in the U.K. in January 1976
  • Donna Summer - "Need-A-Man Blues" - electro-disco
  • Donny Beaumont - "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak For You)" - disco-soul version of the Isley Brothers' 1966 soul-pop hit
  • Doyley Brothers - "Scaredycat" - funky electro-disco
  • The Dramatics - "You're Fooling You"
  • The Duprees - "Delicious" - disco-pop
  • Dwight Thompson - "Man Oh Man (You've Got the World in Your Hands)"
  • Dynamic Superiors - "Face the Music"
  • The Eagles - "One of These Nights" - rock-disco; reached #1 Pop in the USA in August 1975
  • Earth, Wind and Fire - "Sing a Song" a.k.a. "Singasong" - disco-funk; reached #5 Pop in the USA in February 1976
  • Ebb Tide - "It Takes Love to Make Love" - disco-soul
  • Eddie Drennon and B.B.S. Unlimited - "Get Down Do the Latin Hustle" - latin-disco
  • Eddie Drennon and B.B.S. Unlimited - "Let's Do It Again"
  • Eddie Drennon and B.B.S. Unlimited - "Let's Do the Latin Hustle" - latin-disco; reached #20 Pop in the U.K. in March 1976
  • Eddie Drennon and B.B.S. Unlimited - "Please Stay Please Stay" - latin-disco
  • Eddy Driver - "Never Can Say Goodbye" - instrumental disco version of Gloria Gaynor's hit
  • El Coco - "A Brighter Shade of Blue" - electro-disco - produced by Laurin Rinder and W. Michael Lewis
  • El Coco - "Brazil" - electro-disco - produced by Laurin Rinder and W. Michael Lewis
  • El Coco - "Disco Carnival" - electro-disco - produced by Laurin Rinder and W. Michael Lewis
  • El Coco - "Mondo Disco" - produced by Laurin Rinder and W. Michael Lewis
  • The Elton John Band - "Philadelphia Freedom" - disco-pop; reached #1 Pop in the USA in April 1975
  • Enoch Light and the Light Brigade - "Brazil" - based on Ary Barroso's "Aquarela Do Brasil"; influenced by the Ritchie Family's version
  • Enoch Light and the Light Brigade - "Fly, Robin, Fly" - mellow electro-disco version of Silver Convention's hit
  • Enoch Light and the Light Brigade - "Hijack" - cover of the 1974 song by Barrabas
  • Enoch Light and the Light Brigade - "Love's Theme" - mellow electro-disco version of Love Unlimited Orchestra's 1973 instrumental hit
  • Enoch Light and the Light Brigade - "Summer of '42" - disco version of the 1971 song by Peter Nero and His Orchestra; influenced by Biddu Orchestra's 1975 rendition
  • Enoch Light and the Light Brigade - "T.S.O.P. ('Soul Train')" - mellow disco cover of MFSB's 1974 hit
  • Enoch Light and the Light Brigade - "The Hustle" - electro-disco cover of the hit by Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony
  • Enoch Light and the Light Brigade - "To Each His Own" - cover of Faith, Hope, and Charity's song
  • Enoch Light and the Light Brigade - "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" - disco version of Dinah Washington's 1959 classic
  • Enterprise - "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" - mostly instrumental cover of Barry White's hit - produced by Josep Llobell Oliver
  • Eric Esteve - "Sky High (Theme from the Film 'The Man from Hong-Kong')" - disco-pop cover of Jigsaw's hit
  • Ernie Bush - "Breakaway" - disco-soul
  • Ervinna [Monica] and Charlie and His Boys - "Rock the Boat" - cover of the 1974 disco hit by Hues Corporation
  • Esther Galil - "You Keep Me Hanging On" - funky disco version of the Supremes' hit; also released in a French version, "Délivre moi"
  • Esther Phillips - "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" - disco remake of Dinah Washington's 1959 classic; reached #20 Pop in the USA in 1975
  • Faith, Hope, and Charity - "Disco Dan"
  • Faith, Hope, and Charity - "Little Bit of Love" - R&B-disco cover of the 1972 song by Brenda and the Tabulations
  • Faith, Hope, and Charity - "Mellow Me" - mellow disco
  • Faith, Hope, and Charity - "To Each His Own (That's My Philosophy)" - reached #50 Pop in the USA in 1975
