Track Listing

1. Y.M.C.A. - Village People
2. Celebration - Kool & the Gang
3. Dancing Queen - ABBA
4. Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
5. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
6. You're the First, the Last, My Everything - Barry White
7. I Need Your Lovin' - Teena Marie
8. Knock on Wood - Amii Stewart
9. I Love the Nightlife - Alicia Bridges
10. Flashback - Imagination
11. That's the Way (I Like It) - KC & the Sunshine Band
12. Best Disco in Town - The Ritchie Family
13. If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
14. Oops Upside Your Head (I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance) - The Gap Band
15. Love Hangover - Diana Ross
16. Cuba - The Gibson Brothers
17. Funkytown - Lipps, Inc., Lipps, Inc.
18. Got to Give It Up, Pt. 1 - Marvin Gaye
19. Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
20. I Feel Love [Rollo & Sister Bliss Monster Mix Radio Edit] - Donna Summer
21. Grease Megamix: You're the One That I Want/Greased Lighting/Summer Ni - Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2366 in Music
• Released on: 1996-10-08
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

An Excellent Disco Primer
If you're looking for your first disco album, this one's a good bet. The selections range from the obvious and great ("YMCA", "Celebration", "I Will Survive", "That's the Way (I Like It)") to the not-so-obvious and great ("I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance", "Got to Give It Up", "Cuba", "If I Can't Have You"). Unfortunately, you get a few obvious songs I'm not so crazy about, like "Love Hangover" (which sounds rather stilted). There are even a few what-the-HECK? numbers, like "Flashback" (a lame song from the 80's) and "The Best Disco in Town" (which hopefully doesn't play this song). The remix of "I Feel Love" isn't bad but the original would've sounded more in place. Don't let these few problem items dissuade you, though - you've got a SKIP TRACK button on your CD player for a reason.

Dancing all night long
This CD and volumes 2 & 3 are the best ever for dance music. I ordered Pure Disco 1 and it was a big hit at my party, so I ordered 2 & 3. These CD's will keep you dancing all night long. Well worth the money and your friends will love dancing to all the great songs! It's a sure hit for anyone that loves to dance!

What a great series!
Let me first go on record saying that my favorite artists of all time (at this point) are Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen. In that vein, you wouldn't really expect a guy with a taste for that sort of music to dig disco. But I really do. Disco music defines "good times." If you've ever been to any sort of party in your life (hosted by a professional DJ, that is), the odds are you've heard a number of the songs on this compilation. And they're all great.

Some are better than others, of course, but each song is catchy and the bass lines are funky. Not to mention cheesy. If you're looking for a cool collection of disco music and don't want to splurge the cash for expensive box sets or individual artists' albums, the "Pure Disco" series is a great investment. Throw in the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack and you've got enough great disco songs to blister your feet up.

Why only four stars instead of five? That's easy. Barry White's "the First, the Last, My Everything" isn't the REAL version. Polygram omitted the spoken introduction and the phrasing is just a bit different from the original version. Must be some sort of radio edit.

Despite this, great compilation. Two other recommendations: "the Bee Gee's Greatest Hits: the Record" and "Barry White: the Ultimate Collection."