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* FutureMusic: "I Feel Love" was written to represent "the sound of the future." It's widely credited as having hit that mark, including being described as this by Music/BrianEno and Music/DavidBowie of all people.Music/DavidBowie.
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* LongTitle: "Can't We Just Sit Down (And Talk It Over)".
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''I Remember Yesterday'' was a 1977 best-selling {{Disco}} album by Music/DonnaSummer, best remembered for the hits "Love's Unkind", "I Remember Yesterday" and, of course, the international number one hit single "I Feel Love". "I Feel Love" was noted back then because of the futuristic synthesizer backing track, arranged by Giorgio Moroder. In 2012 the song was added to the UsefulNotes/NationalRecordingRegistry.

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''I Remember Yesterday'' was a 1977 best-selling {{Disco}} album by Music/DonnaSummer, best remembered for the hits "Love's Unkind", "I Remember Yesterday" and, of course, the international number one hit single "I Feel Love". "I Feel Love" was noted back then because of the futuristic synthesizer backing track, arranged by Giorgio Moroder.Moroder, which was extremely influential on electronic musicians. In 2012 the song was added to the UsefulNotes/NationalRecordingRegistry.

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* AlbumTitleDrop: "I Remember Yesterday".

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* AlbumTitleDrop: Summer sings "I Remember Yesterday".remember yesterday" at the start of the reprise of the title track. The song proper contains only variations: "I remember that first night", "I remember our first kiss", etc.



* FadingIntoTheNextSong: the entire first side is one continuous medley.



* NonAppearingTitle: The album doesn't appear in any of the songs, not even "I Remember Yesterday", where Donna actually sings: "I remember '''that first night'''".
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* NewSoundAlbum: Centerpiece is "I Feel Love", recorded with an entirely synthesized backing track, something that was quite unprecedented at the time.

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* NewSoundAlbum: Centerpiece is "I Feel Love", recorded with an entirely synthesized backing track, track (apart from the kick drum, for which they couldn't get an electronic sound they liked), something that was quite unprecedented at the time.
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[[caption-width-right:350: ''Ooooo, it's so good, it's so good, it's so good, it's so good....it's ....so....goooooood!'']]

-> ''One day in Berlin ... [[Music/BrianEno Eno]] came running in and said, "I have heard the sound of the future." ... he puts on "I Feel Love," by Donna Summer ... He said, "This is it, look no further. This single is going to change the sound of club music for the next fifteen years." Which was more or less right.''
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I Remember Yesterday was a 1977 best-selling {{Disco}} album by Music/DonnaSummer, best remembered for the hits "Love's Unkind", "I Remember Yesterday" and, of course, the international number one hit single "I Feel Love". "I Feel Love" was noted back then because of the futuristic synthesizer backing track, arranged by Giorgio Moroder. In 2012 the song was added to the UsefulNotes/NationalRecordingRegistry.

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-> ''One ''"One day in Berlin ... [[Music/BrianEno Eno]] came running in and said, "I 'I have heard the sound of the future." ... ' ... he puts on "I 'I Feel Love," Love,' by Donna Summer ... He said, "This 'This is it, look no further. This single is going to change the sound of club music for the next fifteen years." ' Which was more or less right.''
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* ConceptAlbum: Side One features songs that take inspiration from music of the 40's ("I Remember Yesterday"), 50's ("Love's Unkind") and 60's ("Back In Love Again"). Side Two focuses on the present day, before "I Feel Love" finishes with the sound of the future.
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* FutureMusic: "I Feel Love" was described as this by Music/DavidBowie of all people.

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'''I Remember Yesterday''' was a 1977 best-selling {{Disco}} album by Music/DonnaSummer, best remembered for the hits "Love's Unkind", "I Remember Yesterday" and, of course, the international number one hit single "I Feel Love". "I Feel Love" was noted back then because of the futuristic synthesizer backing track, arranged by Giorgio Moroder. In 2012 the song was added to the UsefulNotes/NationalRecordingRegistry.

