Munich Machine
Munich Machine was a Munich- based German disco project under the direction of producer Giorgio Moroder , which was active from 1976 to 1980. The producers Pete Bellotte, Günther Moll and Gary Unwin as well as the bassist Stefan Wissnet, the guitarist Mats Björklund and the American singer Chris Bennett were also involved.
The greatest success is Get on the Funk Train from the album Munich Machine from 1977. The title placed in the top 50 of the UK charts and reached number 7 on the American Billboard Dance Charts. A cover version of the Procol Harum hit A Whiter Shade of Pale made it into the British Top 50 again in 1978, and it reached number 22 in the Billboard Dance Charts. The corresponding album of the same name made it into the US album -Charts , where it rose to rank 190. The last chart success of this Moroder project was the single Party Light / Let Your Body Shine , a release from the album Body Shine , which reached number 33 on the US dance charts in 1979.
Members
- Giorgio Moroder (born April 26, 1940 in Ortisei in Val Gardena , South Tyrol , Italy ) - producer
- Peter John Bellotte (* in Great Britain) - producer
- Günther Moll - producer
- Gary Unwin - producer
- Stefan Wissnet - vocals, bass (* in Germany)
- Christine Bennett (born August 2, 1948 in Illinois) - vocals, piano
- Mats Björklund (born October 23, 1949) - guitar
Discography
Albums
| year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 US
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| 1978 | A Whiter Shade of Pale Oasis 26 086 |
US190 (3 weeks) US |
First release: June 1978
introducing Chris Bennett Producers: Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte |
More albums
- 1977: Disco Symphony ( Fenati at Piano with the Munich Machine; Italy only; Oxford 3114)
- 1977: Munich Machine (introducing the Midnite Ladies; Oasis 26 823)
- 1979: Body Shine (Oasis 200 5203)
- 1996: Get on the Funk Train (compilation; Oasis 62509)
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 UK
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Dance
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| 1977 | Get on the Funk Train Munich Machine |
UK41 (5 weeks) UK |
Dance7 (15 weeks) Dance |
First published: October 1977
Authors: Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte |
| 1978 |
A Whiter Shade of Pale A Whiter Shade of Pale |
UK42 (4 weeks) UK |
Dance22 (9 weeks) Dance |
First published: June 1978
introducing Chris Bennett Authors: Gary Brooker , Keith Reid Original: Procol Harum , 1967 |
| 1979 | Party Light / Let Your Body Shine Body Shine |
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Dance33 (7 weeks) Dance |
First publication: June 1979
Authors: Stefan Wissnet, Günther Moll, Chris Bennett |
More singles
- 1976: Classically Elise (Dino Solera and the Munich Machine)
- 1977: Sheherazade (Fenati with the Munich Machine; Italy only)
- 1980: Guerreros del espacio / Bolectro (as Munich Machine & Giorgio)
swell
- ↑ a b Chart sources: UK Billboard 200
- ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot Dance / Disco 1974-2003, ISBN 978-0-89820-156-7
Web links
- Munich Machine at Allmusic (English)
- Munich Machine at Discogs (English)