1975 Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony – Disco Baby
Disco Baby is the second studio album recorded by Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony, released in 1975 on the Avco label.
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.
Tracks
1 Disco Baby (George Davis Weiss; Hugo Peretti; Luigi Creatore) 03:35
2 Fire (Billy Beck; James Williams; Clarence Satchell; Leroy Sugarfoot Bonner; Marvin Pierce; Ralph Middlebrooks) 03:32
3 The Hustle (Van McCoy) 03:27
4 Get Dancin’ (Bob Crewe; Kenny Nolan) 03:34
5 Doctor’s Orders (Roger Cook; Roger Greenaway; Geoff Stephens) 03:09
6 Turn This Mother Out (Van McCoy) 03:07
7 Shakey Ground (Alphonso Boyd; Eddie Hazel; Jeffrey Bowen) 03:08
8 Spanish Boogie (Van McCoy) 03:26
9 Pick Up The Pieces (Average White Band; Hamish Stuart; Roger Ball) 04:48
10 Hey Girl, Come And Get It (George Davis Weiss; Hugo Peretti; Luigi Creatore) 03:16
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Gordon Edwards |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar | Eric Gale |
| Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
| Piano | Leon Pendarvis |
| Piano | Richard Tee |
| Piano | Van McCoy |
| Synthesizer | Ken Bichel |
| Horns | Phil Bodner |
| Horns | Bernie Glow |
| Horns | Marvin Stamm |
| Horns | Wayne Andre |
| Horns | Garnett Brown |
| Horns | Paul Faulise |
| Horns | Urbie Green |
| Horns | Robert Alexander |
| Horns | Seldon Powell |
| Horns | Mike Rod |
| Horns | William Slapin |
| Horns | Frank Wess |
| Percussion | Arthur Jenkins |
| Percussion | George Devens |
| Background Vocals | Brenda Hilliard |
| Background Vocals | Albert Bailey |
| Vocals | Van McCoy |
Other Musicians
Strings – 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
Liner Notes
Producer – Hugo & Luigi
Arranged By – Van McCoy
Conductor – Van McCoy
Mastered By – Gilbert Kong
Recorded By – Michael Delugg
Photography – Si Chi Ko
Mastered At Masterdisk Corp
Recorded At Mediasound
Phonographic Copyright Avco Records Corp
Copyright Avco Records Corp