The Whispers – And The Beat Goes On

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Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Disco
Year:	1979

Tracklist

		And The Beat Goes On	7:30
		Can You Do The Boogie	6:07

Credits (3)

Wally*
Lacquer Cut By
Dick Griffey
Producer
The Whispers
Producer

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Image	,	–			In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory	Version Details	Data Quality
	And The Beat Goes On / Can You Do The Boogie 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single	Solar – FC 1895		1979	— 1979	Recently Edited
	And The Beat Goes On 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Black Text	Solar – YD-11895	US	1979	US — 1979	Recently Edited
	And The Beat Goes On 7", 45 RPM, Four point push-out centre	Solar – SO-1	UK	1979	UK — 1979	Recently Edited
	And The Beat Goes On 12", 45 RPM, Stereo	Solar – SO 12/1	UK	1979	UK — 1979	Recently Edited
	And The Beat Goes On 7"	RCA – ZY 1894		1979	— 1979
	And The Beat Goes On / Can You Do The Boogie 7"	RCA Victor – FB 1894		1979	— 1979
	And The Beat Goes On / Can You Do The Boogie 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo	Solar – YB-11894	US	1979	US — 1979	Recently Edited
	And The Beat Goes On 7", Single, 45 RPM	RCA Victor – FB 1894		1979	— 1979
	And The Beat Goes On / Can You Do The Boogie 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	RCA Victor – FD-1895	Netherlands	1979	Netherlands — 1979	Recently Edited
	And The Beat Goes On / Can You Do The Boogie 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo	Solar – JD-11895	US	1979	US — 1979	Recently Edited
	And The Beat Goes On 7", 45 RPM, Single	RCA Victor – YB 1894		1979	— 1979	Recently Edited
	And The Beat Goes On / Can You Do The Boogie 7", 45 RPM, Single	RCA Victor – FB-1894	Belgium	1979	Belgium — 1979	Recently Edited
	And The Beat Goes On / Can You Do The Boogie 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	Solar – FB-1894	Netherlands	1979	Netherlands — 1979
	And The Beat Goes On / Can You Do The Boogie 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Green Translucent	RCA Victor – DISCO - TEC 77	Mexico	1979	Mexico — 1979
	And The Beat Goes On 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo, Gold Standard	Solar – GB-12230	US	1979	US — 1979	Recently Edited
	And The Beat Goes On 7", Promo	Solar – SO-1	UK	1979	UK — 1979	New Submission
	And The Beat Goes On 7", 45 RPM, Single	RCA – YB-11894	Canada	1979	Canada — 1979	Recently Edited
	And The Beat Goes On / Can You Do The Boogie 7", 45 RPM	RCA Victor – FB-1894	Portugal	1979	Portugal — 1979	New Submission
	And The Beat Goes On 7", 45 RPM, Single	RCA Victor – 103542	New Zealand	1979	New Zealand — 1979	New Submission
	And The Beat Goes On 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Silver Text	Solar – YD-11895	US	1979	US — 1979	New Submission
	And The Beat Goes On 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono	Solar – JH-11894	US	1979	US — 1979	New Submission
	And The Beat Goes On 7", 45 RPM, Solid centre	Solar – SO-1	UK	1979	UK — 1979	New Submission
	And The Beat Goes On 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single	RCA – FC-1895	Spain	1979	Spain — 1979	New Submission
	And The Beat Goes On / Can You Do The Boogie 7", 45 RPM, Single	RCA Victor – 103542	Australia	1979	Australia — 1979
	And The Beat Goes On 12", 45 RPM, Single	RCA Victor – TDS 070	Australia	1979	Australia — 1979	New Submission
	And The Beat Goes On 7", 45 RPM, Single	RCA – YB-11895	Panama	1979	Panama — 1979	New Submission
	And The Beat Goes On 12", 45 RPM, Promo	Solar – SO12 — 1	UK	1979	UK — 1979	New Submission
	And The Beat Goes On 7", 45 RPM, Single	RCA Victor – YB-11894	Jamaica	1979	Jamaica — 1979	New Submission
	And The Beat Goes On 7", 45 RPM, Single	RCA – YB-11894	Canada	1979	Canada — 1979	New Submission
	And The Beat Goes On 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Indianapolis Pressing	Solar – YB-11894	US	1979	US — 1979
	And The Beat Goes On 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Silver Text	Solar – YD-11895	US	1979	US — 1979	New Submission
	And The Beat Goes On / Can You Do Boogie 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single	RCA Victor – RS - 2081	Bolivia	1979	Bolivia — 1979	New Submission
	And The Beat Goes On / Can You Do The Boogie 7", 45 RPM, Single	RCA Victor – 42 976	South Africa	1979	South Africa — 1979	New Submission
	And The Beat Goes On 7", 45 RPM, Single	RCA – CA-10915	El Salvador	1979	El Salvador — 1979	New Submission
	And The Beat Goes On 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo, Indianapolis Pressing	Solar – YB-11894	US	1979	US — 1979	New Submission
	And The Beat Goes On = Y El Ritmo Sigue 7", Single, 45 RPM	RCA Victor – FB-1894	Spain	1980	Spain — 1980	New Submission
	And The Beat Goes On 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo	RCA Victor – FB 1894	Italy	1980	Italy — 1980	Recently Edited
	And The Beat Goes On = ビート・ゴーズ・オン 7", Single	RCA – SS-3262	Japan	1980	Japan — 1980	New Submission
	And The Beat Goes On / Can You Do The Boogie 7", 45 RPM, Stereo	RCA Victor – FB 1894	Italy	1980	Italy — 1980
	And The Beat Goes On 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single	RCA Victor – 101.8168	Brazil	1980	Brazil — 1980	Recently Edited