  • Family Tree - "Family Tree (Disco Version)" - disco-funk
  • Fatback Band - "(Do the) Spanish Hustle" - electro-disco; reached #10 Pop in the U.K. in March 1976
  • Fatback Band - "Trompin'"
  • Father's Angels - "Disco Trucking" - funky disco
  • Fix - "Lindude Järele" - Estonian electro-disco
  • Flavor - "Don't Freeze Up" - electro-disco
  • Floyd Smith - "I Just Can't Give You Up"
  • Foxy - "Get Off Your Aaah and Dance"
  • Frank Valdor Orchestra and Chorus - "Shame, Shame, Shame" - partly-instrumental jazzy disco version of Shirley and Company's 1974 rock-disco hit
  • Frankie Valli - "Our Day Will Come" - disco-pop version of the 1963 Ruby and the Romantics original; reached #11 Pop in the USA in December 1975
  • Frankie Valli - "Swearin' to God" - disco-pop; reached #6 Pop in the USA in July 1975
  • Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons - "December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" - electro-disco-pop; reached #1 Pop in the USA in March 1976
  • Fred Panopio - "Makunat" - Tagalog disco from the Philippines
  • Gail - "Consideration"
  • Gary Toms Empire - "7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (Blow Your Whistle)" - funky disco; reached #46 Pop in the USA in 1975
  • Gary Toms Empire - "Drive My Car" - funky disco version of the Beatles hit; reached #69 Pop in the USA in late 1975
  • Gaston Brisson - "Dies Irae" - electro-disco version of the medieval Gregorian chant in the Latin language
  • George Tindley - "Pity the Poor Man" - disco-soul
  • Geraldine Hunt a.k.a. Geraldine Milligan - "Ne me dis pas adieu" - French disco
  • Gil Ventura (a.k.a. Marcello Olmari) - "Reach Out I'll Be There" - jazzy disco version of the 1966 Four Tops classic
  • Gil Ventura (a.k.a. Marcello Olmari) - "The Hustle" - instrumental mellow disco version of Van McCoy's hit
  • Gil Ventura (a.k.a. Marcello Olmari) - "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" - instrumental cover of Barry White's hit
  • Gilla (a.k.a. Gisela Wuchinger) - "Du bist da" - German rock-disco version of the 1966 Four Tops classic "Reach Out, I'll Be There"
  • Gilla (a.k.a. Gisela Wuchinger) - "Tu' es!" - mellow disco-pop; reached #10 Pop in West Germany; also released as an English version, "Why Don't You Do It?"
  • The Glitter Band - "Makes You Blind" - rock-disco; reached #91 Pop in the USA in late 1976
  • Gloria Gaynor (a.k.a. Gloria Fowles) - "All I Need is Your Good Lovin'"
  • Gloria Gaynor (a.k.a. Gloria Fowles) - "Casanova Brown" - R&B-disco
  • Gloria Gaynor (a.k.a. Gloria Fowles) - "False Alarm"
  • Gloria Gaynor (a.k.a. Gloria Fowles) - "How High the Moon" - disco version of a 1960 Ella Fitzgerald hit; reached #75 Pop in the USA in late 1975
  • Gloria Gaynor (a.k.a. Gloria Fowles) - "If You Want It Do It Yourself"
  • Gloria Gaynor (a.k.a. Gloria Fowles) - "Reach Out (I'll Be There)" - disco version of the 1966 Four Tops classic; reached #60 Pop in the USA in early 1975
  • Gloria Gaynor (a.k.a. Gloria Fowles) - "Real Good People"
  • Gloria Gaynor (a.k.a. Gloria Fowles) - "Searchin'" - R&B-disco
  • Gloria Gaynor (a.k.a. Gloria Fowles) - "Walk on By" - reached #98 Pop in the USA
  • Hamilton Bohannon - "Disco Stomp"
  • Hamilton Bohannon - "Foot Stompin' Music" - reached #98 Pop in the USA in September 1975
  • Hans Edler - "Mus Expo"
  • Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes - "Bad Luck" - reached #15 Pop in the USA in June 1975
  • Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes - "Don't Leave Me This Way (A Tom Moulton Mix)" - disco remix of their song
  • Henry Arland - "Attila" - jazzy disco
  • The Hiltonaires - "Lady Bump" - disco-pop cover of Penny McLean's song
  • The Hiltonaires and Orchester Udo Reichel - "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" - rock-disco version of Dinah Washington's 1959 classic
