I Only Knew The Cat And Dog In My Life

The title of today's selection is a line from the opening song by Suzi Lane, not a phrase that you'd necessarily expect to find in a disco tune, but there you have it.

Here's just over an hour of glitter ball grooves to set up the weekend. A few familiar names: Giorgio Moroder, Carly Simon, François Kevorkian, Shirley Bassey, Tom Moulton, Meco (who discofied the Star Wars theme tune) and Tony Bongiovi (Meco's co-conspirator on one of the greatest Christmas albums of all time and second cousin to this poodle-permed rocker).

 

A couple of other artists are lying low: Carly co-wrote Tranquillo (Melt My Heart) with producer Arif Mardin and then-husband James Taylor; Ain't Nothing Gonna Keep Me From You by Teri DeSario was written by and features backing vocals from Barry Gibb.

 

The common theme with all of these songs is that, with the exception of Fly, Robin, Fly by Silver Convention (#28 between 29th November and 12th December 1975), none of them troubled the UK singles chart. In fairness, several of them weren't even released as singles in the UK. Don't let that put you off. Bin your inhibitions, hit the dancefloor (or kitchen floor, if you're at home) and party!

 

1) Harmony (Long Version By Giorgio Moroder): Suzi Lane (1979)

2) Fly, Robin, Fly (12" Promo Version): Silver Convention (1975)

3) In The Forest (Extended 12" Version): Baby'O (1979)

4) Tranquillo (Melt My Heart) (Disco Mix By Arif Mardin): Carly Simon (1978)

5) Free Man (A Tom Moulton Mix) (Unreleased Acetate 12" Version): South Shore Commission (1976)

6) A-Freak-A (Disco Version By François Kevorkian): Lemon (1978)

7) This Is My Life (Disco Remix By Meco Monardo & Tony Bongiovi): Shirley Bassey (1979)

8) Fantasy (12" Version): Bruni Pagan (1979)

9) Ain't Nothing Gonna Keep Me From You (12" Version): Teri DeSario (1978)

I Only Knew The Cat And Dog In My Life (1:02:12) (Box) (Mega)