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Scotch were an Italian Italo disco band, formed in Bergamo in 1982, that comprised Vince Lancini, Fabio Margutti, Franz Rome, Franz Felleti and Manlio Cangelli.

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Scotch
Origin	Bergamo, Italy
Genres	Italo disco synth-pop
Years active	1982–1987
Labels	Il Discotto Many Records American Disco ZYX
Spinoffs	Bosa Trida
Past members	Vince Lancini Fabio Margutti Franz Rome Franz Felleti Manlio Cangelli

History

Scotch was created by David Zambelli and Walter Verdi, both record producers from Bergamo. The group's first success was "Penguins' Invasion", written by Manlio Cangelli. "Penguins' Invasion" was an instrumental piece. About three months after its release, it was decided to create a vocal version and Vince Lancini was chosen as singer. Later he joined the group with Fabio Margutti and Vince Lancini.

Among their most known tracks are "Take Me Up", "Disco Band", "Mirage", "Delirio Mind", "Penguins' Invasion", "Evolution", "Plus Plus", "Money Runner", "Pictures" and "Man to Man".

The band had numerous hits, including the 1984 single "Disco Band" which was a major hit in Germany and other countries. That same year, they released their first album, Evolution.

"Evolution" was the next single which was a huge hit in Sweden. Other songs were "Plus Plus" and "Money Runner".

"Disco Band" was sampled on Scooter's 2007 hit single "Lass uns tanzen", and "Penguins' Invasion" continues to be popular, appearing on various Italo disco compilations and retrospectives.

Discography

• Evolution (1985)
• Pictures of Old Days (1987)

Singles

• 1983: "Penguins' Invasion"^{[citation needed]}
• 1983: "Penguins' Invasion" (vocal, 12")
• 1984: "Disco Band" – #28 Italy, #3 Germany, #20 Sweden, #4 Switzerland, #1 Austria, #4 Portugal[1]
• 1985: "Delirio Mind" – #6 Germany, #5 Sweden, #19 Switzerland
• 1985: "Take Me Up" – #19 Germany, #11 Portugal
• 1986: "Mirage" – #19 Italy, #56 Germany, #2 Sweden
• 1986: "Money Runner" – #12 Sweden
• 1986: "Pictures" – #16 Sweden^{[citation needed]}
• 1987: "Man to Man"

Charting Top-10 singles

Title	Album	Country	Peak position	Weeks on chart	Reference(s)
"Mirage"	Best of Scotch	Sweden	2	5	[2]
"Disco Band"	Evolution	Switzerland	4	15	[3]
"Delirio Mind"	Best of Scotch	Sweden	5	5	[2]
"Take Me Up"	Evolution	France	10	19	[4]
"Money Runner"	Best of Scotch	Norway	10	1	[5]

Charting Top-10 Albums

Album	Country	Peak position	Weeks on chart	Reference(s)
Evolution	Sweden	4	17	[2]

Citations

External links

• Scotch discography at Discogs

На других языках

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- [en] Scotch (band)

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[es] Scotch (banda)

Scotch fue una formación de música italo disco, activa durante la década de 1980. Originalmente, comenzó siendo un proyecto de estudio creado por el músico Manlio Cangelli. Este compuso y realizó el tema titulado "Penguins' Invasion", una pieza completamente instrumental, publicado en Italia a principios de 1983.

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[it] Scotch (gruppo musicale)

Gli Scotch sono stati un gruppo italo disco attivo negli anni ottanta. Il progetto SCOTCH fu creato da David Zambelli e Walter Verdi produttori discografici di Bergamo. Il primo successo del gruppo fu Penguin's Invasion scritto da Manlio Cangelli. Penguin's Invasion era un brano strumentale: a circa 3 mesi dall'uscita, si decise di realizzarne una versione cantata e fu scelto Vince Lancini come cantante. In seguito entrò a far parte del gruppo Fabio Margutti, compositore, e Vince Lancini, autore. Tra i loro pezzi più importanti si ricordano Take Me Up, Disco Band, Mirage, Pictures, Delirio Mind, Penguin's Invasion, Plus Plus and Money Runner.

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[ru] Scotch (группа)

Scotch (итал. Scotch) — итальянская итало-диско группа, существовавшая в 1982—1987 годах.

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