Disco McCrae's "Rock Your Baby" became the United Kingdom's first number one disco single. Also in 1974, Gloria Gaynor released the first side-long disco mix vinyl album, which included a remake of the Jackson 5's "Never Can Say Goodbye" and two other songs, "Honey Bee" and her disco version of "Reach Out (I'll Be There)", first topped the Billboard disco/dance charts in November 1974. Gaynor's number-one disco song was "I Will Survive", released in 1978, which was seen as a symbol of female strength and a gay anthem. Also in the mix, Vincent Montana's Salsoul Orchestra contributed with their 1975 Latin-flavored
How the Web Was Woven to record his debut solo album. In addition to piano, Russell played organ and guitar on the track. The song was Lomax's final single on Apple Records.<ref name="Eder/Lomax bio">Bruce Eder, "Jackie Lomax", AllMusic (retrieved 7 May 2017).</ref> The B-side of the UK release – a cover of Leiber and Stoller's "Thumbin' a Ride" – was produced by Paul McCartney, making "How the Web Was Woven" the only single to have its A-side produced by one member of the Beatles and the B-side by another.<ref name="Davis/liner notes">Liner notes by Andy Davis, "Is This What You Want?" CD booklet (Apple/EMI, 2010; produced