From his early-'60s days as hip shaker Twistin' Harvey to his late-'70s nights on the light up dance floor in search of a "Disco Lady," Harvey Scales survived scrapes with the pop charts, bankrupt record companies, walk outs, sit ins, strikes, price hikes, lay offs, and under table payoffs over a 40 year career. Compiled here for the first time are Scales' Cuca and Magic Touch recordings, 27 slabs of cracker jack R&B, stomping northern soul, divorce-ridden deep soul, feverish funk, and hustling disco spread across 2 LPs and housed in a deluxe gatefold jacket.. Bill Dahl's in depth notes document the entire sordid affair, with dozens of period photos and ephemeral bits illustrating the accompanying 20 page book. So necessary.
- 1. Glamour Girl
- 2. (On the Street of) New York City
- 3. Independency
- 4. I Want to Apologize
- 5. Ten Thousand Years
- 6. The Clock
- 7. Every Step of the Way
- 8. Can't Have Me
- 9. Love That One
- 10. Canadian Sunset
- 11. Midnight Til We Meet
- 12. Forever Crying
- 13. Outcast (Gypsy Girl)
- 14. Yesterday
- 15. Broadway Freeze
- 16. (It's Too Good) Too Good to Be True
- 17. Trackdown
- 18. Get Down
- 19. Love - Itis
- 20. Don't You Ever Let It End
- 21. Welcome Home
- 22. Trying to Survive
- 23. Bump Your Thang
- 24. Rock the World
- 25. Groove on Sexy Lady
- 26. Love Thief
- 27. Follow the Disco Crowd