Get On Up and Do It Again

Suzy Q was actually three different singers who fronted this Canadian Italo-disco studio project at various times. The title track is a dance floor killer, mixing layers of congas, slippery guitar, a steady disco clap track and some nice little synth touches, and the rest of the album pretty much maintains the same vibe. It’s a stripped-back post-disco sound with no strings or orchestration, the drums, percussion and bass absolutely to the fore and no mid-tempo or slow tunes — just pure 4/4 dance floor material. Also features a disco album tradition that seems to have pretty much died out, an 11-and-a-half-minute disco medley that recreated the disco DJ mix style by changing songs while continuing a steady beat. Funky Italo-disco, still eminently playable.