"Let Your Body Go Downtown" is a song co-written by Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran, and recorded by the Martyn Ford Orchestra as a single on 18 March 1977 on the Mountain record label. A 12-inch single was also released. This insistent funk/soul/disco song reached No. 38 on the UK Singles Chart, and No. 12 on the UK Disco Chart, published by Record Mirror. A performance of the song was shown on the 12 May 1977 edition of Top of the Pops.
The song was followed by another de Paul/Moran penned release, "Going to a Disco", but did not chart.
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