Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)

"Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" is a 1977 disco single recorded by Chic. It was the group's first hit, reaching #6 on both the pop and R&B charts.^[1] In addition, along with the tracks, "You Can Get By" and "Everybody Dance", the single reached #1 on the dance play charts.^[2] Luther Vandross provided backup vocals. He was working as a session vocalist at the time.^[3]

The "yowsah, yowsah, yowsah" of the title, which appears as a spoken interjection in the middle of the song, originated with the American jazz violinist and radio personality Ben Bernie, who popularized it in the 1920s. The phrase was revived in 1969 by They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, a film about a Depression-era dance marathon.

Track listings

Buddha 7" BDA 583, 1977 / Atlantic 7" 3435, September 30, 1977

A. "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" (7" Edit) - 3:41
B. "São Paulo" - 5:01

Buddha 12" DSC 121, 1977 / Atlantic 12" DK 4600, 1977

A. "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" - 8:21
B. "São Paulo" - 5:01

Atlantic 12" promo DSKO 101, 1977

A. "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" - 8:21
B. "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" (7" Edit) - 3:41

Atlantic 12" DK 4621, 1978

A. "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" - 8:21
B. "Everybody Dance" (12" Mix) - 8:25

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 116.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 56.
↑ Luther: The Life and Longing of Luther Vandross - Craig Seymour - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2013-11-12.

External links

Song Review from Allmusic
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by Village People by Village People (all cuts)	Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single (with "Everybody Dance" and "You Can Get By") October 22, 1977 - November 10, 1977	Succeeded by Once Upon a Time by Donna Summer (all cuts)

Chic

Bernard Edwards Nile Rodgers Tony Thompson Nathaniel S. Hardy, Jr. Omar Hakim Robert Sabino Sylver Logan Sharp Luther Vandross Norma Jean Wright

Studio albums	Chic (1977) C'est Chic (1978) Risqué (1979) Real People (1980) Take It Off (1981) Soup For One (1982) Tongue in Chic (1982) Believer (1983) Chic-ism (1992)

Live albums	Live at the Budokan (1999) A Night in Amsterdam (2006)

Produced by Chic	Norma Jean Wright: Norma Jean (1978) Sister Sledge: We Are Family (1979) Sheila and B. Devotion: King of the World (1980) Sister Sledge: Love Somebody Today (1980) Diana Ross: diana (1980) Debbie Harry: KooKoo (1981) Johnny Mathis: I Love My Lady (1981, unreleased)

Main compilations	Les Plus Grands Succès De Chic: Chic's Greatest Hits (1979) Freak Out: The Greatest Hits of Chic and Sister Sledge (1988) Megachic: Best of Chic (1990) Dance, Dance, Dance: The Best of Chic (1991) The Best of Chic, Volume 2 (1992) Everybody Dance (1995) Dance, Dance, Dance & Other Hits (1997) The Very Best of Chic & Sister Sledge (1999) The Very Best of Chic (2000) Good Times: The Very Best of the Hits & the Remixes (Chic & Sister Sledge) (2005) The Definitive Groove Collection (2006) Up All Night (2013)

Notable singles	"Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" "Everybody Dance" "Le Freak" "I Want Your Love" "Good Times" "My Forbidden Lover" "My Feet Keep Dancing" "Rebels Are We" "Real People" "Stage Fright" "Soup for One" "Hangin'" "Chic Mystique" "I'll Be There"

Related articles	Discography The Sugarhill Gang "Rapper's Delight" "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)"

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