E=MC² (Giorgio Moroder album)

E=MC² is a 1979 studio album by Italian musician Giorgio Moroder.[1] It has been billed as the "first electronic live-to-digital album."[2] The album's title track peaked at number 4 on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart.[3]

E=MC²
Studio album by
Giorgio Moroder
Released27 August 1979 (1979-08-27)
GenreDisco, electronic
Length31:07
LabelCasablanca Records
Producer
Giorgio Moroder chronology
Love's in You, Love's in Me
(1978)		 E=MC²
(1979)		 Solitary Men
(1983)
Singles from E=MC²
  1. "Baby Blue"
    Released: 1979
  2. "What a Night"
    Released: 1979
  3. "If You Weren't Afraid"

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

Alex Henderson of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "This is the electronic dance music that preceded the rise of techno, house, and industrial noise, and it came at a time when hip-hop was in its infancy and the rave subculture had yet to be invented."[4] He described it as "a historically interesting LP that anyone who has enjoyed electronic dance rhythms needs to check out."[4] Kyle Fowle of The A.V. Club wrote, "The title track includes some of Moroder's finest vocoder work while songs like 'I Wanna Rock You' and 'Baby Blue' see Moroder delivering some of his most polished disco efforts, removed from the rawness of those Donna Summer tracks but still very indebted to them."[5]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Baby Blue"Keith Forsey, Giorgio Moroder4:54
2."What a Night"Harold Faltermeyer, Forsey, Moroder4:54
3."If You Weren't Afraid"Chris Bennett, Moroder5:40
4."I Wanna Rock You"Faltermeyer, Forsey, Moroder6:32
5."In My Wildest Dreams"Bennett, Faltermeyer, Moroder4:37
6."E=MC²"Pete Bellotte, Faltermeyer, Moroder4:32
2001 reissue CD edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Love's in You, Love's in Me"Bellotte, Moroder3:35
8."Evolution"Moroder15:15
2013 reissue CD edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Baby Blue" (single version)Forsey, Moroder3:52
8."If You Weren't Afraid" (single version)Bennett, Moroder3:53
9."I Wanna Rock You" (single version)Faltermeyer, Forsey, Moroder3:51

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Giorgio Moroder – production
  • Harold Faltermeyer – production
  • J. Bloomenthal – computerized digital editing
  • B. Rothaar – computerized digital editing
  • B. Gardner – mastering
  • H. Vizcarra – artwork
  • G. Parsons – artwork
  • R. Slenzak – photography
  • D. Ingebretsen – computer photography
  • Shusei Nagaoka – illustration

References
  1. Allen, Jeremy (14 August 2015). "Giorgio Moroder – 10 of the best". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  2. Richardson, Terry (16 June 2015). "The Giorgio Moroder Primer". Out. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  3. "Dance Club Songs - The week of November 24, 1979". Billboard. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  4. Henderson, Alex. "E=MC2 - Giorgio Moroder". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  5. Fowle, Kyle (25 June 2015). "A beginner's guide to dance-music godfather Giorgio Moroder". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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