DISCO FOR CHILDREN

In 1976, the album "Disco Duck Dance Party" by Irwin the Disco Duck and the Wibble Wabble Singers and Orchestra included the disco songs

Teenager Sandra Ann [Lauer] sang about a pet dog on the A-side of her 7" single in 1976, the German disco song

Another children's album's disco song this year was

Billboard's 1st Annual International Disco Forum was held January 21-23, 1976 in New York City.

        1976 was also the year for great funk songs like "Dazz" by Brick, "Boogie Shoes" by K.C. and the Sunshine Band, "Play that Funky Music" by Wild Cherry, "Sing a Happy Funky Song" by Miz Davis, "Disco Funk" by All Points Bulletin, "Disco Function" by Rare Function, "Disco Party" by the Memphis Horns, "Disco Strut" by Creme D'Cocoa, "Disco Showdown" by the Sylvers, "Disco Unusual" by North By Northeast, "Doctor Disco" by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots, "Let's Go Down to the Disco" by Undisputed Truth, "I Feel the Weight (Over Losing You)" by Black Ice, "Keep on Dancing" by the Jacksons, "Wanna Make Love (Come Flick My Bic)" by Sun, "Entrow" by Graham Central Station, "Sexy Ways" by Crown Heights Affair, "I Wanna be with You" by Doc Severinsen, "Bump and Hustle Music" by Tommy Stewart, "Open Sesame (Groove With the Genie)" by Kool and the Gang, and "Get the Funk Out of My Face" by the Brothers Johnson. "Do It the French Way" by Crown Heights Affair, "Soul Disco" by Tony Aiken and Future 2000, and "Disco-fied" by Rhythm Heritage are electro-funk. "Rock Creek Park" by Blackbyrds, "To Prove My Love" by Ned Doheny, "Love is the Way" by Webster Lewis, "Funkanova" by Wood, Brass and Steel, "Escape to Disco" by Gene Page, "Disco Stomp" by The Star Beams, and "Always There" by Side Effect are jazz-funk. "Disco Night" by George Saxon is jazz. "Boogie Child" by the Bee Gees is funk, while their "You Stepped into My Life" and "Subway" are electro R&B.
        "Dancing Queen" by ABBA is dance-pop, though a somewhat more disco version was covered by Carol Douglas in the same year. "Discomania" by Junior Woodroffe is electro-dance-pop with some disco beat moments. "Making Love" by Sammy Gordon and the Hip Huggers is electronic dance. "Don't Make Me Wait Too Long" by Barry White, "Show You the Way to Go" by the Jacksons, "You're My Driving Wheel" by the Supremes (#85 Pop in the USA), and "Daylight" by Vicki Sue Robinson are proto-disco soul. "Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet, Tender Love)" by the O'Jays (#72 Pop in the USA in early 1977), "Dancing Disco" by The Esquires, and "You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)" by Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. (#1 Pop in the USA and #1 Soul in the USA) are soul.
        "Disco Music" by Barbara Lynn is not a disco song even though she sings about how she loves disco music. Ditto with the R&B song "Disco Music Keep On Going On" by Ernie Johnson. "Disco Lady" by Johnnie Taylor is essentially a soul song despite the disco theme. "Disco-Tex" by Little David Wilkins is a country song. "Disco Train" by Donny Osmond is a 1950s-style rock-pop song about American cities, disco dancing, and discotheques. "Disco Extraordinaire" by Juggy Murray Jones is a nice violin-backed dance song about disco dancing, but it doesn't have a disco beat. "Disco Queen" by Rudy Love and the Love Family is a funk instrumental. "Disco Twist" by Stainless is a 1950s-style "twist" rock-and-roll dance song. "Disco Boogie" by World War Two featuring Georgie Auld is a jazz/rock orchestral piece. "The Girl with the Discotheque Eyes" by Cedar Walton is a jazzy mellow song.
        "Boogie Fever" (#1 Pop in the USA in May 1976) and "Hot Line" (#5 Pop in the USA in January 1977) by The Sylvers would qualify to be listed as disco except for their widespread extra beats.
        Elton John and Kiki Dee paired up for the bouncy duet "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", a huge pop hit in the USA that was influenced by disco. The extraordinary bluesy and jazzy "Lowdown" by Boz Scaggs was another disco-influenced hit of 1976 (#3 Pop). Also check out Scaggs' "What Can I Say" from the same year, again almost verging on disco with its Philly soul sound and up-tempo beats. "Just One Look" by Faith, Hope, and Charity, a cover of an old Doris Troy hit that reached #38 Pop in the U.K. in February 1976, is disco-flavored pop. The rock-dance song "Silly Love Songs" by Wings also has a disco influence with its beat and violins. "Where Will You Go When the Party's Over" by Archie Bell and the Drells is also nice.

Disco Music released before 1976:

Disco Music released after 1976: