Disco Baby

Disco Baby
Disco Baby
Studio album by Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony
Released	1975
Recorded	Mediasound, New York City
Genre	Disco, R&B, soul
Label	Avco
Producer	Hugo & Luigi
Van McCoy chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Disco Baby is the second studio album recorded by Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony, released in 1975 on the Avco label.^[2]

History

The album reached No. 12 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and topped the Billboard Soul LPs chart. The album features the single, "The Hustle", which peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles charts.^[2]

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Disco Baby"	Hugo & Luigi, George David Weiss	3:40
2.	"Fire"	James Williams, Clarence Satchell, Leroy Bonner, Billy Beck, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce	3:32
3.	"The Hustle"	Van McCoy	4:05
4.	"Get Dancin'"	Bob Crewe, Kenny Nolan	3:33
5.	"Doctor's Orders"	Geoff Stephens, Roger Greenaway, Roger Cook	3:06

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Turn This Mother Out"	Van McCoy	3:12
7.	"Shakey Ground"	Jeffrey Bowen, Eddie Hazel, Alphonso Boyd	3:22
8.	"Spanish Boogie"	Van McCoy	3:33
9.	"Pick Up the Pieces"	Roger Ball, Hamish Stuart, Average White Band	4:47
10.	"Hey Girl, Come and Get It"	Hugo & Luigi, George David Weiss	3:14

Van McCoy: Vocals, piano
Steve Gadd, Rick Marotta – Drums
Gordon Edwards – bass
Eric Gale, Hugh McCracken – guitar
Richard Tee – piano
Arthur Jenkins, Jr. – percussion
Leroy Leon Pendarvis, Jr. – clavinet, piano
George Degens – rhythm and lead guitar
Ken Bichel; Synthesizers
Philip Bodner, Melvyn Davis, Bernie Glow, Marvin Stamm, Wayne Andre, Garnett Brown, Paul Faulise, Urbie Green, Robert Alexander, Seldon Powell, Michael Rod, Romeo Penque, William Slapin, Frank Wess – horns
Gene Orloff, Kermit Moore, George Ricci, Harold Kohon, Joseph Malignaggi, Max Pollikoff, Theodore Israel, Selwart Clarke, Emanuel Green, Emanuel Vardi, Julien Barber, Harry Lookofsky, Matthew Raimondi, Kathryn Kienke – strings
Brenda Hilliard, Albert Bailey – background vocals

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US ^[3]	US R&B ^[3]	US A/C ^[3]	US Dan ^[3]	AUS^[4]
1975	"The Hustle"	1	1	2	3	9


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[6]	Gold	50,000^{^}
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)^[7]	Platinum	20,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

^ Henderson, Alex. Disco Baby review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
^ ^a ^b Henderson, Alex. "Disco Baby". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "US Charts > Van McCoy". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
^ ^a ^b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 184. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4029a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Van McCoy – Disco Baby". Music Canada. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
^ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1978". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved December 16, 2019.