Donna Summer
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Biography
[Edit]Donna Summer's title as the "Queen of Disco" wasn't mere hype — she was one of the very few disco performers to enjoy a measure of career longevity, and her consistent chart success was rivaled in the disco world only by the Bee Gees. Summer was certainly a talented vocalist, trained as a powerful gospel belter, but then again, so were many of her contemporaries. Of major importance in setting Summer apart were her songwriting abilities and her choice of talented collaborators in producers/songwriters Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, which resulted in a steady supply of high-quality (and, often, high-concept) material. But what was more, few vocalists could match the sultry, unfettered eroticism Summer brought to many of her best recordings, which seemed to embody the spirit of the disco era perfectly. The total package made Summer the ultimate disco diva, one of the few whose star power was even bigger than the music.
Summer was born LaDonna Andre Gaines on December 31, 1948, and grew up in Boston's Mission Hill section. Part of a religious family, she first sang in her church's gospel choir, and as a teenager performed with a rock group called the Crow. After high school, she moved to New York to sing and act in stage productions, and soon landed a role in a German production of Hair. She moved to Europe around 1968-1969, and spent a year in the German cast, after which she became part of the Hair company in Vienna. She joined the Viennese Folk Opera, and later returned to Germany, where she settled in Munich and met and married Helmut Sommer, adopting an Anglicized version of his last name. Summer performed in various stage musicals and worked as a studio vocalist in Munich, recording demos and background vocals. Her first solo recording was 1971's "Sally Go 'Round the Roses," but success would not come until 1974, when she met producers/songwriters Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte while working on a Three Dog Night record. The three teamed up for the single "The Hostage," which became a hit around Western Europe, and Summer released her first album, Lady of the Night, in Europe only. In 1975, the trio recorded "Love to Love You Baby," a disco-fied reimagining of Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin's lush, heavy-breathing opus "Je T'aime...Moi Non Plus." Powered by Summer's graphic moans, "Love to Love You Baby" became a massive hit in Europe, and drew the attention of Casablanca Records, which put the track out in America. It climbed to number two on the singles charts, and became a dance club sensation when Moroder remixed the track into a 17-minute, side-long epic on the LP of the same name.
In the wake of "Love to Love You Baby," albums (as opposed to just singles) became an important forum for Summer and her producers. The 1976 follow-up Love Trilogy contained another side-long suite in "Try Me (I Know We Can Make It Work)," and demonstrated Moroder and Bellotte's growing sophistication as arrangers with its lush, sweeping strings. Four Seasons of Love, released later in the year, was a concept album with one track dedicated to each season, and 1977's I Remember Yesterday featured a variety of genre exercises. Despite the album's title, it produced the most forward-looking single in Summer and Moroder's catalog, the monumental "I Feel Love." Eschewing the strings and typical disco excess, "I Feel Love" was the first major pop hit recorded with an entirely synthesized backing track; its lean, sleek arrangement and driving, hypnotic pulse laid the groundwork not only for countless Euro-dance imitators, but also for the techno revolution of the '80s and '90s. It became Summer's second Top Ten hit in the U.S., and she followed it with Once Upon a Time, another concept album, this one retelling the story of Cinderella for the disco era.
Summer's albums were selling well, bolstered by her popularity in the dance clubs, and she was poised to become a major pop hitmaker as well. Her acting turn in the 1978 disco-themed comedy Thank God It's Friday produced another hit in "Last Dance," which won her a Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal (as well as an Oscar for songwriter Paul Jabara). Doubtlessly benefiting from the added exposure, the double-LP set Live and More became Summer's first number one album later that year. It featured one side of new studio material, including a disco cover of the psychedelic pop epic "MacArthur Park" that became her first number one pop single early the next year. Her 1979 double-LP Bad Girls featured more of her songwriting contributions than ever, and went straight to number one, as did the lusty singles "Bad Girls" — co-written with husband Bruce Sudano — and the rock-oriented "Hot Stuff," which made Summer the first female artist ever to score three number one singles in the same calendar year. Her greatest-hits package On the Radio also topped the charts, the first time any artist had ever hit number one with three consecutive double LPs; the newly recorded title track became another hit, and Summer's duet with Barbra Streisand, "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)," became her fourth number one single.
