Perhaps inspired by John Travolta's character in Saturday Night Fever, this song is about a disco Lothario who knocks 'em dead on the dance floor. Unusual at the time, there are some brand-name product mentions in the song, as we hear about the designers he's wearing: Halston, Gucci, Fiorucci.
This was written and produced by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, leaders of the disco band Chic. Sister Sledge had been on Cotillion Records for four years, with just two minor hits to show for it, both in 1975: "Mama Never Told Me" (#20 in the UK) and "Love Don't You Go Through No Changes On Me" (#92 in the US). They were considering leaving label and pursuing their academic interests (all four of the sisters in Sister Sledge eventually earned degrees from Temple University), when Edwards and Rodgers took them on and produced their third album, We Are Family. "He's The Greatest Dancer" was their first big hit, and the next single, the album's title track, was even bigger.
Kathy Sledge sang lead on this one and also on "We Are Family." She's the youngest of the four Sledge sisters in the group, 19 when the song was recorded.
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