| Below is a list of records that have been sampled or remade for various house tunes. The ones marked with an asterisk are some of the most heavily sampled, but their isn't enough room for them all. Some of the samples are used really creatively; most, however are not. Check out the originals and judge for yourself. |
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| Artist | Title | Sampled by: |
| *Ecstacy, Passion, and Pain | "Touch and Go" | JX--"Son of a Gun" |
| *First Choice | "Let No Man Put Asunder" | Kerri Chandler--"Power" |
| First Choice | "Love Thang" | Paul Johnson--"It's a Love Thang" Ian Pooley--"Higgledy Piggledy" |
| *Loleatta Halloway | "Love Sensation" | Romanthony--"Ministry of Love" Supashaker--"Burnin'" |
| *Loose Joints | "Is It All Over my Face?" | DJ Sneak--"All Over My Face" |
| Teddy Pendergrass | "You Can't Hide From Yourself" | DJ Sneak--"You Can't Hide From Your Bud" Groove Armada--"I See You Baby "(rmx) |
| Salsoul Orchestra | "Take Some Time Out for Love" | Dave Angel--"Funk Music" (DJ Tonka rmx) |
| Al Hudson and the Soul Partners | "Spread Love" | Black Sun--"Spread Love" |
| Roy Ayers | "Running Away" | Alex Purkhart--"Music's Hypnotizin'" Hispanic Syndicate Empire--"Funk Music" |
| Raw Silk | "Do It to the Music" | Alex Purkhart--"Music's Hypnotizin'" |
| T-Connection | "Do What You Wanna Do" | Trouble Men--"Do It" The Rurals--"Mama Sub" |
| The Strikers | "Body Music" | Full Intention--"I Need Your Love" |
| Unlimited Touch | "It Ain't No Big Thing" | Paul Johnson--"No Big Thang" Michelle Weeks--"Don't Give Up" (rmx) |
| The Crusaders | "Street Life" | Stacy Kidd--"Street Melody" I:Cube--"Disco Cubizm" |
| The Crusaders | "My Lady" | Cricco Castelli--"Life is Changing" |
| Wood, Brass and Steel | "Funkanova" | DJ Chunkabud--"Chunkanova" Black Science Orchestra--"New Jersey Deep" |
| Aquarian Dream | "Phoenix" | Studio 54--"Freak It!" |
| Peech Boys | "Don't Make Me Wait" | (tons of records) |
| GQ | "Disco Nights" | (tons of records) |
| The Strikers | "Body Music" | Full Intention--"I Need Your Love |
| *Chic | "Dance, Dance, Dance" | DJ Sneak--"Polyester EP vol.2" Earth People--"Dance" |
| BT Express | "Does it Feel Good to You?" | Phats 'n' Small--"Feel Good" |
| *InDeep | "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" | Gant Gerrard--"You Gotta Get Up" Daft DJ--"Last Night" King Britt--"Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" |
| Patti LaBelle | "Music is my Way of Life" | Bini & Martini--"Music is my Life" Johnny Fiasco--"EZ Tracks Vol. 1" Experiment--"Music Is My Way Of Life" |
| *MFSB | "Love is the Message" | Cricco Castelli--"What's the Message?" DJ Sneak--"The Message" |
| Family Tree | "Family Tree" | Mighty Dub Katz--"Just a Groove" |
| Cloud One | "Disco Juice" | Mighty Dub Katz--"Just Another Groove" "Dem Rats" Olav Basoski--"Disco Juice" |
| Two Man Sound | "¿Que Tal America?" | A Man Called Adam--"¿Que Tal America?" Ministers de la Funk--"Believe" |
| Stargard | "Wear it Out" | Pete Heller--"Big Love" |
| Harvey Mason | "Groovin' You" | Gusto--"Disco's Revenge" |
| Carl Bean | "I Was Born This Way" | Earth People--Dance Mixxvibes--"Just Can't Get Enough" Rick Garcia--"Fly Away" |
| Lonnie Liston-Smith | "Expansions" | DJ Sneak--"Expandin' your mind" Sandy Rivera--"Expansions '97" |
