Monday, December 7, 2009

Cardinal Point - "Keep on Dancing"



Cardinal Point - Keep on Dancing b/w Show me the Way (Phillips 1973 - Dutch issue)

This is one of those songs that I throw on every time I have a DJ gig, thinking that the crowd (and I use that word loosely) will go apeshit for it. So far, nobody has seemed to care but me. I guess that's what happens when one self-indulgently plays glam records to a top-40 audience.

Formed in Sicily in 1964 as I Punti Cardinali, their early releases were Italian versions of "Little Green Bag," "Something in the Air," and The Cats' "Lea." A few years later, they shipped off to Holland, anglicized their name, and started singing in English. This amazingly catchy tune builds nicely, and with a key change thrown in for good measure! Written by Hans Van Hemert and Piet Souer, both of whom worked with Mouth & MacNeal and Luv'. It's worth a mention that their organist was blind. He'll be the one wearing sunglasses in every band photo.

B-side starts out as a steel drum-driven island jam, but kicks into gear about 45 seconds in. Pretty solid record, overall.

4 comments:

  1. Great record! Their album is pretty spotty, though. Great blog! And out of Oakland, too!

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  2. Yeah, I was always a bit wary of buying the LP. Any great songs that weren't on the singles? Yours too! Sunny Oakland is growing 'em right!

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  3. There are a few interesting songs but no killers. Drop me a line sometime.

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  4. Great record. Reminds me of a Jonathan King track except for the vocals.

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