Gary's Gang was an American R&B/

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best known for the U.S.

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" Keep on Dancin'", which reached #41 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1978. The song also climbed to #8 in the

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, #14 on the

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in 1978 and also made #1 on the

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chart, as did two of the group's other songs, "Do It at the Disco" and "Let's Lovedance Tonight". The latter was later used as the sampling background track to

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's 1999 #20 club play hit, "Can't Get Enough".

Overview

The group, based in

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, consisted of Gary Turnier, Eric Matthew aka Joseph Tucci, Al Lauricella, Rino Minetti, Bill Catalano, Bob Forman and Jay Leon. In the 1980s, Gary's Gang enjoyed further U.S. and European success with the 1982 single "Knock Me Out" (#45 UK) and the 1983 hit "Makin' Music", which reached #8 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. Brian Chin of ''

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'' described "Knock Me Out" as "midtempoed and very pop, it shares much of the soft-edged production styling and doowoppish vocals of the group's earlier work".

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

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