  • Hiromi Iwasaki - "Romansu (Romance)" - Japanese disco-pop
  • Hokis Pokis - "Can't Wait for Love" - electro-disco-soul
  • Hokis Pokis - "Nowhere" - electro-disco
  • Hosanna - "Hipit" - electro-disco
  • Hot Blood - "Soul Dracula" - funky disco; Hot Blood's "Sans Dracula" is a variation of the song
  • Hot Chocolate - "You Sexy Thing" - disco-funk; reached #3 Pop in the USA in February 1976
  • Houston Person - "Disco Sax" - jazzy disco; reached #91 Pop in the USA in early 1976
  • The Hues Corporation - "Follow the Spirit"
  • The Hustlers - "Hustling" - disco-funk
  • Isaac Hayes - "Disco Connection" - funky disco
  • Jackie Robinson (a.k.a. Gitta Walther MacKay) - "Let Me Be"
  • Jackie Robinson (a.k.a. Gitta Walther MacKay) - "Moving Like A Superstar" a.k.a. "Movin' Like A Superstar"
  • The Jackson 5 - "Forever Came Today" - disco-soul version of the 1968 hit by Diana Ross and the Supremes; reached #60 Pop in the USA in 1975
  • James Last - "Brazil" - cover of the Ritchie Family hit
  • James Last - "Change with the Times" - disco cover of Van McCoy's song
  • James Last - "Ding-A-Dong"
  • James Last - "Doctor's Orders" - cover of Carol Douglas's 1974 hit
  • James Last - "Fly, Robin, Fly" - disco cover of Silver Convention's 1975 hit
  • James Last - "Giddy Up, Giddy Up"
  • James Last - "I'm on Fire" - cover of the 5000 Volts song
  • James Last - "Inspiration"
  • James Last - "Jubilation"
  • James Last - "Lady Bump" - disco-pop cover of Penny McLean's song
  • James Last - "Lady Lay" - disco-pop version of Pierre Groscola's 1973 song
  • James Last - "Lady Marmalade" - disco cover of LaBelle's 1974 R&B hit
  • James Last - "Never Can Say Goodbye" - cover of Gloria Gaynor's 1974 hit
  • James Last - "Shame, Shame, Shame" - disco cover of Shirley and Company's 1974 rock-disco hit
  • James Last - "What a Difference a Day Makes" - disco-pop version of Dinah Washington's 1959 classic
  • James Last - "You are the Sunshine of My Life" - disco version of Stevie Wonder's 1973 hit
  • James Last - "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" - cover of the Barry White hit
  • Jay and the Techniques - "Number Onederful" - disco-soul
  • [Jeanne] Napoli et [Barbara] Glasson - "Il est toujours temps pour partir (Never Can Say Goodbye)" - French disco cover of Gloria Gaynor's 1974 hit
  • Jerry Mantron - "Supersonic Band"
  • Jigsaw a.k.a. British Jigsaw - "Sky High" - disco-pop; reached #3 Pop in the USA in December 1975, #9 Pop in the U.K. in November 1975; theme to the 1975 movie "The Dragon Flies" a.k.a. "The Man from Hong Kong"
  • Jimmy "Bo" Horne - "Gimme Some" - electro-disco
  • Jimmy James and the Vagabonds - "Chains of Love" - disco-soul
  • Jimmy James and the Vagabonds - "I Am Somebody" - funky disco; reached #94 Pop in the USA in 1976
  • Jimmy James and the Vagabonds - "Let's Have Fun" - disco-funk
  • Joann Williams - "Maybe Tomorrow" - disco-soul
  • Joe Bataan - "Chico and the Man" - disco version of Jose Feliciano's television theme song
  • Joe Simon - "Get Down, Get Down (Get on the Floor)" - reached #8 Pop in the USA in June 1975
  • Joe Simon - "Music in My Bones"
  • Joey Porrello (a.k.a. Joseph Porrello) - "Fools Rush In" - disco version of the 1940 song by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
  • Jon-Wite Group - "Autumn Leaves (Les Feuilles Mortes)" - disco version of the 1946 song composed by Joseph Kosma
  • Jonathan King (a.k.a. Kenneth King) - "Paloma Blanca (White Dove)" - disco version of the song by George Baker Selection
  • Julie Budd - "One Fine Day" - disco-pop version of a 1963 hit by the Chiffons; reached #93 Pop in the USA in 1976
  • Juri Camisaska (a.k.a. Roberto Camisasca) - "Himalaya" - Italian electro-disco
  • K.C. and the Sunshine Band - "Get Down Tonight" - disco-pop; reached #1 Pop in the USA in August 1975
