Bionic Boogie is a disco ensemble created by producer, musician and arranger Gregg Diamond during the mid-70’s. The studio vocal sessions included Gwen Guthrie, Luther Vandross, Cissy Houston, Zach Saunders, Ullanda McCullough and David Lasley. The formulation of Bionic Boogie holds the fusion of funk and soul into disco creating an orchestrated arrangement along with the guitars branding a more sophisticated flair. “Paradise” is from their 1978 project titled “Hot Butterfly” which becomes the project where it is evident each vocal movement has become arranged by Luther Vandross. The layering of vocals on this track gives off a magic which works with Diamond’s arrangements and moves this second recording for Bionic Boogie a step further for disco accolades during this period: the heyday of disco music.
I have taken the album version of “Paradise” and moved to take the excitement and masterful production of the original into a new ReStructure Mix. New down beats are added along with fierce bongos to give way to a new thrill for those who know this track and Diamond’s genius.
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