Dancer (Gino Soccio song)

Dancer is a song by Gino Soccio. It was released as a single in 1979 from his album Outline.[1][2][3][4]

"Dancer"
Single by Gino Soccio
from the album Outline
B-side	"So Lonely"
Released	1979
Recorded	1979
Genre	Disco
Length	3:30 (single version) 8:23 (album & 12" version)
Label	RFC/Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Gino Soccio
Producer(s)	Mix Machine
Gino Soccio singles chronology
"The Visitors" (1978) "Dancer" (1979) "Dance To Dance" (1979)

The song topped the Billboard Disco chart and remained on that spot for six weeks.[5] It was also Soccer's only Billboard Hot 100 entry, peaking at No. 48.[6]

Chart performance

Chart (1979)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[7]	48
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles[7]	60
US Billboard Disco Top 80[7]	1
UK Singles[8]	46

References

1. "The 30 Best Disco Songs That Every Millennial Should Know". Spin. June 18, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
2. Boles, Benjamin (April 29, 2016). "Junior Boys, Dinamo Azari, Skratch Bastid, and More Pick Their Essential Canadian Disco Songs". Vice. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
3. Lawrence, Tim (February 2, 2004). Love Saves the Day. Duke University Press. Retrieved January 19, 2021 – via Google Books.
4. Burke, Andrew (November 6, 2019). Hinterland Remixed. McGill-Queen's Press. p. 49. Retrieved January 19, 2021 – via Google Books.
5. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 238.
6. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 538.
7. "Dancer (US)". Music VF. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
8. "Dancer (UK)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 19, 2021.