Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)
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"Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" is a 1977 disco song recorded by Chic. It was the group's first hit, reaching #6 on both the pop and R&B charts and reached #1 on the dance play charts. Luther Vandross provided backup vocals. He was working as a session vocalist at the time.
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.
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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
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