- 01“Rock the Boat”the Hues CorporationThere’s a debate over whether the first disco song to hit the top of the charts was “Rock the Boat” by the Hues Corporation or “Love’s Theme” by the Love Unlimited Orchestra.from the chapter
- 02“Love’s Theme”Love Unlimited OrchestraThere’s a debate over whether the first disco song to hit the top of the charts was “Rock the Boat” by the Hues Corporation or “Love’s Theme” by the Love Unlimited Orchestra.from the chapter
- 03“Never Can Say Goodbye”Gloria Gaynor(The first number one on the disco chart, once it existed, was Gloria Gaynor’s “Never Can Say Goodbye.”) What’s not up for debate is that both acts had extremely generic names, almost as if they were zoned for a lack of personality.from the chapter
- 04“I Want You Back”Jackson 5They were a Memphis-based family group that migrated west to inherit the bubblegum mantle of the ever-growing Jackson 5—they even had a youngest brother, Foster, who went solo as a preteen and had a Top Ten hit with “Misdemeanor.” In the mid-’70s, they signed to Capitol Records, …from the chapter
- 05“ABC”Jackson 5They were a Memphis-based family group that migrated west to inherit the bubblegum mantle of the ever-growing Jackson 5—they even had a youngest brother, Foster, who went solo as a preteen and had a Top Ten hit with “Misdemeanor.” In the mid-’70s, they signed to Capitol Records, …from the chapter
- 06“The Love You Save”Jackson 5They were a Memphis-based family group that migrated west to inherit the bubblegum mantle of the ever-growing Jackson 5—they even had a youngest brother, Foster, who went solo as a preteen and had a Top Ten hit with “Misdemeanor.” In the mid-’70s, they signed to Capitol Records, …from the chapter
- 07“Do It Baby”the MiraclesThey were a Memphis-based family group that migrated west to inherit the bubblegum mantle of the ever-growing Jackson 5—they even had a youngest brother, Foster, who went solo as a preteen and had a Top Ten hit with “Misdemeanor.” In the mid-’70s, they signed to Capitol Records, …from the chapter
- 08“Love Machine”the MiraclesThey were a Memphis-based family group that migrated west to inherit the bubblegum mantle of the ever-growing Jackson 5—they even had a youngest brother, Foster, who went solo as a preteen and had a Top Ten hit with “Misdemeanor.” In the mid-’70s, they signed to Capitol Records, …from the chapter
- 09“I’m Your Boogie Man”KC and the Sunshine BandHe gave them “Boogie Fever,” which went to number one and inspired a string of boogie songs: “I’m Your Boogie Man” by KC and the Sunshine Band (which had already had the earlier “Boogie Shoes”), “Blame It on the Boogie” by the Jacksons, “Boogie Wonderland” by Earth, Wind, & Fire, and more.from the chapter
- 10“Boogie Shoes”KC and the Sunshine BandHe gave them “Boogie Fever,” which went to number one and inspired a string of boogie songs: “I’m Your Boogie Man” by KC and the Sunshine Band (which had already had the earlier “Boogie Shoes”), “Blame It on the Boogie” by the Jacksons, “Boogie Wonderland” by Earth, Wind, & Fire, and more.from the chapter
- 11“Blame It on the Boogie”the JacksonsHe gave them “Boogie Fever,” which went to number one and inspired a string of boogie songs: “I’m Your Boogie Man” by KC and the Sunshine Band (which had already had the earlier “Boogie Shoes”), “Blame It on the Boogie” by the Jacksons, “Boogie Wonderland” by Earth, Wind, & Fire, and more.from the chapter
- 12“Boogie Wonderland”Earth, Wind & FireHe gave them “Boogie Fever,” which went to number one and inspired a string of boogie songs: “I’m Your Boogie Man” by KC and the Sunshine Band (which had already had the earlier “Boogie Shoes”), “Blame It on the Boogie” by the Jacksons, “Boogie Wonderland” by Earth, Wind, & Fire, and more.from the chapter
- 13“Day Tripper”the BeatlesHe said “Boogie Fever” was as if his favorite Beatles song, “Day Tripper,” were a disco song seen through the eyes of the Jackson 5.)from the chapter
- 14“Boogie Oogie Oogie”A Taste of HoneyA Taste of Honey was a relatively faceless vocal group that had started out in Los Angeles and kicked around for years, including time on the USO circuit.from the chapter
- 15SkywriterThe Jackson 5They, too, were signed to Capitol Records, and they, too, were paired with producers who had done time with the Jacksons: Fonce and Larry Mizell, who had in fact started out co-producing with Perren, furnishing a song for the 1973 album Skywriter and for solo albums by Michael and Jermaine.from the chapter
- 16“The Original Disco Man”James BrownIn 1979, with the genre beginning to wane, James Brown released an album called The Original Disco Man .from the chapter
- 17The Original Disco ManJames BrownIn 1979, with the genre beginning to wane, James Brown released an album called The Original Disco Man .from the chapter
- 18Caught UpMillie JacksonGeils Band records and oversaw Millie Jackson’s classic pair of infidelity concept albums, Caught Up and Still Caught Up .from the chapter
- 19Still Caught UpMillie JacksonGeils Band records and oversaw Millie Jackson’s classic pair of infidelity concept albums, Caught Up and Still Caught Up .from the chapter