The Billboard chart for the week ending August 6, 1977 had Andy Gibbs «I Just Want To Be Your Everything» at #1, Bill Contis #1 «Gonna Fly Now» had dropped to #47 and The Brothers Johnson «Strawberry Letter #23» was on its way up at #34. The top new entry that week was Mecos future #1 hit «Theme From Star Wars» at #71. There were eleven other new songs that week and at #86 was this groundbreaking electronic disco tune from Donna Summer. It was the coda for her latest LP «I Remember Yesterday» which pretty much summed up pop music from the 40s to the future with each era having a song on the album. This songs unmistakeable intro of a rising synthesizer and at the crescendo, a dizzying array of layered synthesized sounds burst out of the radio at me that late spring. It started just as i got to the pharmacy and I had to turn off the car and listen to the whole thing while my sister waited digging the groove. Hypnotizing and mesmerizing, it was a watershed moment in pop history. Disco historians and critics both agree that «I Feel Love» is the birth of EDM (Electronic Dance Music), courtesy of Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte and Donna Summer. Summers voice and Keith Forseys kick drum are the ONLY elements not created by a computer. Moroder had this idea for a song using oscillators to create a sonic disco experience and brought it to Summer. She said, «Giorgio brought me this popcorn track and I said What the hell is this, Giorgio?» The «popcorn» she was referring to was the 1972 single by Hot Butter, an early song that used the Moog Synthesizer to great effect that replicated the sound of popcorn popping and syncopating it with the electronic beats and bass. She finished the song «as a joke» not realizing the impact it was going to have. Summer notes that she knew the song was about the groove and that too many vocals would get in the way, so Pete Belotte wrote simple lyrics and she sang the song as if she were in a romantic reverie with her ice princess soprano and it fit perfectly. It was not considered for commercial release, and was the B side of «Cant We Sit Down And Talk It Over». DJ reaction was much stronger for the B side and Casablanca re-released the single with «I Feel Love» as the A side. Peaking at #4 disco and #6 pop in the US, it topped the UK charts for four weeks. Its influence never wavered and in 1982 Patrick Cowley, an ex-lightinh man and neophyte disco producer made a name for himself with his astonishing nearly 16 minute remix that actually improved on the original. For this version I have edited together the original 12" version, the hard to find instrumental version and finish off with Patrick Cowleys remixed version for 27 minutes of disco heaven. I spent more money trying to find a pristine vinyl copy of the Patrick Cowley remix from 1982, acquiring FIVE copies and finally found one that was crystal clear...I hope you keep with the whole trip here…
Lyrics:
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
But the very next day you gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
Ill give it to someone special
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
But the very next day you gave it away (You gave it away)
This year, to save me from tears
Ill give it to someone special (Special)
Producer, Studio Personnel, Mixer: Eminem
Producer, Additional Producer, Associated Performer, Keyboards: Luis Resto
Studio Personnel, Mixer, Associated Performer, Bass (vocal), Guitar: Steve King
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Mike Strange
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Tony Campana
Composer Lyricist: Marshall Mathers
Composer Lyricist: Luis Resto
Composer Lyricist: Steve King
Composer Lyricist: Nathaniel Hale
Composer Lyricist: Obie Trice
Composer Lyricist: Antoine Rogers
Producer: Jeremy Stover
Producer: Scott Borchetta
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Julian King
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Kam Luchterhand
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Jordan Reed
Studio Personnel, Engineer, Associated Performer, Background Vocalist: Jason Kyle Saetveit
Studio Personnel, Mixer: Chris Lord-Alge
Studio Personnel, Assistant Mixer: Brian Judd
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Adam Chagnon
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen
Studio Personnel, Production Coordinator: Jason Campbell
Unknown, Other: Brianna Steinitz
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Assistant Engineer: Allen Parker
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie
Viola: Betsy Lamb
Lead Vocals: Blake Shelton
Electric Guitar: Brent Mason
Digital Editor: Brian David Willis
Banjo, Mandolin: Bryan Sutton
Acoustic Guitar: Bryan Sutton
Cello: Carole Rabinowitz
Synthesizer: Charlie Judge
Violin: Connie Ellisor
Electric Guitar: Craig Wiseman
Drum Programmer: Craig Wiseman
Assistant Mixing Engineer: Drew Bollman
Percussion: Eric Darken
Organ: Gordon Mote
Piano: Gordon Mote
Drums, Percussion: Greg Morrow
Mastering Engineer: Hank Williams
Assistant Engineer: Jacob Murray
Backing Vocals: Jennifer Zuffinetti
Bass Guitar: Jimmie Lee Sloas
Mixing Engineer: Justin Niebank
Assistant Engineer: Nick Spezia
Violin: Pam Sixfin
Pedal Steel Guitar: Paul Franklin
Backing Vocals: Perry Coleman
Steel Drums: Ron Sorbo
Digital Editor: Scott Hendricks
Additional Engineer: Scott Hendricks
Producer: Scott Hendricks
Assistant Engineer: Steph Dufresne
Assistant Engineer: Steve Blackmon
Assistant Engineer: Steve Crowder
Additional Engineer: Steve Marcantonio
Engineer: Steve Marcantonio
Assistant Engineer: Todd Tidwell
Electric Guitar: Tom Bukovac
Assistant Engineer: Tre Nagella
Electric Guitar: Troy Lancaster
Writer: Dallas Davidson
Writer: Jon Stone
Writer: Rhett Akins
This Is How We Roll · Florida Georgia Line · Luke Bryan
Heres To The Good Times… This Is How We Roll
℗ 2012 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Released on: 2013-01-01
Producer, Studio Personnel, Engineer, Associated Performer, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist: Joey Moi
Studio Personnel, Editor: Scott Cooke
Studio Personnel, Production Coordinator: Scott Johnson
Associated Performer, Acoustic Guitar: Ilya Toshinsky
Associated Performer, Electric Guitar: Adam Schoenfeld
Associated Performer, Bass (vocal): Jimmie Lee Sloas
Associated Performer, Synthesizer Programming: Charlie Judge
Associated Performer, Background Vocalist: Wes Hightower
Associated Performer, Vocals: Tyler Hubbard
Associated Performer, Vocals: Brian Kelley
Associated Performer, Vocals: Luke Bryan
Composer Lyricist: Brian Kelley
Composer Lyricist: Tyler Hubbard
Composer Lyricist: Cole Swindell
Composer Lyricist: Luke Bryan
Composer Lyricist: Jason Desrouleaux