05 August 2008

The Songs of Summer

From the summer of 1979, the height of the disco craze, comes this classic from legendary producer Giorgio Moroder. Having been at the helm of several monster hits by Donna Summer and winning the Academy Award for his score to the film "Midnight Express," Casablanca Records teamed Moroder with the legendary R&B family the Sylvers. Having lost their founding older brother Leon to the Solar label in 1978, the siblings found themselves stuck at Casablanca without their anchor.

Enter Moroder. He moved the family to France where he stamped his trademark production on the family's trademark harmonies. The result was the aptly titled album "Disco Fever." The first single from the set was this dance club favorite.

Enjoy "Mahogany (Do You Know)" by the Sylvers...