You can tell 1980 was turning into a majectic dance year !

1) RICK JAMES : "Big Time"

7" version is good too

2) DEODATO : "Night Cruiser"

As featured in my 2008 compilation. Maurice Fulton played it as one of his closing tracks at Glazart the other day.

3° RITZ : ?

4) WILLIAM DE VAUGHN : "Be Thankful For What You’ve Got"

Don’t bother the vido, the version is the 1980 one.

5) ROD : "Shake It Up"

Big hit !

6) DELLS : "All About The Paper"

Fab intro.

7) TS MONK : "Everybody Get On Up And Dance "

8) YOUNG & CO : "I Like (What You’re Doing To Me)"

So fuckin great ! Why don’t you marry to this song ?

9) CAMERON : "Funk Down"

I think this should be played again

10) Mc FADDEN & WHITEHEAD  : "I Heard It In A Love Song"

Well obviously ! A copycat of "Ain’t No Stopping Us Now"

11) JONES GIRLS : "Dance Turned Into Romance"

Philly Heaven ! Philly bioutifulness !

12) FOXY : "Party Boys"

Do ya remember that one ? Great sounds !

13) COFFEE : "Casanova"

Well everybody knows this ! Otherwise you’re as square as my husband !

14) PARRIS : "Never Take Your Love"

Kitsch name, kitsch track.

15) ?

16) PETER JACQUES BAND : "The Louder"

Italians do it so much better

17) GERALDINE HUNT  : "Can’t Take The Feeling"

That was the beginning of a huge hit

18) BRASS CONSTRUCTION : "We Are Brass"

I don’t see it on Youtube !

19) GQ : "Don’t Stop This Feeling"

Northern soul !

20 : MELBA MOORE : ?