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Record album:Saturday Night Fever

RSO Records, Inc.1977

The Strong National Museum of Play

The Strong National Museum of Play
Rochester , United States

In 1977, at the height of the disco craze, John Travolta boogied onto a lighted dance floor in a white leisure suit and "Saturday Night Fever" became a hit. Setting a new standard for coordinated marketing of both movie and soundtrack, the Bee Gees released singles timed to sell the film, which starred Travolta as a store clerk by day and disco king by night. Fever's two-record soundtrack dominated pop music playlists for months and soared to the top of the sales charts. "Saturday Night Fever" received a broad audience by keeping most of the songs short and highlighting the Bee Gees' falsetto warbling. "Stayin' Alive," "Night Fever," "How Deep is Your Love," and other hit songs from the album turned disco from a fad into a pop-culture phenomenon overnight.

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  • Title: Record album:Saturday Night Fever
  • Creator: RSO Records, Inc.
  • Date Created: 1977
  • Location: Los Angeles, CA
  • Subject Keywords: Saturday Night Fever, John Travolta, Bee Gees
  • Type: Entertainment and Music
  • Medium: vinyl, printed paper, printed cardboard
  • Object ID: 95.1304
  • Credit Line: Gift of Lorena M. Garmezy
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