The Atlanta Disco Band - Bad Luck (1975)

The Atlanta Disco Band was a studio group organized by Dave Crawford that included members of the Philadelphia studio band MFSB. The Atlanta Disco Band was actually not a band at all. The "band" consisted of studio musicians and a collection of unknown singers billed as the Scorpio Group. Their only album was 1975's "Bad Luck". The album was produced by MiLiz, Earl Young and Dave Crawford.  Of the eight songs most were written by A. Terry. The musicians were David Dennis, Robert Popwell, Will Boulware, Earl Young, Mike, Kenny, Dennis and Daryl. Strings and horns were provided by The Atlanta Symphony. The main recording took place in Atlanta with remixing in Philadelphia and Los Angeles. The album, an early disco entry, is mainly an instrumental effort. However in disco's infancy the album produced some great charting music. The title track “Bad Luck”peaked at #-6 on the Disco singles sales charts. "Do What You Feel," "Buckhead" and "My Soul Is Satisfied" all hit #-1 on the Club play charts while "Buckhead" hit #-4 on the Disco singles sales charts. Despite their apparent success Dave Crawford never saw fit to release any other material under this banner. Perhaps it was his phenomenal success with Candi Staton that kept him from pursuing another Atlanta Disco Band project? Still this classic belongs in any disco collection for it's wonderful tunes and it's rare value.

Track listing

01.  "Bad Luck"   (McFadden, Whitehead, Carstarphen)  - 3:58 
02.  "Buckhead"   (A. Terry)  - 3:53 
03.  "It´s Love"  (A. Terry)  - 2:54
04.  "I Am Trying"  (A. Terry)  - 4:30 
05.  "Do What You Feel"   (Earl Young)  - 5:09 
06.  "My Soul Is Satisfied"   (A. Terry)  - 4:52 
07.  "Let It Ride"   (A. Terry)  - 4:33 
08.  "Ole Goat"   (R. Popwell)  - 4:10 

Credits
Arranged By – Earl Young, M. Terry, R. Popwell
Engineer – Carl Parvolo, Don Johnson, Monte Stark
Executive Producer – Dave Crawford
Producer(s) - Dave Crawford, Miliz, R. Popwell, Earl Young

Notes
Recorded at Lefevre Studio Atlanta, Georgia
Remixed at Sigma Studio, Philadelphia, Pensylvannia, Sound City, Los Angeles, California
Genre:  Funk, Soul, Disco
Length:  33:59
Label:  Ariola Records

© 1975