Disco Forever

• Artist: Dimitri from Paris
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• Release Date: October 31, 2000
• Total Time: 203:01
• Type: Mix-album
• Genre: Electronica

Review

Between the multi-volume Disco Spectrum series and Kenny Dope's Disco Heat bonanza, just to call out a couple of examples, Barely Breaking Even has become the disco equivalent of Rhino, constantly providing the rare and the otherwise overlooked inside ornately packaged multi-disc compilations. Dimitri From Paris' Disco Forever is another labor of love from the U.K. label, including a mix of '70s and early-'80s disco and boogie from the DJ as well as two unmixed discs that include each song from the first disc in full plus two bonus tracks. Dimitri digs real deep for most of the selections and pulls out some rarities that only veteran jocks and club-goers knew about until now. Other inclusions, like the Universal Robot Band's "Barely Breaking Even" (the song from which the label takes its name) and Love Committee's "Just As Long As I Got You" (in excellent re-edit form from Dimitri) are bona fide boogie and disco classics. The mix disc is enjoyable but not stellar, running through 16 tracks in an hour, with somewhat abrupt (but not jarring) transitions prevailing over smooth blends. The real treat is the other two-thirds of the package. Some of the songs have remained scarce for a reason, while others are positively brilliant and make you consider the injustice behind what went platinum and what went tin. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
We're on Our Way Home		Brainstorm	(4:59)
My Love Supreme		Milton Hamilton	(3:40)
Barely Breaking Even	Leroy Burgess	Universal Robot Band	(6:52)
Chameleon	Herbie Hancock	La Pregunta	(2:59)
You're So Right for Me		Eastside Connection	(4:30)
Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now	Jerry Cohen, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead	La Charanga 76	(6:40)
Flight to Jamaica		Crashers	(5:04)
Que Tal America	Lou Deprijck	Two Man Sound	(4:05)
Corazon	Carole King	LTG Exchange	(2:49)
Love Hangover	Marilyn McLeod, Pam Sawyer	Touch	(4:10)
Let's Make Love		Jeanne Napoli	(3:26)
Just As Long As I Got You	T.G. Conway, Bruce Gray, Ron Tyson	Love Committee	(6:15)
Smile		Skylite	(4:16)
I Got a Thing		Silver, Platinum And Gold	(5:43)
Shout at the Disco		Little Scotty	(2:52)
Work Song	Nat Adderley, Oscar Brown, Jr.	Pat Lundy	(5:31)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
You're So Right for Me [Unmixed][Version]		Eastside Connection	(6:08)
My Love Supreme [Unmixed][Version]		Milton Hamilton	(5:42)
Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now [Unmixed][Version]	Jerry Cohen, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead	La Charanga 76	(9:43)
Corazon [Unmixed][Version]	Carole King	LTG Exchange	(6:26)
Cathedrals [Unmixed][Version]	D.C. Larue	D.C. Larue	(7:33)
Chameleon [Unmixed][Version]	Herbie Hancock	La Pregunta	(7:28)
Flight to Jamaica [Unmixed][Version]		Crashers	(5:14)
Que Tal America [Unmixed][Version]	Lou Deprijck	Two Man Sound	(4:48)
Love Hangover [Unmixed][Version]	Marilyn McLeod, Pam Sawyer	Touch	(3:58)

CD 3

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
I Got a Thing [Unmixed][Version]		Silver, Platinum And Gold	(7:23)
Work Song [Unmixed][Version]	Nat Adderley, Oscar Brown, Jr.	Pat Lundy	(7:24)
Smile [Unmixed][Version]		Skylite	(8:35)
Beyond the Galaxy [Unmixed][Version]		Jimmy Roma	(6:55)
I Don't Wanna Lose It	S. Walker	Tommy Wood	(9:25)
Let's Make Love [Unmixed][Version]		Jeanne Napoli	(7:21)
Just As Long As I Got You [Unmixed][Version]	T.G. Conway, Bruce Gray, Ron Tyson	Love Committee	(7:49)
Barely Breaking Even [Unmixed][Version]	Leroy Burgess	Universal Robot Band	(11:02)
We're on Our Way Home [Unmixed][Version]		Brainstorm	(6:15)

Credits

Jimmy Roma (Performer), Peter Adarkwah (Project Director), Little Scotty (Performer), G. Phillips (Arranger), Hubert Heard (Producer), Bhen Lanzaroni (Producer), Jerry Peters (Producer), D.C. Larue (Performer), Patricia Brown (Producer), Gonzalo Fernandez (Producer), Greg Carmichael (Mixing), LTG Exchange (Performer), John Ferrara (Remixing), Thomas McCallion (Design), Two Man Sound (Performer), Love Committee (Performer), D.C. Larue (Producer), Tony Smith Zebra (Mixing), Edison Youngblood (Engineer), Dimitri from Paris (Compilation Producer), Eastside Connection (Performer), Dennis Ganim (Executive Producer), Universal Robot Band (Performer), Jorge Barreiro (Producer), G. Phillips (Producer), Dimitri from Paris (Re-Editing), Phil Medley (Conductor), Tony Valor (Producer), Bhen Lanzaroni (Arranger), Tommy Wood (Performer), Milton Hamilton (Producer), Doug King (Producer), Phil Medley (Arranger), Peter Brown (Producer), Pat Lundy (Performer), Bob Blank (Engineer), Dee Ervin (Producer), Aram Schefrin (Producer), Bob Pantano (Consultant), Dimitri from Paris (Compilation), Aram Schefrin (Arranger), Tal Armstrong (Executive Producer), John Morales (Mixing), Mike Joseph (Photography)