  • K.C. and the Sunshine Band - "Rock Your Baby" - cover of the 1974 George McCrae hit
  • K.C. and the Sunshine Band - "Shotgun Shuffle - electro-disco
  • Kai Warner Chor und Orchester - "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" - mellow disco version of Barry White's 1974 soul hit
  • Kai Warner Chor und Orchester - "Dirty Ol' Man" - disco cover of the 1973 song by the Three Degrees
  • Kai Warner Chor und Orchester - "Doctor's Orders" - instrumental disco version of Carol Douglas' 1974 hit
  • Kai Warner Chor und Orchester - "On the Road to Philadelphia"
  • Kai Warner Chor und Orchester - "Rock Me Gently" - electro-disco-pop version of Andy Kim's 1974 pop-rock hit
  • Kai Warner Chor und Orchester - "T.S.O.P. (The Sound of Philadelphia)" - cover of the 1974 hit by MFSB featuring Three Degrees
  • Kai Warner Chor und Orchester - "Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um" - disco version of Major Lance's 1963 song written by Curtis Mayfield
  • Kai Warner Chor und Orchester - "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" - cover of Barry White's hit
  • Karla Jayne (a.k.a. Karla DeVito) and the Boogie Man Orchestra - "It's My Party (Disco Version)" - disco-pop cover of Lesley Gore's 1963 hit
  • Katri Helena [Kalaoja] - "Paloma Blanca" - disco-pop version of the song by George Baker Selection in Spanish and Finnish
  • Lena-Maria Gårdenäs and Sweet Wine - "White Christmas" - disco version of Irving Berlin's classic
  • Léo-Pol - "Brasilia Carnaval" - Portuguese electro-disco cover of the 1975 song by Edilda and Tony Vale
  • Leone Thomas - "Thank You Baby" - electro-disco
  • Linda Fields and the Funky Boys - "Shame, Shame, Shame" - cover of the 1974 Shirley and Company hit
  • Lionel Petersen - "Bouncy Bouncy Bounce" - electro-disco-pop
  • Liquid Smoke - "Dance, Dance, Dance" - disco version of a song by The Casualeers
  • Loretta Goggi - "Ma chi sei" - Italian disco-pop version of Penny McLean's "Lady Bump"
  • Love Childs Afro-Cuban Blues Band - "Get Dancin'" - cover of the 1974 hit by Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes
  • Love Unlimited Orchestra - "Bring It On Up"
  • Lovebirds - "Porto Rico" - electro-disco; a version of the song written by Jean-Noel "Davidrun" Chaleat, Daniel Fratini, and Dominique "D. Sebban" Noitreault and also performed by Tito Nevada in 1975
  • MFSB - "Get Down with the Philly Sound"
  • MFSB - "K-Jee" - disco version of the 1971 track by The Nite-Liters
  • MFSB - "Let's Go Disco"
  • MFSB - "Sexy" - reached #42 Pop in the USA
  • MFSB - "T.L.C. (Tender Lovin' Care)"
  • MFSB - "The Zip" - reached #91 Pop in the USA
  • Marianne Rosenberg - "Er gehört zu mir" - German disco-pop; reached #7 Pop in Germany
  • Marianne Rosenberg - "Ich bin wie du" - German disco-pop; also released in an English version, "A V.I.P.", in 1976
  • Mario Cavallero, son Orchestre et ses Chanteurs - "What A Diff'rence A Day Makes" - jazzy rock-disco version of Dinah Washington's 1959 classic
  • Los Marismeños - "Pares o Nones" - Spanish disco
  • Markku Aro - "Ainoain oot sä vain" - Finnish disco version of Barry White's 1974 hit "You're the First, the Last, My Everything"
  • Markku Aro - "Pois sun vien" - Finnish disco version of the 1966 Four Tops hit "Reach Out (I'll Be There)", influenced by Gloria Gaynor's disco version
  • Maryann Farra and Satin Soul - "Do Those Little Things"
  • Maryann Farra and Satin Soul - "Forget That Girl"
  • Maryann Farra and Satin Soul - "Just A Little Timing"
  • Maryann Farra and Satin Soul - "Never Gonna Leave You"
  • Maximilien Hadefi - "Le Jour du Seigneur" - French electro-disco-pop
  • Maxine Nightingale - "Right Back to Where We Started From" - Motown-flavored R&B/disco-pop; reached #2 Pop in the USA in May 1976
  • Merry Clayton - "One More Ride" - disco-soul
  • Miami - "Kill that Roach"
