Claudja Barry - Boogie Woogie Dancin' Shoes (Chrysalis Records 1979)

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"Boogie Woogie Dancin' Shoes is a song written by Jörg Evers, Jürgen S. Korduletsch, Keith Forsey and Mats Björklund. Claudja Barry is a singer-songwriter and actress. She was a member of the disco group Boney M before leaving and pursuing a solo career. As an actress, she is known for performing in the European versions of stage musicals Hair and Catch My Soul. At the age of 6, Barry and her family emigrated from Jamaica to Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. After graduation from high school, Barry left for New York City where she eventually landed a role in the hit musical, Hair and then Catch My Soul. The play toured Europe where she eventually wound up in West Germany in the spring of 1975. That same year she signed with Hot Foot label and released a single called "Reggae Bump". It was released in Canada under the Hansa label. While still in Germany, she met producer Frank Farian and became part of the studio group Boney M from 1975 to 1976, but left after tiring of simply lip-syncing to pre-recorded music. After leaving Boney M, Barry had some success as a solo artist. She had two Billboard Hot 100 entries, the first being "Dancin' Fever" which peaked at No. 72, off The Girl Most Likely album, the other song being "Boogie Woogie Dancin' Shoes" (R&B; No. 37, Pop No. 56 in 1979) from the album I Wanna Be Loved By You, released in 1978. Both became major mainstream pop hits in Canada (where "Dancin' Shoes" peaked at No. 7 on the RPM 100 national chart on April 7, 1979 and remained on the chart for 23 weeks) as well as in Europe. In 1976, the soulful ballad, "Love for the Sake of Love", received airplay and in 1979, the single, "Boogie Tonight", from the I Wanna... album, received Canadian airplay, sharing the charts with "Dancin' Shoes" and reaching No. 42 on June 23, 1979. Also in 1979, she won a Juno Award for being the Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year. I've been working all week saving my emotions For Saturday night when I use my potion To put on a face, pretty clothes I'm dressed to kill It's the one night a week I feel free to obey my will A magic spell that will tie and tango Magic shoes and a diamond spangle I will hypnotize your mind by the way that I move When you see a thousand stars dance around my shoes Boogie oogie boogie woogie dancing shoes Keep me dancing all night Boogie oogie boogie woogie dancing shoes Make me queen for a night Boogie oogie boogie woogie dancing shoes Keep me dancing all night Boogie oogie boogie woogie dancing shoes Make me queen for a night Saturday night is my night of power When the music's playing, comes my magic hour It's a close encounter with a force that's controlling my feet It's a once in a lifetime feeling that returns every week Boogie oogie boogie woogie dancing shoes Keep me dancing all night Boogie oogie boogie woogie dancing shoes Make me queen for a night Boogie oogie boogie woogie dancing shoes Keep me dancing all night Boogie oogie boogie woogie dancing shoes Make me queen for a night (Boogie oogie boogie woogie dancing shoes) (Keep me dancing all night) (Boogie oogie boogie woogie dancing shoes) (Make me queen for a night) Boogie oogie boogie woogie dancing shoes Keep me dancing all night Boogie oogie boogie woogie dancing shoes Make me queen for a night Boogie oogie boogie woogie dancing shoes Keep me dancing all night Boogie oogie boogie woogie dancing shoes Make me queen for a night Boogie oogie boogie woogie dancing shoes Keep me dancing all night Boogie oogie boogie woogie dancing shoes Make me queen for a night