Released 22 July 1977 Length 30:44 Release date 22 July 1977 Label Durium Records | Recorded June 1977 Genres Disco, Electro | |
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From Here to Eternity is a 1977 album composed, produced and performed by Italian musician Giorgio Moroder.
Contents
Giorgio moroder from here to eternity
Album information
After producing the first disco hit entirely produced with a synthesizer, "I Feel Love", Moroder continued in his collaboration with engineer Robert Wedell in order to create a solo album. In the production credits, it is stated that "only electronic keyboards were used in the making of this album." The first side of the LP is a nonstop dance mix that has been said to influence future generations of house music producers. A number of imaginative electronic effects and processes were employed in the production of the album. Various percussion instruments were recorded through a vocoder. The record also features tapes loops, stereo panning and reversed echo effects, also used on "The Chase" recorded a year later, and on "Now I Need You", a track from the Donna Summer album, Once Upon a Time also from 1977.
The album was ranked #88 in Pitchfork's Top 100 Albums of the 1970s.
The album's title track, together with "Too Hot to Handle" and "First Hand Experience in Second Hand Love", reached number two on Billboard's disco charts.
Much of the album retained a consistent vibe and sound. The record helped to popularize upbeat, danceable electronica. This musical form would later re-emerge during the mid-1980s as a significant influence on the Hi-NRG genre.
"From Here to Eternity", "First Hand Experience in Second Hand Love" and "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone" were all featured in the popular video game Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories on the fictional radio station Flashback FM. Songs from some of Giorgio Moroder's other albums were also featured. In 2012 Giorgio Moroder remixed 'From Here To Eternity' to be played at the Luis Vuitton fashion show.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte
- "From Here to Eternity" - 5:58
- "Faster Than the Speed of Love" - 1:54
- "Lost Angeles" - 2:44
- "Utopia - Me Giorgio" - 3:24
- "From Here to Eternity (Reprise)" - 1:45
- "First Hand Experience in Second Hand Love" - 5:02
- "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone" - 5:08
- "Too Hot to Handle" - 4:51
- "From Here to Eternity" (Single Version) - 3:52
Songs
1From Here to Eternity5:51
2Faster Than the Speed of Love1:57
3Lost Angeles2:45