20th Century Records
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20th Century Records, also known as 20th Century Fox Records, was a subsidiary of film studio 20th Century Fox. The label had major hits with Barry White, Carl Douglas (best known for the song "Kung Fu Fighting"), Edwin Starr and the Star Wars soundtrack in 1977.
The company also released the Harry Simeone Chorale's recording of The Little Drummer Boy and the album on which it was first featured, Sing We Now of Christmas, later reissued as The Little Drummer Boy. It became the best selling Christmas album ever. The rights were later acquired by PolyGram, which released it on CD in 1988, on the Casablanca Records label.
Other movie soundtrack albums released by 20th Century Fox Records were those of Zorba the Greek and Doctor Dolittle (film).
However, the label did not release the soundtrack albums of any of the seven Rodgers and Hammerstein films released by the studio (Oklahoma! (1955) and South Pacific (1958) et al), although initially released by the Magna Corporation, were both given a general release by 20th Century Fox).
The label launched its own subsidiary called Chi Sound Records for releasing disco records.
The label was active until 1981, being sold to Polygram Records in early 1982.
[edit] 20th Century Records artists
- Ambrosia
- DeFranco Family
- Carl Douglas
- Dan Hill
- Honk
- Mahogany Rush
- Peter McCann
- Maureen McGovern
- Stephanie Mills
- Nite City
- Kenny Nolan
- Diane Renay
- Harry Simeone Chorale
- Edwin Starr
- Mary Wells
- Barry White and the Love Unlimited Orchestra
- Milan (aka The Leather Boy)
