Ultimate Disco: 30th Anniversary Collection

Disc: 1

1. Y.M.C.A. - The Village People

2. Bad Girls - Donna Summer

3. Celebration - Kool & The Gang

4. Funkytown - Lipps, Inc.

5. Get Up And Boogie - Silver Convention

6. Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra

7. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor

8. Everlasting Love - Carl Carlton

9. Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players

10. Car Wash - Rose Royce

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Disc: 2

1. Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb

2. Flashdance (What A Feeling) - Irene Cara

3. Hustle, The - Van McCoy

4. Never Can Say Goodbye - Gloria Gaynor

5. Never Knew Love Like This Before - Stephanie Mills

6. Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention

7. Brick House - The Commodores

8. Dancing Machine - Jackson 5

9. Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston

10. I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round) - Alicia Bridges

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Tracks:

Y.M.C.A. - The Village People
Bad Girls - Donna Summer
Celebration - Kool & The Gang
Funkytown - Lipps, Inc.
Get Up And Boogie - Silver Convention
Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
Everlasting Love - Carl Carlton
Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
Car Wash - Rose Royce
I'll Be Good To You - Brothers Johnson
Love Machine - The Miracles
Shake Your Groove Thing - Peaches & Herb
Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Santa Esmeralda

Tracks:

Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb
Flashdance (What A Feeling) - Irene Cara
Hustle, The - Van McCoy
Never Can Say Goodbye - Gloria Gaynor
Never Knew Love Like This Before - Stephanie Mills
Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention
Brick House - The Commodores
Dancing Machine - Jackson 5
Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round) - Alicia Bridges
Ladies Night - Kool & The Gang
If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elleman
Fifth Of Beethoven, A - Walter Murphy
In The Navy - The Village People
Last Dance - Donna Summer

Customer Reviews:

Big disappointment.......2006-08-29

This is not a Disco Collection. Only a few of the numbes are and the rest is amature at best

I've heard better collections.......2005-01-19

I expected more from this CD. Some of the songs aren't even in stereo. Sound quality is very poor for many of the songs. Look elseware for better collections.

Casual Fans Only.......2004-09-09

If you are just a casual fan of disco and want just 2 CDs of the mainstream hits, then this your best option. However, for disco fans who want the maximum amount of music, here are your options:

1) Disco Years, Volumes 1 - 7: You get nearly 120 well-known disco hits (radio edits, not the club extended mix) plus exhaustive liner notes, song credits and pictures. Recommended.

2) The Disco Box: You get 4 CDs of dicso hits quite similar to the previous, but just condensed slightly. It contains exhaustive liner notes, song credits and pictures. Recommended.

3) Once you purchased 1) and/or 2) and you want some "hard to find disco rarities", then Super Rare Disco, Volumes 1 & 2 are excellent (40 hard to find classics). Highly Recommended.

Hopefully, this review has helped you decide which compilation of disco you want.

..say what is this?sugarysyrupycaramelcoatedpopcornpeanuts.........2003-11-13

...I am working on 3 hours of sleep in two days and this cd collection has done the trick in keeping my attention & spirits up. I also listened to it well rested and it also got the spirits up...woo! wee! cant wait for the spacecraft to land(if anyone cares to read this post...this is just for mood, dont take me too seriously..)...

You will find many of these songs on other collections but you also have instrumentals as well as disco's sister music "styles" such as funk and pop...yes this collection brings back memories of the late 70s/ early 80s in NYC greater metro area, when WNBC, as well as 99% of AM radio, is playing MUSIC, and this collection has alot of it. Talk was cheap...

In elementary school this music was being used to teach dancing (and not all of it was vulgar). Outside of the non-essential bio info, this collection survives on the music alone.

It really produces good spirits. People in my office also get a kick out of it. Unfortunately I am not an elitist. I really dont care what "other" music is on this collection that is not strictly "disco".