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'''I I Remember Yesterday''' Yesterday was a 1977 best-selling {{Disco}} album by Music/DonnaSummer, best remembered for the hits "Love's Unkind", "I Remember Yesterday" and, of course, the international number one hit single "I Feel Love". "I Feel Love" was noted back then because of the futuristic synthesizer backing track, arranged by Giorgio Moroder. In 2012 the song was added to the UsefulNotes/NationalRecordingRegistry.
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* AlbumTitleDrop: "I Remember Yesterday".
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* ContemptibleCover: Donna Summer sitting on the floor in a dress, with her legs exposed.
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-> ''One day in Berlin ... [[Music/BrianEno Eno]] came running in and said, "I have heard the sound of the future." ... he puts on "I Feel Love," by Donna Summer ... He said, "This is it, look no further. This single is going to change the sound of club music for the next fifteen years." Which was more or less right.''
--> Music/DavidBowie.

'''I Remember Yesterday''' was a 1977 best-selling {{Disco}} album by Music/DonnaSummer, best remembered for the hits "Love's Unkind", "I Remember Yesterday" and, of course, the international number one hit single "I Feel Love". "I Feel Love" was noted back then because of the futuristic synthesizer backing track, arranged by Giorgio Moroder. In 2012 the song was added to the UsefulNotes/NationalRecordingRegistry.

'''Tracklist'''
# "I Remember Yesterday" (4:45)
# "Love's Unkind" (4:29)
# "Back In Love Again" (3:54)
# "I Remember Yesterday (Reprise)" (3:02)
# "Black Lady" (3:47)
# "Take Me" (5:03)
# "Can't We Just Sit Down (And Talk It Over)?" (4:25)
# "I Feel Love" (5:53)

!! ''I feel trooooooooooooooopes.....''
* BreakUpSong: "Can't We Just Sit Down (And Talk It Over)?"
--> ''Can't we just sit down and talk it over''
--> ''Who knows, maybe in a little while''
--> ''We'll forget our pride, and the things we said last night''
--> ''And maybe you and I can talk it out''
* ContemptibleCover: Donna Summer sitting on the floor in a dress, with her legs exposed.
* ContinuityNod: "I Remember Yesterday" receives a reprise later on.
* EpicRocking: "Take Me" and "I Feel Love". The latter also exists as an extended 12" maxi-single.
* FaceOnTheCover: Donna is featured full frontal on the album cover.
* FemmeFatale: "Black Lady", which is more about a bad woman than one who has a black skin color.
--> ''Black lady, black lady''
--> ''She was mean, really bad''
--> ''She was slender as a cat at night, she made the men go mad''
--> ''Well her eyes were green, and her skin was soft''
--> ''And the lady's heart was as hard as rock''
* IntercourseWithYou:
** "I Feel Love"
--> ''Oooo, it's so good, it's so good, it's so good, it's ... so... gooood''
** "Take Me"
--> ''Take me, I'll be your woman''
--> ''Use me, make me your own''
--> ''Take me, make me your woman''
--> ''Love me now, and don't leave me alone''
* LongTitle: "Can't We Just Sit Down (And Talk It Over)".
* LoveHurts: "Love's Unkind" which is about high school crushes and love triangles that go nowhere.
--> ''Love's unkind, love's unkind, love's unkind, love's unkind''
--> ''Cause he's not mine''
* NewSoundAlbum: Centerpiece is "I Feel Love", recorded with an entirely synthesized backing track, something that was quite unprecedented at the time.
* NonAppearingTitle: The album doesn't appear in any of the songs, not even "I Remember Yesterday", where Donna actually sings: "I remember '''that first night'''".
* NostalgiaFilter: "I Remember Yesterday"
--> ''Walk me 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''
* ObsessionSong: "Love's Unkind", about a schoolgirl with a hopeless crush on one of her classmates.
* OneWomanSong: "Black Lady".
* ThePowerOfLove: "I Feel Love" and "Back In Love Again"
--> ''Ooh baby, back in love again''
--> ''Ooh baby, next to you again''
--> ''Ooh baby, in a crazy spin, love''
--> ''I want ya, I need ya, I love ya, I want ya''
* RecordProducer: Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte.
* TitleTrack: "I Remember Yesterday".
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