Bobby Orlando

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Bobby Orlando, also known as Bobby O, is a Hi-NRG dance music artist and record producer who was most successful in the early-mid 1980s.

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The son of a suburban New York schoolteacher, Bobby declined a classical music scholarship to pursue his then current musical interest, glitter rock. [1] [2] In the late 1970s, his professional interests turned to disco, as he worked on albums by Todd Forester, in 1977, and Lyn Todd, in 1980. Shortly thereafter, he established his own record label, "O" Records.

He is famous for writing and producing numerous Hi-NRG and disco anthems with artists such as Divine ("Shoot Your Shot", "Native Love"), The Flirts ("Passion", "Danger", "Don't Put Another Dime In the Jukebox", "You and Me") and Roni Griffith ("Best Part Of Breaking Up"), among others, all of which were released on "O" Records. He also worked with the Pet Shop Boys early in their career, co-writing and producing the original version of "West End Girls" in 1984. His biggest solo hit, She Has A Way, was released in 1982. The Pet Shop Boys were originally signed to 'O', and when manager Tom Watkins insisted they extricate themselves from the small label, Orlando agreed to a settlement which is rumoured to have made him millions of dollars.

Although he went quiet for much the 1990's and 2000's, he still remains busy and is still active in the dance music world.

Some Bobby Orlando recordings:

  • Freedom In An Unfree World (1983) (album, including the disco hit "Beat By Beat")
  • One Two Three (1983) (album, including the underground hits "Another Knife In My Back" and "Runaway") by 1-2-3
  • Bobby O & His Banana Republic (1985) (including : "A Man Like Me", "Whisper To A Scream")
  • Questions Of The Heart (1986) (album, including the hit "All You Ever Think About Is (Sex)!") by The Flirts
  • Outside the Inside (2005) (album)

  1. ^ Stone, Doug. Bobby Orlando Biography, All Music Guide. Retrieved 12/12/2006
  2. ^ Leston, Kimberly. 1987. The Story of O. The Face.

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