List of post-disco artists and songs

The term post-disco is a referral to the early to late 1980s era movement of disco music into more stripped-down electronic funk influenced sounds; post-disco was also predecessor to house music.

This chronological list contains examples of artists, songs and albums described as post-disco, as well as its subgenre, boogie.

Songs

Late 1970s

Year	Artist	Origin	Song	Label
1979	Can		"Aspectacle"	Harvest / Lightning
	Gina X		"No G.D.M."	Crystal / EMI
	Shalamar		"The Second Time Around"	SOLAR
	Skyy		"First Time Around"	Salsoul

Early 1980s

Year	Artist	Origin	Song	Label
1980	The Bar-Kays		"Boogie Body Land"	Mercury
	Joe Bataan		"Latin Lover"	Salsoul
	Joe Bataan		"Sadie (She Smokes)"	Salsoul
	The Brothers Johnson		"Stomp!"	A&M
	Convertion		"Let's Do It"	SAM
	Dazz Band		"Shake It Up"	Motown
	Kool & the Gang		"Celebration"	De-Lite
	Lakeside		"Fantastic Voyage"	SOLAR
	The Pointer Sisters		"He's So Shy"	Planet
	Prince		"Head"	Warner Bros.
	Boz Scaggs		"Miss Sun"	Elektra
	The S.O.S. Band		"Take Your Time (Do It Right)"	Tabu
	T. S. Monk		"Bon Bon Vie (Gimme the Good Life)"	Mirage
	Vaughan Mason & Crew		"Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll"	Brunswick
	The Whispers		"And the Beat Goes On"	SOLAR
1981	Gayle Adams		"Love Fever"	Prelude
	Aurra		"Make Up Your Mind"	Salsoul
	Central Line		"Walking into Sunshine"	Salsoul
	D Train		"You're the One for Me"	Prelude
	Earth, Wind & Fire		"Let's Groove"	Columbia
	ESG		"Moody"	99
	Freeez		"Southern Freeez"	Virgin (GE) / Beggars Banquet (UK)
	Taana Gardner		"Heartbeat"	West End
	Rick James		"Give It to Me Baby"	Gordy
	Grace Jones		"Pull Up to the Bumper"	Island
	Chaka Khan		"Fate"	Warner Bros.
	Evelyn "Champagne" King		"I'm in Love"	RCA
	Kool & the Gang		"Get Down on It"	De-Lite
	Logg		"Dancing into the Stars"	Salsoul
	Logg		"I Know You Will"	Salsoul
	Melba Moore		"Take My Love"	EMI America
	Alicia Myers		"I Want to Thank You"	MCA
	North End		"Happy Days"	Emergency
	Yoko Ono		"Walking on Thin Ice"	Geffen
	The Pointer Sisters		"Slow Hand"	Planet
	Skyy		"Call Me"	Salsoul
	Suzy Q		"Get on Up and Do It Again"	Atlantic
	Tom Tom Club		"Genius of Love"	Sire
	Vicky D		"This Beat Is Mine"	Sam
	Yarbrough and Peoples		"Don't Stop the Music"	Mercury
1982	Atlantic Starr		"Circles"	A&M
	The Chi-Lites		"Hot on a Thing (Called Love)"	Chi Sound
	Freeez		"One to One"	Virgin (GE) / Beggars Banquet (UK)
	Marvin Gaye		"Sexual Healing"	Columbia
	Larry Graham		"Sooner or Later"	Warner Bros. Records
	Gwen Guthrie		"It Should Have Been You"	Island
	Imagination		"Changes"	R&B
	Imagination		"Just an Illusion"	R&B
	Imagination		"Music and Lights"	R&B
	Indeep		"Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life"	Sound of New York
	Inner Life		"Moment of My Life"	Salsoul
	Michael Jackson		"Baby Be Mine"	Epic
	Evelyn "Champagne" King		"Love Come Down"	RCA
	Madonna		"Everybody"	Sire / Warner Bros.
	Melba Moore		"Love's Comin' At Ya"	EMI America / Capitol
	Peech Boys		"Don't Make Me Wait" / "Life Is Something Special"	West End / Island
	Fonda Rae		"Over Like a Fat Rat"	Vanguard
	Roxy Music		"The Main Thing"	Warner Bros. / E.G.
	Patrice Rushen		"Forget Me Nots"	Rhino
	Shalamar		"A Night to Remember"	SOLAR
	Sinnamon		"Thanks to You"	Becket
	The Universal Robot Band		"Barely Breaking Even"	Moonglow
	Stevie Wonder		"Do I Do"	Tamla / Motown
	Michael Wycoff		"Looking Up to You"	RCA
1983	David Bowie		"Let's Dance"	EMI America
	David Bowie		"Without You"	EMI America
	Peter Brown		"Back to the Front"	RCA Victor
	Carl Carlton		"Swing That Sexy Thang"	RCA Victor
	Oliver Cheatham		"Get Down Saturday Night"	MCA (US)
	The Chi-Lites		"Bottom's Up"	Larc
	Aretha Franklin		"Get It Right"	Arista
	The Gap Band		"Somedya"	Total Experience
	Gladys Knight & the Pips		"Save the Overtime (For Me)"	Columbia
	Debbie Harry		"Rush Rush"	Chrysalis
	Michael Jackson		"Billie Jean"	Epic
	Michael Jackson		"Thriller"	Epic
	Michael Jackson		"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"	Epic
	Kashif		"I Just Gotta Have You (Lover Turn Me On)"	Arista
	KC and the Sunshine Band		"Give It Up"	Epic
	Kool & the Gang		"Joanna"	De-Lite
	Laid Back		"White Horse"	EMI Music Denmark
	Madonna		"Burning Up"	Sire / Warner Bros.
	Midnight Star		"Wet My Whistle"	SOLAR
	Mtume		"Juicy Fruit"	Epic
	The S.O.S. Band		"Just Be Good to Me"	Tabu
	Shannon		"Let the Music Play"	Mirage / Atco / Atlantic
	Donna Summer		"She Works Hard for the Money"	Mercury
1984	Jocelyn Brown		"Somebody Else's Guy	Vinyl Dreams
	Thelma Houston		"You Used to Hold Me So Tight"	MCA
	Kool & the Gang		"Fresh"	De Lite
	New Edition		"Cool It Now"	MCA
	O'Bryan		"Lovelite"	Capitol
	Billy Ocean		"Caribbean Queen"	Jive
	The Pointer Sisters		"I'm So Excited"	Planet
	Stacy Lattisaw & Johnny Gill		"Block Party"	Cotillion
	Donna Summer		"Supernatural Love"	Geffen / Warner Bros.
	Donna Summer		"There Goes My Baby"	Geffen / Warner Bros.

