The term post-disco is a referral to the early to late 1980s era movement of disco music into more stripped-down electronic funk influenced sounds; post-disco was also predecessor to house music.
This list contains examples of post-disco artists, songs and even albums.
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Songs[]
Some songs from post-disco era are listed here:
Late 1970s[]
Year | Artist | Style | Origin | Song | Label |
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1978 | Lakeside | R&B | "Shot Of Love" | SOLAR | |
1979 | Lakeside | R&B | "It's All The Way Live" | SOLAR | |
1979 | Atmosfear | experimental, Britfunk | "Dancing In Outer Space" | MCA | |
1979 | Pleasure | Jazz-funk R&B | "Glide" | Fantasy | |
1979 | Telex | Electronica, New Wave | "Moskow Diskow" / "Maxi Moskow Diskow" | Sire (US) | |
1979 | Dan-I | Disco, R&B, Reggae | "Monkey Chop" | Island | |
1979 | Michael Jackson | Dance-pop, R&B, Disco | "Rock with You" | Epic |
Early 1980s[]
Year | Artist | Style | Origin | Song | Label |
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1980 | The Whispers | R&B | "And the Beat Goes On" | SOLAR | |
1980 | Kool & The Gang | R&B | "Celebration" [1] | De-Lite | |
1980 | George Benson | R&B, Dance-pop | "Give Me the Night" | Warner Bros. Records | |
1980 | Sylvia Striplin | R&B, Dance-pop Jazz-funk |
"Give Me Your Love" | Uno Melodic | |
1980 | Kool & The Gang | R&B, Ballad, Pop | "Love Festival" | De-Lite | |
1980 | Kano | R&B, Hi-NRG, Italo | "I'm Ready" | Emergency (US) | |
1980 | Incognito | R&B, Jazz-funk | "Parisienne Girl" | Ensign | |
1980 | Boz Scaggs | Blue-eyed soul, AC | "Miss Sun" | Elektra | |
1980 | The Brothers Johnson | R&B | "Stomp!" [2] | A&M | |
1980 | Vaughn Mason & Crew | R&B, Hip-Hop | "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll" [3] | Brunswick | |
1980 | Lakeside | R&B, Dance | "Fantastic Voyage" | SOLAR | |
1981 | Taana Gardner | Garage-R&B | "Heartbeat" [4] | West End | |
1981 | Evelyn Champagne King | Electronic-R&B | "I'm in Love" | RCA | |
1981 | Earth, Wind & Fire | Garage-R&B | "Let's Groove" [5][6][7] | Columbia | |
1981 | Gayle Adams | Garage-R&B | "Love Fever" | Prelude | |
1981 | The Bar Keys | R&B, New Wave | "Nightcruising" | Merucy | |
1981 | Vicky "D" | Garage-R&B | "This Beat Is Mine" | Sam | |
1981 | Ednah Holt | downtempo / garage | "Serious, Sirius, Space Party" | West End | |
1981 | Tracy Weber | Garage-R&B, New Wave | "Sure Shot" | RFC | |
1981 | Suzy Q | Garage-R&B, Synth | "Get On Up And Do It Again" | Atlantic | |
1981 | Odyssey | Dance-R&B, New Wave | "Going Back To My Roots" | RCA | |
1981 | Peech Boys | Ambient, dub, soul | "Don't Make Me Wait" / "Life Is Something Special"[8] | West End / Island | |
1981 | Mike and Brenda Sutton | Dance-R&B | "We'll Make It" | Sam | |
1982 | Shalamar | Soul-Dance | "A Night to Remember"[9] | SOLAR | |
1982 | Michael Jackson | Dance-pop, R&B | "Baby Be Mine" | Epic | |
1982 | Skyy | Dance-pop, R&B | "Call Me " | SalSoul | |
