The Atlanta Disco Band was actually not a band at all. The "band" consisted of studio musicians and a collection of unknown singers billed as the Scorpio Group. Their only album was 1975's "Bad Luck." The album was produced by MiLiz, Earl Young and Dave Crawford. Of the eight songs most were written by A. Terry. The musicians were David Dennis, Robert Popwell, Will Boulware, Earl Young, Mike, Kenny, Dennis and Deryl (last names unknown). Strings and horns were provided by The Atlanta Symphony. The main recorcing took place in Atlanta with remixing in Philadelphia and Los Angeles.
The album, an early disco entry, is mainly an instrumental effort. However in disco's infancy the album produced some great charting music. The title track peaked at #-6 on the Disco singles sales charts and #-11 on the Club play charts. "Do What You Feel," Buckhead" and "My Soul Is Satisifed" all hit #-1 on the Club play charts while "Buckhead" hit #-4 on the Disco singles sales charts.
Despite their apparent success Dave Crawford never saw fit to release and other material under this banner. Perhaps it was his phenominal success with Candi Staton that kept him from pursuing another Atlanta Disco Band project? Still this classic belongs in any disco collection for it's wonderful tunes and it's rare value. |