Mid to late 1980s

Year	Artist	Origin	Song	Label
1985	Evelyn "Champagne" King		"Your Personal Touch"	RCA
	Kool & the Gang		"Cherish"	De-Lite
	Madonna		"Into the Groove"	Sire / Warner Bros.
	Melba Moore		"King of My Heart"	Capitol
1986	E.G. Daily		"Love in the Shadows"	A&M
	Midnight Star		"Midas Touch"	SOLAR
	Nu Shooz		"I Can't Wait"	Atlantic
	Shannon		"Do You Wanna Get Away"	Mirage / Emergency
	Sylvester		"Someone like You"	Warner Bros. Records
	Timex Social Club		"Rumors"	Jay
1987	The Whispers		"Rock Steady"	SOLAR

2000s and 2010s

Year	Artist	Origin	Song	Label
2001	Missy Elliott		"Old School Joint"	The Goldmind / Elektra
2002	Beyoncé		"Work It Out"	Columbia
	The Chemical Brothers		"Star Guitar"	Freestyle Dust (UK) / Astralwerks (US)
2004	The Pharcyde		"Illusions"	Chapter One Entertainment
2008	Black Devil Disco Club		"With Honey Cream"	Lo
	Hercules and Love Affair		"Blind"	DFA
	J*Davey		"Slooow"	Interdependent Media
2009	Dâm-Funk		"Candy Dancin'"	Stones Throw
2010	The Golden Filter		"Hide Me"	Brille
	Tensnake		"Need Your Lovin'"	Permanent Vacation
2012	Prince Rama		"Those Who Live for Love Will Live Forever"	Paw Tracks
2013	Beyoncé		"Blow"	Parkwood / Columbia
	Ty Segall		"Music From a Film 1"	Famous Class
2014	The Growlers		"Chinese Fountain"	Everloving (US) / Fat Cat (UK)
	Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake		"Love Never Felt So Good"	Epic
	Prince		"Art Official Age"	NPG / Warner Bros.

Albums

Some examples of post-disco albums are listed here:

