The Human League are an English synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1977. Initially an experimental electronic outfit,the group signed to Virgin Records in 1979 and later attained widespread commercial success with their third album Dare in 1981 after restructuring their lineup. The album contained four hit singles,including the UK/US number one hit "Don't You Want Me". The band received the Brit Award for Best British Breakthrough Act in 1982. Further hits followed throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s,including "Mirror Man","(Keep Feeling) Fascination","The Lebanon","Human" and "Tell Me When".
Giovanni Giorgio Moroder is an Italian composer and music producer. Dubbed the "Father of Disco",Moroder is credited with pioneering euro disco and electronic dance music. His work with synthesizers had a large influence on several music genres such as Hi-NRG,Italo disco,synth-pop,new wave,house and techno music.
Philip Oakey &Giorgio Moroder is a 1985 collaborative studio album by English singer Philip Oakey,the lead vocalist of the Human League,and Italian record producer Giorgio Moroder. It peaked at number 52 on the UK Albums Chart.
Philip Oakey is an English singer,songwriter and record producer. He is the lead singer,songwriter,and co-founder of the synth-pop band the Human League. Aside from the Human League,Oakey has enjoyed an extensive solo music career and has collaborated with numerous other artists and producers.
"Shame" is a song recorded by British pop music duo Eurythmics. It was written by band members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart. The song appears on the duo's sixth studio album Savage and was released as the second single in the UK. "Shame" was not released in the United States.
"I Need a Man" is a song recorded by British pop music duo Eurythmics. It was written by band members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart. Taken from their sixth album,Savage (1987),the song was released in May 1988 by RCA Records as the third single in the UK and the first single in the United States.
Romantic? is the sixth studio album by English synth-pop band the Human League. It was issued by Virgin Records in 1990 and was the band's first album of new material in four years. Romantic? had several producers,most notably Martin Rushent,who worked with the Human League on their biggest commercial success and had walked out of the recording sessions for its 1984 follow-up (Hysteria). Also producing several tracks is Mark Brydon,who would be one half of musical duo Moloko several years later.
Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the English synth-pop band The Human League,released on 31 October 1988 by Virgin Records. It contains 13 singles released by the band,spanning from their debut single to their most recent album at the time,as well as lead singer Philip Oakey's collaboration with Giorgio Moroder,"Together in Electric Dreams" (1984). The album reached No. 3 in the UK.
Electric Dreams is a soundtrack album from the film Electric Dreams,released in 1984.
"The Lebanon" is a song by English synth-pop band the Human League,released as a single in April 1984. Written jointly by lead singer Philip Oakey and keyboard player and guitarist Jo Callis,it was the first single from the band's fourth album Hysteria. It was recorded at AIR Studios during 1983–1984.
"Together in Electric Dreams" is a song by the British singer and composer Philip Oakey and Italian composer and producer Giorgio Moroder. It was written by Oakey and Moroder and recorded for the original soundtrack of the film Electric Dreams (1984). It later formed part of the joint album Philip Oakey &Giorgio Moroder,released in 1985.
"Love's About to Change My Heart" is the third single from Another Place and Time,the 1989 album by Donna Summer. The song was released on August 14,1989 by Atlantic Records and Warner Bros. Records. It was written and produced by British production team Stock Aitken &Waterman. Released as the second single in the US,the song was a hit on the dance charts,but failed to repeat the Top 40 success it enjoyed in Europe.
"Life on Your Own" is a song by English synth-pop band the Human League. Written jointly by lead singer Philip Oakey,keyboard players Jo Callis and Adrian Wright,it was recorded at AIR Studios during 1983–1984. Originally an album track on Hysteria,it was then released as a single in the UK.
Once More into the Bleach is a remix album released in December 1988 by the band Blondie and Debbie Harry. The 13-track compilation contains remixes of Blondie songs and material from Harry's solo career. It was the first compilation to include non-album singles "Rush Rush" and "Feel the Spin".
"Soundtrack to a Generation" is a song by English synth-pop band the Human League. It is taken from the album Romantic?,from 1990.
"Louise" is a song by English synth-pop band the Human League. It was released as a single in the UK on 5 November 1984 and peaked at number thirteen in the UK Singles Chart. It was written jointly by lead singer Philip Oakey with fellow band members Jo Callis and Philip Adrian Wright. The song features a lead vocal by Oakey and female vocals by Susan Ann Sulley and Joanne Catherall,analogue synthesizers by Philip Oakey,Jo Callis,Philip Adrian Wright and Ian Burden. The producers were Chris Thomas and Hugh Padgham. Although enjoying modest success when released as a single,it appeared on Melody Maker’s list of 50 top singles of 1984.
"Good-Bye Bad Times" is a song by British singer and songwriter Philip Oakey and Italian producer Giorgio Moroder. It was written by Oakey and Moroder and recorded for the album Philip Oakey &Giorgio Moroder. Released as a single in the UK in June 1985 as the follow-up to Oakey and Moroder's 1984 hit "Together in Electric Dreams",it reached number 44 on the singles charts and remained on the charts for 5 weeks. It was moderately successful in Australia,where it peaked at number 26.
"Out of My System" is a song by Irish singer Feargal Sharkey,released in 1988 as the second single from his second studio album Wish. It was written by Eddie Chacon and Suzanne Valentine,and produced by Danny Kortchmar. The song failed to chart in the UK,but reached No. 45 in Italy.
"Crazy World" is a song by American female pop group Big Trouble,which was released in 1987 as the lead single from their only studio album,Big Trouble. It was written by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock,and produced by Moroder.
"True Colours" is a song by British band Go West,released in 1986 as the lead single from their second studio album Dancing on the Couch. It was written by Peter Cox and Richard Drummie,and produced by Gary Stevenson. "True Colours" reached No. 48 in the UK and No. 22 in Ireland.
