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At the time of this record, Donna had already achieved success with Love To Love You Baby and Try Me, I Know We Can Make It. But the best-selling track, the one that would cement her place in history, would be released as a 45 rpm from this short LP, and I am obviously talking about I Feel Love. Unfortunately, this famous track typically has the job of representing, alongside at most a couple of other hits, the entire production of the celebrated Summer-Moroder-Bellotte trio. This is because some singles were extremely famous, and often, it is believed that disco is not a genre meant for LPs but functions best over the short distance of a danceable and catchy single. Now, that I Feel Love sold enormously and became an iconic song as much and more than Love To Love You Baby is beyond question, but don't think this is just the LP printed to be carried by the single. It might be so, but inside there are a couple of truly delightful things.
The "concept" of the previous album, that is, Four Seasons To Love, was the alternation of the four seasons in the solar cycle. Nice idea, not an exceptional album. The concept of this album, on the other hand, is really very interesting and appealing: to compare one's musical repertoire with the "classic" repertoire of the past, with one's present, and with an imaginary future. The future would be I Feel Love, which indeed, according to Moroder himself, would be the "mother" of techno, dance, and electronic music. Love's Unkind and Back in Love Again are two irresistible, simple tracks where the music is captivating and highlights Donna's performance. It's nice, finally, to see how the past refers vaguely to easier soul music but especially to Gershwin in the title track. This track is indeed the one that would have deserved the fame of I Feel Love, and for me, it is the masterpiece of the album, as well as one of the best tracks in the trio's catalog. The key lies in the very simple combination of Moroder-Bellotte, ingenious pioneers of disco and everything electronic and minimal, and the standards of "Hollywood songs." The brass section takes the lead, the rhythm is always relentless, a trademark of the trio, as well as Donna's beautiful voice, which before the last verse launches into some dizzying memorable vocalizations.
I love Donna, I love this album, and above all, I love the title track: an absurd and courageous crossover.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 I Remember Yesterday (04:45)
I remember that first night we met
dancing to the sound of clarinets
dancing cheek to cheek, oh how sweet
you and me and the chemistry
oh, I remember our first night
I remember how we carried on
on and on until the light of dawn
from the very start, you stole my heart
I knew right then we would never part
oh, I remember that first night
Remember that first night
remember that first night
remember that first night
I saw your lovelight through the candle's glow
champagne was flowing, and so I let myself go
and when the night was over,
we both looked around the room
remember darling, chairs on the table,
and only me and you
I remember how we carried on
on and on until the light of dawn
and from the very start, you stole my heart
I knew right then we would never part
I remember that first night
Remember that first night
remember that first night
remember that first night
Walking home in springtime showers
in the early morning hours
you took me to my door, we were sure
so we swore that forever more
I'll remember our first night
Remember that first night
remember that first night
remember that first night
02 Love's Unkind (04:26)
Well, I see him every morning
In the schoolyard when the school bell rings
And when he passes in the hallway
Well, he doesn't seem to notice me
He's got a crush on my best friend
But she don't care
'Cause she loves someone else
I'm standing on the outside
Not the inside where I wanna be
Chorus:
Love's unkind
Love's unkind
Love's unkind
Love's unkind
'Cause he's not mine
Just the other day
I was praying he would give me a chance
Hoping he would choose me
For his partner for the high school dance
I was standing outside the class
But it wasn't me
But my best friend he asked
I went running back inside
Teary-eyed and left the two of them behind
Chorus
'Cause he's not mine
Oh, I love him so
But I can't even let him know
'Cause he loves my best friend
But she don't care
She loves someone else
And I asked my mama
And she said: "Love's unkind
Love's so unkind"
She said: "Just keep it in mind
'Cause you may find
Love's unkind"
Chorus
Why has love to be so?
Why do I have to love him so?
08 I Feel Love (05:54)
Ooh it's so good, it's so good
It's so good, it's so good
It's so good
Ooh I'm in love, I'm in love,
I'm in love, I'm in love
I'm in love
Ooh I feel love, I feel love
I feel love, I feel love
I feel love
I feel love
I feel love
I feel love
Ooh fall and free, fall and free
Fall and free, fall and free
Fall and free
Ooh you and me, you and me
You and me, you and me
You and me
Ooh I feel love, I feel love
I feel love, I feel love
I feel love
I feel love
I feel love
I feel love
I feel love
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