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Philip Oakey

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 7, 1998)
• Format: Import
• Label: Virgi
• ASIN: B000007UBP
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #899,101 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Synthpop must-have fron the 80's, March 2, 2001

By	BasicRep "chasnjim" (Charleston SC) - See all my reviews

*Update* This CD has finally been released on CD, just search for Philip Oakey and you will find it! -
The collaboration of Philip Oakey of The Human League and producer Giorgio Moroder is the slicker side of technopop. Moroder gives Oakey a smoother, more dance-oriented sound, and it is a bit different than the HL albums. The first side is a segue-mix of 4 songs [plus an intro] that all share the same beat. If you have heard 'Goodbye Bad Times' you pretty much know what the rest of the album sounds like. The classic 'Electric Dreams' is on the flipside, and is really the best song on the album. The other songs are a bit 'words over dance beat' compositions, but still good. It is one of my favorite albums, and really the best album work of Oakey other than 'Dare' with HL. This album has never seen CD, and it seems to be lost in Virgin Records neverland, where some great stuff never returns :( If you can get ahold of the LP, you will not be disappointed. FYI : Here are the tracks, since you can never seem to see what they are on out-of-print stuff.

Side1 : [1]. Why Must The Show Go On --- [2]. In Transit [intro] --- [3]. Good-Bye Bad Times --- [4]. Brand New Love (Take A Chance) --- [5]. Valerie

Side 2: [1]. Now --- [2]. Together In Electric Dreams --- [3]. Be My Lover Now --- [4]. Shake It Up 1984/1985 Virgin Records US: Dist. thru A&M Records

[[Tidbit: EG Daily [Say It Say It, Love In The Shadows] sings backup vocals]]

3.0 out of 5 stars Oakey & Moroder: Two geniuses with a minor hang-over!, July 13, 2000

By	Derek R Hanna (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews

I am a huge fan of Philip Oakey. Nevertheless, his "work" on this collaboration with Giorgio Moroder leaves a bit to be desired. "Now", "Together in Electric Dreams", "Be My Lover Now" & "Why Must The Show Go On" all have that Oakey/Human League stamp of approval (great melodies, cathy rhythms & a message somewhere beneath the beat) but the rest of the album feels like a bunch of mindless filler. I have this album on vinyl and hope to purchase it on cd when it becomes available. The album's first single "Goodbye Bad Times" is a somewhat odd potential pop-hit that never quite went anywhere in the US (apparently it did elsewhere; notably, in Australia).

Anyway, if you like the Human League & are curious, PLEASE purchase this album. It is a definite necessity in anyone's Human Lague collection but not a fair representation of eitheir artists' abilities.