From Here to Eternity (Giorgio Moroder album)

1977 studio album by Giorgio Moroder

From Here to Eternity

Studio album by

Giorgio Moroder

Released| 22 July 1977 (1977-07-22)
Recorded| June 1977
Studio| Musicland Studios, Munich, West Germany
Genre|

* Eurodisco[1]
* electro-disco[2][3]

Length| 30:44
Label| Casablanca Records
Producer| Giorgio Moroder
Giorgio Moroder chronology
| Knights in White Satin
(1976)  | From Here to Eternity
(1977)  | Love's in You, Love's in Me
(1978)

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Singles from  From Here to Eternity

1. "From Here to Eternity"
Released: 1977

From Here to Eternity is a 1977 studio album by Italian producer Giorgio Moroder.[4] It peaked at number 130 on the Billboard 200 chart.[5] The album's title track peaked at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart.[6]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [7]
Pitchfork| 8.6/10[8]

John Bush of AllMusic said: "The metallic beats, high-energy impact, and futuristic effects prove that Moroder was ahead of his time like few artists of the 1970s (Kraftwerk included), and the free-form songwriting on tracks like 'Lost Angeles', 'First Hand Experience in Second Hand Love', and the title track are priceless."[7] Dominique Leone of Pitchfork gave the album an 8.6 out of 10, calling it "a marvel for disco historians" and "a perfect nugget of dance music for anyone else".[8]

In 2004, Pitchfork placed it at number 88 on the "Top 100 Albums of the 1970s" list.[9] In 2015, Thump placed it at number 19 on the "99 Greatest Dance Albums of All Time" list.[10]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "From Here to Eternity"| 5:58
2.| "Faster than the Speed of Love"| 1:54
3.| "Lost Angeles"| 2:44
4.| "Utopia - Me Giorgio"| 3:24
5.| "From Here to Eternity (Reprise)"| 1:45
6.| "First Hand Experience in Second Hand Love"| 5:02
7.| "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone"| 5:08
8.| "Too Hot to Handle"| 4:51

2013 reissue CD version bonus trackNo.| Title| Length

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9.| "From Here to Eternity" (Single version)| 3:52

## Personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes.

* Giorgio Moroder – writing, production, electronic keyboards, engineering
* Pete Bellotte – writing, mystery voice
* Robby Wedel – Moog programming
* Gitte – backing vocals
* Lucy – backing vocals
* Betsy – backing vocals
* Juergen Koppers – engineering
* Phyllis Chotin – art direction
* Henry Vizcarra – art direction, design
* Gribbitt! – art direction, design
* Ronald Slenzak – photography

## Equipment used

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* Roland MC-8 Microcomposer – sequencer
* Roland System 700 – synthesizer
* Moog Polymoog – synthesizer
* EMS vocoder 3000
* ARP/Solina String Ensemble

## Charts

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Chart (1977)  | Peak
position

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Australian (Kent Music Report)[11] | 68
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] | 20
US Billboard 200[13] | 130

## References

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1. ^ "From Here to Eternity - Giorgio / Giorgio Moroder". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 August 2023. "From Here to Eternity is Moroder's quasi-instrumental masterpiece, a continuous mix of banging Eurodisco complete with vocoder effects and this statement on the back cover: "Only electronic keyboards were used on this recording"."
2. ^ Poe, Jim (29 May 2014). "Giorgio Moroder: 10 groundbreaking tunes". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
3. ^ Fowle, Kyle (25 June 2015). "A beginner's guide to dance-music godfather Giorgio Moroder". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
4. ^ Walters, Barry (16 June 2015). "From Here To Eternity: A Giorgio Moroder Primer". NPR. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
5. ^ "Billboard 200 - The week of November 26, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
6. ^ "Giorgio Moroder". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
7. ^ a b Bush, John. "From Here to Eternity – Giorgio Moroder". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
8. ^ a b Leone, Dominique (27 February 2005). "Giorgio Moroder: From Here to Eternity". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
9. ^ "Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (page 2 of 10)". Pitchfork. 23 June 2004. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
10. ^ "The 99 Greatest Dance Albums of All Time". Thump. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
11. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 126\. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
12. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Giorgio – From Here To Eternity" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
13. ^ "Giorgio Moroder Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 March 2019.

## External links

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* From Here to Eternity at Discogs (list of releases)
* From Here to Eternity at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

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Giorgio Moroder

* Discography
* Awards and nominations

Studio albums|

* That's Bubblegum – That's Giorgio
* Giorgio
* Son of My Father
* Giorgio's Music
* Einzelgänger
* Knights in White Satin
* From Here to Eternity
* Love's in You, Love's in Me
* E=MC²
* Innovisions
* Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder
* Déjà Vu

Soundtracks|

* Midnight Express
* American Gigolo
* Cat People
* Flashdance
* Scarface
* Superman III
* Electric Dreams

Singles|

* "Chase"
* "Mah Nà Mah Nà"
* "From Here to Eternity"
* "Cat People"
* "Together in Electric Dreams"
* "Reach Out"
* "Good-Bye Bad Times"
* "Be My Lover Now"
* "Right Here, Right Now"
* "Déjà Vu"
* "Tom's Diner"
* "Winner Takes It All"

Other songs|

* "Son of My Father"
* "Carry On"
* "Giorgio by Moroder"
* "Midnight (Giorgio Moroder remix)"

Related articles|

* Spinach 1
* Metropolis
* "Call Me"
* "To Be Number One"
* Fantastic Four

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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