1979 studio album by Gino Soccio
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Outline is the debut album by Gino Soccio , released in 1979 on RFC Records, a Warner Bros. Records disco subsidiary run by Ray Caviano.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
The album peaked at No. 79 on the US Billboard 200 and No. 12 in Canada. "Dancer " is Soccio's only Billboard Hot 100 entry, peaking at No. 48, and his first No. 1 hit on the Disco Top 80 chart.
All songs are written by Gino Soccio .
Side A Title 1. "Dancer " 8:35 2. "So Lonely" 2:00 3. "The Visitors" 6:37
Side B Title 4. "Dance to Dance" 7:13 5. "There's A Woman" 8:30
Gino Soccio – vocals, keyboards, drums, guitar Busta Jones – vocals, bass Heather Gauthier – vocals Julia Gilmore – vocals Laurie Niedzielski – vocals Sharon Lee Williams – vocals Al McNeil – bass Mark Hygden – drums Terry Martell – drums Carlyle Miller – flute, horns (4) Walter Rossi – guitar Richard Mortimer – horns Roger Walls – horns Yoram Levy – horns Luc Boivin – percussion Stanley Brown – synthesizer (1, 2, 4 and 5) Production Producer: Mix Machine Engineer : Lindsay Kidd, Jose Bunting, Pierre Groulx Art direction and illustration: Greg Porto Weekly Year Chart Position 1979 Canada RPM Top Albums[ 7] 12 US Billboard 200[ 8] 79 US Billboard Top Soul Albums 34 Australia 78
Year-end Year Chart Position 1979 Canada RPM Top Albums[ 9] 75
Singles Year Single Chart Position 1979 "Dancer " Canada RPM Top Singles[ 10] 6 US Billboard Hot 100[ 11] 48 US Billboard Hot Soul Singles[ 11] 60 US Billboard Disco Top 80[ 11] 1[ a] UK Singles[ 12] 46
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