1982 | Imagination | R&B, New Romantic, Dance | "Changes" | R & B | |
1982 | Kano | Hi-NRG, R&B, Italo | "Don't Try To Stop Me" | Full Time (US) | |
1982 | Klein & M.B.O. | italo-disco | "Dirty Talk" | 25 West | |
1982 | Komiko | garage[10]-funk | "Feel Alright" | Sam | |
1982 | Patrice Rushen | Crossover jazz/R&B-funk | "Forget Me Nots" [11] | Rhino | |
1982 | Monica Thornton | Pop, Hi-NRG, R&B | "Give It Up" | Dynasty | |
1982 | Greg Guidry | Pop, AC, Soft-Rock | "Goin' Down" | Columbia | |
1982 | Kool & The Gang | Pop, Ballad, R&B | "Hi-De-Hi, Hi-De-Ho" | De-Lite | |
1982 | Kreamcicle | Garage/House, R&B | Hold On | Sam | |
1982 | Shalamar | Soul-Dance | "I Can Make You Feel Good" [12] | SOLAR | |
1982 | Imagination | R&B, New Romantic, Dance | "Just An Illusion" | R & B | |
1982 | Spyro Gyra | R&B,Jazz-funk | "Last Exit" | MCA | |
1982 | Inner Life | Garage/Gospel, R&B | "Moment of My Life" [13] | SalSoul | |
1982 | Vicky "D" | Reggae, New Wave, Dance | Mystery Lover | Sam | |
1982 | The Cool Runners | Garage, R&B | "Play The Game (So You Think It Funny)" | MCA | |
1982 | Michael Jackson | Dance-pop, R&B | "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" | Epic | |
1982 | Toney Lee | Garage-funk | "Reach Up" | Radar | |
1982 | BBCS & A | Dance, R&B | "Rock Shock" | Sam | |
1982 | Kool & The Gang | Dance, R&B | "Steppin' Out" | De-Lite | |
1982 | Larry Graham | Dance R&B | "Sooner Or Later" | Warner Bros. Records | |
1982 | Imagination | R&B, New Romantic, Dance | "Music and Lights" | R & B | |
1982 | George Benson | Dance, R&B | "Never Give Up On A Good Thing" | Warner Bros. Records | |
1982 | Michael Jackson | Dance-pop, R&B | "Thriller" | Epic | |
1982 | Was (Not Was) | experimental | "Wheel Me Out" [14] | Island | |
1982 | David Mc Pherson | Boogie Down, New Wave, R&B | You Can't Stop | Sam | |
1982 | Daryl Hall & John Oates | New Wave, Urban | "Maneater" | RCA | |
1983 | Captain Rapp | R&B, Hip-Hop Garage, Electro |
"Bad Times (I Can't Stand It)" | Becket | |
1983 | The Jammers | Synth-R&B, Electro | "Be Mine Tonight (A Shep Pettibone Mix)" | SalSoul | |
1983 | Stacy Lattisaw & Johnny Gill | R&B/Urban | "Block Party" | Cotillion | |
1983 | Michael Jackson | R&B, Dance-pop | "Billie Jean" | Epic | |
1983 | Bananarama | Britishbeat, New Wave | "Cruel Summer" | London | |
1983 | Phil Fearon & Galaxy | R&B, Electronica | "Dancing Tight" | Ensign | |
1983 | Kano | Boogie Down, Synth R&B | Dance School | Full Time (US) | |
1983 | Maurice McGee | Italo Synth | "Do I Do" | Full Time (US) | |
1983 | Oliver Cheatham | Jazzdance, Synth R&B | "Get Down Saturday Night" [15] | MCA (US) | |
1983 | Phil Fearon & Galaxy | R&B, Ballad | "Fantasy Real" | Ensign | |
1983 | Tara | Freestyle, Electro-Funk, R&B | Fresh Flesh | Unlimited | |
1983 | Jazzy Dee | Old school HH, Synth, Italo | "Get On Up" | Laurie | |
1983 | Armenta & Majik | R&B, Electro | "I Wanna Be With You You (Parts 1 & 2)" | Savoir Faire | |
1983 | Midnight Star | Synth-funk | "Midas Touch"[16] | SOLAR | |