| Dexter Wansel | "Life on Mars" | Angel Alanis--"Chi's Revenge" |
| Gary's Gang | "Let's Lovedance Tonight" | Soulsearcher--"I Can't Get Enough" |
| Patrice Rushen | "Haven't You Heard?" | Daddy's Favourite--"I Feel Good Things For You" |
| Sylvester | "I Need You" | GU--"I Need GU" Bini & Martini--"Happiness" |
| Cuba Gooding | "Happiness is Just Around the Bend" | Bini & Martini--"Happiness" |
| Sylvester | "Dance (Disco Heat)" | Byron Stingly--"Come On Get Up Everybody" |
| Fela Kuti | "Shakara" | Claudio Coccoluto--"It's a New Funky" |
| Musique | "Keep on Jumpin'" | Todd Terry--"Keep on Jumpin'" Lisa Marie Experience--"Keep on Jumpin'" |
| Black Ivory | "Mainline" | Barbara Tucker--"Stop Playin' with my Mind" (rmx) Gene Farris--"Mainline" |
| Chicago | "Street Player" | The Bucketheads--"The Bomb" |
| MFSB | "TSOP (The Sound of Philidelphia)" | Peppermint Jam Allstars--"Check it Out" |
| Salsoul Orchestra | "Runaway" | Nuyorican Soul--Runaway |
| Thelma Houston | "Here I Am Baby" | Powerhouse Feat. Duane Harden--"What U Need" |
| Hamilton Bohannon | "Foot Stompin' Music" | Todd Edwards--"Stronger" |
| Brass Construction | "Movin'" | DJ Sneak--"Higher" MAW--"Got Myself Together" |
| Sergio Mendes | "Batucada" | Spiller--"Batucada" |
| Gil Scott Heron | "Home is Where the Hatred is" | Mateo & Matos--"Home" |
| Gwen McCrae | "All This Love I'm Givin'" | Cassius--"Feeling for You" |
| Exodus | "Together Forever" | Eddie Amadour--"House Music" |
| Airto Moriera | "Celebration Suite" | The Heartists--"Belo Horizonti" |
| Intruders | "I'll Always Love My Mama" | Gene Farris--"Mama's House" Romanthony--"Floorpiece" |
| Machine | "There But For The Grace of God Go I" | Love Tribe--"Stand Up" |
| The O'Jays | "I Love Music" | Disco-texx--"I love Music" |
| Atmosfear | "Motivation" | The Bucketheads--"I Wanna Know" |
| T-Connection | "Midnight" | Fantom--"Faithful" |
| Bob James | "Westchester Lady" | Michael Lange--"Brothers and Sisters" |
| Chic | "I Want Your Love" | Moodyman--"I Can't Kick this Feeling When it Hits" |
| Inner Life | "Moment of my Life" | Bobby D'Ambrosio--"Moment of my Life" |
| Brass construction | "Happy People" | Cheek--"Venus"(Sunshine People Mix) |
| Donna Summer | "If it Hurts Just a Little" | Cassius--"1999" |
| Stephanie Mills | "Put Your body in it" | Chicago Conneciton--"Dancin'"(Mark Grant mix) |
| Change | "The Glow of Love" | Phats & Small--"Turn Around" |
| Tony Lee | "Reach Up" | Phats & Small--"Turn Around" |
| Carrie Lucas | "Dance With You" | Armand Van Helden--"You Don't Know Me" |
| Michael Jackson | "Off the Wall" | Deaf 'n' Dumb Crew--"Tonite" |
| Donna McClean | "Smack Dab in the Middle" | The Kleptomaniacs--"Funk it Up" |
| Locksmith | "Far Beyond" | Basement Jaxx--"Red Alert" |
| Gene Chandler | "When You're Number One" | CZR--"Southside Chicago" |
| Roy Ayers | "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" | Full Intention--"Everybody Loves the Sunshine" |
| Marlena Shaw | "Woman of the Ghetto" | Blueboy--"Remember Me" |
This list is by no means complete. When possible, I avoid disco dubs like the Plague so There's probably a bunch of new records that I'm not familiar with. If you are curious to know where your favorite track comes from, or if you know the originals of any records not listed, please e-mail me at morgannunan@hotmail.com |