SPARKS MAEL BROTHERS No. 1 in Heaven YELLOW CLEAR LP Giorgio Moroder Number One
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This album was purchased by me, many, many years ago when it was first released and available in my fairly rural area. It has been stored and kept for most of these years in a clear glassine keeper. There is a 'knick' in the bottom of the outer sleeve and there is some evidence of water damage or dampness on the inside, inner sleeve. The translucent yellow album is in very nice shape, but has been much loved and used over many, many years! Please take a look at my detail photos
Sparks – No. 1 In Heaven / Number One in Heaven Label: Virgin – V2115 Format: UK Vinyl, LP, Album, Yellow Clear from 1979 Genre: Electronic, Pop, Synth-pop, Moog Written-By – Giorgio Moroder (tracks: A1, A3, B2, B3), Ron Mael, Russell Mael (tracks: A1, A3 to B3)
Tracks... A1 Tryouts For The Human Race 6:05 A2 Academy Award Performance 5:00 A3 La Dolce Vita 5:56 = B1 Beat The Clock 4:23 B2 My Other Voice 4:54 B3 The Number One Song In Heaven 7:26
Credits... Synthesizer – Giorgio Moroder, Ron Mael Vocals – Russell Mael Backing Vocals – Chris Bennett, Dennis Young, and Jack Moran Drums – Keith Forsey Engineer – Giorgio Moroder, and Juergen Koppers Engineer Assistant – Jim Cypherd, and Steve Smith Producer – Giorgio Moroder SynthesizerProgrammed – Dan Wyman
? 1979 Virgin Records Ltd.
Nº 1 in Heaven had a dramatically different sound from that of Sparks' previous seven albums. The group dropped the standard guitar, bass and piano from its musical palette and the new sound was dominated by layered sequencers and synthesizers, underpinned by the drums and percussion of Keith Forsey. Russell Mael's distinctive falsetto was overlaid in a number of overdubs and complemented by backing vocalists.
Aside from Ron Mael's lyrics and Russell's vocals, musically, the sound of the album matched that of Moroder's trademark sound that had begun with Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" and had continued in much of his solo work, with songs like "Tryouts for the Human Race" and "La Dolce Vita" continuing in the vein of his work with Summer. This sound was also exemplified on Summer's 1977 album Once Upon a Time ("Now I Need You", "Working the Midnight Shift", "Queen for a Day") and 1979's Bad Girls (in songs like "Sunset People").
The first US editions of Nº 1 in Heaven contained content identical to the original Virgin UK release, but later editions substituted the 12" extended mix of "Beat the Clock" for the album version.
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