1983 | Donna Summer | New Wave, Dance, Pop/Rock | "She Works Hard for the Money" | Mercury | |
1983 | Carrie Lucas | R&B, Dance | "Show Me Where You're Coming From" [16][16] | SOLAR | |
1983 | Klassique | Garage R&B, Dance | Somebody's Loving You | Sam | |
1983 | The Latest | R&B, Dance | "Starting Over" | Ransom | |
1983 | Michael Jackson | R&B, Dance-pop | "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"[17] | Epic | |
1984 | Clockwork | R&B, Garage, New Wave | "I'm Your Candy Girl" | Private I Records | |
1984 | Billy Ocean | Pop-soul/R&B | |
"Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)"[18] | Jive |
1984 | The Pointer Sisters | New Wave, Dance | "I'm So Excited" / "Neutron Dance" | Planet | |
1984 | Patti LaBelle | Synth, New Wave, Soul | "New Attitude" | MCA | |
1984 | Cutty | Hip Hop/Dance-pop | "Naughty Times" | Hudson River | |
1984 | Simplicious | Dance-pop | "Let Her Feel It" | Philly World | |
1984 | O'Bryan | R&B, New Wave | "Lovelite" | Capitol | |
1984 | Larry Wu | Dance, Garage, Electro | "Let Me Show You" [19] | Atlantic | |
1984 | The Treacherous Three | Go-Go, Hip-Hop | "Santa's Rap (X-Rated)" | Sugar Hill | |
1984 | Jocelyn Brown | gospel-soul | "Somebody Else's Guy" | Prelude | |
1984 | Advance | Italo Disco | "Take Me To The Top"[20] | Polydor (US) | |
1984 | Rockwell | Synth R&B | "Somebody's Watching Me" / "Obscene Phone Caller" | Motown | |
1984 | Jones Girls | Dance, soul | "You Can't Have My Love" | P. I. R. | |
1984 | Thelma Houston | R&B-Dance | "You Used To Hold Me So Tight"[21] | MCA. | |
1984 -'85 |
Kool & The Gang | R&B-Dance, Pop | "Fresh" | De Lite | |
1984 -'85 |
May Ervin | R&B-Modern soul | "What Is It" | Music International | |
1984 -'85 |
Wham! | R&B, Ballad, Pop | "Careless Whisper" | Columbia |
Late 1980s[]
Year | Artist | Style | Origin | Song | Label |
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1984 -' 85 |
Sade | Ballad, Sophisti-pop, smooth | "Smooth Operator" | Epic | |
1985 | Evelyn King | R&B, Synthpop | "Your Personal Touch" | RCA | |
1985 | Tone Mariko (刀根 麻理子) |
Crossover, J-POP, Electro, R&B | "BROKEN EYES" | BOURBON | |
1985 | Tone Mariko (刀根 麻理子) |
Crossover, J-POP, R&B | "Sukoshi Dake" (少しだけ) | BOURBON | |
1985 | Gloria D. Brown | R&B | "The More They Knock (The More I Love You)" | Krystal | |
1985 | Krystal Davis | New Wave, R&B Electropop, Ballad |
"So Smooth" | Urban Rock | |
1985 | Patti LaBelle | New Wave, Synth, R&B | "Stir It Up" (1985) | MCA | |
1985 | Brenda K. Starr | freestyle-dance | "I Want Your Love" | Mirage | |
1985 | Lukk feat. Felicia Collins | New Wave, Synth R&B | "On the One" | Easy Street | |
1985 | Madonna | Dance-pop, pop | "Material Girl" [22] | Warner Bros. Records | |
1985 | Collage | R&B-dance | "Winners & Losers" [16] / "Step Right Up" | SOLAR | |
1986 | E.G. Daily | Dance-pop, pop | "Say It, Say It" | A&M | |
1985 -'86 |
Sade | Ballad, Sophisti-pop | "The Sweetest Taboo" | Epic | |
1986 | Claudja Barry | Electro, Freestyle | "Can't You Feel My Heart Beat" | Epic | |
