Silver Convention - I Like It (1975)

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Description: Silver Convention was a German disco recording act of the 1970s. The group was originally named "Silver Bird Convention" or "Silver Bird". The group was founded in Munich by producers and songwriters Sylvester Levay and Michael Kunze. "Silver" is actually Sylvester Levay's nickname. Using female session vocalists for their first recordings, they scored a hit single in the United Kingdom in 1975 with the song "Save Me". They then realised they would need to find a public face for what was at the time only a studio group. They recruited vocalists Linda Thompson (real name Linda Übelherr, who would be billed on her solo records as Linda G. Thompson, formerly a member of Les Humphries Singers), Penny McLean (real name Gertrude Wirschinger) and Ramona Wulf (real name Ramona Kraft). Their first production was the minor hit single ironically named "There is always another girl". As "Silver Convention" they scored two major U.S. hit singles. "Fly, Robin, Fly," of which the complete lyrics consisted of only six words, spent three weeks at #1 in 1975, and won the group a Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance. Initially the song was titled Run, Rabbit, Run. However, moments before the recording took place the writers changed it to what we affectionately have come to know as Fly, Robin, Fly. Their follow-up hit "Get Up and Boogie", which also consisted of only six words, spent three weeks at #2 in 1976. Their next release, "No No Joe," only went to #60 in September 1976. The further singles released by the trio attempted to duplicate the sound that had made them briefly successful, but they were only minor hits. (from wikipedia) Silver Convention's greatest hits are available on CD : http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=silver+convention

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3:34 i mean.

Listen at 3:35 -- dreaded windows sound GASP!!! :)

USA must be wowsers I meant

Bugger!! Oh well. Wonder who's boobs they are. Also USA must be wowers

Superbly talented musicians played their butts off to these tracks. Briliant. Circa, 1976, Production, Style, was way, way ahead of it's time. Eurodisco ruled at this time.

not only that, but using strings instead of lead vocals meant that anyone could enjoy the music, no matter what language they spoke.

orchestral, production, and melodic masterpiece representing the cultural and intellectual apex of this civilization: the 1970s; note the grand Munich Symphony Orchestra, with Hans Herschenhan, concertmaster, conducted by Michael Kunze, with featured vocals by Penny McLean, Romona Wolf, Linda Thompson

The highlight of all Silver Convention songs were of course the stinging strings along with the girls providing heavely/angelic vocals. This was probably my favorite song along with madhouse, fly robin fly, and save me. Garry

i simply adore the picture of penny at the start of the song-certainly one of the prettiest ladies of all time!

the best song of silver convention!!! very groovy disco!!!! thank you girls singers!!!!

que bonito, grandes recuerdos me trae esto

They also did an incredible concept album "Madhouse" which sadly didn't get the attention it deserved. Masterful strings action on that one.

before their was "expose"their was "the silver convention"

I love the superb production quality of Silver Convention; the heavy bass guitar, the depth of the drums, the clarity of the piano, and of course the beautiful string arrangements.

there were many great german 70s disco groups and producers including munich machine, eruption, space and silver convention. i reckon you could google many more than i can think of

I just noticed your posting, FrankinDisco. Silver Convention WAS German. Wow! as a person a slight majority German I feel good knowing that us Germans are capable of makeing great Disco.

Youtube is a front for the best disco. I got a baggy of disco cassettes! I want to drink caffine to this! lol.

Nice!!! :)

nice tune!

Wonderful track, I like it

hey whyd ya blank out the titties? LOL! classic tune bro. are you familiar with silver convention's "golden girls" lp (also known as "summer nights" in other countries)? that's always been my alltime fave album of theirs.

i always love Silver Convention , very easy listning,, love it.

This really takes me back to my childhood.

What a Classic Disco Sound of Silver Convention...Brings back so many memories... "Play me like a yo-yo" "San Francisco Hustle" "Dancing in the ailes" and many more great songs... Love it!!!

Nah, I blacked them out... :-)