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Disco Baby is the second studio album recorded by Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony, released in 1975 on the Avco label.[2]

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Disco Baby

Studio album by

Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony

Released

1975

Recorded

Mediasound (New York City)

Genre

Disco, R&B, soul

Label

Avco

Producer

Hugo & Luigi

Van McCoy chronology

Love is the Answer
(1974)

Disco Baby
(1975)

The Disco Kid
(1975)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[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.[2]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Disco Baby"	Hugo & Luigi, George David Weiss	3:40
2.	"Fire"	James Williams, Clarence Satchell, Leroy Bonner, Billy Beck, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce	3:32
3.	"The Hustle"	Van McCoy	4:05
4.	"Get Dancin'"	Bob Crewe, Kenny Nolan	3:33
5.	"Doctor's Orders"	Geoff Stephens, Roger Greenaway, Roger Cook	3:06

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Turn This Mother Out"	Van McCoy	3:12
7.	"Shakey Ground"	Jeffrey Bowen, Eddie Hazel, Alphonso Boyd	3:22
8.	"Spanish Boogie"	Van McCoy	3:33
9.	"Pick Up the Pieces"	Roger Ball, Hamish Stuart, Average White Band	4:47
10.	"Hey Girl, Come and Get It"	Hugo & Luigi, George David Weiss	3:14

Personnel

Van McCoy: Vocals, piano
Eric Gale, Hugh McCracken – guitar
George Degens – rhythm and lead guitar
Gordon Edwards – bass
Richard Tee – piano
Ken Bichel; Synthesizers
Leroy Leon Pendarvis, Jr. – clavinet, piano
Arthur Jenkins, Jr. – percussion

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 [3]
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4]	33
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	12
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	1

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US [3]	US R&B [3]	US A/C [3]	US Dan [3]	AUS[4]
1975	"The Hustle"	1	1	2	3	9

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[5]	Gold	50,000^{^}
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[6]	Platinum	20,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

Henderson, Alex. Disco Baby review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
Henderson, Alex. "Disco Baby". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
"US Charts > Van McCoy". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 184. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
"Canadian album certifications – Van McCoy – Disco Baby". Music Canada. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
"IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1978". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved December 16, 2019.

External links

Disco Baby at Discogs (list of releases)

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