Prior to this, Soccio was working as a local session musician.
The Kebekelektrik album helped to launch Soccio's career, as his composition "War Dance" became a hit on U.S. dance floors, a song Soccio himself had deemed "filler".
In 1978 Soccio released a dance single, "The Visitors", which was later remixed by Ouimet.
That year he also played keyboards on the Bombers album Bombers.
His debut solo album "Outline" was released in 1979 and contained the hit "Dancer"; the album received critical acclaim and brought him international recognition.
Gino Soccio's debut album, Outline, is a perfect example of an album that fails to make good on the promise of a killer single.
The single in question is "Dancer," an ultra-infectious Eurodisco classic that soared to number one on the dance charts in both the U.S. and Europe. While "Dancer" boasts a groove that simply won't quit, the rest of the LP is merely decent.
Outline isn't a bad album; "Dance to Dance" and "The Visitors" (both of which underscore the Italian artist's appreciation of German disco heavyweight Giorgio Moroder) are perfunctory Euro-dance numbers, but they are hardly in a class with "Dancer" (which takes up half of side one). Meanwhile, "There's a Woman" blends high-tech Eurodisco with Beatles-minded Brit-pop; the tune falls short of being a gem, although it's catchy and interesting.
Outline has more plusses than minuses, but the fact remains that "Dancer" is the only thing on the album that can honestly be described as essential.
Side A
A1. Dancer - 8:23
A2. So Lonely - 2:03
A3. The Visitors - 6:45
Side B
B1. Dance To Dance - 7:09
B2. There’s A Woman - 8:20
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – Quality Records Limited
- Distributed By – Quality Records Limited
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Credits
- Bass – Al McNeil, Busta Jones
- Composed By, Lyrics By, Keyboards, Acoustic Guitar, Music By – Gino Soccio
- Coordinator [Album] – Bob Siegel, Ray Caviano
- Design, Illustration – Greg Porto
- Drums – Gino Soccio, Mark Hygden, Terry Martell
- Engineer – Lindsay Kidd
- Engineer [Assistant] – Jose Bunting, Pierre Groulx
- Flute – Carlyle Miller
- Guitar – Walter Rossi
- Horns – Carlyle Miller (tracks: B1), Richard Mortimer, Roger Walls, Yoram Levy
- Mastered By – Jack Skinner
- Percussion – Luc Boivin
- Producer, Mixed By – Mix Machine
- Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Stanley Brown (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2)
- Vocals – Busta Jones, Gino Soccio, Heather Gauthier, Julia Gilmore, Laurie Niedzielski, Sharon Lee Williams
Notes
Release: 1979
Format: LP
Genre: Synth-disco
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Catalog# WB 56620
Prijs: €10,00
Vinyl: Very Good
Cover: Very Good
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