Alphabet (song)
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"Alphabet" is a song by French singer Amanda Lear
released in 1977 by Ariola Records
.
track listing, is "Alphabet (Prelude in C by J. S. Bach)". It is also known as "My Alphabet" as under such title it appeared on "Queen of Chinatown
" single and chosen pressings of I Am a Photograph. It sees Amanda reciting the self-penned lyrics about her personal associations to each letter of the alphabet
. The lyrics are set to the melody of Johann Sebastian Bach
's Prelude in C minor, BWV 999
, arranged in a disco
fashion by Anthony Monn
and Charly Ricanek. French and Italian language versions of the song were also recorded, entitled "Mon alphabet" and "Alfabeto", respectively. "Mon alphabet" was the B-side of "Tomorrow
", released in France earlier that year.
"Alphabet", as well as the previous single, "Blue Tango", was released only in the Netherlands. "Queen of Chinatown" made the B-side, however, it became Lear's next single the same year. "Alphabet" was not a commercial success and didn't chart.
, saw Amanda Lear singing the track with the letters of alphabet appearing in the background. It was made on chroma key
technique.
Amanda Lear
Amanda Lear is a French singer, lyricist, composer, painter, TV presenter, actress and novelist....
released in 1977 by Ariola Records
Ariola Records
Ariola Records is a German record label. As of the late 1980s, it was a subsidiary label of BMG which in turn has since become a part of the international media conglomerate Sony Music Entertainment...
.
Song information
The song's full title, that appears in I Am a PhotographI Am a Photograph
I Am A Photograph is the debut album by French singer Amanda Lear, released in April 1977 by West German label Ariola Records. It contains the European hit singles "La Bagarre" , "Blood and Honey" , "Tomorrow", "Alphabet" and "Blue Tango." Later editions of the album also feature the single "Queen...
track listing, is "Alphabet (Prelude in C by J. S. Bach)". It is also known as "My Alphabet" as under such title it appeared on "Queen of Chinatown
Queen of Chinatown
"Queen of Chinatown" is a song by French singer Amanda Lear released in 1977 by Ariola Records.- Song information :...
" single and chosen pressings of I Am a Photograph. It sees Amanda reciting the self-penned lyrics about her personal associations to each letter of the alphabet
Alphabet
An alphabet is a standard set of letters—basic written symbols or graphemes—each of which represents a phoneme in a spoken language, either as it exists now or as it was in the past. There are other systems, such as logographies, in which each character represents a word, morpheme, or semantic...
. The lyrics are set to the melody of Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
's Prelude in C minor, BWV 999
Prelude in C minor, BWV 999
The Prelude in C Minor is a musical work for solo lute written by the composer Johann Sebastian Bach.-Recordings:Recordings of this piece are rare unless it is performed as an introduction to BWV 1000, which is Bach's Fugue in G minor...
, arranged in a disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
fashion by Anthony Monn
Anthony Monn
Anthony Monn a.k.a. Tony Monn is a German singer, composer, and record producer.Monn started his career as a singer in the German schlager genre in the early 1970s...
and Charly Ricanek. French and Italian language versions of the song were also recorded, entitled "Mon alphabet" and "Alfabeto", respectively. "Mon alphabet" was the B-side of "Tomorrow
Tomorrow (Amanda Lear song)
"Tomorrow" is a song by French singer Amanda Lear released in 1977 by Polydor Records.-Song information:"Tomorrow" was released as the third single from Amanda's debut album I Am a Photograph in 1977. It was written by the singer herself and Rainer Pietsch . The track became one of her biggest...
", released in France earlier that year.
"Alphabet", as well as the previous single, "Blue Tango", was released only in the Netherlands. "Queen of Chinatown" made the B-side, however, it became Lear's next single the same year. "Alphabet" was not a commercial success and didn't chart.
Music video
Song's music video, made for German show MusikladenMusikladen
Der Musikladen was a West German music television programme that ran from December 13, 1972 to November 29, 1984. The show continued the 1960s Beat-Club under a new name, and in turn was replaced by Extratour.-History:...
, saw Amanda Lear singing the track with the letters of alphabet appearing in the background. It was made on chroma key
Chroma key
Chroma key compositing is a technique for compositing two images together. A color range in the top layer is made transparent, revealing another image behind. The chroma keying technique is commonly used in video production and post-production...
technique.