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Enjoy the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart, dated on the 29th of October 1977, ranked from number 30 to1! Some tracks that were labeled as 'soul' at the time would now be called differently. KC & the Sunshine Band and Donna Summer, for instance, have been given the definitive label of ‘disco’ and Meco has nothing to do with soul at all. That song would now be categorized as 'cheesy pop' or 'novelty pop'. But all the other tracks on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart are soul songs through and through. While mixing Dr Love disco pioneer Tom Moulton suffered from a heart attack, but he waited more than four hours to go to hospital, because he wanted to finish the track first. The doctor he spoke was not exactly Dr Love, because he was really pissed that Tom had not come any earlier. So it could have been his final mix, but luckily he could go on with his groundbreaking work. “The Bee Gees may have been the undisputed disco kings of the late '70s, ...

Unsplash Enjoy this soft autumn West Coast breeze! Autumn is perhaps best summarized by English band Mud in their song Don’t You Know : “It’s slightly getting colder… “ 😉 It is the B-side of their hit Show Me You’re A Woman and on the compilation album Mud: The Singles 1973-80 . Show Me You’re A Woman reached number 8 in the UK and only number 25 in the Netherlands. By the way, the lyrics of that song would be called very inappropriate these days, because it somehow suggests a relationship with a minor. American Flyer was formed in 1976 and released two successful albums before falling apart two years later. They had one small hit, Let Me Down Easy , which reached number 80 on the Billboard Hot 100. It is from their self-titled debut album, which has Lady Blue Eyes on board too. The LP was produced by George Martin, known for his work with the Beatles, of course. Little Feat’s Gringo was covered by singer-actor Arnold McCuller on his A Part Of Me That's You album in 1984. It...

Unsplash Enjoy the Billboard Disco Action Top 20 ranked from 20 to 1, as published in Billboard Magazine on the 23rd of October 1976. At the time soul and disco were almost synonyms. Even soul bands that originated from the 1960s, like The Fantastic Four, The Spinners and The Originals could successfully jump on the disco train. In 1976 they sounded like fresh disco stars instead of old soul singers. In later years the Disco Action Top 20 became more and more blurry with rock artists like Rod Stewart and Blondie and even new wave acts like Devo and the The B-52s in the list. Tracklist: Bee Gees –  You Should Be Dancing Earth, Wind & Fire – Getaway Tata Vega – Full Speed Ahead Fantastic Four – Night People / Lies Divided By Jive Gloria Gaynor – Let’s Make A Deal Donna Summer – Spring Affair The Spinners – The Rubberband Man [Scratchandsniffs Stretched Out Re-Rub] Vicki Sue Robinson – Should I Stay / I Won't Let You Go Rose Royce – Car Wash Whirlwind – Full Time Thing (B...

Pexels This time we are slowing down the boat a bit, but we still move on 😊 Enjoy this new part of Smooth Sailing ! The opening track is a new one by Dee C. Lee. She became famous as a back-up singer for Wham! in the early 1980s. You can see her in most of their videos, most notably in Club Tropicana . She then joined the Style Council and had a relationship with their frontman Paul Weller. Throughout her career she had a few solo hit singles. Best known are Selina Wow Wow and See The Day that reached the charts in the mid-eighties. She recently released Be There In The Morning for Acid Jazz Records. The song was first recorded by Renee Geyer in 1977. In 1975, Slow Down , the first single by British band Shabby Tiger reached the top of the charts in Scandinavia, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, but failed to chart in their home country. Because of the heavy breathing during some parts of the record, the BBC refused to play the song. At the time, Radio One seemed to have the ...

Pexels At the moment I'm not sure if I might be able to upload a cloudcast regularly the upcoming weeks. We will have to wait and see how things work out. But in the meantime, enjoy this new episode of Eddy’s Eighties Grooves ! 😊 Next up is a new part of Smooth Sailing . Tracklist: Earth, Wind & Fire ‎– Let Me Talk (1982) Simon & Mc Queen ‎– Let's Get Into It (1983) Melba Moore ‎– Mind Up Tonight (1982) George Benson – Give Me The Night (1980) One Way ‎–  Give Me One More Chance (1982) Jay Diggs Feat. Zyodara – Both Ways (2020) Beverly Girl – Change Begins With You (2018) Kwick – You're The Kind Of Girl I Like (1981) Manhattans ‎– Let Your Love Come Down (1981) David Bendeth ‎– Love Collect (1981) Dave Valentin – Fantasy (1980) Congress ‎– Neptune (1983) Contrast – Love Fantasy (1984) Homi & Jarvis – Friend Of A Friend (1983)