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  • Old School Jams, Vol. 3

    11/13/2001 | Spg Records 

    All Music Guide Review

    Old School Jams, Vol. 3 expands upon preceding volumes, featuring not one but two discs of late-'70s to late-'80s urban dance classics. Furthermore, these aren't the widely known album or radio versions but rather the extended dance mixes, many of which are quite difficult to find. There's no shortage of classics here: Cameo's "Word Up," Rick James' "Super Freak," the Gap Band's "You Dropped a Bomb on Me," and Blondie's "Rapture" are just a sample of the many longtime favorites featured on this double-disc collection. This collection should appeal to not one but two different audiences, those looking for a one-stop collection of late-'70s to late-'80s urban dance favorites and those looking for the many hard-to-find extended mixes featured here. In fact, this volume is so impressive that you'll want to skip the first two volumes and head straight for this one. It's so loaded with great music that you may not even need to bother with the other volumes. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide

    Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • Artist
  • time
  • 1
  • Word Up! (12" Vocal Version)
  • Cameo
  • 5:56
  • 2
  • Super Freak (Disco Mix)
  • James, Rick
  • 7:07
  • 3
  • Let It Whip (Original Mix)
  • Dazz Band
  • 4:42
  • 4
  • The Roof Is on Fire (Club DJ Mix)
  • Rock Master Scott And The Dynamic Three
  • 5:32
  • 5
  • Freak-A-Zoid (Full Length Album Version)
  • Midnight Star
  • 8:00
  • 6
  • Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop) (Original Mix)
  • Man Parrish
  • 5:33
  • 7
  • In My House (12" Version)
  • Mary Jane Girls
  • 5:00
  • 8
  • You Dropped a Bomb on Me (Original Version)
  • Gap Band
  • 5:11
  • 9
  • Ladies Night (12" Remix)
  • Kool & the Gang
  • 7:01
  • 10
  • A Night to Remember (Original Mix)
  • Shalamar
  • 5:05
  • 11
  • The Word Is Out (West Mix Extended Version)
  • Stewart, Jermaine
  • 6:49
  • 12
  • Hangin' on a String (Contemplating) (Extended Dance Mix)
  • Loose Ends
  • 5:54
  • 13 (2)
  • Celebration (Original Version)
  • Kool & the Gang
  • 4:56
  • 14 (2)
  • Rumors (Shep Pettibone's Extended Mix)
  • Timex Social Club
  • 7:38
  • 15 (2)
  • Candy Girl (Original 12" Vocal Version)
  • New Edition
  • 7:18
  • 16 (2)
  • Rapture (Original Disco Mix)
  • Blondie
  • 9:59
  • 17 (2)
  • Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (Original 12" Mix)
  • Indeep
  • 5:39
  • 18 (2)
  • Ain't Nothing Goin' on But the Rent (Original Mix)
  • Guthrie, Gwen
  • 7:13
  • 19 (2)
  • Rock Steady (Extended Mix)
  • Whispers
  • 4:42
  • 20 (2)
  • You're the One for Me (Francois Kevorkian and Herbert Eaves III Remix)
  • D Train
  • 5:52
  • 21 (2)
  • Heartbeat (Larry Levan's Club Version)
  • Gardner, Tana
  • 6:21
  • 22 (2)
  • Jam on It (Original 12" Mix)
  • Newcleus
  • 7:57
  • 23 (2)
  • Play at Your Own Risk (Original Mix)
  • Planet Patrol
  • 4:23
  • 24 (2)
  • The Show (Original 12" Vocal Mix)
  • Fresh, Doug E. And The Get Fresh Crew
  • 6:46
  • Credits



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