Hi Gloss ~ You'll Never Know 1981 Soul Purrfection Version

Italo disco became a genre in the late 70's and gained popularity in the early 80's with artist like Change "A Lover's Holiday", BBQ Band "On The Beat" and Firefly "Love Is Gonna Be On Your Side". If you like Kool & The Gang "Too Hot" and "Don't Look Any Further" by Dennis Edwards and Siedeh Garrett you will like it too!
Right after death of radio disco, Italian producers began stepping up to fill the void left by American artists who no longer deigned to record any disco music. For example Laura Branigan's "Gloria" and Magazine 60's "Don Quichotte" singles were immensely popular utilizing synthesizers to create electronic sounds you could dance to. A more recent example is blackbox.
Giuliano Salerni is an Italian artist turned producer who put together a studio band called Hi Gloss. He wrote a song with Phil Hurtt who wrote the Spinners "I'll Be Around" and came up with "You'll Never Know" a jazz flavoured mid tempo soul song that featured the sumptuous vocals of Bonita Taylor that perfectly fit with its slow and sensual music track that allowed dancers to get close in the late hours of the evening. Luther Vandross is on background vocals here along with Phillip Ballou, Benny Diggs and Maeretha Stewart.
Released on Prelude Records, the song charted US disco at #31 in 1981 but was a lot more popular in the UK where it peaked at #11. Since then it has become a staple on smooth jazz and R&B radio.

[@tinadavies4195]

OMG!! GOD THIS TAKES ME WAY WAY BACK, IVE GOT GOOSEBUMPS IN MY HEAD RIGHT TO MY FEET,SOUNDS JUST AS GOOD AS IT DID WAY BACK THEN.👏👏👏👏👏

[@patriciaoreilly8907]

Not the only one Tina .

[@tinadavies4195]

@@patriciaoreilly8907 mad ain't it when you haven't heard a song for ages,or forgotten about it.

[@blktenor]

I like that simple melody on the strings starting at 6:53. 🎻

[@JorgeVasquez-sy7lw]

41 años tiene este tema

[@JorgeVasquez-sy7lw]

Me acuerdo cuando era un lolo

[@tavaresjunior8450]

O passado de presente bons tempos tawares Sjc Brasil

[@franciscojimenez8358]

GRACIAS POR LA MUSICA

[@nolocomez5089]

Magic song 💖🎶🎵👍😉

[@francescoleone7206]

Stupenda…quanti ricordi…🥰 Grazie! 🤩

[@nancy371967]

😊 merci beaucoup

[@manuelmaldonado2387]

hey i love is songs thank you.

[@tizianacuscito]

🎧🖤 soul.

[@Thepredator23]

Mmmm...cuantos recuerdos con este clasico..! Bieeen poder escucharlo,no sabia quien era el interprete...

[@Seven-Planets-Sci-Fi-Tuber]

Epitome of smooth funk. An all time cult favorite. Thank you, Cat 🐈

[@RetroChannelRadio]

Esta versión remix va directo a nuestra programación. Gracias DJDiscoCat!!!!!!

[@AA-jh6fm]

My love was vintage wine 💃

[@derricklogan2058]

There are so many songs that I haven't heard in years that I've completely forgotten about and this was 1 of them. I was 20 years old when this was playing on the radio and the clubs back then! It sounds so smooth even after all of these years!!! Nice.😊

[@panosxaitagian5817]

Οne of my favorites, the nights I worked behind the consoles in the 80s and 90s. thank you DJ DC !!!!!!

[@jamielake-boyd3600]

Only god knows thats for sure.

[@astrophotographyuk]

Another class Purrfection Version DJDiscoCat. I have this on 12" vinyl too from 1981 on the Epic Label. Although it only peaked 12 in the UK Charts, as you mentioned in the intro, (BTW, I love reading those... Thanks) it stayed in the UK charts for 13 Weeks. Side B "I'm Totally Yours" was not a bad track either but I preferred Side A obviously 😁 Pity we never got to hear more from Hi Gloss, I thought this track (You'll Never Know) was awesome. Thanks again DJDiscoCat

[@omaremarquezb3314]

Un gran clasico,como llegan recuerdos de mi epoca de joven. Ya con 61 años y sigue sonando en mi mente..muchos recuerdos..saludos desde Venezuela...

