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greg belson's devine disco - american gospel disco (1974-1984) - cultures of soul - cd

Genre: Disco

1. Enlightment - Faith Is The Key
2. Delores Fuller - One More Chance Lord
3. Gospel Ambassadors - What Kind Of Man Is This
5. Betty Griffin - Free Spirit
7. Gospel Ambassadors - Thank You Jesus
8. Gloria Grffin - You
10. The Gospelaires Of Dayton Ohio - No Where To Run
11. Shirley Finney - Give Your Best To The Master
12. The Testimonial Singers - No Greater Love
13. Herman Harris & The Voices Of Faith Hope & Love - Give Yourself To Jesus
14. Gospel Ambassadors - Thank You Jesus

Greg Belson's Divine Disco is a snapshot in time encapsulating the raw power of a spiritual performance, set to the pulsating 4/4 rhythms that were in vogue with the dance floors of the day. TIP!!

Labels like Savoy played a key part in identifying artists that fit nicely into this brand new style with
performers like Shirley Finney and The Gospelaires, both of whom were established within the scene, but carried the ‘Disco’ torch brightly with their tunes featured here. Divine Disco also paints a picture of the lesser known acts that privately released their message to the hopeful masses, such as the Gospel Ambassadors and the Inspirational Souls, whose recording budgets would have been significantly less than any ‘major’ label. As proven here, they had no less of an impact to the listener. Other tracks on this compilation such as Betty Griffin's "Free Spirit" have become big club spins for the likes of the NYC Downlow and Horse Meat Disco crews. Also included are recently discovered tunes like the Masters of Music's "Trouble Don't Last Always" as well as a future classic by The Testimonial Singers, which features several young members of the Winans Family. We’ve got you covered too for those more modern soul, boogiefied moments with rarities from Delores Fuller, Herman Harris and two offerings from the killer LP by Enlightment. This compilation also includes remixes and edits by Steve Cobby (who was a member of Fila Brazillia) and Rahaan.