Scotch (band)
| Scotch | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Italy |
| Genres | Italo disco, synthpop |
| Years active | 1982–1987 |
| Labels | Il Discotto Records, ZYX Records |
| Past members |
Manlio Cangelli Vince Lancini Fabio Margutti Franz Rome |
Scotch were an Italo disco group during the 1980s.
Biography
The group was created by Manlio Cangelli (composer, keyboard and drum machine programming). Vince Lancini (vocals) and Fabio Margutti (keyboards) joined later. Franz Rome (keyboards, programming) joined for the second album Pictures Of Old Days.
The band had numerous hits, starting with "Penguin invasion", "Disco Band", "Delirio Mind" and "Take Me Up". The group's 1984 single "Disco Band" was their major hit in Germany and other countries. In 1985 they released the album "Evolution". Kylie Minogue's international hit "Got to Be Certain" was largely influenced by "Take Me Up".
"Mirage" was the next single which was a huge hit in Sweden. Other songs were "Plus Plus" and "Money Runner".
Here's Scotch's singles chart positions from http://www.scheul.de/Charts.htm
- Disco Band [#28 Italy, #3 Germany, #20 Sweden, #4 Switzerland, #4 Portugal]
- Delirio Mind [#6 Germany, #5 Sweden, #19 Switzerland]
- Take Me Up [#19 Germany; #11 Portugal]
- Mirage [#19 Italy, #56 Germany, #2 Sweden]
- Money Runner [#12 Sweden]
- Pictures [#16 Sweden]
"Disco Band" was sampled on Scooter's 2007 hit single "Lass Uns Tanzen", and "Penguin Invasion" continues to be popular, appearing on various Italo disco compilations and retrospectives.
Discography
Albums
- 1985 Evolution
- 1987 Pictures of old days
Maxi Singles
- 1983 Penguins' invasion
- 1983 Penguins' invasion (Vocal)
- 1984 Disco band
- 1984 Disco band (Remix)
- 1984 Take me up / Man in the man
- 1985 Delirio mind
- 1985 Delirio mind (Remix) / Take me up (Remix)
- 1986 Mirage / Amor por Victoria
- 1986 Money Runner
- 1987 Pictures
- 1987 Man to man
| Title | Album | Country | Peak position | Weeks on chart | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Mirage" | Best Of | Sweden | 2 | 5 | [1] |
| "Disco Band" | Evolution | Switzerland | 4 | 15 | [2] |
| "Delirio Mind" | Best Of | Sweden | 5 | 5 | [1] |
| "Take Me Up" | Evolution | France | 10 | 19 | [3] |
| "Money Runner" | Best Of | Norway | 10 | 1 | [4] |
| Album | Country | Peak position | Weeks on chart | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evolution | Sweden | 4 | 17 | [1] |
References
- 1 2 3 "Discography Scotch". swedishcharts.com. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
- ↑ "Discography Scotch". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
- ↑ "Discography Scotch". lescharts.com. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
- ↑ "Discography Scotch". norwegiancharts.com. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
External links
- http://www.discogs.com/artist/Scotch Scotch discography