The Best of Walter Murphy: A Fifth of Beethoven

by Walter Murphy

Overview

You have to give credit to Walter Murphy for being enterprising enough to put the type of classical spin on disco that he did with "A Fifth of Beethoven," but unfortunately the trick was carried just a little too far. It's people like Murphy and records like "Disco Duck" that give disco a bad name and provide ammo for the haters of the often thrilling -- and unsurprisingly enduring -- style of dance music. The Best of Walter Murphy: A Fifth of Beethoven includes titles such as "Toccata and Funk," "Dance Your Face Off," and "Flight '76," which, naturally, gives the dancefloor treatment to "Flight of the Bumble Bee." The titles tell you all you need to know. Songs like these can be filed with Rick Dees' "Disco Duck" and Meco's "Star Wars Theme" under novelty. The remainder of these selections fall into ballad and fluffy pop territory. It's all lightweight goo. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	07/16/1996
Label:	Hot Productions
UPC:	0053993010525
Rank:	62494

Tracks

1. A Fifth of Beethoven
2. California Strut
3. Flight '76
4. Russian Dressing
5. Suite Love Symphony
6. Love Eyes
7. Could It Be the Music
8. The Only Two People in the World
9. Dance Your Face Off
10. Toccata and Funk
11. Disco Bells
12. Rhapsody in Blue
13. Just a Love Song
14. Keep Dancin'
15. Rescue Me
16. Gentle Explosion
17. A Fifth of Beethoven

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Walter Murphy   Primary Artist,Keyboards,Conductor
Lee Ritenour   Guest Artist
Gene Pistilli   Vocals
Lani Groves   Vocals
Michael Caruso   Guitar
Dennis Budimer   Guitar
Greg Westhoff   Percussion
Carmine d'Amico   Guitar
Pat Henderson   Vocals
Harvie Swartz   Bass
Maxine Willard Waters   Vocals
Jim Hughart   Bass
Ed Greene   Drums

Technical Credits

Edward Leonetti   Producer
Gene Pistilli   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Paul Klein   Compilation Producer
Ron Johnson   Engineer
Jay Borden   Engineer
Thomas J. Valentino   Producer
Rick Rowe   Engineer
Walter Murphy   Producer,Composer,Arranger