Put The Needle On The Record Week #78 Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder
For this weeks feature we go back to July 1985 and the Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder album "Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder".
This one off self titled album by Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder is a fantastic album, filled with pop gems, including the massive hit single "Together In Electric Dreams" and other pop nuggets, including "Good-bye Bad Times" (my favourite track on the album), "Be My Lover Now", "Why Must The Show Go On", it also featured some excellent 12 inch mixes of some of the tracks too.
Apparently, according to Phil Oakey, the album was completed in a matter of days and was produced by Moroder. I've always found it strange that on compilations "Together In Electric Dreams" is credited to The Human League!
Three singles were released off the album, "Together In Electric Dreams", (which reached number 3 in the UK Singles chart), "Good-Bye Bad Times", (which only reached number 52 in the UK singles chart....unbelievable!!) and "Be My Lover Now", (which reached number 74 in the UK Singles chart).
The album, reached Number 52 in the UK chart album chart.
Track Listing
Why Must The Show Go On
In Transit
Good-Bye Bad Times
Brand New Lover
Valerie
Now
Together In Electric Dreams
Be My Lover Now
Shake It Up
Together In Electric Dreams (Extended)
Together In Electric Dreams (Instrumental)
In Transit (Extended)
Good-Bye Bad Times (12 Inch Remix)
Good-Bye Bad Times (Instrumental)
Be My Lover Now (12 Inch Remix)
Be My Lover Now (Instrumental)
If you have this album in your collection, dig it out and give it a spin!