I Don't Like Disco

I Don't Like Disco
Studio album by
Amanda Lear
Released9 January 2012
Recorded2011
GenreElectropop, pop rock
Length32:34 (Original edition)
1:08:49 (Deluxe edition)
LabelLittle Boom, Boomlover
ProducerAlain Mendiburu
Amanda Lear chronology
Brand New Love Affair
(2009) 		I Don't Like Disco
(2012) 		My Happiness
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
DiscoIgorpositive[1]
EuroDanceHitspositive[2]
Music Story[3]
Now[4]
RockShock[5]

I Don't Like Disco is a studio album by French singer Amanda Lear, released in 2012 by independent label Little Boom Records and distributed by Universal Music France.[6] The album spawned the minor hit "La Bête et la Belle".

Background

I Don't Like Disco is Lear's first studio album since 1989's Uomini più uomini – and the fifth in her career – not to include any covers or re-recordings of her earlier hits. Stylistically, the album explores electropop with minor rock influences.[7][8] The singer revealed that she called it I Don't Like Disco to separate herself from the image of the 'disco queen' she had earned earlier in her musical career.[9] It was originally scheduled for release on 7 November 2011,[10] but the launch was then pushed back to January 2012 to ensure more time for promotion. In August 2012, a deluxe edition of the album was released, containing additional recordings and remixes.

Three singles preceded the album's release in 2011: "Chinese Walk", "I Don't Like Disco" and "La Bête et la Belle". The fourth and final single, "Love at First Sight", was released in the summer 2012 to promote the deluxe edition of the album. "Chinese Walk" and "La Bête et la Belle" enjoyed popularity due to their well-received music videos. The videoclip for the latter has gone viral and caused controversies over its erotic overtones.[11] The song "I Don't Like Disco" charted at no. 43 in Polish Dance Club Singles Chart in May 2015.[12] The album itself was met with generally positive response from fans and critics, but was not a chart success.

Track listing

Original release

  1. "I Don't Like Disco" (Pete Wilson, Chris Richards, Amanda Lear) – 3:25
  2. "What a Surprise" (Marin du Halgouët, Amanda Lear) – 3:15
  3. "Windsor's Dance" (Marin du Halgouët, Amanda Lear) – 3:31
  4. "Money Money" (Marin du Halgouët, Amanda Lear) – 3:05
  5. "You're Mad" (Marin du Halgouët, Amanda Lear) – 3:32
  6. "Super Hero" (Marin du Halgouët, Amanda Lear) – 3:16
  7. "Icon" (Ken Lowe, Claire Dewey, Amanda Lear) – 2:44
  8. "I Need Silence" (Marin du Halgouët, Amanda Lear) – 3:13
  9. "La Bête et la Belle" (Louise Prey, Joe Moskow, Amanda Lear) – 3:20
  10. "Chinese Walk" (Marin du Halgouët, Amanda Lear) – 3:09

Deluxe edition

  1. "I Don't Like Disco" (Pete Wilson, Chris Richards, Amanda Lear) – 3:25
  2. "La Bête et la Belle" (Louise Prey, Joe Moskow, Amanda Lear) – 3:21
  3. "Love at First Sight" (Bob Landser, Amanda Lear) – 3:23
  4. "Scorpio 66" (Louise Prey, Joe Moskow, Amanda Lear) – 3:57
  5. "What a Surprise" (Marin du Halgouët, Amanda Lear) – 3:15
  6. "Windsor's Dance" (New Mix) (Marin du Halgouët, Amanda Lear) – 3:30
  7. "Money Money" (Marin du Halgouët, Amanda Lear) – 3:05
  8. "You're Mad" (Club Version) (Marin du Halgouët, Amanda Lear) – 5:06
  9. "Super Hero" (Marin du Halgouët, Amanda Lear) – 3:17
  10. "Icon" (Ken Lowe, Claire Dewey, Amanda Lear) – 2:44
  11. "I Need Silence" (Club Version) (Marin du Halgouët, Amanda Lear) – 5:00
  12. "Chinese Walk" (Marin du Halgouët, Amanda Lear) – 3:09
  13. "La Bête et la Belle" (Monster Mix Radio Edit) (Feat. Andy Bell & DJ Yiannis) (Louise Prey, Joe Moskow, Amanda Lear) – 3:46
  14. "I Don't Like Disco" (Almighty Mix Radio Edit) (Pete Wilson, Chris Richards, Amanda Lear) – 3:30
  15. "I Don't Like Disco" (RLS Remix Radio Edit) (Pete Wilson, Chris Richards, Amanda Lear) – 3:15
  16. "La Bête et la Belle" (RLS Mix Radio Edit) (Louise Prey, Joe Moskow, Amanda Lear) – 3:16
  17. "Scorpio 66" (Feat. Louise Prey & Joe Moscow) (Louise Prey, Joe Moskow, Amanda Lear) – 3:06
  18. "La Bête et la Belle" (Deutsche Originalaufnahme Video Edit) (Louise Prey, Joe Moskow, Amanda Lear) – 3:32
  19. "La Bête et la Belle" (Wutes Mix Club Edit) (Louise Prey, Joe Moskow, Amanda Lear) – 5:11

Personnel

Release history

Date Region Format and Edition Label
9 January 2012 France CD, digital Little Boom Records, Boomlover
Europe digital
27 August 2012 Germany CD, digital (deluxe edition)
Europe digital (deluxe edition)

References

  1. ^ Igor Scopelliti (2012-09-18). "AMANDA LEAR – I DON'T LIKE DISCO (ORIGINAL & DELUXE VERSION) RECENSIONE BRANO PER BRANO" (in Italian). discoigor.com. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  2. ^ "Reviews - Albums Reviewed in 2012". www.eurodancehits.com. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  3. ^ Christian Larrède. "Critique de I Don't Like Disco, Amanda Lear" (in French). www.music-story.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  4. ^ Kevin Ritchie (2012-01-19). "Amanda Lear - I Don't Like Disco - NOW Magazine". Now. nowtoronto.com. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  5. ^ Marco Buccino (2012-02-26). "Recensione Amanda Lear: I Don't Like Disco" (in Italian). www.rockshock.it. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  6. ^ "Amanda Lear — I Don't Like Disco — Almighty Records". www.almightyrecords.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  7. ^ Kevin Boucher (2011-09-17). "Amanda Lear : "On m'a proposé 500.000 euros pour le Koh-Lanta italien"" (in French). www.ozap.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  8. ^ "Interview de Amanda Lear réalisé le 30/06/2011" (in French). www.idolesmag.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  9. ^ Marco Pantella (2014-10-22). "Amanda Lear - An Interview with - The GROUND Magazine". www.thegroundmag.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-20. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  10. ^ "Amanda Lear - & I Don't Like Disco from forthcoming album I don't..." www.facebook.com. 2011-09-11. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  11. ^ "The Original Queen Of Reinvention". ponystep.com. 2013-02-09. Archived from the original on 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  12. ^ "ZPAV :: Opłaty za muzykę - Muzyka w biznesie - Top - listy przebojów" (in Polish). www.ozz.zpav.pl. Retrieved 2017-09-23.