Scotch (band)

Scotch was an Italo disco group active during the 1980s.

Scotch
OriginItaly
GenresItalo disco, synth-pop
Years active1982–1987
LabelsIl Discotto Records, ZYX Records
Past membersManlio Cangelli
Vince Lancini
Fabio Margutti
Franz Rome

History

Scotch was created by David Zambelli and Walter Verdi, both record producers from Bergamo. The group's first success was "Penguins' Invasion", written by Manlio Cangelli. "Penguins' Invasion" was an instrumental piece; about 3 months after its release, it was decided to create a vocal version and Vince Lancini was chosen as singer. Later he joined the group with Fabio Margutti and Vince Lancini. Among their most known tracks are "Take Me Up", "Disco Band", "Mirage", "Delirio Mind", "Penguins' Invasion", "Evolution", "Plus Plus", "Money Runner", "Pictures" and "Man to Man".

The band had numerous hits, including the 1984 single "Disco Band" which was a major hit in Germany and other countries. That same year, they released their first album, Evolution.

"Evolution" was the next single which was a huge hit in Sweden. Other songs were "Plus Plus" and "Money Runner".

"Disco Band" was sampled on Scooter's 2007 hit single "Lass uns tanzen", and "Penguins' Invasion" continues to be popular, appearing on various Italo disco compilations and retrospectives.

Discography

Studio albums

Compilations

Singles
  • 1983: "Penguins' Invasion"
  • 1983: "Penguins' Invasion" (vocal, 12")
  • 1984: "Disco Band" – #28 Italy, #3 Germany, #20 Sweden, #4 Switzerland, #1 Austria, #4 Portugal[1]
  • 1985: "Delirio Mind" – #6 Germany, #5 Sweden, #19 Switzerland
  • 1985: "Take Me Up" – #19 Germany, #11 Portugal
  • 1986: "Mirage" – #19 Italy, #56 Germany, #2 Sweden
  • 1986: "Money Runner" – #12 Sweden
  • 1986: "Pictures" – #16 Sweden
  • 1987: "Man to Man"=
Charting Top-10 singles
TitleAlbumCountryPeak positionWeeks on chartReference(s)
"Mirage"Best of ScotchSweden25[2]
"Disco Band"EvolutionSwitzerland415[3]
"Delirio Mind"Best of ScotchSweden55[2]
"Take Me Up"EvolutionFrance1019[4]
"Money Runner"Best of ScotchNorway101[5]
Charting Top-10 Albums
AlbumCountryPeak positionWeeks on chartReference(s)
EvolutionSweden417[2]

References
  1. "Italo Disco Charts". www.scheul.de.
  2. "Discography Scotch". swedishcharts.com. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
  3. "Discography Scotch". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
  4. "Discography Scotch". lescharts.com. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
  5. "Discography Scotch". norwegiancharts.com. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-23.


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