''Knights in White Satin'' is a 1976 album composed, produced and performed by
Giorgio Moroder
Giovanni Giorgio Moroder (, ; born 26 April 1940) is an Italian composer, songwriter, and record producer. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Father of Disco", Moroder is credited with pioneering euro disco and electronic dance mu ...
.
Side A of the album is a continuous three part suite, consisting of a disco version of the
Moody Blues
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Places
* Moody, Alabama, U.S.
* Moody, Indiana, U.S.
* Moody, Missouri, U.S.
* Moody, Texas, U.S.
* Moody County, South Dakota, U.S.
* Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
* Hundred of Moody, a cadastral division in South A ...
' 1967 hit "
Nights in White Satin
"Nights in White Satin" is a song by the Moody Blues, written and composed by Justin Hayward. It was first featured as the segment "The Night" on the album ''Days of Future Passed''. When first released as a single in 1967, it reached number 19 ...
", with a
Moroder/
Bellotte composition called "In the Middle of the Knight" acting as the second (middle) section. The composition is typical of the disco era in that it covers an entire LP side, but atypical as it is quite slow, only 110
bpm, and not what was usually considered the standard at the time, which was 120bpm.
The primary bass line figure used in the "Knights in White Satin" track was re-used, at a faster tempo and with additional delay effects, in "
Chase
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* Chase Bank, a national bank based in New York City, New York
* Chase Aircraft (1943–1954), a defunct American aircraft manufacturing company
* Chase Coaches, a defunct bus operator in England
* Chase Co ...
", recorded for Moroder's 1978 soundtrack of Alan Parker's film, ''
Midnight Express''.
Track listing
Side 1
#"Knights in White Satin" (
Justin Hayward
David Justin Hayward (born 14 October 1946) is an English musician best known as the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of the rock band the Moody Blues. Hayward became the group's principal lead guitarist and vocalist over the 1967–1974 ...
) - 4:48
#"In the Middle of the Knight" (Giorgio Moroder,
Pete Bellotte
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) - 5:15
#"Knights in White Satin" (Justin Hayward) - 5:06
Side 2
#
"Oh, l'amour" (Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte) - 5:45
#"Sooner or Later" (Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte) - 5:36
#"I Wanna Funk with You Tonite" (Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte) - 5:24
2011 CD Bonus Tracks
#"Let The Music Play" (Single Version) - 3:39
#"Oh L'Amour" (Single Version) - 5:20
#"I Wanna Funk With You Tonite" (Single Version) - 3:54
#"Knights In White Satin" (Single Version) - 3:52
Charts
References
Giorgio Moroder albums
1976 albums
Albums produced by Giorgio Moroder
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