Pure Disco
Encyclopedia
Pure Disco is the name of a series of compilation CDs of disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...

, dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...

 and funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...

 music released by the Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...

 under the UTV Records label.

Pure Disco

  1. The Village People – "Y.M.C.A."
  2. Kool & The Gang
    Kool & the Gang
    Kool & the Gang are an American jazz, R&B, soul, and funk group, originally formed as the Jazziacs in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964.They went through several musical phases during the course of their recording career, starting out with a purist jazz sound, then becoming practitioners of R&B and...

     – "Celebration
    Celebration (song)
    "Celebration" is a song released in 1980 by Kool & the Gang from their album Celebrate!. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on February 7, 1981 and held that position until February 20, 1981. Late in 1980, the song had also reached number one on both the Billboard Dance and R&B...

    "
  3. ABBA
    ABBA
    ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...

     – "Dancing Queen
    Dancing Queen
    "Dancing Queen" is a pop song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released in August 1976, but was first performed two months earlier, on 18 June 1976, during a Royal Variety Show in Stockholm the evening before the Swedish royal wedding. It was the follow-up single to the hit "Fernando"...

    "
  4. Donna Summer
    Donna Summer
    LaDonna Adrian Gaines , known by her stage name, Donna Summer, is an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Summer is a five-time Grammy winner and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach...

     – "Hot Stuff
    Hot Stuff (Donna Summer song)
    "Hot Stuff" is a hit single released by American singer Donna Summer in 1979 as the first single release from her Bad Girls album through Casablanca Records...

    "
  5. Gloria Gaynor
    Gloria Gaynor
    Gloria Gaynor is an American singer, best known for the disco era hits; "I Will Survive" , "Never Can Say Goodbye" , "Let Me Know " and "I Am What I Am" .-Early career:Gaynor was a singer with the Soul...

     – "I Will Survive
    I Will Survive
    "I Will Survive" is a song first performed by American singer Gloria Gaynor, released in October 1978. It was written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris...

    "
  6. Barry White
    Barry White
    Barry White, born Barry Eugene Carter , was an American composer and singer-songwriter.A five-time Grammy Award-winner known for his distinctive bass voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring...

     – "You're the First, the Last, My Everything
    You're the First, the Last, My Everything
    "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" is a popular song recorded by Barry White. Written by White, Tony Sepe and Peter Radcliffe and produced by White, "You're the First, The Last, My Everything" was White's fourth top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, reaching #2; it spent a...

    "
  7. Teena Marie
    Teena Marie
    Mary Christine Brockert, better known by her stage name Teena Marie, was an American singer, songwriter and producer...

     – "I Need Your Lovin'"
  8. Amii Stewart
    Amii Stewart
    Amy 'Amii' Paulette Stewart is an American contemporary R&B/disco/dance-pop singer, dancer and actress most famous for her hit disco record "Knock on Wood". Stewart is the stepsister of actress-singer Miquel Brown and aunt to Brown's actress-singer daughter Sinitta.-Career:Amy Stewart was the...

      – "Knock on Wood
    Knock on Wood (song)
    "Knock on Wood" is a hit 1966 song written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper and originally performed by Eddie Floyd. The Eddie Floyd version peaked at number twenty-eight on the Hot 100, and spent one week at number one on the soul singles....

    "
  9. Alicia Bridges
    Alicia Bridges
    Alicia Bridges is an American singer who co-wrote and performed her international hit "I Love the Nightlife " in 1978.-Early years:...

     – "I Love the Nightlife"
  10. Imagination
    Imagination (band)
    Imagination were a three piece British soul and funk band, who came to prominence in the early 1980s. They had chart hits in 28 countries, earning four platinum discs, nine gold discs and more than a dozen silver discs around the world between 1981 and 1983....

     – "Flashback"
  11. KC & the Sunshine Band – "That's the Way (I Like It
    That's the Way (I Like It)
    "That's the Way " is a song written by H.W. Casey and Richard Finch, and recorded and released in 1975 by KC and the Sunshine Band for their eponymous second album...

    )"
  12. The Ritchie Family
    The Ritchie Family
    The Ritchie Family was the name of an American vocal group, based in Philadelphia, who achieved several hits during the disco era.-Career:...

     – "Best Disco in Town"
  13. Yvonne Elliman
    Yvonne Elliman
    Yvonne Marianne Elliman is an American singer who performed for four years in the first cast of Jesus Christ Superstar...

    – "If I Can't Have You
    If I Can't Have You
    "If I Can't Have You" is a song written by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees. It was most famously recorded by Yvonne Elliman for the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.-Background:...

    "
  14. The Gap Band – "Oops Upside Your Head (I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance)"
  15. Diana Ross – "Love Hangover
    Love Hangover
    "Love Hangover" was the fourth number one single for Motown singer Diana Ross. It was released in March 1976, and rose to number one on the Billboard Hot 100, Hot Soul Singles and Hot Dance Club Play charts simultaneously....