1986 | Phil Fearon | Dance-pop, Britishbeat | "I Can Prove It (Stock, Aitken & Waterman Mix)" | Chrysalis | |
1986 | Nu Shooz | Freestyle, Electro | "I Can't Wait" | Atlantic | |
1986 | Sylvester | dance R&B, Electro | "Someone Like You" | Warner Bros. Records | |
1986 | Sandii & the Sunsetz | Electro, Technopop | "The Act Of Love" | Toshiba-EMI | |
1986 | Rare Moods | Garage, New Wave, Electro | "Closer To Your Love" | AGR | |
1987 | The Pointer Sisters | New Wave, Dance | "Be There (From Beverly Hills Cop II)" | MCA | |
1986 -'87 |
Swing Out Sister | New Wave, sophisti-pop | "Breakout" | Mercury | |
1987 | The Whispers | New Wave New jack swing |
"Rock Steady"[16] | SOLAR | |
1987 | Johnny Hates Jazz | New Wave, sophisti-pop | "I Don't Want To Be A Hero" | Virgin | |
1987 | New Order | Synthpop, Pop rock | True Faith[23] | Factory | |
1987 | Yū Hayami (早見優) | J-POP, Crossover, R&B | "Caribbean Night" | Taurus | |
1987 | Shonentai (少年隊) | New Wave, J-POP | "自然にKissして" (Shizen ni Kiss Shite) | Warner Japan | |
1988 | Stacey Q | Garage/House, New Wave | "I Love You (Dub Mix)" | Atlantic | |
1988 | Pebbles | R&B, Dance-pop | "Mercedes Boy" | MCA | |
1988 | Keith Sweat | R&B, New jack swing | "Something Just Ain't Right" | Elektra | |
1988 | Micro Chip League | EBM/Techno, New Beat, Dance-Rock | "New York, New York" [24][25] | Future Dance | |
1988 | Shonentai (少年隊) | J-POP, Dance | "What's Your Name" | Warner Japan | |
1988 | Miho Nakayama (中山美穂) |
Crossover, R&B, New Wave | "Overtune/Misty Love" | King |
1990s[]
Year | Artist | Style | Origin | Song | Label |
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1991 | SHONENTAI (少年隊) |
J-POP | "バラードのように眠れ" (Ballad no Youni Nemure) | Warner Japan | |
1992 | Mariah Carey | garage house | "Make It Happen" (LP Version) | Columbia | |
1992 | Matsuko Mawatari | J-POP, New Wave | "Hohoemi no bakudan" (微笑みの爆弾) |
Pony Canyon (1997) | |
1992 | Matsuko Mawatari | J-POP, freestyle, New Wave | "Homework ga Owaranai" (ホームワークが終わらない) |
Pony Canyon (1997) | |
1992-'93 | Nobuyuki Hiyama (檜山 修之) |
New Wave, J-POP | "Kuchibue ga kikoeru" (I Hear A Whistle) | Pony Canyon (1997) | |
1993 | KuKeiHa CLUB (矩形波倶楽部) |
Jazz-funk, Smooth jazz | "In the Back of My Mind" (instrumental) | King | |
1996 | Culture Beat | Freestyle | "Take Me Away (Sweetbox Hotpants Mix)" | Sony | |
1996 | Namie Amuro (安室奈美恵) |
J-POP, R&B | "Super Luck!" | avex trax |
2000s[]
Year | Artist | Style | Origin | Song | Label |
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2001 | Daft Punk | Ballad, Jazzdance | "Something About Us | Virgin | |
2001 | Daft Punk | R&B-dance | "Short Circuit (instrumental)" | Virgin | |
2001 | Daft Punk | garage house-dance | "Face To Face" | Virgin | |
2003 | Justin Timberlake | Urban pop, Dance | "Rock Your Body" | Jive | |
2008 | Sam Sparro | Wonky Pop | "21st Century Life" | Island | |
2008 | Estelle | R&B/Dance-pop | "American Boy"[26] | Atlantic | |
2008 | Sam Sparro | Electrofunk, Pop | "Cottonmouth" | Island | |
