The Sex-O-Lettes group included Bob Crewe, Cidny "Cid" Bullens (then known as Cindy Bullens), and Kenny Nolan, while Sir Monti Rock III was Disco-Tex.[2] They released two albums: Disco-Tex & His Sex-O-Lettes Review (1975), and Manhattan Millionaire (1976).[2]
Hit songs
Their biggest hits were 1974's "Get Dancin'" (No. 10 US, No. 8 UK and Canada)[3] and 1975's "I Wanna Dance Wit' Choo (Doo Dat Dance)" (No. 23 US, No. 6 UK).[4] "Get Dancin'" ranked no. 82 in the charts of Canadian hits of 1975,[5] and no. 100 in the American one of that year.[6]
In popular culture
"Get Dancin'" is featured in two The Simpsons episodes. In 1990 episode "Bart vs. Thanksgiving", it is performed by the fictional group Hooray for Everything. A decade later, it was featured in "I'm Goin' to Praiseland" during Disco Stu's hallucination of Heaven.
^"RPM: Top Singles: Canada's only national single survey: Compiled from record store, radio station and record company reports". RPM Weekly. Vol. 22, no. 26. February 22, 1975. p. 15. Library and Archives CanadaRPM 5017, nlc008388.6133a (image, PDF).
^Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 157. ISBN1-904994-10-5.
^Lyttle, Brendan (December 27, 1975). "1975 Wrap Up: Top 200 singles of 1975 as compiled from RPM charts". RPM Weekly. Vol. 24, no. 14. Library and Archives CanadaRPM 3183, nlc008388.4057a (image, PDF).
