An all-round American producer/composer Michael Zager has been produced numerous Grammy Award artists. In 1975, he entered the disco scene with his own recording but received no attention. However, his second attempt 'Let's All Chant' became the top disco song as well as Top40 pop hit in 1978. He followed this success with 2 more albums, but this 1978 hit proved to be his only solo success so far.
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Artist
Odyssey
Year
1978
Song
Native New Yorker
Chart
21
The New York dance band Odyssey was formed by two sisters, Lillian and Louise Lopez, and a Filipino singer Tony Reynolds in the mid 70s. In 1977, they made their debut with the slow disco tune "Native New Yorker". The song became a big hit on both side of the Atlantic. They tried to follow this success but could only produce one more R&B hit. They disbanded in 1987.
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Artist
McFadden & Whitehead
Year
1979
Song
Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
Chart
13
A Philadelphia musician/ producer duo team, Gene McFadden and John Whitehead, had penned several classics for numerous artists since the early 1970s. In 1979, the duo released their own album and the singles "Ain't No Stoppin' Now" topped the R&B chart and became no.13 hit on Billboard pop chart. It was the duo's only real success as a performers.
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Artist
Patrick Hernandez
Year
1979
Song
Born to Be Alive
Chart
16
Patrick Hernandez was a French singer who was briefly active during the disco era. His debut singles "Born to Be Alive" became an instant disco hit all across Europe, as well as no.10 hit in UK and no.16 hit on Billboard chart. Sadly, all his follow-up did not sell well and he soon quietly disappear from the scene.
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Artist
Giorgio Moroder
Year
1979
Song
Chase
Chart
33
An Italian record producer Giorgio Moroder is well-known from his works with many famous artists during 70s and 80s. Despite of his vast body of works, he rarely released records under his own name. He appeared on Billboard chart only once in 1976, with a theme music "Chase" from suspense film 'Midnight Express'. He never landed anything in Top40 again.
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Artist
France Joli
Year
1979
Song
Come To Me
Chart
15
A Canadian singer France Joli started her performer career since she was young. In 1979, her debut singles "Come To Me" receiving public attention after Joli performed it at a concert hall on Fire Island in July, 1979. The song stayed at the top of the Hot Dance Club chart for 3 weeks, and became Top20 on Pop chart. She released a couple more albums, but none of them could grant her another potential hit.
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Artist
Chanson
Year
1979
Song
Don't Hold Back
Chart
21
Chanson was a short-live, disco outfit formed in the late 1970s by two studio artists, guitarist David Williams and bassist James Jamerson II. They released only one album in 1978, which spawned a hit singles "Don't Hold Back". However, none of other cuts ever made it to the chart, so they decided to call it a day and returned to their normal studio works.
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Artist
Cheryl Lynn
Year
1979
Song
Got To Be Real
Chart
12
After Cheryl Lynn Smith won 'the Gong Show' in 1976, she was signed to Columbia Records and her self-title debut was released in 1978. The singles "Got To Be Real" became a hugh hit as it topped the R&B chart and became no.12 hit on pop chart. Although she produced several more R&B hits throughout the 80s, none of them could break into the pop chart again. Her last album was released in 1989.
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Artist
Gonzalez
Year
1979
Song
Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet
Chart
26
Gonzalez was a large funk group formed in Britain during 1970. Their debut album was released in 1974, which gained their fame in the funk music scene. They hit it big time when their cover of Gloria Jones' "Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet" became a Top40 hit in 1979. They followed this new-founded success with 2 more albums - but could not maintained the momentum.
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Artist
Pink Lady
Year
1979
Song
Kiss In the Dark
Chart
37
Pink Lady was a Japanese pop singer duo who became a moderate stars in US in the late 1970s. They cracked into the Billboard Top40 with the light disco song "Kiss In the Dark" in 1979, and became the second Japanese to score a hit in US. However, their limit in language soon led them to their downfall. They flew back to Japan before disbanded in 1981.
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