After the implosion of disco in 1979, some subgenres came to the surface, like (electronic) boogie and Hi-NRG. The latter was mainly inspired by the electronic beats of Donna Summer’s
I Feel Love. Big names of the genre were American producers Patrick Cowley (Sylvester) and Bobby Orlando (Divine, The Flirts). In the early 1980s the Italian DIY electro, known as italo disco, became popular in the American and European clubs. Later on in the decade the hit factory of Stock, Aitken & Waterman took Hi-NRG to the highest commercial level, starting with Dead Or Alive's
You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) in 1984. The peak was followed by a very rapid decline as house music and Eurodance overtook the club scene by the end of the decade. Hi-NRG ended with Donna Summer’s album
Another Place, Another Time in 1989, 10 years after she initiated the genre, but her
I Feel Love still remains influential until this day, just think of Beyoncé’s
Summer Renaissance from her latest album.
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Tracklist:
Elans – Private Love Affair (1985)
Catch – Amnesia (1985)
Jimmy Holland – Confide In Me (1988)
Brenda Jones – My Heart's Not In It (1982)
Donna Summer – I Don’t Wanna Get Hurt [Peter Hammond Remix] (1989)
Herbie Hancock – Rockit (1983)
Mick Mullane – Completely (1988)
Ekkoes – Self Control (2016)
Chas Jankel – Glad To Know You (1982)
Change – A Lover's Holiday (1980)
Cheryl Lynn – If You Were Mine (1987)
Technique – (Looking For Someone To Love) Tonight (1983)
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