Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk is a disco album by Meco

Meco

Meco is an American record producer and musician, as well as the name of a band or production team based around him...

 released in 1977. The album remakes various themes and songs from the Star Wars

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, originally released as Star Wars, is a 1977 American epic space opera film, written and directed by George Lucas. It is the first of six films released in the Star Wars saga: two subsequent films complete the original trilogy, while a prequel trilogy completes the...

soundtrack into disco

Disco

Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...

 tunes. A single from the album entitled "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" was released, and hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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 on October 1, 1977, holding on to the spot for two weeks. In addition to the normal 3:32 version the album contains a full 15-minute version of the tune.

Track listing

1. Star Wars (15:49) LP Side 1
   • Title Theme
   • Imperial Attack
   • The Desert & the Robot Auction
   • The Princess Appears
   • The Land of the Sand People
   • Princess Leia's Theme
   • Cantina Band
   • The Last Battle
   • The Throne Room & End Title
2. Other Galactic Funk (12:31) LP Side 2
   • Other (4:07)
   • Galactic (5:02)
   • Funk (3:21)

1. Star Wars Theme - Cantina Band (7" Edit) (3:32)
2. Star Wars Theme - Cantina Band (12" Disco Mix) (7:34)

Album

Title	Release date	Chart positions
		US Pop	US R&B
"Star Wars And Other Galactic Funk"	(1977)	#13	#8

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions
		width="45"|>US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...	width="45"|>US Dance Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...	width="45"|>US Pop	width="45"|>UK Pop UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
1977	"Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band"	#8	#6	#1 (October 1, 1977)	#7 (October, 1977)

Production

• Recorded at: MZH Studio in New York, New York
• Electronic musical effects were created on a Buchla
  Buchla
  Buchla & Associates, Inc. is a manufacturer of electronic musical instruments, notably synthesizers and unique MIDI controllers. The 200e Electric Music Box and Lightning III are currently in production.-Buchla Music Box :...
  
   Synthesizer
  Synthesizer
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   by Suzanne Ciani
  Suzanne Ciani
  Suzanne Ciani is an Italian American pianist and music composer who found early success with innovative electronic music.-Education:...
  
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External links

• [ Allmusic link] (with chart positions)