Disco Giants, Vol. 4

Overview

Another great compilation combining outright smashes and enduring underground favorites, the fourth volume of the PTG label's two-disc Disco Giants series contains a mild surprise in the form of Cheryl Lynn's 1978 Black Singles chart topper "Got to Be Real," quite possibly the first and only time the staunchly '80s-centric label has licensed a song released during the previous decade. The highlights here include Nona Hendryx's "Why Should I Cry" (co-produced by the Time's Jellybean Johnson; a less-recognized gem from the Jam & Lewis/Flyte Tyme camp) and Dayton's "The Sound of Music" (one of the happiest, most uplifting early-'80s funk singles, presented here in its eight-minute "X-Tended Remix"), as well as absolute must haves like Starpoint's "Object of My Desire," Ready for the World's "Oh Sheila," and Mary Jane Girls' "All Night Long." ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	11/18/2008
Label:	Masterpiece Classic / Ptg
UPC:	8717438196565

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Sexomatic  -  Bar-Kays
2. Save Your Love for, No. 1  -  Rene & Angela
3. Burnin' Up  - Michael Jonzun
4. Why Should I Cry?  - Nona Hendryx
5. I've Got to Find a Way  - Zena Dejonay
6. Is This the Future?  -  Fatback Band
7. I'll Keep on Loving You  -  Princess
8. The Sound of Music  -  Dayton
9. Gangsters of the Groove  -  Heatwave
10. Operator  -  Midnight Star

Disc 2

11. All Night Long  -  Mary Jane Girls
12. Reach Up  - Toney Lee
13. Hit and Run  -  Total Contrast
14. It's Really Love  - Melba Moore
15. Hey D.J.  -  World Famous Supreme Team
16. Got to Be Real  - David Foster  - Cheryl Lynn  - David Paich
17. Private Party  - Bobby Nunn
18. Object of My Desire  -  Starpoint
19. Oh Sheila  -  Ready for the World
20. Attack Me with Your Love  -  Cameo

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Total Contrast   Primary Artist
Bar-Kays   Primary Artist
The Fatback Band   Primary Artist
Bobby Nunn   Primary Artist
Cheryl Lynn   Primary Artist
Dayton   Primary Artist
Mary Jane Girls   Primary Artist
Ready for the World   Primary Artist
Michael Jonzun   Primary Artist
Nona Hendryx   Primary Artist
World Famous Supreme Team   Primary Artist
Heatwave   Primary Artist
Starpoint   Primary Artist
Melba Moore   Primary Artist
Rene & Angela   Primary Artist
Midnight Star   Primary Artist
Toney Lee   Primary Artist
Cameo   Primary Artist
Princess   Primary Artist
Zena Dejonay   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Cheryl Lynn   Composer
David Foster   Composer
David Paich   Composer