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The Feat. Don’t Fail Me Now Edition

Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia

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The Rise and Fall of the Disco Industry

In 1978, Australian pop singer Samantha Sang reached number three in the U.S. with the mid-tempo disco ballad Emotion. None other than Barry Gibb wrote Emotion, and he even sang backup. Yet again, on this hit, bearded disco Jesus Barry Gibb disappeared into the fine print. If any form of 70s music should have sported prominent featured credits, it's disco.

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