2009 | Black Eyed Peas | Electro, R&B | "Alive" | Interscope | |
2009 | Black Eyed Peas | Electro, R&B | "Out Of My Head" | Interscope | |
2009 | Black Eyed Peas | Electro, R&B | "Rockin To Beat" | Interscope |
Albums[]
Some examples of post-disco albums (or from its era) are listed here:
Year | Name | Artist(s) | Label | Style |
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1979 | "Skyy" [27] | Skyy | Salsoul | R&B, Synth |
1980 | "Fantastic Voyage" [28] | Lakeside | SOLAR | R&B |
1981 | "Gaston" [29] | Gaston | Chocolate Cholly's | R&B |
1981 | "Keep On Moving Straight Ahead" | Lakeside | SOLAR | R&B |
1981 | "New York Cake" [30] | Kano | Emergency | Hi-NRG/Italo Disco |
1981 | "Tom Tom Club" | Tom Tom Club | Sire | New Wave, R&B |
1981 | "All American Girls" [31] | Sister Sledge | Cotillion | Girl Group, Pop R&B |
1982 | "Living My Life" [32] | Grace Jones | Island | New Wave, R&B, Reggae |
1982 | "D Train" [33] | D-Train | Prelude | New Wave, Synth Urban |
1982 | "Straight from the Heart" [34] | Patrice Rushen | Elektra | Crossover funk, R&B |
1982 | "Trillark" [35] | Trillark | Handshake | R&B |
1983 | "Rosé" | Mari Iijima (飯島 真理) |
SONY | J-POP, new wave, crossover |
1983 | "Nick Straker" | Nick Straker Band | Prelude | Electropop, new wave |
1983 | "She Works Hard for the Money" [36] | Donna Summer | Mercury | Pop rock, New wave, R&B |
1983 | "Madonna" | Madonna | Sire | dance-pop, pop |
1983 | "Music" [37] | D-Train | Prelude | New wave, R&B |
1984 | "Keep It Comin'" | The Jones Girls | P. I. R. | R&B, Soul |
1984 | "Like a Virgin" | Madonna | Sire | dance-pop, pop |
1988 | "Mite" | Chisato Moritaka (森高千里) |
Warner Japan | j-pop, new wave, j-R&B |
1988 | "catch the nite" | Miho Nakayama (中山美穂) |
キングレコード, Co. Ltd. | j-pop, new wave, j-R&B |
1989 | 「HA・JI・MA・RI」 | Risa Tachibana (立花 理佐) |
EMI Japan | j-pop, new wave |
1989 | "BLOND SAURUS" | Rebecca (レベッカ) |
SONY | New wave, R&B, J-POP |
2009 | "The E.N.D." [38][39] | Black Eyed Peas | Intescope | Electro-Hop/Pop |
Compilations[]
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Post-punk/experimental songs from 1985 | AMG entry |
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post-disco R&B songs from 1980s | Discogs: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 |
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post-disco R&B songs from 1980s | AMG entry (no. 7) |
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post-disco R&B, dub, remix album | AMG entry |
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Notes[]
Here are footnotes and references.
- ↑ [1]. Songfacts.com about Kool & The Gang trivia information. Retrieved on 5. 5. 2009
- ↑ [2]. Music. Barnesandnoble.com. Re-retrieved on August 1, 2009
- ↑ [3]. Globaldarkness.com about Beatbox and early old-school hip-hop groups. Re-retrieved on August 1, 2009
- ↑ [4]. AMG post-disco statement about "Heartbeat" song. All Music Guide. Re-retrieved on August 1, 2009
- ↑ [5]. Amazon.com. Re-retrieved on August 1, 2009.