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Reviews

xoseeduardoro May 13, 2024
referencing And The Beat Goes On (12", 45 RPM, Stereo) SO12 — 1

Dancefloor murderer! Must have, great strings and funky as hell :)
msteegh Jan 18, 2023
referencing And The Beat Goes On (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Black Text) YD-11895

Fun fact: How influential this epic track was in Disco/Dance music can also be inferred from the fact that in the Netherlands a radio programmed that contained an hour of a non-stop mix of Disco/Funk/Italo dance music was called "And The Beat Goes On".
BTW it was on a regular (governement subsidized) radio station, which was rather extraordinary at the time (1984 - 1985); a program with an hour long continuous music, only at the very end the names of the tracks were mentioned, and it was also mentioned that you could send a request to a postal address, which people actually did at the time...)
phantomgtowner Nov 2, 2019
referencing And The Beat Goes On (7", 45 RPM, Single) YB-11894

Perhaps this needs to be moved. It looks like a Jamaican pressing to me.
Sando12 Sep 24, 2017
referencing El Ritmo Continua = And The Beat Goes On (7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo) XRPBO 998

is that sung in english? or in other languages Please help me
DyscoSouljah Aug 18, 2009
referencing And The Beat Goes On (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Black Text) YD-11895

Although millions of people all over the world have been getting down to "And the beat goes on", and although this is a great song and all-time classic, I want to take a minute here to talk about the flip side; "Can you do the boogie".

Written by Solar's main man Dick Griffey"s wife Carrie Lucas, this is a pur sang Disco track. It has everything to make a crowd scream and jump for more. I have played it a several occasions with the same response as ever. The variations, the break, the vocal arrangements, the uptempo verses, the bassline, oh my God, this song makes me shiver every single time.

First the bass line captures you, and then before you know, the lyrics; "All I wanna do, is have a party". Hey, I wanna have party too! "Now is the time, close your eyes, the night belongs to you". This song makes you just wanna go to the Disco.

It is a great party song, it is a tribute to a culture of going out and getting down. It is perfect. I love it.