NOW That’s What I Call An Era - Disco: 1973 > 1980 3LP Collection

NOW Music proudly presents the next release in our “NOW That’s What I Call An Era” series – NOW That's What I Call An Era - Disco: 1973-1980 – a dazzling celebration of the golden age of disco.
 
This stunning 3LP set, pressed on blue, violet and pink vinyl, showcases 48 essential tracks that lit up the dancefloors, charts, and airwaves at the height of disco fever — an era when glittering anthems, euphoric grooves, and iconic vocal performances defined nightlife around the world.
 
LP1 opens in iconic style with Chic’s monumental ‘Le Freak’ followed by Sister Sledge’s equally legendary ‘We Are Family’, and Gloria Gaynor’s empowering #1 ‘I Will Survive’. Anthems follow from Sylvester with ‘You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)’ and Chaka Khan with ‘I’m Every Woman’, ahead of the timeless ‘Young Hearts Run Free’ by Candi Staton and the first side finishes with production by Chic’s Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards on massive hits for Diana Ross with ‘Upside Down’, and Sheila & B. Devotion with ‘Spacer’. Flip the LP over for Amii Stewart’s version of ‘Knock On Wood’ followed by The Three Degrees, Eruption and the first smash from Boney M., ‘Daddy Cool’. The Village People topped the chart with ‘YMCA’ which has become an enduring party favourite, which leads to the infectious ‘Let’s All Chant’ from the Michael Zager Band, Lipps Inc. with ‘Funkytown’ and to close the first LP, sci-fi disco from Dee D. Jackson with ‘Automatic Lover’.
 
LP2 begins with Donna Summer’s epic version of ‘MacArthur Park’, before Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions bring pure euphoria on ‘Boogie Wonderland’, and McFadden & Whitehead with the floor-filling ‘Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now’. Great vocals from Marvin Gaye and Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes come ahead of George McCrae’s ‘Rock Your Baby’, one of the collections’ earliest and inspirational moments. UK artist Tina Charles hit the top with ‘I Love To Love’, and Andrea True Connection complete the side with the ear-worm ‘More More More’ whilst over on the other side legends Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons hit dancefloor gold and the #1 spot with ‘December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)’, ahead of The Trammps with their era-defining ‘Disco Inferno’. A Taste Of Honey, Grace Jones and a second appearance from Diana Ross are up next – before the LP closes with an enduring classic, ‘Follow Me’ from Amanda Lear, Patrick Juvet’s ‘I Love America’, and Frantique with ‘Strut Your Funky Stuff’.
 
LP3 bursts to life with the international smash and UK #1, ‘Yes Sir, I Can Boogie’ from Baccara, before a huge hit cover from Belle Epoque with ‘Black Is Black’. Next; Alicia Bridges, Rose Royce and UK chart toppers The Real Thing, ahead of funk-infused disco brilliance from Kool & The Gang and Barry White – whilst the side closer is Yvonne Elliman’s ‘If I Can’t Have You’, from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack and over on the final side there’s a stellar run of Disco nuggets: kicking off with Elton John’s irresistible ‘Are You Ready For Love’, originally released in 1979 and a #1 in 2003 along with ‘Boogie Nights’ from Heatwave, The Emotions with ‘Best Of My Love’, and LaBelle’s influential ‘Lady Marmalade’. The anthemic ‘Got To Be Real’ from Cheryl Lynn is next ahead of the trio of closing tracks: Odyssey with the sublime ‘Native New Yorker’, Thelma Houston’s Grammy-winning ‘Don’t Leave Me This Way’, and fittingly, Donna Summer’s iconic ‘Last Dance’, ending the collection in perfect style.
 
An unforgettable journey through the songs that defined the dancefloor: NOW That’s What I Call An Era – Disco: 1973-1980 — the definitive celebration of disco’s golden age.

Track List:
 
LP1

Side A:
 
1.    Chic – Le Freak (Edit)
2.    Sister Sledge – We Are Family (Single Edit)
3.    Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive (Single Version)
4.    Sylvester – You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
5.    Chaka Khan – I'm Every Woman
6.    Candi Staton – Young Hearts Run Free
7.    Diana Ross - Upside Down
8.    Sheila & B. Devotion – Spacer (7'' Edit)
 
LP1

Side B:
 
1.    Amii Stewart – Knock On Wood (7” Edit)
2.    The Three Degrees - Givin' Up Givin' In
3.    Eruption - I Can't Stand The Rain
4.    Boney M. - Daddy Cool
5.    Village People – YMCA 
6.    Michael Zager Band - Let's All Chant
7.    Lipps Inc. - Funkytown (Single Version)
8.    Dee D. Jackson - Automatic Lover
 
LP2

Side A: 
 
1.    Donna Summer - MacArthur Park (Single Version)
2.    Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions - Boogie Wonderland
3.    McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now (Single Version)
4.    Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up
5.    Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes featuring Teddy Pendergrass - The Love I Lost (Single Version)
6.    George McCrae – Rock Your Baby
7.    Tina Charles - I Love To Love
8.    Andrea True Connection - More, More, More (Single Version)
 
LP2

Side B:
 
1.    Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)
2.    The Trammps – Disco Inferno (Single Edit)
3.    A Taste Of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie
4.    Diana Ross - Love Hangover
5.    Grace Jones - I Need A Man
6.    Amanda Lear - Follow Me (Single Version)
7.    Patrick Juvet – I Love America 
8.    Frantique - Strut Your Funky Stuff (Single Version)
 
LP3

Side A:
 
1.    Baccara - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie
2.    Belle Epoque – Black Is Black
3.    Alicia Bridges - I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round) (Single Version)
4.    Rose Royce - Car Wash (Single Version)
5.    The Real Thing – Can You Feel The Force (7” Single Version)
6.    Kool & The Gang - Ladies Night (Edit)
7.    Barry White - You See The Trouble With Me (Single Version)
8.    Yvonne Elliman - If I Can't Have You
 
LP3

Side B:
 
1.    Elton John - Are You Ready For Love ('79 Version Radio Edit)
2.    Heatwave - Boogie Nights
3.    The Emotions - Best Of My Love
4.    LaBelle - Lady Marmalade (Single Version)
5.    Cheryl Lynn - Got to Be Real
6.    Odyssey - Native New Yorker
7.    Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way (Single Version)
8.    Donna Summer - Last Dance (Single Version)