Outline (album)
Outline is the debut album by Gino Soccio, released in 1979 on RFC Records, a Warner Bros. Records disco subsidiary run by Ray Caviano.[2][3][4][5][6]
| Outline | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Venue | Montreal | |||
| Genre | Disco | |||
| Label | RFC/Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Mix Machine | |||
| Gino Soccio chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Outline | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
The album peaked at No. 79 on the Billboard 200. "Dancer" is Soccio's only Billboard Hot 100 entry, peaking at No. 48, and his first No. 1 hit on the Disco Top 80 chart.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dancer" | 8:35 |
| 2. | "So Lonely" | 2:00 |
| 3. | "The Visitors" | 6:37 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Dance to Dance" | 7:13 |
| 5. | "There's A Woman" | 8:30 |
Personnel
- Gino Soccio - vocals, keyboards, drums, guitar
- Busta Jones - vocals, bass
- Heather Gauthier - vocals
- Julia Gilmore - vocals
- Laurie Niedzielski - vocals
- Sharon Lee Williams - vocals
- Al McNeil - bass
- Mark Hygden - drums
- Terry Martell - drums
- Carlyle Miller - flute, horns (4)
- Walter Rossi - guitar
- Richard Mortimer - horns
- Roger Walls - horns
- Yoram Levy - horns
- Luc Boivin - percussion
- Stanley Brown - synthesizer (1, 2, 4 and 5)
- Production
Charts
- Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | US Billboard 200[7] | 79 |
| US Billboard Top Soul Albums | 34 | |
| Australia | 78 | |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | "Dancer" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] | 48 |
| US Billboard Hot Soul Singles[8] | 60 | ||
| US Billboard Disco Top 80[8] | 1[lower-alpha 1] | ||
| UK Singles[9] | 46 | ||
- Back-to-back with Dance to Dance.
References
- Henderson, Alex. "Outline". AllMusic. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- Black Music & Jazz Review: Vol. 2. IPC Specialist & Professional Press. 1979. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Google Books.
- Gino Soccio: The Mastermind of "Outline". High Fidelity Incorporating Musical America. 29. Billboard Publications. 1979. p. 138. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Google Books.
- High Fidelity: Vol. 29, Issues 1-6. ABC Leisure Magazines. 1979. p. 111. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Google Books.
- Outline. Billboard. 91. Nielsen Business Media. April 7, 1979. p. 102. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Google Books.
- Ortleb, Charles (1979). Christopher Street: Vol. 4. That New Magazine. p. 57. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Google Books.
- "Billboard 200". Billboard. May 12, 1979. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- "Dancer (US)". Music VF. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- "Dancer (UK)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
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