Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder

Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder
Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder
Studio album by Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder
Released	19 July 1985
Studio	Musicland Studios, Munich; Powerplay Studios, Zurich;
Genre	Synth-pop;
Length	32:44
Label	Virgin
Producer	Giorgio Moroder
Giorgio Moroder chronology
Singles from Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder
	"Together in Electric Dreams"; Released: 1984; "Good-Bye Bad Times"; Released: 1985; "Be My Lover Now"; Released: 1985;

Professional ratings
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AllMusic	^[1]

Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder is a 1985 collaborative studio album by Philip Oakey, the lead singer of The Human League, and Italian record producer Giorgio Moroder.^[1] It peaked at number 52 on the UK Albums Chart.^[2]

The album includes "Together in Electric Dreams", which was originally written for the 1984 film called Electric Dreams.^[1] The track peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart.^[3] "Good-Bye Bad Times" peaked at number 44 and "Be My Lover Now" peaked at number 91 on the UK Singles Chart.^[3]

Production[]

In 2003, in an interview by Simon Price included on the DVD The Very Best of The Human League, 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.^[4]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Philip Oakey and Giorgio Moroder, except "In Transit" written by Moroder.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Why Must the Show Go On"	4:10
2.	"In Transit"	0:56
3.	"Good-Bye Bad Times"	3:51
4.	"Brand New Love (Take a Chance)"	3:59
5.	"Valerie"	3:24
6.	"Now"	4:26
7.	"Together in Electric Dreams"	3:52
8.	"Be My Lover Now"	3:51
9.	"Shake It Up"	4:16

2003 reissue CD edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
10.	"Together in Electric Dreams" (Extended)	6:26
11.	"Together in Electric Dreams" (Instrumental)	5:10
12.	"In Transit" (Extended)	0:50
13.	"Good-Bye Bad Times" (12" Remix)	5:40
14.	"Good-Bye Bad Times" (Instrumental)	5:20
15.	"Be My Lover Now" (12" Remix)	6:14
16.	"Be My Lover Now" (Instrumental)	4:58

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Philip Oakey – vocals
Giorgio Moroder – production, synthesizer
Arthur Barrow – synthesizer, drum programming, bass guitar
Richie Zito – guitar
Joe Esposito – background vocals
Elizabeth Daily – background vocals

Charts[]

Chart	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[2]	52
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[5]	52

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Cater, Evan. "Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder - Giorgio Moroder, Philip Oakey". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Giorgio Moroder". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
^ "Kolling, Niels".^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 220. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

External links[]

Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder at Discogs (list of releases)
Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

[allmusic-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Cater, Evan. "Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder - Giorgio Moroder, Philip Oakey". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

[chart-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 March 2019.

[occ-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Giorgio Moroder". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 March 2019.

[4] "Kolling, Niels".^{[permanent dead link]}

[aus-5] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 220. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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Soundtracks	Midnight Express American Gigolo Cat People Flashdance Scarface Superman III Electric Dreams
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