Disco Dessert 9/18/20 - "Quiet Village" from the Ritchie Family...

 

 

"Quiet Village" was a massive club hit for the Ritchie Family. Appearing on their album African Queens, the song was a disco remake of the 1951 pre-rock pop instrumental from conductor Les Baxter that was made famous in 1959 with the lounge jazz version from pianist Martin Denny. On Billboard magazine's National Disco Action Top-40 chart, the African Queens album was listed as a single entry, with "Quiet Village", "African Queens", and "Summer Dance" listed as key cuts. The record spent three weeks at #1 there in 1977, while making it to #68 on the R&B chart.

 

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Here's the title track from the African Queens album...

 

 

...and the third "key cut" from the record, "Summer Dance"...

 

 

Finally, as a bonus, here's the extended 12" vinyl single mix of "Quiet Village"...