''E=MC²'' is a 1979 studio album by Italian producer

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. It has been billed as the "first electronic live-to-digital album." The album's title track peaked at number 4 on ''

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''s Dance Club/Disco chart.

Critical reception

Alex Henderson of

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said: "This is the

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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." He described it as "a historically interesting LP that anyone who has enjoyed electronic dance rhythms needs to check out." Kyle Fowle of ''

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'' 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

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tracks but still very indebted to them."

Track listing

Charts

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. *

– production * Harold Faltermeyer – production, engineer, mixing, programming * Keith Forsey – drums, percussion * Jules Bloomenthal – computerized digital editing * Bruce Rothaar – computerized digital editing *

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– mastering * Henry Vizcarra – artwork * Glenn Parsons – artwork * Ron Slenzak – photography * David Ingebretsen – computer photography * Shusei Nagaoka – illustration

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:E=MC2 (Giorgio Moroder album) 1979 albums Giorgio Moroder albums Albums produced by Giorgio Moroder Albums produced by Harold Faltermeyer Casablanca Records albums