Funkytown 0:00All Night Dancing 7:52Rock It 16:13Power 21:56Dancefloor-filler resuscitatedThe gloriously transient natureof disco was rarely betterillustrated than whenFunkytown invaded chart polepositions around the world in1980, providing an instantfloor-filler for years to comeat anywhere from gay discosto wedding knees-ups,continuing to show up incountless movies and TVshows since. Somehow,Minneapolis producer StevenGreenberg had managed tocreate the right balancebetween cheesy camp andinfectiously cool diva vocal,courtesy of former Miss BlackMinnesota Cynthia Johnson.Before striking discopay dirt with Funkytown,mobile DJ Greenberg blaggeda deal with Casablanca. Withfirst single Rock It in 1979, heestablished the idiosyncraticvision which he further honedon album tracks All NightDancing and Power, bringing instring parts and orchestration.Thirty minutes wereenough for an album backthen, the theory being thatsound quality improved withwider grooves in 12” singlestyle. This reissue is bolsteredwith single mixes of the fourtracks, but maybe making thisa twofer by adding one of thesubsequent albums Greenbergrecorded before calling timeon Lipps, Inc in 1985 wouldhave been more rewarding.From the effervescentsleevenotes, he’s obviouslyhappy he made his mark witha slice of disco magic whichrarely fails to inspire but-tnudgedance moves in pissed-upcrowds.