Various, Walter Beasley, The Beatmasters, Blue Mercedes, Cousin Rachel, Elisa Fiorillo, Gusto, Gwen Guthrie, Chris Hewitt, Michael Jackson, Paul Johnson, Gladys Knight, Jo Melville, Dee Sharp, Jermaine Stewart, Tony Valentine, Barry White

Chicago House

A drum machine, a cheap sampler and a church-raised voice — the blueprint every dance record still borrows.