Jimmy "Bo" Horne-"Dance Across The..."

If anyone is interested in this song, I think I figured out the answer to my
own question. I believe the "Hot Plates" version on iTunes is indeed the
correct LP and 12-inch version of "Dance Across the Floor," except that it
is way too fast and it is faded a touch early.

For instance, as I mentioned above, the "re-start" occurs at 2:39 on "Hot
Plates." I said I thought this was about right, but it's not. The "re-start"
doesn't occur until 2:42 on the 12-inch version. Seems to be
solely the result of a tempo problem.

Also, as mentioned above, the true Album/LP version ends cold with a
fading and ever-so-soft "Come on, let's do it, let's dance" while the
background singers sing a long "Doooo it." On the Hot Plates version, the
song is faded right before that last line.

Edited by JL328

I have some great news for us fans of this "Billboard" top 40 hit, especially if (like me) you prefer to own an actual physical CD vs. a download, or you happen to enjoy more than just this one song from JBH (again, like me) - and it appears we have Mr. Harry Wayne Casey himself to thank! (For those who aren't aware, along w/ Richard Finch, he co-wrote and co-produced most of JBH's work from the mid '70s to early '80s, as they were both signed to Henry Stone's family of Miami-based labels at the time. In fact, it's the Sunshine Band that is actually heard backing up JBH on this hit...)

It seems that for several years now, there has been a commercial U.S. CD of the song's parent album available - again, which was also titled "Dance Across the Floor" - and my copy just arrived. It's a re-issue of the entire original 1978 eight-song album (inc. cover art), w/ all six songs from JBH's follow-up album, 1979's "Goin' Home for Love", tacked on as "bonus tracks" (14 total, so it's essentially a 2-on-1 - now, if they'd just added his final hit, the excellent "Is it In", it would be PERFECT!). The title track actually runs (5:27) on this CD, which marks the first time I've found the full LP/12" version on CD (domestic or import), and is thus :04 longer than the "Hot Plates of the '80s" version available on iTunes, as reported by JL328 above. However, it's still :06 short of the (5:33) timing noted above by cftp on the 12" single, but I'll assume that's due to a slight speed difference, and the song being faded just a tad early (it doesn't end cold). The so-called "fade/re-start" occurs at 2:40 on this CD, w/ the vocals kicking back in at 4:32, and continuing all the way to the end...

Curiously, the CD has no record label or catalog no. on it, although the back insert DOES have a UPC (bar) code printed, w/ "8 20355 00100 8" underneath it. (No date for when it was re-issued, either, but it's been out for a while now.) It also states "Manufactured & Distributed by Sunshine Sound Entertainment, Inc.", along w/ a Miami address & phone no. in the fine print. And it IS a factory-pressed silver CD, w/ "MIAMI TAPE" and a long number/letter code printed around the hub. As for sound quality, it doesn't sound like it was mastered from vinyl to my ears, and it DOES sound better than the (4:46) "hacked up edit" on my "Great '70s Dance Grooves" CD. But as I stated above, I admit I don't have a "golden ear", nor do I own any audio software to compare these versions, so I'll leave that part to someone else here who may want to take a chance on buying this CD...

So where to get it??? It's actually available for $10.99 on KC & the Sunshine Band's official web site here: KC and the Sunshine Band (Just go to the "MUSIC" page, scroll to the JBH CD, and click on it.) Or if you don't wish to order directly from Mr. Casey, you can head over to eBay, where seller "hard.to.find.latin" currently has a new (sealed) copy of this same CD pressing listed for a "Buy It Now" price of $19.99 + $2.50 shipping...

JL328 wrote: This is one of my favorite disco/funk songs and I think the best part about it (at least the best part of the 12-inch) is the fade in the middle right before the song re-starts again in an instrumental version. It makes absolutely no sense, but it's awesome. It's like you've resigned yourself to the fact that the party has come to an end and then Jimmy Horne just starts that funk right back up again.... so don't put those platforms away just yet! Very 70's. Very funk. We're just here to party--- we don't care about segues.

I agree that this was one of the best disco songs ever recorded, and that the transition at about 2:40 "makes absolutely no sense". But even after now FINALLY finding the full LP/12" version on CD, that's the one part I still don't like. Also, not to nitpick, but as a huge fan/collector of mid '70s to mid '80s funk, this particular tune (and just about everything by KC & the SB, for that matter) leans much more toward disco than funk, IMHO - but that doesn't mean I don't think it stacks up well against true funk classics like, say, "You and I", "Fantastic Voyage", or "Burn Rubber"...

Anyway, if I'm not mistaken, I believe this was one of those instances where the LP version and the 45 version were the same (and ran 2:50?) on the original pressing of the LP. But then they replaced the 45 Version with the 12-inch version for the second pressing of the LP? Is that the case?

That MUST be what happened (although I was previously unaware of it until this thread started). As I noted above, I've owned the original album on cassette for over 20 years now, and it contains the short (2:50) version. So they must've switched it out on second (later) pressings...

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Must-play '80s song of the day (chart hit, but not necessarily top 40 - and if you don't already have it, track it down, lol) (final "Ode to 'Noo Yawk'" edition, following Crazy Joe & the Variable Speed Band, Duke Jupiter, and the last one which no one has chimed in to identify yet in the "Cher - 'Love and Understanding'" thread):

"What's-a matter, you? Hey!/
Got-a no respect/
What do you think you do?/
Why you look-a so sad?/
It's-a not so bad..."

(clues: 1981; male vocals)

80smusicfreak wrote: So where to get it??? It's actually available for $10.99 on KC & the Sunshine Band's official web site here: KC and the Sunshine Band (Just go to the "MUSIC" page, scroll to the JBH CD, and click on it.)

Thanks for the heads up on this disc. BTW, today is Jimmy's birthday (turns 62).