  • Michael Jackson - "Just a Little Bit of You" - mellow disco-soul; reached #23 Pop in the USA and #4 R&B in the USA in 1975
  • Mighty Clouds of Joy - "Everything is Love" - gospel-disco
  • Mike and Bill - "Somebody's Gotta Go (Sho Ain't Me)" - disco-soul
  • Miki Antony (a.k.a. Michael Antony Derrick) - "Disco Partners" - electro-disco
  • Miki Antony (a.k.a. Michael Antony Derrick) - "Disco Stepping" - electro-disco
  • Miki Antony (a.k.a. Michael Antony Derrick) - "Funky Feeling" - mellow electro-disco
  • Miki Antony (a.k.a. Michael Antony Derrick) - "Itchy Funk" - electro-disco
  • Miki Antony (a.k.a. Michael Antony Derrick) - "Northern Soul" - electro-R&B-disco
  • Miki Antony (a.k.a. Michael Antony Derrick) and Barry Blue - "Costa del Soul" - electro-disco
  • Miki Antony (a.k.a. Michael Antony Derrick) and Barry Blue - "Dance, Dance, Dance" - electro-disco
  • Miki Antony (a.k.a. Michael Antony Derrick) and Barry Blue - "Soul Stomp" - funky electro-disco
  • Minouche Sterling - "Non mais des fois" - French electro-disco-pop
  • The Miracles - "Love Machine" - funky disco; reached #1 Pop in the USA in March 1976
  • Mohammed Hanesh - "Sidi Mansour" - Tunisian Arabic disco version of this classic tune
  • Moll y Moll - "Sentimental" - Spanish funky disco
  • Moment of Truth - "Helplessly"
  • Moonlion - "The Little Drummer Boy" - disco version of the Christmas classic
  • Napoléon Jones featuring David Christie (a.k.a. Jacques Pépino) - "I Love to Love (But My Baby Just Loves to Dance)" - electro-disco
  • The New York Rubber Rock Band - "Disco Lucy" - disco version of the "I Love Lucy" theme
  • The O'Jays - "I Love Music" - reached #5 Pop in the USA in January 1976
  • The O'Jays - "Livin' for the Weekend" - disco-fusion; reached #20 Pop in the USA in 1976
  • Oliver Sain - "Apricot Splash" - jazzy disco
  • Oliver Sain - "She's a Disco Queen" - jazzy funky disco
  • Orchester Udo Reichel and The Hiltonaires - "Paloma Blanca" - disco version of the song by George Baker Selection in Spanish and German
  • Os Motokas - "You're the First, the Last, My Everything / Melô da Noturna / Thank's For Saving My Life" - medley starting with a disco cover of Barry White's hit followed by an electro-rock-pop semi-disco track and concluding with a non-disco track
  • Ōuyáng Fēifēi - "Xiàngwăng" - Mandarin disco-pop from Taiwan
  • Özdemir Erdoğan - "İsyanımı Bir Sen Anla" - Turkish disco
  • Pat Lundi - "Party Music"
  • Patricia Lavila - "Paloma blanca" - disco-pop version of the song by George Baker Selection in Spanish and Italian
  • Patrick Samson (a.k.a. Sulaimi Khoury) - "Movin' With Susan"
  • Patsy Gallant - "Mon pays" - French disco-pop; melody based on the 1964 Quebec hit "Mon Pays C'est L'Hiver" composed by Gilles Vigneault but the lyrics differ; also released in an English version, "From New York to L.A.", in 1977 with different lyrics
  • Paul Roberts - "Give Me a Sign" - rock-disco
  • Paul Simul - "Nha Nha Call Me Music" - English electro-rock-disco-fusion version of Raffaella Carrà's 1974 song "Rumore"
  • Paula Koivuniemi - "Leikki riittää" - Finnish electro-disco version of "Dirty Ol' Man" by The Three Degrees
  • Penny Church - "Lady Bump" - disco-pop cover of Penny McLean's song
  • Penny McLean (a.k.a. Gertrude Wirshinger) - "1-2-3-4...Fire!" - disco-pop
  • Penny McLean (a.k.a. Gertrude Wirshinger) - "Big Bad Boy" - mellow disco-pop
  • Penny McLean (a.k.a. Gertrude Wirshinger) - "Devil Eyes" - electro-disco
  • Penny McLean (a.k.a. Gertrude Wirshinger) - "Lady Bump" - reached #48 Pop in the USA in early 1976
  • Penny McLean (a.k.a. Gertrude Wirshinger) - "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" - disco version of the song written by Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach for the 1933 musical "Roberta", which became a hit for the Platters in 1958
  • Penny McLean (a.k.a. Gertrude Wirshinger) - "The A-B-C of Love" - mellow disco-pop