[@carmenagullo2640]

Buenisimo tu trabajo. Como siempre excelente !!!! Saludos DJ

[@gilliancaris]

Love this , one of my favo top Classics , have it also on 12 inch , a beautiful track! ❤️🥰🎶🎶🎶🎶👍

[@marcjacobscontinued9411]

One of my all time favorite disco-tracks remixed in such a respectful way. Even requested this one two years ago. I guess the waiting paid off. Thank you so much for this one master!

[@wilfredogonzalez2637]

I sure do remember this song 🎵 in the Clubs in New York city night life of going out to Clubs ❤great sound ✌🇵🇷🇺🇲

[@HerminioTrujilloFilho]

Very very nice!! I love extended versions!! I have several!

[@dirkdewolf1908]

WHAT AN AMAZING SONG ONE OF MY FAVORITES ALL TIME . A BRILLIANT MASTERPIECE VERSION THX FOR THIS

[@giorgiopolloni7936]

One of the best pieces of morning music ever, perfect at about 3 or 4 AM, and a great revenge song, right up there with I Will Survive or Don’t Come Crying To Me. And another masterpiece of a remix! Bravissimo🤩!!!

[@kimberlyclark8236]

Xxaszxaaz,,zz

[@meonly6471]

Revenge song ffs grow up and get on with your life

[@rockybudgeboa]

ABSOLUTELY Breathtaking song

[@patrickdeias2859]

Hello MrDj Discocat. Fantastic,marvelous, Wonderfull. The work is magic. Thanks you, very much 🙂🎧👍🇺🇲

[@pauldennismolinasilva1503]

😎😎😎

[@sonjahabfast2956]

Stunning 🙏♥️👍yeah love it hank you soooo much 🙏 grateful ♥️

[@martinschmidt7471]

This song has been and still is a jewel! Warm, smooth, and good to move to! So much underrated! Thanks for treating it right Mr. DJ! Greetings from Austria!

[@alexsandropereiradossantos159]

Que música linda ❤️❤️❤️ Ouço sempre essa maravilha 🕺🕺🕺🕺

[@sdenkaedithalarconveizaga2738]

14 de junio de 2024 Me encanta esta canción 😍😍 me trae hermosos ❤️❤ recuerdos Saludos desde Bolivia 🇧🇴🇧🇴🇧🇴🇧🇴❤️💛💚🇧🇴🇧🇴🇧🇴🇧🇴

[@maryannestewart2384]

Love this and its perfect for now! 💃💃💃💗💥🦹‍♀️

[@oldskoolmusicforever0724]

MUSIC LIKE THIS ADDS LIFE TO MY LIFE.OLD SKOOL GROOVES ARE STILL THE BEST GROOVES.

[@leonardogomez4168]

Totalmente exelente!! Calidad al máximo!! Sigue brillando! A través del tiempo!! Gracias!!!

[@eddielouvers4882]

EX(C)ELENTE man excelente..

[@celsosampaio6965]

Celso em Osasco sp 06/05/2022 ouvi e curtir muito essa música no meu FUSCÃO ano 77 motor 1600 dupla carburação

[@65silvano]

Até 2000 só tínhamos hora de ligar os Rádios.... Após 2000 ligamos os Rádios e temos vontade de desligar no mesmo instante!!! Até 1999 tivemos nossa Época de Ouro Musical!!! Belo Resgate.... Barra do Ribeiro\RS\Brasil

[@hopefischer]

Never heard before, but nice and motivating🙋🏻‍♀️

[@Cuntstantine]

That's one of the reasons I have this channel; I get introduced to great stuff the right way

[@garydavies8307]

Where have you been?

[@hopefischer]

@@garydavies8307 what did you mean ??

[@StefanijaZdravkovic]

Never heared? No way

[@komalkumar9073]

Love This Song Perfect Quality👌👌👌 🌹🌹🌹

[@x-man4350]

Out-of-sight🔶 Dynamite/Feeling right🔶 Platform shoes🔶 Afro sheen/Afro pick 🔶 Gold medallion, breath mints 🔶

[@antonigeli294]

You never know the reason why this italian prod did not appear in POP US Chart but discrimation against european prod.