- ↑ [6]. Mixtapemaestro.net. Re-retrieved on August 1, 2009
- ↑ [7]. Dusty groove.com. Re-retrieved on August 1, 2009
- ↑ Reynolds, Simon (1999) Generation Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture, Publisher:Routledge, p. 1035, ISBN 0415923735
- ↑ [8]. Dusty Groove.com. Re-retrieved on August 1, 2009
- ↑ [9]. Discogs: "Komiko - Feel Alright (12", Promo) 1982; Style: Garage/House - reference about Garage style". Re-retrieved on August 1, 2009
- ↑ [10]. All Music Guide. Re-retrieved on August 1, 2009
- ↑ [11]. UKmusicyahoo. Re-retrieved on August 1, 2009
- ↑ [12]. All Music Guide. Re-retrieved on August 1, 2009
- ↑ [13]. AMG. Re-retrieved on August 1, 2009
- ↑ [14]. Dustygroove.com. Retrieved on August 3, 2009.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 "Solar -- The Ultimate 12" Collection - post-disco, boogie, R&B". Dusty Groove. http://www.dustygroove.com/item.php?id=zprnc2q6w5&ref=browse.php&refQ=kwfilter%3Dpost-disco%26amp%3Bincl_oos%3D1%26amp%3Bincl_cs%3D1. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ↑ [15]. Denverpost.com. Re-retrieved on August 1, 2009
- ↑ "'Caribbean Queen'. Reference: "Caribbean Queen and post-disco". Alibris.com. Re-retrieved on August 1, 2009
- ↑ [16]. Dusty Groove.com. Re-retrieved on August 1, 2009
- ↑ [17]. Discogs. Re-retrieved on August 1, 2009
- ↑ [18]. Giantbomb.com: GTA: Vice City stories. Re-retrieved on August 1, 2009
- ↑ [19]. Slantmagazine.com. Retrieved on 5. 5. 2009.
- ↑ Paoletta, Michael (2001). Billboard Magazine article: Groovejet, Once Miami-Based, Takes Its Act On The Road. The Dance Trax (Hot Plate) mentioned song "True Faith" as post-disco jam. p. 55. ISSN 0006-2510
- ↑ Trucks, Rob (2002). The Pleasure of Influence: "New York, New York" by the Microchip League. Fabulous, driving dance music, post-disco dance music". Publisher: Purdue University Press. p. 75 ISBN 1557532532
- ↑ Discogs: MCL (Micro Chip League) - New York / Communicate (12", single) 1988. Style: Techno, Electro, Synth-pop.
- ↑ [20]. Idolator.com. Retrieved on 5. 5. 2009.
- ↑ [21]. All music guide. Retrieved on August 1, 2009
- ↑ [22]. Rhapsody. Retrieved on August 3, 2009
- ↑ [23]. Dusty Groove web. Retrieved on August 1, 2009
- ↑ [24]. Dusty Groove web. Retrieved on August 1, 2009
- ↑ [25]. Dusty Groove web. Retrieved on August 1, 2009
- ↑ [26]. Dusty Groove web. Retrieved on August 1, 2009
- ↑ [27]. AMG. Retrieved on August 1, 2009
- ↑ [28]. AMG. Retrieved on August 1, 2009
- ↑ [29]. Dusty Groove web. Retrieved on August 1, 2009
- ↑ [30]. Amazon.com. Retrieved on August 1, 2009
- ↑ [31]. AMG. Retrieved on August 1, 2009
- ↑ [32]. Indianas4.com. Retrieved on July 29, 2009
- ↑ [33]. Gulfnews.com. Retrieved on July 29, 2009
- [34]. AMG - Post-disco artists. Retrieved on August 8, 2009.
- The Building Blocks of Boogie: SEAN P’s 100 BOOGIE ESSENTIALS 1980-1984 - some post-disco (boogie) songs from A-Z. Retrieved on August 11, 2009.
See also[]
- List of 80's R&B bands and artists
- Disco Demolition Night
- Electronic music
- R&B
- Post-disco
- Funk
External links[]
- DiscoMusic: Forum post relating to "80s Post-disco/early house era"
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