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A night at The Zoo,
September 12, 2005 Nse Ette (Lagos, Nigeria) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of Thank God It's Friday (Audio CD)
Dim all the lights, hang up the glitter ball, put on your disco duds and this CD and get ready for a fabulous night at the disco.
`Thank God it's Friday' is the soundtrack to the fun filled disco movie of the same name, starring Jeff Goldblum, Ray Vitte, and featuring The Commodores and disco queen Donna Summer. It featured a very noisy night at a disco called The Zoo.
The album made it to #10 in the US and was certified platinum. It featured disco tracks from acts like The Commodores, Cameo, Thelma Houston, Patti Brooks, and Donna Summer.
There were the brilliant, flamenco tinged instrumentals; `Sevilla nights' (great horns and guitars) by Santa Esmeralda and `I wanna dance' by Marathon, the funky horn filled `Too hot to trot' by The Commodores, the bouncy `Find my way' by Cameo, the synthesizer driven jittery `Lovin', livin' & givin'' by Diana Ross (obviously inspired by Donna Summer's `I feel love') and the hi energy `Love masterpiece' by Thelma...Read more
17 of 20 people found the following review helpful
be warned; there are 2 versions of this album on CD,
August 4, 2004 Eric "seric26" (Somerville, MA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Thank God It's Friday: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)
This is the abbreviated 1996 release from "Rebound Records" aka "great music, the second time around." It leaves off several tracks from the original release, including the deservedly touted "Je t'aime" (Donna's Francophile follow-up to "Love to Love You Baby" for all intents and purposes) and Thelma Houston's quite strong "Love Masterpeice." Also missing is Paul Jabara's (author of "Last Dance") intentionally hilarious "Trapped in a Stairway [locked out of your love]" (which hinged on a plot-point in the movie*) leaving only the extended and undeniably wonderful Pattie Brooks classic "After Dark" as a true swirl of deep-club dance paradise. Best use of a cowbell EVER! More pop/funk turns by the Commodores, Cameo and Diana Ross are quite welcome, but the full album (indicated by better packaging, ie a full-color cover) is preferable for dedicated disco fans.
*as disco movies go, TGIF isn't...Read more
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Forget, Saturday Night Fever, TGIF is THE Disco Soundtrack,
May 20, 2005 KRA (East End of LI) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of Thank God It's Friday (Audio CD)
First, I happen to like the movie TGIF, and as someone who came of age in the Disco era, I can relate to this movie better than
that Travolta flick. The Sountrack discussed here is a great snapshot of Disco during it's peak year (1978). Motown wisely signed on to this project and although Casabalanca could have easily pulled it off on it's own, some of the tracks provided by Motown artists are true gems. "Too Hot To Trot" by the Commodores, with it's early Disco-Funk fusion balances the more Euro-Disco sound from the Casablanca artists, and "Love Masterpiece" is to me Thelma Houston's greatest song, and is far too overlooked. Had "Lovin, Livin and, Givin" had a better producer, it could have been a Disco Peak for Diana Ross. Other tracks not to miss include "After Dark" by Patti Brooks, "Find My Way" by Cameo, and "I Wanna dance" by Marathon.
Donna Summer's tracks include "With Your Love", "Je T'Aime" (the song that "Love To Love You Baby" was based on) and of...Read more
