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This interesting collection covers the solo work of Biddu, an Indian-born producer who scored his greatest success producing dance music in England during the 1970s. He was best known for the hits he crafted for other artists, the most notable U.S. success being "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas, but he also produced quite a bit of music on his own through his solo outlet, Biddu Orchestra. This compilation includes British chart hits like his reinterpretations of the themes from "Summer of '42" and "Exodus," plus a number of original tracks. The music is mostly instrumental in nature, going for an MFSB-styled sound where soaring orchestrations float atop a steady beat churned out by the rhythm section. Although designed for the dancefloor, the songs benefit from short running times that keep the music tight and slick arrangements that highlight their pop hooks. There is also an interesting Indian element to some of the tracks like "Disco Dewanee" and "Eastern Journey," which blend Middle-Eastern melodies and instruments like sitar and tablas into the music's soulful grooves. The problems with this collection is that some of the songs are a little too derivative for their own good ("Black Magic Man" is built on a horn riff that sounds suspiciously close to that of "The Hustle" by Van McCoy) and the fact that Biddu repeats a lot of the same arrangement tricks on track after track, the most obvious one being his habit of building up a thick orchestration only to suddenly strip it all away so he can highlight the rhythm section's groove. Just the same, this generous retrospective is a worthwhile listen for anyone interested in Eurodisco. ~ Donald Guarisco

Photographer: Peter Lavery.

Arrangers: Gerry Shury; Mike Moran ; Pip Williams; Biddu.

Personnel: Chris Rae, Pip Williams (guitar); Julian Gaillard (strings); Gerry Shury, Mike Moran (keyboards); Barry DeSouza, Clem Cattini (drums); Frank Ricotti, Chris Karan (percussion); Lee VanDer Bilt, Biddu (background vocals).

Recording information: Maquee Studios; Marquee Studios, London, England; Nova Studios; Scorpio Studios, London, England.

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List Price $16.98 (You save $5.39)
Category Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, R&B, Electronica, Easy Listening, Orchestral/Symphonic, Dance, Greatest Hits Collections
Label Hot Productions
Orig Year 1995
All Time Sales Rank   43969  
CD Universe Part number 1068010
Catalog number 49
Discs 1
Release Date Feb 01, 1995
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Biddu; Paul Klein (Compilation)
Engineer Richard Dodd
Personnel Frank Ricotti
Clem Cattini - drums
Mike Moran - keyboards
Barry DeSouza
Chris Karan - percussion
Chris Rae
Pip Williams - guitar
Gerry Shury
Julian Gaillard - strings
Biddu - background vocals
Lee VanDer Bilt
Blue Eyed Soul: The Best Of Biddu Orchestra Songs


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1.Summer of 42
2.Blue Eyed Soul$0.99
3.Exodus$0.99
4.Black Magic Man
5.Aranjuez Mon Amour
6.Couldn't We Be Friends
7.Rain Forest$0.99
8.Jump for Joy
9.Laura
10.I Could Have Danced All Night$0.99
11.Trippin' on a Soul Cloud
12.Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon
13.Nirvana$0.99
14.Lovers' Serenade
15.Chic Chica Chic Chica Chic
16.Blacker the Berry (Sweeter the Juice)
17.Eastern Journey$0.99
18.Stud, The (Theme from The Stud)
19.Disco Dewanee
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Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars) 4 stars

5 stars Awesome cd
Very awesome cd I never heard anything like this before.
Submitted by Lee (Memphis) Verified Buyer
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1 star Where are the original master recordings?
I was so disappointed when I heard this CD. I had waited so much time to find a compilation that would include such great hits as "Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon" and "Couldn't We Be Friends". I thought I'd found a gold mine! Of course, the original hits are there, but it seems that this company couldn't find the original master tapes of these recordings (or maybe they just wouldn't go through the trouble of paying for good sources); so they tranferred the songs from vinyl sources!!! Listening to this CD is like listening to your old records (with the scratches and all). On top of it, the speed of the turn-table used during playback was too slow, like no one had even bothered to have it adjusted!!! I've been had! Hope you're not too!
Submitted by a reviewer (Gatineau, Québec, Canada) Verified Buyer
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4 stars Very good orchestra
very nice production and 70's
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5 stars Compelling,Mystical,Magickal
extremely trancey,trippy,mystical spiritual, magickal music.i love Biddu.its best for romance and relaxing.its great for my own spiritualist practices
Submitted by caveyogi (Calcutta,INDIA)
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5 stars one word....
beautiful
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