Gary's Gang was an American R&B/pop rock group best known for the U.S. hit "Keep on Dancin'", which reached #41 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978. The song also climbed to #8 in the UK Singles Chart,[5] #14 on the Hot Soul Singles chart in 1978 and also made #1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart, as did two of the group's other songs, "Do It at the Disco" and "Let's Lovedance Tonight".[6] The latter was later used as the sampling background track to Soulsearcher's 1999 #20 Dance Club Play hit, "Can't Get Enough".
Gary's Gang | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock,[1] disco,[2] pop[3][4] |
| Years active | 1977–1985 |
| Labels | SAM/Columbia Radar |
| Past members | Gary Turnier Eric Matthew Bob Forman Jay Leon Al Lauricella Bill Catalano |
Overview
The group, based in Queens, New York, consisted of Gary Turnier, Eric Matthew aka Joseph Tucci, Al Lauricella, Rino Minetti, Bill Catalano, Bob Forman and Jay Leon.[7]
In the 1980s, Gary's Gang enjoyed further U.S. and European success with the 1982 single "Knock Me Out" (#45 UK)[8] and the 1983 hit "Makin' Music", which reached #8 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.[6] Brian Chin of Billboard described "Knock Me Out" as "midtempoed and very pop, it shares much of the soft-edged production styling and doowoppish vocals of the group's earlier work".[3]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Label | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [9] | US R&B [9] | |||
| 1979 | Keep On Dancin' | Columbia | 42 | 27 |
| Gangbusters | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
Singles
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance [6] | US R&B [6] | US Pop [6] | UK [8] | ||
| 1978 | "Keep On Dancin' / Do It at the Disco" | 1 | 15 | 41 | 8 |
| 1979 | "Do Ya' Wanna Go Dancin'" | 54 | — | ― | ― |
| "Showtime / Rock Around the Clock" | ― | ― | ― | ― | |
| "Let's Lovedance Tonight" | 1 | — | ― | 49 | |
| "Spirits" | — | — | ― | — | |
| 1982 | "Knock Me Out" | 25 | — | ― | 45 |
| 1983 | "Makin' Music" | 8 | — | — | 94 |
| 1984 | "Runaway" | ― | — | — | ― |
| 1990 | "Keep On Dancin' 1990" | ― | — | ― | 98 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
See also
References
External links
- Gary's Gang discography at Discogs
- Gary's Gang at AllMusic
