The Whispers – And The Beat Goes On
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Solar – YD-11895 |
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US |
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Genre: |
Funk / Soul |
Style: |
Disco |
Tracklist
| A | And The Beat Goes On | 7:30 | |
| B | Can You Do The Boogie | 6:07 |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – RCA Records
- Distributed By – RCA Records
- Copyright © – Solar Records
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Dick Griffey Productions
- Published By – Spectrum VII
- Published By – Rosy Music
- Published By – Carrific Music
- Mastered At – Capitol Mastering
- Lacquer Cut At – Capitol Mastering
- Pressed By – Goldisc Recording Products, Inc. – K-11421
- Pressed By – Goldisc Recording Products, Inc. – K-11422
Credits
- Lacquer Cut By – Wally*
- Producer – The Whispers
Notes
Label variant : Black Text
(from "The Whispers" album, BXL1-3521)
Side A: Spectrum VII/Rosy Music ASCAP
Side B: Spectrum VII/Carrific Music, ASCAP
℗ 1979 Dick Griffey Productions
© 1978 Solar Records
Printed in U.S.A.
(from "The Whispers" album, BXL1-3521)
Side A: Spectrum VII/Rosy Music ASCAP
Side B: Spectrum VII/Carrific Music, ASCAP
℗ 1979 Dick Griffey Productions
© 1978 Solar Records
Printed in U.S.A.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Label side A): YD-11895-A
- Matrix / Runout (Label side B): YD-11895-B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched/stamped): YD-11895-A 3S MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally GOL K-11421
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched/stamped): YD-11895-B 3S MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally GOL K-11422
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched): Etched "10S" or up side down "S01" in place of "3S"
Other Versions (5 of 53)
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And The Beat Goes On / Can You Do The Boogie (12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single) | Solar | FC 1895 | 1979 | |||
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And The Beat Goes On (7", 45 RPM, Four point push-out centre) | Solar | SO-1 | UK | 1979 | ||
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And The Beat Goes On (12", 45 RPM, Stereo) | Solar | SO12 — 1, SO 12/1 | UK | 1979 | ||
| And The Beat Goes On (7") | RCA | ZY 1894 | 1979 | ||||
| And The Beat Goes On / Can You Do The Boogie (7") | RCA Victor | FB 1894 | 1979 |
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Reviews
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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...) -
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.
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