[@rolendyoscal7070]

Gran clásico Gran versión Gracias

[@Roudaki677]

What a great choice! Luther was doing a lot of session work by the time this album came out and was already on his way to take the lead on so many projects such as Change.

[@bernardoseabaeltran2143]

La canción fantástica hi gloss que no se puede olvidar jamás y seguirá tocándose por el restó del mundo world

[@chrisk3529]

We sometimes never know what comes & passes us by y ....keep the flame a lite oooo ....past tune still alight .....🙏🎵☮️♥️

[@balbinocastroperez8416]

Fantastica mujer..y mejor cancion..principios d los 80 uufff..

[@aemocaosoltanoarlive]

MY CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE CHANNEL AND FOR THE MUSIC POSTED HERE ONE BETTER THAN THE OTHER AND TO RELEASE THE EMOTION

[@POPMUSICFREAK500]

I heard this a lot in NY on 92KTU in '81. Almost as much as Alicia Myers "I Want To Thank You"

[@anthonyk7840]

Right...lol

[@itsmythang4177]

Intro sounds like Kool & the gang (it's to hot ).

[@itsmythang4177]

@I STAN Kim Jong-Un but Can't STAND Trump Kool & the gang should've sued them.

[@mreinstein48]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@yodalayheehoo5447]

Thank you so much for posting this 💞!! I missed this one as kid. Awesome 😎

[@AaronSikkink]

That bass! Fantastic quality, thanks for the upload.

[@stevechabalik6985]

Jus an undying classic. Shame on me for not researching who the great lead vovalist is...

[@ceciliaperez3878]

For me is a best songs when I was a student.Wonderful music , besutifulI love this music.Thank for remenber me .

[@louenkleinsmidt]

Featuring Luther Vandross among the backing vocalists!

[@EastCoastGal66]

I love this song ! I remember it playing on motion of the ocean radio In Monterey, California ❤️🎵

[@oldmusichits8116]

It is such good lockdown music. I listened to it like every day.

[@Flughafenkaiser]

Oh the memories of that teenage crush and wish of love affair with that beautiful sexy guy who made me feel so special. He will "never know" how much I loved him then and still now. Looking back the memories become sacred and priceless. The message is cherish life and love whilst you can.

[@bernadettemurtagh8117]

Yes you hit the nail on the head, similar memories.

[@spotsdetrainsidf1270]

A 61 ans, j'aime tjrs autant. Sans nostalgie....un peu quand-même de mes 20ans , soul cool. Léger comme de l'écume.Merci🤗👏💃👍

[@nancy371967]

Merveilleux cela fait 33 ans que je rechercher cette musique 🎵 je l’avais enregistré sur une cassette sans savoir l’interprète 😊

[@elete9140]

ΛΑΤΡΕΜΈΝΟ!!! 💙

[@voodoo8992]

👍The ' Cat' got the Cream again.. Lovely long Version of this Classic 🙀

[@massimilianobelloni5613]

Great song 🥇🥇🥇

[@alexsandropereiradossantos159]

Música maravilhosa 🇧🇷❤️❤️👏👏👏

[@kimberlytaylor8550]

11 years old, loving this song!❤️👏🏾

[@robertjones7999]

Just a great tune don't make them like this anymore 👍❤️

[@marcosl.c5122]

Una maravilla... wonderfull sound 😍😍😍

[@JS-Jms]

Wow. Long time no hear. I remember it. 👍

[@gudivinil-classicosemvinil1266]

Clássico 🇧🇷

[@gersonmendesfonseca8997]

Sucesso da Rádio cidade FM.RJ.e Antena 1 FM.

[@robertoluistroncosocastro8214]

Año '81..que nostalgia,gran tema,grandes recuerdos de los mejores años de nuestras vidas,era un clasico de radio Infinita 100.1fm,aca en Santiago de Chile.

[@DavidWilliams-uk1ns]

The first time I heard High Gloss I was on a dance floor in the early hours of a Saturday morning . I was sold after that. They should have been bigger stars than they were.

