This Funk Is Made For Dancing was the second hit single by disco band Broadway, released on the Hilltak Label. The track was composed, arranged and produced by Willie Henderson. It made both the Billboard and Cash Box charts in 1979.
Background Broadway's album was in Billboard's "Recommended LPs" section in the magazine's March 17 issue. It got a positive review. The picks were "Magic Man", "This Funk Is Made For Dancing" and "Kiss You All Over".Billboard, March 17, 1979 - Page 103 Billboard's Recommended LPs, disco Released on Hilltak 7805, it was a Record World single pick in the B.O.S./Pop section in the March 3 issue with the reviewer calling it energetic and right with the vocals laid over a full track".Record World, March 3, 1978 - Page 16 RECORD WORLD SINGLE PICKS, B.O.S/Pop
Charts On April 7, the single entered the Cash Box Top 100 chart at #98.Cash Box, April 7, 1979 - Page 42 CASH BOX TOP 100 It peaked at #91 on the third week (April 21) and stayed at the same spot the following week.Cash Box, April 21, 1979 - Page 38 CASH BOX TOP 100Cash Box, April 28, 1979 - https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1979/CB-1979-04-28.pdf Page 46 CASH BOX TOP 100 It spent a total of six weeks in the chart.Cash Box, May 12, 1979 - Page 36 CASH BOX TOP 100
On April 21, "This Funk Is Made for Dancing" peaked at #83. It spent a total of three weeks in the Billboard chart.Music VF.com - Broadway (American group) Top Songs, Top Songs / Chart Singles DiscographyBillboard - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs WEEK OF APRIL 28, 1979
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