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Contact! is the second album by Eiffel 65
Eiffel 65
Eiffel 65 is an Italian three-piece group formed in the late 1990s and best known for pioneering in pitch-correction and autotune, and for their international hit "Blue ". Their other hit singles include "Move Your Body" and "Too Much of Heaven", all of which appeared on their album Europop,...

, released in 2001. The album's sound is much different from the group's 1999 debut Europop
Europop (album)
Europop is a the debut album by Italian electronic group Eiffel 65. The album was released in 1999 as under Bliss Corporation and Universal Records and Republic Music Europop is a the debut album by Italian electronic group Eiffel 65. The album was released in 1999 as under Bliss Corporation and...

, taking influence from French house
French house
French house is a catch-all term for house music by many French artists, a popular strand of the late 1990s and 2000s European dance music scene and a form of Euro disco. The genre has also been referred to as "neu-disco" , "French touch", "filter house" and "tekfunk" over the years...

 à la Daft Punk
Daft Punk
Daft Punk are an electronic music duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter . Daft Punk reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France and met with continued success in the years following, combining elements of house with synthpop...

. It also incorporates synthpop
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...

 elements. However, the harder and more metallic eurodance
Eurodance
Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...

 sound of their earlier work occasionally shines through on some certain tracks.

Track listing

  1. "Lucky (In My Life)
    Lucky (In My Life)
    "Lucky " is a single by Eiffel 65 and the first track of their album, Contact!. While most of the band's songs combine fantasy with subtle messages, Lucky is a simple, happy song centered around the better things in life....

    " (Massimo Gabutti, Maurizio Lobina, Gianfranco Randone) – 3:52
  2. "New Life" (Lobina, Randone) – 4:45
  3. "One Goal
    One Goal
    One Goal is a 2000 single written by Italian electronic dance group Eiffel 65 and is the 1st single from their second album Contact!. The song peaked at #37 on the French charts and was not released in the USA.-Official versions:* Radio Edit...

    " (Capuano, Gabutti, Lobina, Ponte, Randone) – 3:37
  4. "King of Lullaby" (Capuano, Ponte, Randone) – 4:39
  5. "I DJ With the Fire" (Gabutti, Lobina, Randone) – 4:36
  6. "Crazy" (Gabutti, Lobina, Randone) – 5:03
  7. "Far Away" (Capuano, Ponte, Randone) – 4:02
  8. "I Don't Wanna Lose" (Kolla, Garino, Piovesan, Randone) – 4:30
  9. "Morning Time" (Capuano, Lobina, Randone) – 4:42
  10. "Life Like Thunder" (Randone, Ventafridda) – 3:30
  11. "Back In Time" (Gabutti, Lobina, Randone) – 3:49
  12. "Johnny Grey" (Di Deco, Gabutti, Lobina, Randone) – 3:44
  13. "Brightly Shines" (Capuano, Kolla, Piovesan) – 4:58
  14. "Losing You (feat. Elena Flochen)" (Lobina, Randone) – 4:45
  15. "People of Tomorrow" (Ponte, Randone) – 4:12
  16. "Journey" (Gabutti, Randone) – 4:48
  17. "80's Stars
    Contact!
    Contact! is the second album by Eiffel 65, released in 2001. The album's sound is much different from the group's 1999 debut Europop, taking influence from French house à la Daft Punk. It also incorporates synthpop elements...

    - Franco Battiato, Eiffel 65" (Battiato, Pio, Ponte) - 4:26)
    • On the international version, "80's Stars" is replaced with "World in the World."


Singles
  • One Goal (2001)
  • Back In Time (2001)
  • Lucky (In My Life) (2001)
  • 80's Stars (2002)


The songs "I DJ With the Fire" and "King of Lullaby" had videos commissioned, but were cancelled and shelved. "Losing You" was released as a promo in France.

Personnel

  • Franco Battiato – Vocals
  • Mauro Di Deco – Mixing
  • Massimo Gabutti – Executive Producer
  • Jeffrey Jey – Arranger, Vocals, Artistic Producer
  • Maurizio Lobina – Arranger
  • Luciano Zucchet – Executive Producer
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