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It's a Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop)

"It's a Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop)"
Promotional 12" Single label
Single by The Isley Brothers
from the album Winner Takes All
B-side"Ain't Givin' Up No Love"
Released1979
Recorded1979
GenreDisco
Length8:54 (12-inch version)
4:10 (7-inch version)
LabelT-Neck
Songwriter(s)Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, Chris Jasper, Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley and Ronald Isley.
Producer(s)Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley
The Isley Brothers singles chronology
"Life In The City"
(1979)
"It's a Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop)"
(1979)
"Winner Takes All"
(1979)

"It's a Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop)" is a 1979 club hit for The Isley Brothers, released on their T-Neck label as the second single from their gold-certified album Winner Takes All. The song is notable for being one of the few disco-based songs the Isley Brothers released. Beforehand, the group were known for their mixture of funk, rhythm and blues and rock. The song was led by brother Ronald Isley[1] while his brothers Kelly and Rudolph Isley chanted "rock don't stop" in the background. The song briefly charted on the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number 90, hitting number 27 on the R&B chart.[2] Outside the US, "It's a Disco Night" reached number 14 on the UK Singles chart.[3]

Chart positions

Chart (1979) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 90
U.S. Billboard Disco Top 100[4] 44
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles 27
UK Singles Chart[3] 14

Credits

Unless otherwise noted, information is based on Liner notes.[5]

Performance
Technical
  • George Carnell - Assistant engineer
  • John Holbrook - Recording engineer, synthesizer programming

References

  1. ^ a b Disco, Soul, Gold. “Happy Birthday, Rudolph Isley”. Facebook. 2 April 2015.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 278.
  3. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 75 | Official Charts Company". Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 130.
  5. ^ The Isley Brothers. “Winner Takes All” (Album notes). T-Neck. 1979.
  6. ^ a b Laing, Dave. “Marvin Isley Obituary”. The Guardian. 9 June 2010.
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