The Smooth Operators Present The Early Years Of Disco

The Smooth Operators (Martijn Soetens and I) pay tribute to the early days of disco, before The Bee Gees helped disco explode when they released the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever.

Most of the first disco hits were initially picked up by clubs, before radio-dj’s discovered them as potential hit records, like Rock The Boat by Hues Corporation. The influence of club-dj’s started to grow and it became even bigger, when disco took over the pop industry by the end of the decade. At that point dance music was not a niche market anymore, but a new, lasting value in popular music.

Tracklist:

The Spinners – I’ll Be Around (1972)
Andrea True Connection – More More More (1976)
Barry White – Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe (1974)
The O’Jays – For The Love Of Money (1973)
Eddie Kendricks – He’s A Friend (1976)
The Three Degrees – Can’t You See What You’re Doing To Me (1973)
Frankie Valli – Swearin’ To God (1975)
Billy Paul – Thanks For Saving My Life (1973)
George McCrae – Rock Your Baby (1974)
Whirlwind ‎– Don't Let Him Get The Best Of You (1975)
Four Below Zero ‎– My Baby's Got E.S.P. (1976)
Ecstasy, Passion & Pain Feat. Barbara Roy ‎– Touch And Go (1976)
Eddie Holman – Where Have You Been All My Life (1977)
Herbie Mann – Hi-Jack (1975)
Gentlemen And Their Lady Feat. Danny Mitchell ‎– ...Like Her! (1976)
Loleatta Holloway – Dreamin’ (1976)
Hues Corporation – Rock The Boat (1974)
The Originals – Down To Love Town (1976)
Richard "Popcorn" Wylie – Georgia's After Hours (1975)