Incedibly mixed set of disco...but I feel scammed...
Daniel W. Kelly | Long Island, NY United States | 08/16/2005
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Nice mix of disco...but I feel scammed...
Considering it was being released by the almighty guys, I was under the impression this was going to be a disc of almighty mixes and re-recordings of old disco records. There are only THREE remixes by almighty, including Tata Vega, Thelma Houston and Donna Summer. The remaining tracks are all originals. The sound quality has never been better on some of these tracks, BUT here's my huge problem with this disc. On the liner notes, the almighty team goes on and on about how so many disco compilations don't show appreciation to the 12" single versions, and that they will strive to use the club lengths in all their mixes. So what went wrong here??? Almost all tracks on this disc run about 4 minutes or less!!!! And since they are all segued together, when they DO use a long version, it's been reworked at the beginning and the end in order to mix into the next song. Great disc for parties perhaps, but a pretty useless collection for purist dance music collectors. What's the purpose of finding a gem like the 12" version of Stacy lattisaw's Jump to the Beat on disc, only to discover it's segued with two other tracks? Track times:
CD1
1. le freak...chic (4:39)
2. Haven't you heard...indigo (4:05)
3. Gone gone gone...johnny mathis (4:45)
4. I love the nightlife...alicia bridges (4:23)
5. Boogie nights...disco daze (4:13)
6. We are family...sister sledge (8:19)
7. A lover's holiday...change (5:41)
8. Strut your funky stuff...frantique (4:49)
9. Jump to the beat...stacy lattisaw (5:57)
10. Don't leave me this way...thelma houston (5:37)
11. Armed and extremely dangerous...respect (3:18)
12. Underwater...h truman (3:37)
13. You know how to love me...respect (3:47)
14. Feel the need in me...utopia (3:35)
15. I don't know what I'd do...indigo (2:58)
CD2
1. relight my fire...dan hartman (8:28)
2. Love magic...john davis (4:01)
3. Sinner man...sarah dash (4:45)
4. Dancer...gino soccio (4:19)
5. High on your love...debbie jacobs (5:08)
6. Souvenirs...voyage (4:41)
7. 24 hours a day...barbara pennington (3:19)
8. sadness in my eyes...duncan sisters (6:36)
9. In the name of love...hannah jones (3:46)
10. Do or die...grace jones (4:51)
11. Voulez vous...abbracadabra (1:54)
12. I just keep thinking about you...tata vega (4:36)
13. Don't turn around...quartzlock (2:39)
14. I feel love...donna summer (5:19)
15. Never can say goodbye...gloria gaynor (5:19)"
Where Are The 12" Versions
Daniel W. Kelly | 05/14/2007
(2 out of 5 stars)
"The Almighty group states that this hard to find 12" versions, but they may have cut down from the 12" version, but 80% of these songs have been edited down to about 4 minutes or less. This was a big disappointment."
Track Listings (15) - Disc #1