[@headphish1]

yo

[@krazziejrboi]

Smoooth

[@pamelamorrison4086]

Niiiiiice

[@lisalane7648]

🎶❤️More💜Than 🖤Beautiful🤎 💛 Amazing💚 Fabulous 💙 🧡Perfecto🖤🤍 Dance, ✝️ 🖤Friends💙& Music.♥️🎶 Enjoy Be Thankful...♥️🦋♥️

[@RtRt-wf9sx]

Bumpin'

[@lilsdon]

I have this on 12” and it’s as good today, as I ever was.

[@jovancica73]

Only Cat can do this song. Thank you!!! 😍😘

[@monicalabarca9859]

Mis mejores años 💞😍 soy parte de ella

[@garydignam5414]

And this channel still keeps finding the classics.

[@claudiasonn1329]

Wow wow wow. Heute noch richtig geil 😎

[@joachimbrammer5589]

Hallo Claudia, da gebe ich Dir vollkommen Recht, denn es ist wirklich ein wunderschoenes Lied, dass gute Laune macht und nach dem man auch sehr gut tanzen kann. 👌🔥💃🕺👍😊Weiterhin viel Spass beim Musik hoeren und alles Gute. 📻🎧🍀👍😊

[@claudiasonn1329]

@@joachimbrammer5589 Dankeschön, dir auch alles Gute. Die 80ziger Musik ist und bleibt einfach die Beste. 🎧😎😀

[@joachimbrammer5589]

@@claudiasonn1329 Hallo Claudia, Danke fuer Deine nette Antwort. 🙏👍😊Fuer mich persoenlich zaehlen die 70er und 80er Jahre zu den Besten, denn aufgrund der vielen unterschiedlichen Musikrichtungen wie z. Bsp. Soul, Disco, Funk, Rock usw. sind sie nicht zu toppen. Naja, das sieht natuerlich jeder anders, aber entscheidend ist doch, das jeder fuer sich seine Musik findet und damit gluecklich ist. Musik ist halt Balsam fuer die Seele und man kann dabei sehr gut vom Alltag abschalten. Weiterhin viel Spass beim Musik hoeren, kommentieren und nochmals alles Gute. 📻🎧🔥💃🕺🍀🌹🕊️☀️👍😊

[@x-man4350]

THIS is him looking at her without the eyestrain and migraine leading to four play lasting All day getting lost in each other's reality of slow grinding

[@nemanjaprotic5297]

Thank you! Excellent!

[@davidroberto1067]

Buenisima canciòn del recuerdo.gracias por compartir.

[@IveliseNas]

Gosto muito dos arranjos dessa música, voz e da letra.❤❤❤

[@ysabelcolmenares156]

Buena Música🎶🎵

[@gersonmendesfonseca8997]

com certeza uns dez anos não ouvia essa música.swou

[@pauloferreira1980]

Música linda! Santana Amapá Amazônia Brasil🇧🇷

[@carlosponce4837]

Si recuerdo la disco de hotel camino real el 00 camino real

[@magnoliamonkeyd4457]

😛😘😘😘

[@AABB-bm9kk]

Yeah, I definitely hear the comparison to the feel of “Don’t Look Any Further “ that you mentioned, Mr Disco Cat 🐈‍⬛✌️

[@Roudaki677]

Though this one came out a few months before “don’t look any further”. As much as I love this original version, Shakatak’s version is also a gem worth checking out.

[@honewil]

Kool & the gang...,Too Hot....bassline just listen

[@Marcel_Audubon]

I swear I hear the Seinfeld transition sound in there!

[@alexlemos1695]

Simplesmente demais....

[@aliifriqui9776]

C'est vrai

[@SJ_Waves]

Tuuunnneeee!! 🎶🌺💕

[@sandrarodriguez5949]

Completely blown away!! Mr.DJ-Disco Cat you've turned this into a "Disco~Symphony"= Your magic touch,strikes again!! Thank you,for making this dark at times world,a better place with your music transformations !!💃💜🎼🌹

[@colleenrichards1479]

Look what you have gone and done! Eish! Memories in music. Red Cup 🥤 Approval Tune! Six Colour Nation 🇿🇦 Thank you for the upload.

[@sophielarebelle5150]

🕺💃🕺💃🕺💃🕺💃 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