I guess it comes from being brought up in a great part of the world. Music is...at least here anyway...MUSIC. WNBC played everything from Stephanie Mills, Led Zeppelin, the Cars, Blondie, to the Doobies, Commodores, Sister Sledge, Isleys, etc... NYC Metro area listened to everything from from Sir Duke, Satchmo, Ballroom, Swing, to the Wilsons(West & East Coast versions) & Jacksons ...From Punk to Surf...from rhythm to harmony...Heavy to Soft...

If we didnt start it here, alot of it was/is promoted, and developed...what makes something "alternative"? or "underground"? we really dont need to put it into catagories, except for the higher initiated & leather winged planetary beings i guess.

Hmmm? two thirds of 5 is more like 3 or 4 stars in the shining sky...to me anyway... well its a free country isnt it? "...and it makes me wonder...woahuo..and it really makes me wonder..."

ee gads, look at how i have cheapend my review of this collection with all these words...just enjoy

Nothing special, and only 66% disco content.......2003-04-18

I don't understand why Madacy chose to release a disco compilation which is a virtual clone of many other disco compilations from the past 13 years. Did we really need another disco set with "The Hustle", "Don't Leave Me This Way", "Shake Your Groove Thing", "Funkytown", and "Y.M.C.A."? True disco fans are particularly bored by "A Fifth of Beethoven" (which sounded old-fashioned even when it came out), the too-obvious "Celebration" (lyrics like "we're gonna celebrate and have a good time" get stale really quickly), the cheesy "Get Up and Boogie", and the overplayed "I Will Survive". There are plenty of other disco songs that were hits on the radio and in the clubs that aren't in this set, but should have been since they are better and haven't yet gotten due exposure on compilations. For instance, why don't we see disco compilations with super pop chart hits like "Come to Me" by France Joli and R&B chart hits like "Shake It Up Tonight" by Cheryl Lynn? And why aren't there any underground or rare-groove scene favorites to make this compilation unique? I noticed that the best disco band, Chic, is not included at all here, but their "My Forbidden Lover" from the 1979 platinum album "Risque" is an underground disco classic and would have added value to this compilation (along with a few other hidden gems like it).

Another big problem is that not all of the songs on "Ultimate Disco" are actually disco! "Shadow Dancing", "Everlasting Love", and "I'll Be Good To You" are really general R&B, while "Brick House", "Love Rollercoaster", and "Jungle Boogie" are pure funk. "Flashdance, What a Feeling" by Irene Cara is electro-dance and does not emphasize real (as opposed to computerized) instruments like all disco does. "Love's Theme" is also arguably not a real disco song, but rather an uptempo soul song. "If I Can't Have You" by Yvonne Elliman and "Dancing Machine" by the Jacksons are also not classified as disco by those in the know. That reduces the number of actual disco songs on the collection to 20! The compilers wasted the opportunity to include real disco hits by those same artists, such as "Stomp!" by the Brothers Johnson, "Fame" by Irene Cara, "Walk Right Now" by the Jacksons, and "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" by the Commodores.

The compilation, which claims to be a "30th Anniversary Collection", somehow doesn't include 1990s disco songs such as the American dance club hits "Canned Heat" and "Cosmic Girl" by the British band Jamiroquai, and the American pop hit "Turn the Beat Around" by Gloria Estefan, a true-to-the-original remake of a disco classic. For a 30-year retrospective, only the 1974-1980 period of disco is covered. Imagine if you bought a "30 years of rock" compilation and the only years covered were 1981 to 1987 - that's what this is like! Moreover, the promotional copy for "Ultimate Disco" talks about how new disco-house tracks sample from old disco songs, but the set doesn't include one for buyers to listen to!

On the positive side, at least "Ultimate Disco" includes the great songs "Never Knew Love Like This Before" by Stephanie Mills, "Never Can Say Goodbye" by Gloria Gaynor, and "Ladies' Night" by Kool and the Gang, which are perennial winners.

This is as mainstream a disco compilation as can be imagined. It is fine as an introduction to disco for those who haven't heard much before, but it is certainly not the "ultimate" of that genre, is indistinguishable from other sets already on the market, and miscategorized a third of the songs.

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