  • Percy Faith - "Sabre Dance" - disco version of the 1942 Aram Khachaturian classic from the ballet "Gayane"
  • Pharaoh - "Ramses"
  • The Philly Soul Corporation - "Dirty Ol' Man" - cover of the 1973 song by the Three Degrees
  • The Philly Soul Corporation - "Rock Your Baby" - electro-disco cover of George McCrae's 1974 hit
  • The Philly Soul Corporation - "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" - cover of Barry White's 1974 hit
  • Polly Browne a.k.a. Polly Brown - "Special Delivery" - disco-pop
  • The Quickest Way Out - "Thank You Baby for Loving Me"
  • Ralph Carter - "Extra Extra (Read All About It)"
  • Ralph Carter - "When You're Young and in Love" - disco-pop cover of the 1964 hit by Ruby and the Romantics; reached #95 Pop in the USA
  • Ray Conniff - "The Hustle / I Only Have Eyes for You" - disco-pop medley of Van McCoy's hustle-disco hit interspersed with the 1934 classic by Harry Warren and Al Dubin that became a hit for Ben Selvin in 1934, the Flamingos in 1959, and Art Garfunkel in 1975
  • Red Redford Sound System - "Scandalo al sole (A Summer Place)" - disco version of the classic 1959 movie theme "Theme from 'A Summer Place'"
  • Redd Holt Unlimited - "Gimme Some Mo" - disco-funk
  • The Reflections - "Love On Delivery (L.O.D.)" - disco-soul
  • Retta Young - "(Sending Out An) S.O.S."
  • The Rimshots - "7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (Blow Your Whistle)" - funky disco cover of the Gary Toms Empire original
  • Ringo (a.k.a. Guy Bayle) - "La Rupture" - French rock-disco-pop
  • The Ritchie Family - "Brazil" - based on Ary Barroso's "Aquarela Do Brasil"; reached #11 Pop in the USA in October 1975
  • The Ritchie Family - "Frenesi" - disco version of the 1940 Artie Shaw jazz classic
  • The Ritchie Family - "I Want to Dance With You (Dance With Me)" - reached #84 Pop in the USA in December 1975
  • The Ritchie Family - "Life is Fascination"
  • The Ritchie Family - "Peanut Vendor" - disco version of the latin-jazz classic
  • Romain - "Shabada" - French disco
  • Ronnie Spector - "You'd be Good for Me" - disco-pop
  • Rozza and Wine - "Disco Boogie Woman" - funky electro-disco
  • The Salsoul Orchestra - "Chicago Bus Stop (Ooh, I Love It)"
  • The Salsoul Orchestra - "Get Happy"
  • The Salsoul Orchestra - "Salsoul Hustle" - reached #76 Pop in the USA in 1975
  • The Salsoul Orchestra - "Salsoul Rainbow"
  • The Salsoul Orchestra - "Tale of Three Cities"
  • The Salsoul Orchestra - "Tangerine" - disco version of a 1942 song written by Johnny Mercer and Victor Schertzinger; reached #18 Pop in the USA in April 1976
  • The Salsoul Orchestra - "You're Just the Right Size" - reached #88 Pop in the USA in mid-1976
  • Santiago - "Feeling Good" - funky disco
  • Satyr - "Free and Easy" - disco-soul
  • Sergeant Cracker's Band - "Desperado"
  • Sergeant Cracker's Band - "El Cavello" - electro-disco
  • Sergeant Cracker's Band - "O Coco"
  • Sergeant Cracker's Band - "Que Bello" - electro-disco
  • Sergeant Cracker's Band - "Sauerkrautmarsch" - electro-disco
  • Silver Convention - "Always Another Girl"
  • Silver Convention - "I Like It"
  • Silver Convention - "Fly, Robin, Fly" - mellow disco; reached #1 Pop in the USA in November 1975
  • Simon Said - "Love Song" - mellow disco-soul
  • Soul Train Gang - "Soul Train '75" - reached #75 Pop in the USA
  • South Shore Commission - "Free Man" - reached #61 Pop in the USA in May 1975
  • South Shore Commission - "Train Called Freedom" - reached #86 Pop in the USA in early 1976
  • South Shore Commission - "We're on the Right Track" - another version of the 1973 Ultra High Frequency song; reached #94 Pop in the USA in early 1976
  • The Spinners a.k.a. Detroit Spinners - "Love or Leave"
  • Spooky and Sue - "I've Got The Need" - disco-soul
  • Springblossom - "B.U.M.P."
