The Ritchie Family, an American vocal group based in Philadelphia, achieved several hits during the disco era. Their first hit single, a reworking of the 1930s song "Brazil" reached the Top 20 in the United States in 1975, and the album, also titled Brazil, sold well. The following year they released the album Arabian Nights, and with it the single "The Best Disco in Town". The song was a medley of recent disco songs linked together with an original chorus and it became a worldwide hit. Their follow up albums Life is Music, which followed a 1930s theme, and African Queens were only mediocre successes. Their 1978 album, American Generation, was a slight departure from disco and more in the style of Europop, although one of the singles from it was called "I Feel Disco Good." For the next album, Bad Reputation, they brought in lead singer Vera Brown; the group enjoyed success with "Put Your Feet To The Beat." The Ritchie Family line-up of Brown, Smith-Lee and Draher next recorded the Give Me A Break album, which contained the hits "Give Me A Break" and "Never Be Able to Set You Free." Continuing with album releases, the next was I'll Do My Best (1981) followed by All Night All Right (1983) - the group's final album - neither of which made much of an impact.
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(Song are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)