Wing and A Prayer Fife and Drum Corps - Babyface 1975

[Mistermarkuk]

1975! I'd been mostly listening to progressive rock and motown on the hifi but had a transistor radio on for breakfast (meusli and coffee in the brown and orange kitchen, heh) and when this was played I'd reach out and turn it off for a few minutes, lol. One day I was too lazy to turn it off and it got to me! A disco fan ever since.

[Rootsman1307]

Hi google the album using 'mediafire' i've uploaded it

[hollidayevery]

This orchestra was put together by HAROLD WHEELER, conductor of the orchestra on Dancing With the Stars...I believe this was a hit in 1975...I have the single, but don't want to drag it out right now!!

[mandgab]

i have this in 45 singles... and would play this over and over including the long version. thank you so much for sharing because i have been looking for this for years... makes me reminisce my adolescent days.

[GameICY]

I have this on 45rpm vinyl gold label Wing an Prayer Record Co. HS-103. It has drawing of a bird with a mouse on one of its wings. Both sides are same but one side has "Special Long Version" stamped over the title. Anyone know if mine is the original pressing?

[Kramden429]

Still have this 45 (this was the B side; the 12" inch version was the same).

I remember WVIC in Lansing, Michigan would often play this extended version (I was 14 when this came out). Also remember hearing it at the roller rink (United Skates of America) on Saturday afternoons, and Carol Burnett's dancers did a disco routine to this, dressed like little kids, on an episode of her show that same year.

Why doesn't Atlantic wake up and put the full album on CD? I assume they still own the master.

[Medic83301]

@Kramden429 So did KSFX back in the Bay Area in 1975 .

[Airsoftcleaner]

THIS IS REAL DISCO PEOPLE!!!!!!!

[BhaktaAllisonTucker]

@Airsoftcleaner Very much so...been searching for decades for this song!

[DaveWollenberg]

Billboard's #67 song for '76. The corps hit #6 AC, #14 pop, #32 soul in Billboard. God bless!

[papermooner]

Where can I get an MP3 of this? Nothing anywhere.....not on Acqilte, or Cabos or anyone....

[vincent5th]

I helped my Grandma get this song from youtube and onto her iTunes and idk but now I'm addicted to it.

[b62beers]

I remember this song very well back in 1975...I was 13. This one and "The Hustle" were the biggest disco songs on the radio back then.

[jcmckinnon1993]

I thought this was one of the best disco song of the era. I was dissappointed that it didn't go higher in the charts. I don't even hear it on oldies stations that focus on disco....shame on them.

[mdbrowncd]

@jcmckinnon1993 might be because according to research I've done, it's never been released on CD at least in the USA....weird especially since Rhino released a ton of disco compilations a few years back and they have a working agreement with Warner Music, whose Atlantic label released this originally

[njplr]

LOVED this song, could you please post the version from this same album of the Charleston?

[Bhamdave52]

It is a great song. Check the next song out. I think you will like it.

[p717]

I entered it in the search just for the heck of it. I haven't heard this song since I was four years old.

[Kimmell2009]

Awsome song..I remember seeing the 1970's Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders dancing to this song.

[JackZybach]

That was #14 in March '76 and #68 for the year 1976. I was thinking when it hit the Top 40 in late 1975 on my previous text.

[JackZybach]

What a great song. The only song to be a hit in the 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's & the 70's. It reached # 14 in March '75 and spent 21 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the 68th biggest hit of '75

[Kell1295]

and it's a hit now :)

[joesophie90]

@JackZybach Baby Face also reached the UK charts, peaking at #12 and was in the Top 50 for 7 weeks. :)

[joesophie90]

@joesophie90 January thru to March 1976.

[Tommygun1028]

Great memories of going out dancing w/my friends in New York City back in the day!

[greggc3po]

thank you for posting this song

[greggc3po]

Thank You for posting this song. Millions of thanks go out to you.

[greggc3po]

Thank You so much for posting this song. I've been looking for this song for about 30yrs +. You have no Idea how much this means to me. This was on of a copulation of songs that were playing when I was roaming all the discos. I haven't been able to listen or find it 'till NOW! Thank You,thank you so much!! You have no idea.......how much. Millions of Thanks.

[snarldarl]

Linda November strikes again!