Scotch were an Italian

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band, formed in

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in 1982, that comprised Vince Lancini, Fabio Margutti, Franz Rome, Franz Felleti and Manlio Cangelli.

History

Scotch was created by David Zambelli and Walter Verdi, both record producers from

. The group's first success was "Penguins' Invasion", written by Manlio Cangelli. "Penguins' Invasion" was an instrumental piece. About three 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", "

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", " 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, ''

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''. "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 "

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", and "Penguins' Invasion" continues to be popular, appearing on various

compilations and retrospectives.

Discography

* ''

'' (1985) * '' Pictures of Old Days'' (1987)

Singles

* 1983: "Penguins' Invasion" * 1983: "Penguins' Invasion" (vocal, 12") * 1984: " Disco Band" – #28 Italy, #3 Germany, #20 Sweden, #4 Switzerland, #1 Austria, #4 Portugal * 1985: " Delirio Mind" – #6 Germany, #5 Sweden, #19 Switzerland * 1985: " Take Me Up" – #19 Germany, #11 Portugal * 1986: "

" – #19 Italy, #56 Germany, #2 Sweden * 1986: " Money Runner" – #12 Sweden * 1986: "Pictures" – #16 Sweden * 1987: "Man to Man"

Citations

External links

* 1982 establishments in Italy 1987 disestablishments in Italy Italo disco groups Italian pop music groups Musical groups established in 1982 Musical groups disestablished in 1987 Musical groups from Bergamo {{Italy-band-stub