Black Light Orchestra was a

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disco band, active in the late 1970s. The band's core members were producers Michel Daigle and Dominic Sciscente, and singer Patrick Norman, along with several studio collaborators.

History

In 1977, the band released the album, ''Once Upon a Time...'', and the title track appeared on the RPM Adult Contemporary chart and briefly on the Top Singles chart. Their self-titled 1978 album was listed among the RPM Top 100 Albums in 1978. The group released another album, ''This Time'', in 1979. The band's best known dance club singles at this time were "Touch Me Take Me" and "Morricone (A Man and His Harmonica)", a disco remix of

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's soundtrack to the film ''

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''. The band was signed to RCA Canada. They garnered three

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nominations over the course of their career, for Best Instrumental Artist at the

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, for Most Promising Group at the

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,"A History of Best New Artist"
''The Ottawa Citizen'', Ottawa, Canada, April 5, 2003, Page: 116 and for Best Instrumental Artist at the

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Discography

Albums *''Once Upon A Time...'' (1977), RCA Victor *''This Time'' (1979) Singles *"L'homme à L'harmonica / "Il Était Une Fois Dans L'Ouest" / "Le Bon, La Brute Et Le Truand" (1977) *"Loving You" (1977) *"Let's Try Once Again" / "Touch Me, Take Me" (1977) *"Sheila" (1977) *"A Man And His Harmonica" / "Once Upon A Time In The West" / "Theme From Black Light" (1978)

References

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