Outline (album)

Outline is the debut album by Gino Soccio, released in 1979 on RFC Records, a Warner Bros. Records disco subsidiary run by Ray Caviano.[2][3][4][5][6]

Outline
Studio album by
Released1979
Recorded1979
VenueMontreal
GenreDisco
LabelRFC/Warner Bros.
ProducerMix Machine
Gino Soccio chronology
Outline
(1979)
S-Beat
(1980)
Singles from Outline
  1. "The Visitors"
    Released: 1979
  2. "Dancer"
    Released: 1979
  3. "Dance To Dance"
    Released: 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The album peaked at No. 79 on the Billboard 200. "Dancer" is Soccio's only Billboard Hot 100 entry, peaking at No. 48, and his first No. 1 hit on the Disco Top 80 chart.

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Dancer"8:35
2."So Lonely"2:00
3."The Visitors"6:37
Side B
No.TitleLength
4."Dance to Dance"7:13
5."There's A Woman"8:30

Personnel

Production
  • Producer: Mix Machine
  • Engineer: Lindsay Kidd, Jose Bunting, Pierre Groulx
  • Art direction and illustration: Greg Porto

Charts

Album
Year Chart Position
1979 US Billboard 200[7] 79
US Billboard Top Soul Albums 34
Australia 78
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1979 "Dancer" U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] 48
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles[8] 60
US Billboard Disco Top 80[8] 1[lower-alpha 1]
UK Singles[9] 46
  1. Back-to-back with Dance to Dance.

References

  1. Henderson, Alex. "Outline". AllMusic. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  2. Black Music & Jazz Review: Vol. 2. IPC Specialist & Professional Press. 1979. Retrieved January 26, 2021 via Google Books.
  3. Gino Soccio: The Mastermind of "Outline". High Fidelity Incorporating Musical America. 29. Billboard Publications. 1979. p. 138. Retrieved January 26, 2021 via Google Books.
  4. High Fidelity: Vol. 29, Issues 1-6. ABC Leisure Magazines. 1979. p. 111. Retrieved January 26, 2021 via Google Books.
  5. Outline. Billboard. 91. Nielsen Business Media. April 7, 1979. p. 102. Retrieved January 26, 2021 via Google Books.
  6. Ortleb, Charles (1979). Christopher Street: Vol. 4. That New Magazine. p. 57. Retrieved January 26, 2021 via Google Books.
  7. "Billboard 200". Billboard. May 12, 1979. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  8. "Dancer (US)". Music VF. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  9. "Dancer (UK)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
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