Let Your Body Go Downtown

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"Let Your Body Go Downtown" is a song co-written by Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran,[1][2] and recorded by the Martyn Ford Orchestra as a single on 18 March 1977 on the Mountain record label. A 12-inch single was also released.[3] It was also released in France, Germany, Italy and The Netherlands on Vertigo Records.[4] It was a BBC Radio 1 "Record of the Week" and playlist by a number of UK regional radio stations.[5] As noted by Record World magazine, it took the single three months to enter the UK Singles Chart.[6] However, this insistent funk/soul/disco song reached No. 38 on that chart,[7] and No. 12 on the UK Disco Chart, published by Record Mirror.[8] It was also released as a track on the album "Ronnie Jones Presents Let-Your-Body-Go-With-The-Disco" released on the Phillips record label in Italy[9] and it received numerous radio plays there as listed in "Radiocorrier".[10] A live performance of the song featuring Ford, his orchestra and backing singers was shown on the 12 May 1977 edition of Top of the Pops.[11]

The song was followed by another de Paul/Moran penned release, "Going to a Disco",[12] in a similar vein,[13] also released on the Mountain record label in 1977 as a 7 inch and 12 inch single[14] but did not chart although it received a positive review from the British DJ James Hamilton.[15][16] It is also mentioned alongside "Let Your Body Go Downtown" in the books The Virgin Encyclopedia of 70s Music[17] and Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2006.[18]

"Let Your Body Go Downtown" is still played on the radio,[19][20] most recently on the Ana Matronic Disco Devotion radio show on BBC Radio 2.[21]

References[]

  1. ^ [1][dead link]
  2. ^ "Martyn Ford". IMDb.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Martyn Ford Orchestra - Let Your Body Go Downtown". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  4. ^ "The Martyn Ford Orchestra - Let Your Body Go Downtown". Discogs.com. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  5. ^ 26 March 1977, Record Week
  6. ^ Record World, 28 May 1977, p. 73
  7. ^ "let+your+body+go+downtown - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  8. ^ "Record Mirror articles, interviews and reviews from Rock's Backpages". Rocksbackpages.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  9. ^ "Ronnie Jones Presents Various - Let Your Body Go With The Disco". Discogs.com. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  10. ^ Radiocorriere, 26 August 1979
  11. ^ "12/05/77, Top of the Pops - BBC One". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  12. ^ "Martyn Ford - Going To A Disco". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  13. ^ "Martyn Ford". IMDb. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Martyn Ford - Going To A Disco". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  15. ^ "James Hamilton - Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  16. ^ "September 10, 1977: Meco, Eddie Henderson, Pioneers, Smokey Robinson, Giorgio". Jameshamiltondiscopage.com. 10 September 1977. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  17. ^ The Virgin Encyclopedia of 70s Music, Colin Larkin, Virgin, 2002, ISBN 9781852279479
  18. ^ Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2006, Graham Betts, Collins, 2006, ISBN 9780007200771
  19. ^ "The Martyn Ford Orchestra - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music". BBC. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  20. ^ "DISCO Magic with Dr. Rob - The World's Most Sophisticated Radio Show (Remembering the Glory)". Discomagic.org. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  21. ^ "21/05/2017, Ana Matronic's Disco Devotion - Music Played - BBC Radio 2". BBC. Retrieved 28 January 2018.


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