John Davis and the Monster Orchestra

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John Davis is an arranger, producer and musician. He is noted for creating several disco anthems during the late-1970s. He released his first album in 1976 with Night and Day. The 12" single of "I Can't Stop" was one of those original tunes. The album enjoyed minor success, mainly because of John's brilliant arrangements, but the mix for success was not the disco-tizing of standards, a practice that was common in 1976.

His second release with his band, The Monster Orchestra, was 1977's Up Jumped The Devil. By 1978, disco had reached its peak, so had John's career. With that peak came his third album, Ain't That Enough For You. The album was his most commercially successful release, featuring the self-title hit "Ain't That Enough For You."

1979's The Monster Orchestra Strikes Again! would be his final album release. The album had two stellar 12" singles. "Love Magic" would rival his previous success and go down as his second most notable track. While "Bourgie Bourgie" would become the definitive version of the Ashford & Simpson penned classic.

Disco died the next year and so too did The Monster Orchestra. In 1990, a remix of "(Feel The) Love Magic" was released and it became a club hit all over again. And in 1992 he wrote, produced and performed the "Theme From Beverly Hills 90210."