Eddy’s Eighties Club Grooves

Enjoy part 29 of Eddy's Eighties Grooves, partly inspired by some so-called “minimixes” on vintage cassettes 😊 By the way, as a reward for their support new parts of the series Eddy's Eighties Grooves will be exclusively for subscribers as of today. Previous parts will be available for everyone. For 2020 the plan is to upload a free cloudcast every weekend. Next up is a new part of Smooth Sailing.

Some of the songs are "Hi-NRG" dance tracks. Because of Disco Demolition Night and the fact that MTV did not play any R&B acts when they started, disco disappeared in the underground club scene around 1980. One of the dance subgenres that arose was Hi-NRG, which was inspired by the beat and synthesizer sounds of Donna Summer’s I Feel Love. Big Hi-NRG names were American producers Patrick Cowley (Sylvester) and Bobby Orlando (Divine, The Flirts). Later on the more soulful recordings of UK producers Ian Anthony Stephens and Ian Levine became Hi-NRG dancefloor favourites, like Evelyn Thomas’ simply titled High Energy. In the second half of the decade the British hit factory of Stock, Aitken & Waterman took the Hi-NRG music style successfully to the pop market. The songs by The Firts and Jimmy Ross on this cloudcast are good examples of Hi-NRG dance tracks.

Tracklist:

Narada Michael Walden – I Shoulda Loved Ya (1980)
The Flirts – Passion (1983)
Jimmy Ross – First True Love Affair [A Larry Levan Mix] (1981)
Teena Marie – Behind The Groove (1980)
Kenny Moore – Don’t Touch Me There (1980)
George Benson – Love X Love (1980)
Patrice Rushen ‎– Feels So Real (Won't Let Go) (1984)
Alexander O'Neal Feat. Cherrelle ‎– Never Knew Love Like This (1987)
High Fashion – Next To You (1982)
Janet Jackson ‎– What Have You Done For Me Lately (1986)
Jellybean ‎– The Mexican (1984)
Unique – What I Got Is What You Need (1983)
Chas Jankel ‎– Glad To Know You (1982)
Change ‎– A Lover's Holiday (1980)
Oliver Cheatham ‎– Get Down Saturday Night (1983)