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Biddu Appaiah (born 8 February 1945), known mononymously as Biddu, is an Indian-British singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer who composed and produced many worldwide hit records during a career spanning five decades.
Considered one of the pioneers of disco, Euro disco, and Indian pop, he has sold millions of records worldwide, and has received an Ivor Novello award for his work.
He has been ranked at number 34 on NME’s “The 50 Greatest Producers Ever” list.
In 1976, Biddu produced his own “Rain Forest” LP, credited to Biddu & His Orchestra.
This album Rain Forest earned him four Ivor Novello Awards, including the “Songwriter of the Year” award.
Combining swishy disco instrumentals with the composer’s own Eastern influences, the album proved to be another foray into danceable pop as the title track comes on strong, leaving the rest of the set to unfurl like so many leaves.
And it did indeed score Biddu his second U.K. hit single — just inching into the Top 40 in April, with the catchy “Chic-Chica-Chic-Chica-Chic” hovering just behind. With the quiet “Laura,” “Wings of Love,” and “Trippin’ on a Soul Cloud” rounding things out, alongside his cover of the My Fair Lady staple “I Could Have Danced All Night,” Biddu may not have recaptured his “Summer of ’42” glory, but he surely sounded like he had fun trying.
Although the composer’s style can be hard to handle, and while his songs sometimes stumble, his ideas sowed the seeds that grew into the (much) later trend of Indian influenced dance music.
Easier on the palate for fans than for band-wagoneering aficionados, Rain Forest nevertheless takes its rightful place in the often eccentric British disco scene.
- Rain Forest - 4:40
- Chic-Chica-Chic-Chica-Chic - 3:05
- Jump For Joy - 3:11
- Laura - 4:45
- Soft And Sexy - 3:50
Side two
- I Could Have Danced All Night - 3:40
- Trippin On A Soul Cloud - 4:00
- Wings Of Love (Aria) - 4:26
- Rock Me With Your Love - 3:48
Recorded at Nova Studios in London 1976
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
- Copyright © – CBS Inc.
- Made By – Shorewood Packaging
- Recorded At – Nova Sound Studios, London
- Published By – Subiddu Music
- Published By – Robbins Music Corp.
- Published By – Chappell & Co. Ltd.
- Published By – Fresh Air Music Ltd.
- Published By – Chappell
- Produced For – Subbidu Music & Production Ltd
- Lacquer Cut At – CBS, Haarlem
- Pressed By – CBS, Haarlem
Credits
- Arranged By – Biddu, Gerry Shury (tracks: A3, A5, B3), P.P. Williams (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1, B2, B4)
- Design – J. Guttner, R. Szaybo
- Engineer – Richard Dodd
- Photography By [Cover Picture] – Peter Lavery
- Producer – Biddu
- Score Editor [Scored By] – Gerry Shury, P.P. Williams
- Tape Op [Tape Operator] – Howard Cross
Notes
Release: 1976
Format: LP, Vinyl
Genre: Disco
Label: Epic
Catalog# EPC 81168
Vinyl: Goed (Excellent)
Cover: Gebruikerssporen (VG)
Prijs: €5,00


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