In 1975, Munich was quickly becoming one of Europe's top cities for disco. That year, the
Giorgio Moroder
/
Pete Bellotte
team produced
Donna Summer
's breakthrough hit
"Love to Love You, Baby"
in Munich, and it was also in 1975 that the Munich-based
Silver Convention
hit big with
"Fly, Robin, Fly",
one of the gems that defined the Euro-disco sound. Some listeners were happy just having the
"Fly, Robin, Fly"
single, but for serious Euro-disco enthusiasts,
the Silver Convention
's debut album
Save Me
is essential. While American radio stuck to
"Fly, Robin, Fly,"
dance-club DJs also found a lot to admire about glossy, strings-laden ear candy like
"Tiger Baby,"
"I Like It,"
and
"Another Girl."
The lavish production of
Michael Kunze
Silvester Levay
(who were the brains behind
) is consistently attractive, and
Levay
's string arrangements give the impression that he was a big admirer of
Barry White
,
Isaac Hayes
, and
Gamble & Huff
. Nonetheless,
doesn't sound derivative. In fact,
was quite distinctive itself and had a uniquely European take on American soul-pop and disco. Arguably the group's most essential release,
is a dance classic. ~ Alex Henderson