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Even Better Than the Disco Thing Compilation album Released 2008 Recorded Marconi House, Digges Lane, Dublin, Ireland (2008) Genre Acoustic, pop, cover versions Label Today FM/RMG Chart Producer Jenny Kelly
Will Hanafin
Siobhan Hogan
Ann Gleeson
Mairead Farrell
Gavin Blake
Pat Balfe
Colin McElarneychronology Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3
(2005)Even Better Than the Disco Thing
(2008)Even Better Than the Disco Thing is an Irish charity album released by the commercial FM radio station, Today FM, for the Christmas market on 21 November 2008. The album features covers of well-known disco songs by a selection of Irish musicians.[1] Disc one features sixteen tracks, whilst disc two is labelled "Mix CD" and contains twelve of the same sixteen tracks all over again. All the songs were performed and recorded live on The Ray D'Arcy Show.[2][3] The title is a pun on the Even Better Than the Real Thing series of charity CDs recorded in previous years on D'Arcy's show, but temporarily discontinued after the third edition in 2005.[4] They themselves are a reference to the U2 song "Even Better Than the Real Thing". Funds raised were donated to the National Children’s Hospital and Barretstown.[5]
Contents
Track listing
Disc one
- Eric Bibb - "Dancing Queen"
- Lisa Hannigan - "Upside Down"
- Cathy Davey - "I Feel Love"
- Director - "Ring My Bell"
- Martin Staunton and the Sharon Shannon band - "Superstition"
- Duke Special - "I Feel for You"
- Juno Falls - "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life"
- Republic of Loose - "Jive Talkin'"
- Declan O'Rourke - "Young Hearts"
- Jape - "Hot Stuff"
- Fred - "Fame"
- Jack L - "Stayin' Alive" (referred to as "Staying Alive")
- Brian Kennedy - "Never Can Say Goodbye"
- The Blizzards (credited as Blizzards) - "Temptation"
- Kevin Doyle - "Get Down on It"
- Prison Love - "Disco Inferno"
Disc two
- Duke Special - "I Feel for You"
- Lisa Hannigan - "Upside Down"
- Juno Falls - "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life"
- Republic of Loose - "Jive Talkin'"
- Kevin Doyle - "Get Down on It"
- Martin Staunton and the Sharon Shannon band - "Superstition"
- Declan O'Rourke - "Young Hearts"
- Cathy Davey - "I Feel Love"
- Director - "Ring My Bell"
- Fred - "Fame"
- Jape - "Hot Stuff"
- The Blizzards[6] - "Temptation"
Reception
Tony Clayton-Lea of The Irish Times commented in his review,
If the image of Brian Kennedy strangling Never Can Say Goodbye , Jack L neutering Staying Alive , Juno Falls smothering Last Night a DJ Saved My Life , Fred defaming Fame , and Director stifling Ring My Bell are enough to turn you off your Christmas pudding, then so be it.[7]
References
- ^ " tdfm0034 Even Better Than The Disco Thing ". Today FM. Accessed 26 November 2008.
- ^ "Even Better than the Disco Thing!". Today FM. Accessed 25 November 2008.
- ^ "Ray D'Arcy releases covers album". Hot Press. 2005-11-25. http://www.hotpress.com/news/5053692.html. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
- ^ "Loaded: 12 December 2008". Irish Independent. 2008-12-12. http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/day-and-night/columnists/loaded-12122008-1572775.html. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
- ^ "Digging deep for a good cause". The Irish Times. 2008-12-12. http://www.irishtimes.com/theticket/articles/2008/1212/1228864707639.html. Retrieved 2009-08-16. "The Ray Darcy Show on Today FM has already put together a number of cover version albums to aid various charities. The latest is Even Better Than The Disco Thing with Cathy Davey, Lisa Hannigan, Jape, Republic Of Loose, The Blizzards Duke Special, Director and many more getting on down. All proceeds go to the National Children’s Hospital and Barretstown."
- ^ On disc one The Blizzards are credited as "Blizzards", yet on disc two they are credited as "The Blizzards".
- ^ Tony Clayton-Lea (2008-12-19). "Rock/Pop". The Irish Times. http://www.irishtimes.com/theticket/articles/2008/1219/1229523065719.html. Retrieved 2009-11-13. "If the image of Brian Kennedy strangling Never Can Say Goodbye , Jack L neutering Staying Alive , Juno Falls smothering Last Night a DJ Saved My Life , Fred defaming Fame , and Director stifling Ring My Bell are enough to turn you off your Christmas pudding, then so be it. [...] The only ones to get it right are non-Irish blues singer Eric Bibb ( Dancing Queen ), Lisa Hannigan ( Upside Down ) and Cathy Davey ( I Feel Love )."
Ireland's 100 - 102 Today FM Formerly known as Radio Ireland LimitedOwnership history John McColgan and Moya Doherty (1997 - 2002) · Scottish Radio Holdings (2002 - 2007) · Communicorp and Denis O'Brien (2007 - present)Notable incidents Ray D'Arcy's interview with Des Bishop (2006) · Brian Cowen nude portraits controversy (2009) · Sacking of Sam Smyth (2011)Presenters Weekday Louise Duffy · Ian Dempsey · Ray D'Arcy · Ray Foley · Tony Fenton · Matt Cooper · Paul McLoone · KC · Donal DineenWeekend Philip Cawley · Dave Couse · Derek Flood · Tim Kelly · Martin King · Declan Meehan · Michael McMullan · Jim O'Neill · Sam SmythFormer Philip Boucher-Hayes · Mark Byrne · Mark Cagney · Enda Caldwell · Oliver Callan · Alison Curtis · Tom Dunne · Eamon Dunphy · Anne-Marie Kelly · John Kelly · John RyanShows Weekday Louise Duffy · The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show · The Ray D'Arcy Show · The Ray Foley Show · Tony Fenton · The Last Word · Paul McLoone · KC at Night · Small HoursWeekend Ed's Indie Disco · Friday Night 80s · Friday Night with JP · The Saturday Breakfast · The Very Last Word · Phil's Saturday Show · Premier League Live · Planet Hits · Declan Meehan · The Sunday Business Show · The Sunday Supplement · Classic Gold Sunday · Today FM Top 40Former The Alison Curtis Show · The AM Kelly Show · Carwash · The Eamon Lowe Show · The Essential Series · Here Comes the Night · The Last Splash · Nothing But 90s · Pet SoundsOther contributors Tony Cascarino · Paul Collins · John Duggan · Mairead Farrell · Colette Fitzpatrick · Quentin Fottrell · Ann Gleeson · Pamela Halton · Will Hanafin · Maeve Higgins · Jenny Kelly · Mark Lawrenson · Jennifer Maguire · Adelle McDonnell · Pixie McKenna · Arthur Murphy (Emailbag) · Bernard O'Shea · Conor Pope · Mario Rosenstock · Siobhan HoganCraic agus ceol Even Better Than the Disco Thing · Even Better Than the Real Thing · 1 · 2 · 3 · Gift Grub · José and his Amazing Technicolor OvercoatMarconi House, Digges Lane, Dublin 2Categories:- Albums by Irish artists
- Charity albums
- 2008 compilation albums
- Double compilation albums
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