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Patrick Hernandez is tagged as: disco, 70s, pop, dance, french

Patrick Hernandez didn’t have one of the biggest, most iconic one-hit-wonder disco smashes, but he did have one of the best. 1979’s hypnotic, gold-selling “Born to Be Alive” reached number 16 on the Top 40 pop chart, yet it’s not often cited as one of the genre’s definitive songs. It doesn’t show up on many disco compilations either, with 1993’s Double Knit Dance Hits being an exception. The song is, of course, the centerpiece of its parent album, Born to Be Alive. With the full seven-and-a-half minute album version, you get more of what makes the swirling song a winner over the edited single. The vocals of Hernandez (a Frenchman of Spanish, Austrian, and Italian heritage) are infectious, but the deftly arranged musical hooks tie the song together — nimble guitar lines and dramatic dive-bomb power chords, three-chord piano fills, pulsating synthesizer, multi-tracked handclaps, hyperactive percussion, crisp strings, and siren-like horns. Most disco artists’ albums tended to have the hit surrounded by filler, professionally performed by studio musicians and expertly crafted by the producer and arranger, but filler nonetheless. Born to Be Alive basically follows that well-worn path. “You Turn Me On,” a duet with Her...
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Top 10 Patrick Hernandez Songs
Born to Be Alive
Born To Be Alive - Original Mix 79
Born to Be Alive - Mix 79 Maxi
I Give You Rendez-Vous
Born To Be Alive (original mix 79)
I Give You a Rendez-Vous
Born to Be Alive (Mix 79)
Born to Be Alive - official clip ( clip officiel )
Born To Be Alive - (12 Inch mix)
Born To Be Alive [Splash Remix]
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Top 10 Patrick Hernandez Albums
Born To Be Alive - Single
Born to Be Alive
The Best of Patrick Hernandez: Born to Be Alive
Born To Be Alive - The Best Of Patrick Hernandez
I give you a rendez-vous (original mix 79)
Born To Be Alive - 1988 Remix
Best of Patrick Hernandez
Born to Be Alive (Mix 79 Maxi)
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