Year	Artist(s)	Name	Label
1979	Teena Marie	Wild and Peaceful	Motown
1980	Kool & the Gang	Celebrate!	De-Lite
1980	Lakeside	Fantastic Voyage	SOLAR
1980	Prince	Dirty Mind	Warner Bros.
1980	Sharon Redd	Sharon Redd	Prelude
1981	Atlantic Starr	Radiant	A&M
1981	Change	Miracles	Atlantic / WEA
1981	Grace Jones	Nightclubbing	Island
1981	Evelyn "Champagne" King	I'm in Love	RCA
1981	Kool & the Gang	Something Special	De-Lite
1981	Logg	Logg	Salsoul
1981	Sister Sledge	All American Girls	Cotillion
1981	Tom Tom Club	Tom Tom Club	Sire
1982	Atlantic Starr	Brilliance	A&M
1982	D Train	D. Train	Prelude
1982	Michael Jackson	Thriller	Epic
1982	Evelyn "Champagne" King	Get Loose	RCA
1982	Patrice Rushen	Straight from the Heart	Elektra
1982	Shalamar	Friends	SOLAR
1983	David Bowie	Let's Dance	EMI America
1983	Peter Brown	Back to the Front	RCA Victor
1983	Madonna	Madonna	Sire
1983	The Pointer Sisters	Break Out	Planet
1983	Donna Summer	She Works Hard for the Money	Mercury
1986	Club Nouveau	Life, Love & Pain	Warner Bros.
1999	Les Rythmes Digitales	Darkdancer	Wall of Sound
2004	Kylie Minogue	Ultimate Kylie	Parlophone / Mushroom / Capitol
2005	LCD Soundsystem	LCD Soundsystem	DFA
2009	The Juan MacLean	The Future Will Come	DFA
2009	Dimitri from Paris	Night Dubbin'	BBE
2009	DJ Spinna	The Boogie Back: Post Disco Club Jams	BBE
2011	Holy Ghost!	Holy Ghost!	DFA

Artists

Musicians

A

• Gayle Adams
• Aurra

B

• B. B. & Q. Band
• Black Devil Disco Club
• David Bowie (Let's Dance period)
• Jocelyn Brown
• Sharon Brown

C

• Rafael Cameron
• Central Line
• Change
• Chéri
• Collage

D

• D Train
• Dayton
• The Deele

E

• ESG

F

• Freeez

G

• Taana Gardner
• Gloria Gaynor (1980s)
• Gwen Guthrie

H

• Holy Ghost!

I

• Imagination
• Inner Life

J

• Michael Jackson
• The Jammers
• Grace Jones

K

• Kerrier District
• Kid Creole and the Coconuts
• Evelyn "Champagne" King (1980s)
• Kleeer
• Klein + M.B.O.
• Kool & the Gang (1980s)

L

• Lakeside
• Liquid Liquid
• Logg

M

• Madonna
• Metro Area
• George Michael
• Midnight Star
• Melba Moore
• Mtume

N

• North End

P

• Passion
• Peech Boys
• Polyrock

R

• Fonda Rae
• Raw Silk
• Sharon Redd
• Patrice Rushen

S

• Secret Weapon
• Shades of Love
• Shalamar
• Shannon
• Sinnamon
• Skipworth & Turner
• Skyy
• Slave
• The S.O.S. Band
• Starpoint
• Edmund Sylvers
• The System

U

• Unique
• The Universal Robot Band (1980s)
• Unlimited Touch

V

• Vicky D

W

• Was (Not Was)
• Jody Watley
• Wham!
• The Whispers (1980s)

Y

• Yarbrough and Peoples

Z

• Zapp

Producers, remixers and DJs

• Patrick Adams
• Arthur Baker
• John "Jellybean" Benitez
• Leroy Burgess
• Patrick Cowley
• Eumir Deodato

• Quincy Jones
• Kashif
• François Kevorkian
• Frankie Knuckles
• Larry Levan
• Nick Martinelli

• Eric Matthew
• Derrick May
• Darryl Payne
• Shep Pettibone
• Kelley Polar
• Arthur Russell
• Tee Scott

See also

• List of dance-pop artists
• List of dance-rock artists
• List of funk musicians
• List of house music artists

References

Bibliography

• Brackett & Hoard 2004, p. 135: the tense, jagged postdisco groove "Aspectacle"
• Shapiro 2006, pp. 59, 418.
• Shapiro 2006, p. 107.
• Shapiro 2006, p. 350.
• Shapiro 2006, p. 418.
• Shapiro 2006, p. 278.
• Shapiro 2006, p. 44.
• Shapiro 2006, p. 9.
• Shapiro 2006, p. 86.
• Grow, Kory (May 2008). Gorgoroth – Why the most dangerous true Norwegian black-metal band of the decade turned on itself at the Wayback Machine (archived 10 February 2010). Revolver (68). ISSN 1527-408X. Retrieved 29 October 2013. "the post-disco classic “Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life” by early-’80s New York crew Indeep"
• Brackett & Hoard 2004, p. 508: That gift was there on her 1983 debut, which combined proven postdisco club tracks like "Everybody" and "Burning Up" with breakthrough pop hits "Borderline" and "Lucky Star."
• Shapiro 2006, p. 68.
• Shapiro 2006, p. 59.
• Hoffmann 2006, p. 149.
• Shapiro 2006, p. 271.
• Shapiro 2006, p. 349.
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• Hoffmann 2006, p. 44.
• Brewster & Broughton 1999, p. 296.
• Hoffmann 2006, p. 104.
• Shapiro 2006, p. 358.
• Brewster & Broughton 1999, p. 284.
• Brewster & Broughton 1999, p. 156.
• Brewster & Broughton 1999, pp. 121, 156, 284.
• Brewster & Broughton 1999, p. 121.