Disco Dessert 9/14/19 - "Double Dutch Bus" from Frankie Smith...

"Double Dutch Bus" was an urban and club hit for R&B artist Frankie Smith. Appearing on his album Children Of Tomorrow, the song which heralded the street jump-rope game Double Dutch, was written by Frankie with producer Bill Bloom. The track spent five weeks at #1 on Billboard magazine's R&B chart in 1981, but only managed to get to #51 on their Disco Top 100 tally. And for those who are too young to remember, now you know where Snoop Dogg gets his affectation from...

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And as bonus, here's the extended 12" single mix that was played in the clubs, and right off the bat you can hear the sample used in Missy Elliotts' "Gossip Folks"...