A fusion of world music from a pioneer of disco sound
An experimental disco album by Van McCoy incorporating rhythms from around the world.
The album skillfully incorporates a variety of musical elements, from African percussion to Latin rhythms, creating a soundscape based on disco beats, but with ethnic flavors scattered throughout, making it an ambitious work that anticipated the world music boom of the mid-1970s.
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A:
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1)
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Rhythms Of The World
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2)
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That's The Joint
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3)
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Soul Cha Cha
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B:
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1)
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The Shuffle
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2)
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Oriental Boogie
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3)
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Indian Warpath
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4)
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Swahili Boogie
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Keyboards - Leroy Leon Pandarvis, Jr.
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Backing Vocals - Van McCoy
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Producer, Arranged By, Conductor, Piano - Van McCoy
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Strings - Harry Lookofsky
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Guitar - Eric Gale
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Trumpet - Jon Faddis
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Guitar - Hugh McCracken
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Strings - Emanuel Green
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Strings - Alan Shulman
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Strings - Harold Kohon
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Keyboards - Richard Tee
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Drums - Steve Gadd
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Trumpet - Mel Davis
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Woodwind - Phil Bodner
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Trumpet - Urban Green
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Strings - Gene Orloff
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Strings - Selwart Clarke
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Strings - Alfred Brown
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Bass - Gordon Edwards
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Strings - Emanuel Vardi
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Strings - Paul Gershman
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Trumpet - Bernie Glow
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Strings - Julien Barber
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Trumpet - Paul Faulise
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Strings - Jesse Levy
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Executive-Producer - Hugo & Luigi
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Strings - Gerald Tarack
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Guitar - John Tropea
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Backing Vocals - Brenda Hilliard
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Trumpet - John Messner
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Strings - Richard Sortomme
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Synthesizer [Moog Arp 2600] - Ken Bichel
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Mastered By [Engineer] - Gilbert Kong
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Percussion, Congas - George Devens
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Trumpet - Dominick Gravine
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Trumpet - Robert Alexander
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Percussion, Vibraphone [Vibes], Bells [Orch.] - Crusher Bennett
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Trumpet - William Slapin
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Strings - Joseph Malignaggi
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Backing Vocals - Albert Bailey
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Trumpet - Lewis Del Gatto
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Engineer - Alan Varner
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Trumpet - Arthur Kaplan
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Backing Vocals - Destry
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Trumpet - Joseph Palmer
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Tenor Saxophone - Frank West (2)
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Photography By [Front Cover] - Martin Bough
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Art Direction [Album] - Michael Mendel
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Art Direction [Album] - Maurer Productions
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Piano [Steel Piano] - Vincent Taylor (3)
