In 1980, a lot of
disco
artists were feeling nervous. Rumor had it that
was dying, and they feared a trip to the unemployment line. But the rumors of
's demise were, as the saying goes, greatly exaggerated.
Disco
never died; it simply changed its name to
dance-pop
in the 1980s and evolved into such styles as
deep house
,
Hi-NRG
, and
Latin freestyle
. Some people would blame
Foxy
's early-'80s breakup on
's so-called "demise," arguing that there was simply little or no demand for
after 1979. But that's nonsense -- inadequate promotion was really the thing that killed
. With the right marketing and promotion, 1980's
Party Boys
would have done well. Unfortunately, only
's most hardcore fans bought this LP, which is a very good party album even if it isn't quite in a class with
Get Off
.
"Girls,"
"I Can't Stand the Heat,"
and the single
"RRRRRock"
are solid
disco-funk
smokers, and some of the tunes even have a
rock
edge (including
"Let's Be Bad Tonight,"
"She's So Cool,"
and
"Fantazy"
).
"Sambame"
has a strong Brazilian flavor, while
"Pensando en Ti"
is a tender
Latin-pop
ballad that finds lead vocalist
Ish Ledesma
singing in Spanish. But
didn't sell, and it turned out to be
's last studio album. ~ Alex Henderson