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  "slug": "thelma-houston",
  "name": "Thelma Houston",
  "description": "Thelma Houston appears once in our Disco list, placing as high as No. 9. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-29",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/thelma-houston/",
  "appearanceCount": 1,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1976,
    "last": 1976
  },
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  },
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      "name": "Disco",
      "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/disco/",
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    }
  ],
  "tracks": [
    {
      "trackKey": "thelma-houston--dont-leave-me-this-way",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/thelma-houston--dont-leave-me-this-way/",
      "title": "Don't Leave Me This Way",
      "year": 1976,
      "label": "Tamla",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "The greatest vocal performance in the genre, delivered against an arrangement that keeps withholding the release. Houston sounds like she is negotiating rather than pleading.",
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          "exact": false
        },
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          "url": "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=rUdw7V-FC_Q",
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        }
      },
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        "slug": "disco",
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        "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/disco/"
      },
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  ],
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}