  • Springbok Kunstenaars - "Brazil" - based on Ary Barroso's "Aquarela Do Brasil"; influenced by the Ritchie Family's version
  • Springbok Kunstenaars - "I'm On Fire" - disco-pop; cover of the hit by 5000 Volts; differs from their 1973 and 1985 covers of different songs with the same title
  • Springbok Kunstenaars - "Never Can Say Goodbye" - electro-disco version of Gloria Gaynor's 1974 hit
  • Springbok Kunstenaars - "Save Me" - cover of Silver Convention's hit
  • Springbok Kunstenaars - "The Hustle" - electro-disco cover of Van McCoy's hit
  • Springbok Kunstenaars - "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" - electro-disco version of Barry White's hit
  • Stephanie Mills - "This Empty Place" - disco version of the 1963 Dionne Warwick song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David
  • Stoppy Markus - "Paloma blanca" - instrumental disco version of the song by George Baker Selection
  • The Supremes - "Where Do I Go From Here" - disco-soul
  • Sweet Blindness - "Cowboys to Girls" - disco version of the classic soul song by the Intruders
  • Sweet Blindness - "Full Time Subject" - rock-disco
  • Sweet Blindness - "Quebec" - mellow disco
  • Tavares - "It Only Takes A Minute" - reached #10 Pop in the USA in October 1975
  • Teach In - "La La Love Song" - disco-pop
  • Terry Weiss - "Superfine Sexy Lady" - electro-disco
  • Thelma Houston and Pressure Cooker - "I've Got the Music in Me" - disco-soul
  • Theodorking Group - "Happy People Every Where" - electro-disco
  • The Three Degrees - "T.S.O.P. (The Sound of Philadelphia) (Live)" - reprise of their 1974 track with MFSB, recorded live in 1975 in England
  • Tony O'More - "What I'm Gonna Do With You" - cover of Barry White's hit "What Am I Gonna Do With You"
  • Tony Sherman - "Sing With Me" - electro-disco
  • Tony Sherman - "Thank You Baby" - funky disco
  • The Top of the Poppers - "Never Can Say Goodbye" - cover of Gloria Gaynor's 1974 hit
  • Touch - "Do the Hustle"
  • Touch - "Love Hangover" - instrumental version of Diana Ross's hit
  • Touch - "Me and You" - mellow disco
  • The Trammps - "Hooked for Life"
  • The Trammps - "Save a Place"
  • The Trammps - "That's Where the Happy People Go" - reached #27 Pop in the USA in June 1976, #35 Pop in the U.K. in March 1976
  • Trinity - "Play the Game" - disco-pop
  • Tropical Band - "Porto Rico" - electro-disco; a version of the song written by Jean-Noel "Davidrun" Chaleat, Daniel Fratini, and Dominique "D. Sebban" Noitreault and also performed by Tito Nevada in 1975
  • V.I.P. Connection - "Please Love Me Again"
  • Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony - "Disco Baby"
  • Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony - "Doctor's Orders" - instrumental cover of the 1974 Carol Douglas hit
  • Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony - "The Hustle" - reached #1 Pop in the USA in July 1975, #3 Pop in the U.K. in May 1975
  • Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony - "Turn this Mother Out"
  • The Ventures - "Superstar Revue" - funky disco
  • Vertigo Band - "Sky High" - disco-pop cover of Jigsaw's hit
  • Vivienne - "Never Can Say Goodbye" - cover of Gloria Gaynor's hit
  • Vivienne - "What a Difference a Day Makes" - disco version of Dinah Washington's 1959 classic
  • Walter Murphy Orchestra - "Disco Bells" - disco version of the Christmas classic "Jingle Bells"
  • Wing and a Prayer Fife and Drum Corps. - "Baby Face" - disco version of the 1926 song written by Henry Akst and Benny Davis; reached #14 Pop in the USA in March 1976
  • Yambu - "Sunny" - latin-jazzy disco-funk version of the 1966 Bobby Hebb hit
  • Zandra - "Vad ska jag göra med dej" - disco cover of Barry White's "What Am I Gonna Do With You" in Swedish and English

    On November 28, 1975, a 4-hour-long "Disco Dance Party" was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, with live performances by such disco artists as the Trammps, Crown Heights Affair, and Gloria Gaynor. About 14,000 dancers attended.

