Disco Baby Explained

Disco Baby
Type:	studio
Artist:	Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony
Cover:	Van Mccoy & the Soul City Symphony Disco Baby album.jpg
Recorded:	Mediasound, New York City
Genre:	Disco, R&B, soul
Label:	Avco
Producer:	Hugo & Luigi
Chronology:	Van McCoy
Prev Title:	Love Is the Answer
Prev Year:	1974
Next Title:	The Disco Kid
Next Year:	1975

Disco Baby is the second studio album recorded by Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony, released in 1975 on the Avco label.^[1]

History

The album reached No. 12 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and topped the Billboard Soul LPs chart. The album features the single, "The Hustle", which peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles charts.^[1]

Personnel

• Van McCoy: Vocals, piano
• Steve Gadd, Rick Marotta  - Drums
• Gordon Edwards  - bass
• Eric Gale, Hugh McCracken  - guitar
• Richard Tee  - piano
• Arthur Jenkins, Jr.  - percussion
• Leroy Leon Pendarvis, Jr.  - clavinet, piano
• George Degens  - rhythm and lead guitar
• Ken Bichel

Synthesizers

• Philip Bodner, Melvyn Davis, Bernie Glow, Marvin Stamm, Wayne Andre, Garnett Brown, Paul Faulise, Urbie Green, Robert Alexander, Seldon Powell, Michael Rod, Romeo Penque, William Slapin, Frank Wess  - horns
• Gene Orloff, Kermit Moore, George Ricci, Harold Kohon, Joseph Malignaggi, Max Pollikoff, Theodore Israel, Selwart Clarke, Emanuel Green, Emanuel Vardi, Julien Barber, Harry Lookofsky, Matthew Raimondi, Kathryn Kienke  - strings
• Brenda Hilliard, Albert Bailey  - background vocals

Charts

Chart (1975)	Peak ^[2]
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]	33
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	12
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	1

Singles

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1975 (U.S.)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Disco Baby. 10 February 2016. AllMusic. Henderson. Alex.
2. Web site: http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?page=2&f[0=ts_chart_artistname%3AVan%20McCoy&f[1]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Van%20McCoy US Charts > Van McCoy]. Billboard. 2016-08-29.
3. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 184.