Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder
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| Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder | ||
|---|---|---|
| Album by Philip Oakey and Giorgio Moroder | ||
| Released | 1985 | |
| Genre | Electronic | |
| Length | 32 min 44 sec | |
| Record label | Virgin Records | |
| Producer | Giorgio Moroder | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| All Music Guide | 3 stars out of 5 | link |
Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder was a collaborative album released in 1985 by Phil Oakey, lead singer of the electronic band The Human League and producer Giorgio Moroder.
The album is most notable for two songs:
- "Together in Electric Dreams", which was the title track for the movie Electric Dreams and a major hit single
- "Good-Bye Bad Times", which was a minor hit
The album consists mainly of sequenced beats, along with dinstinctly bell-like sounds which were undoubtedly done on a DX7, and a number of sounds generated by analog synthesizers. Interestingly enough, this album uses very little sampling. Notable, also, is that the first three songs on this album are seamlessly mixed together.
After releasing this album, Philip Oakey rejoined the Human League to work on their next album "Crash".
The Human League still perform "Electric Dreams" at their concerts, usually with Philip Oakey giving named credit to Giorgio Moroder.
In 2003, in an interview by Simon Price included on the Human League "Very Best of" DVD, Oakey was asked to comment on the experience of working with his idol Moroder on this project. He diplomatically characterises him as a "very quick worker", claiming they made the entire album in a few days.
Track listing
- Why Must The Show Go On (4.10)
- In Transit (0.56)
- Good-Bye Bad Times (3.51)
- Brand New Love (Take A Chance) (3.59)
- Valerie (3.24)
- Now (4.26)
- Together In Electric Dreams (3.52)
- Be My Lover Now (3.51)
- Shake It Up (4.16)
The album was reissued on CD in 2003 with the following bonus tracks:
- 10. Together In Electric Dreams (Extended)
- 11. Together In Electric Dreams (Instrumental)
- 12. In Transit (Extended)
- 13. Good-Bye Bad Times (12" Remix)
- 14. Good-Bye Bad Times (Instrumental)
- 15. Be My Lover Now (12" Mix)
- 16. Be My Lover Now (Instrumental)
Personnel
Philip Oakey - vocals
Giorgio Moroder - producer and some keyboards
Arthur Barrow - keyboards, programming and drums
Richie Zito - guitars
Joe Esposito and Elizabeth Daily - Backing vocals