    "
  16. The Gibson Brothers – "Cuba"
  17. Lipps, Inc. – "Funkytown
    Funkytown
    "Funkytown" is a 1980 disco hit song by the disco band Lipps Inc. The song expresses the singer's pining for a metaphorical place that will "keep me movin', keeps me groovin' with some energy". It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Dance charts in 1980, also reaching number 1 in Germany,...

    "
  18. Marvin Gaye – "Got to Give It Up, Pt. 1
    Got to Give It Up
    "Got to Give It Up" is a funk/disco song by American recording artist Marvin Gaye. Written by the singer and produced by Art Stewart, it was recorded in three studio dates in 1976 with a final mixing in early 1977...

    "
  19. Thelma Houston – "Don't Leave Me This Way
    Don't Leave Me This Way
    "Don't Leave Me This Way" is an R&B/soul/disco song written by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, and Cary Gilbert. First charting as a hit for Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, an act on Gamble & Huff's Philadelphia International label in 1975, "Don't Leave Me This Way" was later a hit single for both...

    "
  20. Donna Summer – "I Feel Love
    I Feel Love
    "I Feel Love" is a song by Donna Summer, taken from her 1977 concept album I Remember Yesterday.The song constituted the "future" segment of the album, which represented a stylistic progress through time...

    " (Rollo & Sister Bliss Monster Mix)
  21. Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta – "Grease Megamix: You're the One That I Want/Greased Lighting/Summer Nights
    The Grease Megamix
    Grease Megamix was a remix/medley single released in early 1991 to celebrate the video release of Grease. The single was credited to John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John and released in Polydor Records. The DJ that created this was Joe Masciantonio from Outstanding Bass Productions for...

    "

Pure Disco 2

  1. Gloria Gaynor – "I Will Survive" Remix (4:00)
  2. KC & the Sunshine Band – "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" (3:08)
  3. Vicki Sue Robinson – "Turn the Beat Around" (3:26)
  4. The Village People – "Macho Man" (3:27)
  5. Sister Sledge – "We Are Family" (3:36)
  6. Irene Cara – "Flashdance...What a Feeling" (3:57)
  7. Andy Gibb – "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" (3:46)
  8. Carl Carlton – "Everlasting Love" (2:37)
  9. Barry White – "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" (3:55)
  10. Hues Corporation – "Rock the Boat" (3:09)
  11. The Ohio Players – "Love Rollercoaster" (2:54)
  12. Diana Ross – "Upside Down" (4:07)
  13. Wild Cherry – "Play That Funky Music" (3:17)
  14. Van McCoy – "The Hustle" (3:29)
  15. Love Unlimited Orchestra – "Love's Theme" (4:10)
  16. ABBA – "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" (4:50)
  17. Silver Convention – "Fly, Robin, Fly" (5:02)
  18. Anita Ward – "Ring My Bell" (3:33)
  19. The Weather Girls – "It's Raining Men" (3:33)
  20. Donna Summer – "Last Dance" (3:19)
  21. Diva Megamix: "Reach Out I'll Be There/Hot Stuff/I Found Love/Love and Kisses/I Found Love (Now That)" (3:05)

Pure Disco 3

  1. Sister Sledge – “He's the Greatest Dancer” (3:38)
  2. Chic – “Le Freak” (4:17)
  3. The Village People – “In the Navy” (3:42)
  4. The Trammps – “Disco Inferno” (3:33)
  5. Peaches & Herb – “Shake Your Groove Thing” (3:24)
  6. Kool & the Gang – “Ladies’ Night” (3:28)
  7. Gloria Gaynor – “Never Can Say Goodbye” (2:56
  8. A Taste of Honey – “Boogie Oogie Oogie” (3:37)
  9. Donna Summer – “Could It Be Magic” (3:54)
  10. The Miracles – “Love Machine” (2:54)
  11. Silver Convention – “Get Up & Boogie” (3:58)
  12. The Three Degrees – “When Will I See You Again” (2:58)
  13. France Joli – “Come to Me” (4:12)
  14. Patrice Rushen – “Forget Me Nots” (4:06)
  15. ABBA – Lay All Your Love on Me” (4:32)
  16. Sylvester – “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)” (3:34)
  17. The Spinners – “Then Came You” (3:55)
  18. Andy Gibb – “Shadow Dancing” (4:32)
  19. Blondie – “Heart of Glass” (3:22)
  20. Four Seasons – “December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)” (3:33)
  21. Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta – "You're the One That I Want" Martian Remix (3:24)

Chart performance and certifications

Year Album Chart Peak
position
RIAA
certification
1997 Pure Disco Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

83 Platinum
1998 Pure Disco 2 Billboard 200 71 Gold
1998 Pure Disco 3 Billboard 200 150
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