E=MC² (Giorgio Moroder album)
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E=MC² is a 1979 album produced and composed by Giorgio Moroder and Harold Faltermeyer. The album describes itself as the first electronic live-to-digital album.
Album information
Moroder used heavy uses of computers and electronics to make the album wedded for the digital process. 25 computerized synthesizers, four computerized keyboards, three microcomputers as well as electric drums, percussion and vocals were all used in the making of the album. It took only a week as well as five days to get things synchronized. It took six weeks to create the project and it was all recorded at Rusk Sounds in Los Angeles. Work was also done at Soundstream in Salt Lake City, a company that at the time was focusing on archiving old classical music albums. As digital audio recording was so expensive in 1979, Giorgio recalls it costing around '$15,000 per day and that he felt nervous as he said he didn't have the budget of 'Billy Idol' or 'Led Zepplin'. It was all produced by Moroder as well as help from Harold Faltermeyer. Faltermeyer helped program computers as well as do digital editing. The writings were shared between Moroder, Chris Bennett, Keith Forsey and Pete Bellotte. The music had an infectious, heavy rhythm which included tracks such as 'Baby Blue', 'What A Night', 'If You Weren't Afraid', 'I Wanna Rock You' and 'E=MC²'. They were all electronically processed to give it an extra bite or Bee Gees feeling. As CD's were not fully produced in 1979, the album was pressed onto higher quality vinyl. The first 3 tracks roll into each other which takes up one side of the vinyl LP version.
In 2013, the album was re-released in digipak form with 3 bonus tracks; the single versions of 'Baby Blue' 'If You Weren't Afraid' and 'I Wanna Rock You'. Although it states it is remastered, it contains the exact same vinyl transfer audio from the 2001 CD release by Repertoire Records but omits the bonus tracks 'Loves in you, Loves in me' and 'Evolution'
Additional credits are listed vocally at the end of E=MC2. The Lyrics are;
'This album was produced by Giorgio Moroder and Harold Faltermeyer. All keyboards and programming by Harold, with a little help from Giorgio. On drums and percussion Keith 'Foot' Forsey recorded live to digital, at Rusk Sound Studio. Digital system by Soundstream Incorporated. Roland's Micro Composer, programmed by Harold assisted by Brian Gardner. Engineered and mixed by Harold, Giorgio, and Juergen Koppers 'The Floppers' Second engineer was Steven Smith assisted by Carolyn Tapp and Roman Romance. Keyboards played on piano-coder engineered by Marilyn Morgan. Tea and Coffee by Laurie Kanner. ENERGY EQUALS MC SQUARED. Thank You Albert.'
The songs "E=MC²" and "I Wanna Rock You" were featured in the game Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories on the radio station "Flashback FM".
Track listing
- "Baby Blue" - 4:54 - (Keith Forsey, Giorgio Moroder)
- "What a Night" - 4:54 - (Harold Faltermeyer, Forsey, Moroder)
- "If You Weren't Afraid" - 5:40 - (Chris Bennett, Moroder)
- "I Wanna Rock You" - 6:32 - (Faltermeyer, Forsey, Moroder)
- "In My Wildest Dreams" - 4:37 - (Bennett, Moroder)
- "E=MC²" - 4:32 - (Pete Bellotte, Faltermeyer, Moroder)
- "Love's in You, Love's in Me" - 3:35 - (Bellotte, Moroder) [2001 CD bonus track; from 'Giorgio and Chris', 1978]
- "Evolution" - 15:15 - (Moroder) [2001 CD bonus track; from 'Battlestar Galactica', 1978]
