Artist	Song
Sly & the Family Stone	Dance to the Music
from The Essential Sly & the Family Stone (2002)
Chicago	I'm a Man
from Chicago Transit Authority (2004)
Mongo Santamaria	Cloud Nine
from Mongo Santamaria's Greatest Hits (2000)
James Brown	Give It Up or Turnit a Loose (1970 Album Version) [Undubbed Unedited Mix]
from Sex Machine (1993)
Booker T. & The MG's	Melting Pot
from The Best of Booker T. & the MGs (2006)
Curtis Mayfield	Move On Up
from Future Shock (2007)
Isaac Hayes	Theme from "Shaft"
from Shaft (2006)
Chakachas	Jungle Fever
from Eso Es el Amor - Single (2005)
Lyn Collins	Think (About It)
from James Brown's Original Funky Divas (1998)
Jerry Butler	One Night Affair
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jerry Butler (2000)
The Three Degrees	Dirty Ol' Man
from The Best of The Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again (1996)
The Temptations	Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
from My Girl: The Very Best of the Temptations (2002)
Eddie Kendricks	Girl You Need a Change of Mind
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Eddie Kendricks (2000)
Barry White	I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby
from I've Got so Much to Give - EP (1994)
First Choice	Armed and Extremly Dangerous
from The Best of First Choice (2006)
The O'Jays	Love Train
from Club Epic, Vol. 3 (1994)
Manu Dibango	Soul Makossa
from The Very Best of Manu Dibango: Afro Soul Jazz from the Original Makossa Man (2006)
Kool & the Gang	Jungle Boogie
from The Very Best of Kool & the Gang (1999)
Jackson 5	Dancing Machine
from Jackson 5: The Ultimate Collection (1996)
Gladys Knight & The Pips	I've Got to Use My Imagination
from Platinum & Gold Collection (2003)
MFSB	T.S.O.P. (The Sound of Philadelphia)
from The Philly Sound - Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and the Story of Brotherly Love (1966-1976) (2001)
B.T. Express	Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)
from Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) (2006)

Comment:

Disco didn’t begin with one song, in one place, at one time. It was lightning in a bottle — that once-in-a-lifetime flash point where rhythm, sex, and [i]fabulosity[/i] converged to transform the face of pop culture. In “I’m a Man,” Chicago Transit Authority piles on its rhythm section track by track — drums shoveled on bass [i]heaped[/i] on guitar — setting the stage for extended-remix buildups and breakdowns that rattle club walls to this very day. Half-a-world away, Babatunde Olatunji's “Jin-Go-Lo-Ba (Drums of Passion)” channels a jungle pulse of sleek, mysterious beats into music that [i]still[/i] defines the cutting edge of rhythm. And the O'Jays' “Love Train” slides and glides over the kind of buttercream-sweet, orchestra-sized string section that buffed out hundreds of disco tracks to a radio-ready finish. You probably missed these songs and more the first time around; don't pass up this chance to hear how it all began.

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