Instant Replay (song)
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"Instant Replay" is a disco
song performed by Dan Hartman
from the album of the same name
. All the tracks on Hartman's album topped the US Dance Chart
for five weeks. It reached number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100
pop singles chart, while topping out on the R&B chart at number 44. In the UK, the song peaked at number 8. The video for the song features Dan alongside future Kiss
guitarist Vinnie Vincent
, Hilly Michaels
on drums as well as Hall & Oates
veteran guitarist and former Saturday Night Live
band leader G.E. Smith on bass.
It was successfully remade in 1990 by the UK pop duo, Yell!
, where it reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart.
A soundbite from the song is used in some arcade machines.
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
song performed by Dan Hartman
Dan Hartman
Daniel Earl "Dan" Hartman was an American singer, songwriter and record producer, best known for such songs as: "Free Ride", "I Can Dream About You", "Instant Replay", "Love Sensation", and "Relight My Fire", all of which had world-wide success.-Career:Born in Pennsylvania's capital, Harrisburg,...
from the album of the same name
Instant Replay (Dan Hartman album)
Instant Replay is the third full-length album from singer-songwriter Dan Hartman. Released in 1978, all the album reached number 1 in the American dance chart, also it features the title track as the first single which it reached a peak of number 29 on the Hot 100 in the U.S. & number 8 in the U.K....
. All the tracks on Hartman's album topped the US Dance Chart
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
for five weeks. It reached number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
pop singles chart, while topping out on the R&B chart at number 44. In the UK, the song peaked at number 8. The video for the song features Dan alongside future Kiss
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
guitarist Vinnie Vincent
Vinnie Vincent
Vincent John Cusano, better known as Vinnie Vincent, is an American guitarist from Bridgeport, Connecticut and songwriter known for his brief membership in the band Kiss.-Replacing Ace Frehley in Kiss:...
, Hilly Michaels
Hilly Michaels
Hilly Michaels, also known as Hilly Boy Michaels is an American drummer and musician, best known for playing drums with Sparks in the 70's and his two solo albums from the early 80's, Calling All Girls and Lumia .- History :His first music experience came with playing in a band called Joy,...
on drums as well as Hall & Oates
Hall & Oates
Hall & Oates are an American musical duo composed of Daryl Hall and John Oates. They achieved their greatest fame in the late 1970s and early to mid-1980s. Both sing and play instruments. They specialized in a fusion of rock and roll and rhythm and blues styles, which they dubbed "rock and soul."...
veteran guitarist and former Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
band leader G.E. Smith on bass.
It was successfully remade in 1990 by the UK pop duo, Yell!
Yell!
Yell! was a British pop duo, consisting of Paul Varney and Daniel James , who were produced by Nigel Wright and Stock, Aitken and Waterman...
, where it reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart.
A soundbite from the song is used in some arcade machines.
Sources
- [ Dan Hartman's Chart History] at Allmusic
- Dan Hartman's Chart History at Billboard.com