''Ooh, La, La'' is the debut and only studio

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by American singer,

Suzi Lane Suzi Lane is an American female singer and model noted for her 1979 hit disco song "Harmony" / " Ooh, La La". Lane was born Suzilienne McDonald. She adopted the name Suzi Lane prior to the release of her debut album '' Ooh, La, La''. The album ...

, released in 1979 through

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. The album was produced by

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who was also producing

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at that time. Lane said she met Summer at the recording studio and that she was influenced by the "high-energy

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" sound pioneered by Moroder and Summer. The title track along with the song "

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" reached number one on ''Billboard'' magazine's

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chart. The dance hit was number one for one week then remained on the chart for six months.''Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003'', 2004 Soon after the release of the album, Lane was involved in a car accident in which her face was seriously injured by the broken windshield. Lane spent three years in seclusion at her home in Las Vegas recuperating.

Track listing

#"Ooh, La, La" (Chris Bennett,

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) #"Givin' It Up" (Bennett, Faltermeyer) #"No One Home in the City" (Bennett, Faltermeyer) #"

" (

Geoff Bastow K.I.D. was a British musician and the 1980s Italo disco musician best known for his SAM import and club hit "You Don't Like My Music (Hupendi Muziki Wangu?!)" that entered the '' Billboard'' Club charts. The name is a pseudonym used by Geoffre ...

, Moroder,

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) #"Morning, Noon and Night" (Bellotte, Moroder) #"Free Me" (Bellotte, Moroder) #"Harmony (12" version) (Bastow, Moroder, Bellotte) #"Ooh, La, La" (12" version) (Bennett, Moroder, Faltermeyer) #"Harmony" (7" version) (Bastow, Moroder, Bellotte)

Personnel

* Arranged By –

* Art Direction – Johnny Lee, Mary Francis * Bass – Les Hurdle * Brass – Dino Solera's Brass Section * Drums –

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* Engineer ssistant– Carolyn Tapp, Steven D. Smith * Engineer ecording & Mixing– Harold Faltermeyer, Jürgen Koppers * Guitar – Günther Moll, Mats Björklund * Photography By – McGowan, Coder * Piano, Synthesizer – Harold Faltermeyer * Backing Vocals (Uncredited) -

, Gloria Weems, Yvonne Lewis * Producer –

* Strings – Fritz Sonnleitner

References

{{Reflist 1979 debut albums Albums produced by Giorgio Moroder Suzi Lane albums Elektra Records albums