200 MOST RECOMMENDED ALBUMS : #30. Continues next weekend.

THE CAFFE` LATTE`

200

MOST RECOMMENDED ALBUMS

Some are the best selling, while others may be obscure, but the albums listed here are all worthy of a listen. No compilation/ best of sets. Only exceptional live albums included. This is a personal listing of the albums I enjoy the most to this day.

#30

SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER

 MOVIE SOUNDTRACK:

VARIOUS ARTISTS 

 [1977] 

'Saturday Night Fever' was such a phenomena that it's often forgotten disco's appeal was losing momentum before the film's release. In fact, a movie dealing with the disco boom was considered by some as outdated. The film and its soundtrack reinvigorated the genre, propelling its popularity to even greater heights. With The Bee Gees contributing the bulk of the material, the project catapulted the trio to stardom. The Gibbs suddenly dominated the charts all over the planet. Their presence on the album cover reflected the importance of The Bee Gees' music to the film and album. New songs "Stayin' Alive", "Night Fever" (both #1 singles) and "More Than A Woman" were performed by the brothers. They also penned "If I Can't Have You" for Yvonne Elliman. Disco ballad "How Deep Is Your Love", like the latter, also topped the chart. No less than 5 of its tracks reached #1. These included the disco instrumental "A Fifth Of Beethoven". The soundtrack included 3 previous #1s: "Disco Inferno", "Jive Talkin'" and "You Should Be Dancing". KC & The Sunshine Band and Kool & The Gang also contribute a track each. There are some filler tracks, but there's no denying the historical impact of the soundtrack. The double LP spent almost half the year atop the American Albums Chart. It became the best selling soundtrack of all time and collected a Grammy Award for Album of the Year.

Highlight tracks: If I Can't Have You; Boogie Shoes; Stayin' Alive; How Deep Is Your Love & Disco Inferno