            Significant funk songs released in 1975 include "Love Rollercoaster" by the Ohio Players (electro-funk), "It's All Right Now" by Eddie Harris, "Bohannon's Beat" and "Happy Feeling" by Hamilton Bohannon, "Low Rider" by War, "Dance the Kung Fu" by Carl Douglas, "(Do You Wanna) Dance Dance Dance" by Calhoon, "Honey Butt" by Mandrill, "And You Call That Love" by Vernon Burch, "Got to Learn How to Dance" and "(Are You Ready) To Do the Bus Stop" (electro-funk) by Fatback Band, "Do It Anyway You Wanna" by People's Choice, "Funky Weekend" by the Stylistics, "Dynomite" by Tony Camillo's Bazuka, and "You Don't Stand A Chance (If You Can't Dance)" by Jimmy James and the Vagabonds. "Brother Green (The Disco King)" by Roy Ayers, "Disco Tick" by Morning After, "Disco Hustle" by Heinsight, and "Disco Queen" by Mark Williams are also funk. Also check out JB's funk track "It's the JB's Monoaurail", with a bassline copying B.T. Express's "Express". "Disco Do It" by Conspiracy is funk-dance, as is "That's the Way (I Like It)" by K.C. and the Sunshine Band (reached #1 Pop in the USA in November 1975).
            "Supership" by George Benson, "Disco Baby" by The Stylistics, "Let's Go to the Disco" by Faith, Hope and Charity, and "Where Do I Go From Here?" by LaBelle were examples of danceable R&B. "Jive Talkin'" by the Bee Gees is also R&B. Barry White's "Let the Music Play", The Stylistics' "Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)", Al Green's "Full of Fire", and David Ruffin's "Walk Away from Love" are disco-flavored soul. Another non-disco R&B hit in 1975 was "Rockin' Chair" by Gwen McCrae. "Disco Man" by The Moments is also R&B, despite its title. "Mister Magic" by Esther Phillips is jazz-funk. There's also a jazz influence evident in "Expansions" by Lonnie Liston-Smith and the Cosmic Echoes, a song which can be described as "rare groove" or jazzy electro-funk. Jazz-funk masters The Blackbyrds came out with "Walking in Rhythm" and "Happy Music" this year. Donald Byrd's "Change (Makes You Wanna Hustle)" is another jazz-funk classic. "Disco (Where You Wanna Go)" by Elliot Lurie could also be considered jazz-funk. "Never Gonna Let You Go" by Vicki Sue Robinson, "Love Don't Go Through No Changes on Me" by Sister Sledge, "You're My Number One" by Polly Browne a.k.a. Polly Brown, "(Baby) Save Me" by The Secrets, "It's Been So Long" by George McCrae, and "There'll Come a Time, There'll Come a Day" by Basic Black and Pearl are proto-disco. "Bye Love" by 5000 Volts a.k.a. Airbus is electro-dance-pop due to the extra beats throughout the song. MFSB's cover of Elton John's "Philadelphia Freedom" is disco-flavored up-tempo jazzy soul with extra beats throughout. "Who Loves You" by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons (reached #3 Pop in the USA in November 1975) is a pop song whose only disco beats per se come during the moments in the chorus when the drum player taps the cymbals about twice a second.
            "Disco Body (Shake it to the East, Shake it to the West)" by Jackie Moore and "Disco Queen" by Copperpenny are funk. "Disco Lypso" by Mandrill is funky calypso dance music. "Disco Shirley" by Shirley and Company is old-style rock-and-roll. "Disco Shuffle" by Isaac Hayes Movement is funk with extensive rock guitar playing and a big-band horn section. "The Disco Rag" by Clive Baldwin fuses jazz with disco elements.


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