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500 Greatest Albums

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Saturday Night Fever - Original Soundtrack


Saturday Night Fever - Original Soundtrack
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In the mid-seventies, the Bee Gees swept away the arch pop of their Sixties hits and applied their silvery-helium harmonies to the creamy syncopation of disco. They made great albums in their new incarnation (such as 1975's Main Course) but none bigger or more influential than this soundtrack. In the past quarter-century, Saturday Night Fever has sold 30 million copies worldwide, and its musical worth justifies the numbers. The Bee Gees dominate ("Stayin' Alive" is the pulse of the picture as well as the album), but the Trammps' hot-funk assault "Disco Inferno" affirms disco's black-R&B roots.


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