Midnight Star – Definitive Collection (3CD)

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CD1
1. Make It Last
2. Keep the Spirit High
3. You’re the Star
4. Set Me On Fire
5. Two In Love
6. I’ve Been Watching You
7. Tuff
8. Can’t Give You Up
9. Standing Together
10. I Got What You Need
11. Hot Spot
12. Victory
13. Strike a Match
14. You Can’t Stop Me
– 2 –
1. Freak a Zoid
2. Wet My Whistle
3. Feels So Good
4. No Parking On the Dance Floor
5. Electricity
6. Night Rider
7. Operator
8. Scientific Love
9. Body Snatchers
10. Curious
11. Planetary Invasion
12. Headlines
– 3 –
1. Midas Touch
2. Engine No. 9
3. Stay Here By My Side
4. Get Dressed
5. Don’t Rock the Boat
6. Snake In the Grass
7. 90 Days (Same As Cash)
8. Pamper Me
9. Love Song
10. I Don’t Wanna Be Lonely
11. Do It (One More Time)
12. Luv-U-Up
13. Work It Out
14. If Walls Could Talk
15. Take Your Shoes Off

Description Midnight Star – Definitive Collection

The collection features standout tracks drawn from eight key albums: The Beginning (1980), Standing Together (1981), Victory (1982), No Parking On The Dance Floor (1983), Planetary Invasion (1984), Headlines (1986), Midnight Star (1988) and Work It Out (1990). Together, these recordings chart the group’s journey through the golden era of 1980s funk, R&B and dance music.

Midnight Star dominated dancefloors worldwide with electrifying classics such as Wet My Whistle and Freak-A-Zoid, tracks that became defining anthems of the techno-funk movement. Throughout the 1980s, the group continuously expanded their sound, blending electronic funk with influences drawn from psychedelic soul and disco pioneers like Parliament-Funkadelic and Giorgio Moroder, while pushing toward a futuristic, synth-driven style that set them apart from their contemporaries.

Definitive Collection documents this creative progression in full, from the raw energy of their 1980 debut The Beginning to the polished grooves of Work It Out, released shortly before the band entered a prolonged hiatus. Completing the package are insightful sleeve notes by music journalist Irina Shtreis, a contributor to MOJO, Record Collector, The Quietus and Under The Radar, offering valuable context and perspective on Midnight Star’s lasting influence.

An essential release for fans of classic 80s funk, SOLAR Records, electro-funk and dancefloor anthems, this 3-CD set stands as a definitive tribute to one of the era’s most innovative and enduring groups.