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Who's got the steelo here👀

Ask Michael Jackson who's bad!

Extended cut here.

I often listen to this

Shout out to Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis; kept it on the rise iykyk. Thank you Mary Davis for the vocals.

Pretty paranoia!

70s keeps being enlivening. You can feel and visualize every word. May this love find y'all and sustain your faith in companionship 😄

Enjoy Full of Fire too ❤️

Only Mathematicians allowed (count me in LOL!).

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Alas found it!

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Elated to hear this tune again. You’ve probably heard of Nazia Hassan, whose debut album became one of the biggest pop releases across Asia, charting in 14 countries and selling around 100,000 copies on its first day in Mumbai. Going back to it, the name behind the composition and production is Biddu Appaiah.

On moving to England in 1967 at the age of 23, the Bengaluru-born talent “wanted to visit what he saw as the home of modern pop.” Biddu marked an early breakthrough by producing the song “Smile for Me” in 1969, which topped the charts in Japan and established him as a working producer. This came after his initial attempts at a singing career in England failed, pushing him toward music production.

Biddu later broke through internationally by producing Carl Douglas’ “Kung Fu Fighting” (1974), a global hit that sold over 11 million copies and established him in the disco scene. Recorded in minutes as a B-side, it went on to become one of the best-selling singles of all time.

From the mid-1970s, Biddu explored early electronic disco and high-energy dance styles, and influenced his former session musicians Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes, who later formed The Buggles.

He went on to produce major disco records in the mid-70s, including Tina Charles’ “I Love to Love,” while working with artists like Jimmy James. He was also building his own Biddu Orchestra project, whose releases collectively sold tens of millions worldwide.

His instrumental album Rain Forest (1976) earned him four Ivor Novello Awards, and in 1977 he was awarded the “Songwriter of the Year” title.

Following the success of “Aap Jaisa Koi” (for the 1980 film Qurbani), Biddu built a full pop project around Nazia and Zoheb, carving Disco Deewane into something far bigger than a single hit. Tracks like “Lekin Mera Dil Ro Raha Hai” show how cohesive the album is. Nazia’s slightly nasal, contemporary pop-oriented voice was intentionally enhanced in the studio, with Biddu’s production giving the record a distinct identity. Pop outside film music could succeed at a massive scale!

Fun fact: Album was released on her birthday, a sweet sixteen moment.