Weekend

Recorded in 1978 in New York as part of Patrick Adams’ Phreek studio project, with Christine Wiltshire, Leroy Burgess, and James Calloway among the key creative personnel. Patrick Adams handled the arrangement, and the original release credits list Adams and Burgess as producers. Issued by Atlantic in 1978, “Weekend” became a classic New York disco record associated with the Paradise Garage and the broader late-1970s club scene. It stood out for its polished production and remained a prized underground dance single rather than a mainstream chart hit. The track has endured through later versions and borrowings, including Class Action’s 1983 cover and Todd Terry’s 1995 reinterpretation. Its vocal and lyrical elements were also sampled in records by Doug E. Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew and by Missy Elliott, keeping the song active in hip-hop and dance culture.