"Boogie Nights" -- The Tape
Ronco ©1978

"Boogie Nights"
-- The Movie

Is there a connection?

"Boogie Nights" is the name of a song by Heatwave that helped define the disco sound of 1978. It's also the title track of this Ronco compilation that features "18 Top Disco Hits" by such 70's heavyweights as Tavares, Chic, Trammps, Donna Summer, Rick James and even some hard rock by Ram Jam (what are they doing on a disco compilation?).

Boogie Nights is also the title of the 1997 film that chronicled an episode in the porn industry in the late 70's when disco was king, sex was safe, and pleasure was a business. And business was booming.

The parallels between the tape and the movie are quite interesting. Both use a brightly-lit nightclub marquee as the central image to display the title, both use the name and concept of  "boogie nights" to set the mood, and the movie is filled with 8-track references, including a scene in an audio store with an 8-track used to demonstrate a high-end stereo system. (For more on this scene, see 8-Tracks on TV and in the Movies).

Ironically, the very song that inspired the movie's title is not on the soundtrack! Only one song from this tape is actually in the movie: "Best of My Love" by Emotion. The final connection: both the tape and the movie are fabulously entertaining!

Go to The "8-Track of the Moment" Archive

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