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Arabian Nights is the second studio album recorded by American female vocal trio The Ritchie Family, released in 1976 on the Marlin label.

Arabian Nights
Studio album by The Ritchie Family
Released	1976
Recorded	Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Genre	Disco
Length	32:03
Label	Marlin
Producer	Jacques Morali, Richie Rome
The Ritchie Family chronology
Brazil (1975) Arabian Nights (1976) Life Is Music (1977)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

History

The album features the track, "The Best Disco in Town", which peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Dance/Disco chart, No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 12 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.

Track listing

Personnel

• Cheryl Mason Jacks, Cassandra Ann Wooten, Gwendolyn Oliver – vocals
• Don Renaldo – strings, horns
• Richie Rome – electric piano, acoustic piano
• Earl Young, Charles Collins – drums
• Ron Baker, Michael "Sugar Bear" Foreman – bass
• Craig Snyder, Norman Harris, Bobby Eli – guitars
• Nick D'Amico – percussion
• Larry Washington, – congas
• Buddy Turner, Johnny Belmon, Jerry Atkins, James Gitp, Craig Jamerson, William Brown – male vocals

Production

• Jacques Morali, Richie Rome – producers, arrangers
• Henri Belolo – general supervisor
• Joe Tarsia, Jay Mark, Ken Present – engineers
• Michael Hutchinson, Jeff Stewart, Pete Humphreys – assistant engineers
• Vivian Abbott – time coordinator
• John Galluzzi – photographer

Charts

Chart (1976)	Peak [2]
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3]	3
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	30
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	23

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4]	Platinum	50,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

External links

• Arabian Nights at Discogs (list of releases)

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