"Disco Lady" is a 1976 single by American singer Johnnie Taylor that went on to become his biggest hit. It spent four weeks at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and six weeks on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart in the U.S. It was also the first single to be certified platinum by the

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; ultimately it sold over 2.5 million copies. ''Billboard'' ranked it as the No. 3 song for 1976. The single was Taylor's first for

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, where he signed after his long-time label, Stax Records, went bankrupt. The song was produced by Taylor's long-time producer, Don Davis. Among the guests on the song were four members of Parliament-Funkadelic: bassist

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, keyboardist Bernie Worrell, guitarist Glenn Goins, drummer Tiki Fulwood, and background vocals by BRANDYE (Cynthia Douglas, Donna Davis, Pamela Vincent). "Disco Lady" was the first Hot 100 No. 1 hit with the word "disco" in its title, although it is not a disco song. The single also reached No. 25 on the UK Singles Chart. It earned Taylor his second Grammy Award nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. In 1998, a remake of the song "Disco Lady 2000" (along with a "radio slam" remix) can be heard in the album ''Taylored to Please'' released by Malaco Records.

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Lyrics of this song
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