Taana Gardner

Female disco artist recorded hot disco tracks on the West End label in the late 1970's and early 1980's. Taana produced a disco sound which became synonymous with the famous New York disco "Paradise Garage".

"Work that body" is a disco classic and was written by Kenton Nix (of Kenix Music). Another great rare-groove classic is "When you touch me"; and "Heartbeat" was the biggest selling West End single of the 1980's. Taana continued to record on West End Records in the early and late 1990's. Tracks were mainly mixed by DJ Larry Levan.

Taana's first LP was available as a "for disco DJ's only" 2x12" double pack. However it was also the only double pack on West End to be commercially available to the public.

Work that body / (short) (West End 12" WE 22116, 1979) When you touch me / (instrumental) (West End 12" WES 22122, 1979) Heartbeat (club version) / (party version) (West End 12" WES-22132, 1981) No frills (West End 12" WES 22137, 1981)

 

  1. Taana Gardner (West End 2x12" DP, WE 107, 1979)

     

  2. We got to work it out (West End 7" WE 1224, 1979)

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