Take a Chance on Me Released January 1978 April 1978 (U.S.) Format Vinyl Recorded 15 August 1977 at Marcus Music Studio Genre Europop, disco Length 4:05 Label Polar (Sweden) Epic (UK) Atlantic (US) Songwriter(s) Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus Producer(s) Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus “Take a Chance on Me” is a song by the Swedish pop …
I Love the Nightlife Released June 19, 1978 Format 7″ single Recorded 1978 Genre Disco Length 5:37 (album), 3:10 (7″ edit) Label Polydor Songwriter(s) Alicia Bridges, Susan Hutcheson Producer(s) Steve Buckingham “I Love the Nightlife (Disco ‘Round)” is a popular disco song recorded by Alicia Bridges in 1978. It went to number two for two …
The Pointer Sisters Released October 2, 1978 (US) March 9, 1979 (UK) Format 7-inch single Recorded 1978 Genre Rock R&B Length 3:28 Label Planet Songwriter(s) Bruce Springsteen Producer(s) Richard Perry “Fire” is a song written by Bruce Springsteen in 1977 which had its highest profile as a 1978 single release by the Pointer Sisters. The …
Y.M.C.A. (song) Released November 13, 1978 Format 7″ 12″ CD reissue Recorded 1978; Sigma Sound Studios (New York City, New York) Genre Disco Length 4:47 Label Casablanca Songwriter(s) Jacques Morali Victor Willis Producer(s) Jacques Morali “Y.M.C.A.” is a song by the American disco group Village People. It was released in 1978 as the only single …
I Will Survive Released October 1978 Format 7-inch, 12-inch single Recorded 1978 Genre Disco Length 4:56 (album version) 3:15 (single version) Label Polydor Songwriter(s) Freddie Perren, Dino Fekaris Producer(s) Dino Fekaris “I Will Survive” is a hit song first performed by American singer Gloria Gaynor, released in October 1978. It was written by Freddie Perren …
Every Time Two Fools Collide Released 1978 Recorded 1977–78 at Jack Clement Recording Studio Genre Country pop Label United Artists Producer Larry Butler Every Time Two Fools Collide is a duet album by country music singers Kenny Rogers and Dottie West. This was the duo’s first album together. This was after Rogers entered the country …
52nd Street (album) Released October 13, 1978 Recorded July–August 1978 Studio A&R Recording, Inc., 799 7th Avenue at 52nd Street, New York City Genre Rock Length 40:26 Label Family Productions/Columbia Producer Phil Ramone 52nd Street is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released in 1978. It was the first of four Joel …
Together Again: For the First Time Released 1978 Recorded January 1978, New York City, New York Genre Jazz Length 32:52 Label Century Records, Gryphon Records Producer Norman Schwartz Together Again: For the First Time is a 1978 studio album by Mel Tormé and Buddy Rich. Originally recorded and released as a direct-to-disc LP album, it …
Released 1976 Recorded 1976 Genre Rock and roll Label K-Tel Producer Stan Shulman Little Richard Live! is Little Richard’s first album of new material since 1974, and the first album he had recorded since 1973. Recorded at the Jack Clement Studio in Nashville, the album featured remakes of twenty of his Specialty Records tracks. If …
Breakfast in America Released 29 March 1979 Recorded May–December 1978 Studio The Village Recorder (Studio B) in Los Angeles Length 46:06 Label A&M Producer Peter Henderson, Supertramp Breakfast in America is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Supertramp, released by A&M Records on 29 March 1979. It was recorded in 1978 at …