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Arabian Nights (album)

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Arabian Nights
Studio album by
Released1976
RecordedSigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
GenreDisco
Length32:03
LabelMarlin
ProducerJacques Morali, Richie Rome
The Ritchie Family chronology
Brazil
(1975)
Arabian Nights
(1976)
Life Is Music
(1977)
Singles from Arabian Nights
  1. "The Best Disco in Town"
    Released: August 1976
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Arabian Nights is the second studio album recorded by American female vocal trio The Ritchie Family, released in 1976 on the Marlin label.

History

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The album features the track, "The Best Disco in Town", which peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Dance/Disco chart, No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 12 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Best Disco in Town"Jacques Morali, Richie Rome, Henri Belolo, Phil Hurtt6:39
2."Baby I'm on Fire"Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo5:05
3."Romantic Love"Jacques Morali, Richie Rome, Henri Belolo, Peter Whitehead5:53
Total length:17:37
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"Jimmy Kennedy, Nat Simon4:22
5."Lawrence of Arabia (More Than Yesterday, Less Than Tomorrow)"Maurice Jarre3:57
6."In a Persian Market (Show Me How You Dance)"Albert Ketèlbey6:07
Total length:14:26

Personnel

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  • Cheryl Mason Jacks, Cassandra Ann Wooten, Gwendolyn Oliver – vocals
  • Don Renaldo – strings, horns
  • Richie Rome – electric piano, acoustic piano
  • Earl Young, Charles Collins – drums
  • Ron Baker, Michael "Sugar Bear" Foreman – bass
  • Craig Snyder, Norman Harris, Bobby Eli – guitars
  • Nick D'Amico – percussion
  • Larry Washington, – congas
  • Buddy Turner, Johnny Belmon, Jerry Atkins, James Gitp, Craig Jamerson, William Brown – male vocals

Production

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  • Jacques Morali, Richie Rome – producers, arrangers
  • Henri Belolo – general supervisor
  • Joe Tarsia, Jay Mark, Ken Present – engineers
  • Michael Hutchinson, Jeff Stewart, Pete Humphreys – assistant engineers
  • Vivian Abbott – time coordinator
  • John Galluzzi – photographer

Charts

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Chart (1976) Peak
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 3
Italian Albums (HitParadeItalia)[4] 1
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 30
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 23

Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5] Platinum 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Carpenter, Bil. Arabian Nights review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
  2. ^ The Ritchie Family > US Charts at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 253. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "HitParadeItalia - Top Album N.48 del 27 Novembre 1976" (in Italian). HitParadeItalia.
  5. ^ "Morali wins Aussie Awards" (PDF). Cash Box. January 20, 1979. p. 20. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via World Radio History.
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