At the peak of her success, Summer decided to leave Casablanca, and became the first artist signed to the new Geffen label. Sensing that the disco era was coming to a close, Summer attempted to modify her style to include more R&B and pop/rock on her first Geffen album, 1980's The Wanderer; the album and its title track were both hits. Not wanting to alienate her core audience, Summer returned to pure dance music on an attempted follow-up; however, Geffen deemed I'm a Rainbow not worthy of release (it was finally issued in 1996). Instead, Summer ended her collaboration with Moroder and Bellotte and teamed up with Quincy Jones for 1982's Donna Summer. "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)" was a significant hit, but none of its follow-ups did very well. With producer Michael Omartian, Summer moved back into post-disco dance music and urban R&B with 1983's She Works Hard for the Money; its title track was a smash and became a feminist anthem of sorts.
However, with her career momentum slowing, it also marked the end of Summer's prime. Despite winning a gospel Grammy for "Forgive Me," Summer's 1984 follow-up Cats Without Claws flopped, as did the 1987 comeback effort All Systems Go. Hiring the British production team of Stock, Aitken & Waterman, Summer scored her last major success with the 1989 Top Ten single "This Time I Know It's for Real," from the album Another Place & Time; around the same time, she began denouncing her earlier, "sinful" disco material. Released in 1991, the lackluster, urban-styled Mistaken Identity effectively killed her career momentum, and none of her new '90s albums produced that elusive hit. However, she did make some noise on the dance charts with "Melody of Love," from the excellent 1994 retrospective Endless Summer, and reunited with Moroder for the 1997 non-LP single "Carry On," which won the inaugural Grammy for Best Dance Recording. Summer subsequently signed a deal with Sony, which primed her for re-establishment with the 1999 greatest-hits live album VH1 Presents: Live and More Encore!; it featured the new song "I Will Go with You (Con Te Partiro)," which had some success on the dance charts. The energetic and eclectic Crayons, her first proper studio album since Mistaken Identity, was released on the Burgundy label in 2008. She remained intermittently active with concert and TV appearances during the next several years, and released the "To Paris with Love" single in August 2010. After battling lung cancer, Donna Summer died at her home in Naples, Florida on May 17, 2012. The following April, she was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Title: Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) (Singles Collection)
Artist: Donna Summer
Genre: Electronica, Soul, Pop, Funk
Title: Donna Summer / The Summer Collection Greatest Hits
Artist: Donna Summer
Genre: Soul, Dancefloor, Disco, Pop
Title: Breakaway (Remix)
Artist: Donna Summer
Genre: Electronica, Hard NRG, Disco, Italo Disco, Eurodisco
Title: I Remember Yesterday
Artist: Donna Summer
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop
Title: Walk Away (Collector's Edition - The Best Of 1977-1980)
Artist: Donna Summer
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco
Title: Mixes For Gay Clubs (1999-2008)
Artist: Donna Summer
Genre: Hard NRG, Dancefloor, Disco, Italo Disco, Eurodisco
Title: The Best Of Donna Summer 20th Century Masters, Vol. 2 The Millennium Collection
Artist: Donna Summer
Genre: Pop
Title: Leave Me Alone (Ladies On Mars Independence Remix) (Single)
Artist: Donna Summer, Ladies On Mars
Genre: Hard NRG, Italo Disco
Title: Donna Summer Live In New York 1999 (Live)
Artist: Donna Summer
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Pop
Title: Choice Disco Cuts: Donna Summer
Artist: Donna Summer
Genre: Electronica, House, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop
Title: Godspell - das Rock Biblical
Artist: Donna Summer, Heinz Ehrenfeld U. A
Genre: Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Love To Love You Donna
Artist: Donna Summer
Genre: Electronica, House, Rock, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)
Artist: Donna Summer
Genre: Electronica, Soul, Pop, Funk
Title: This Time I Know It's For Real
Artist: Donna Summer
Genre: Electronica, Hard NRG, Disco, Italo Disco, Eurodisco, Pop
Title: Shout It Out
Artist: Donna Summer
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Cats Without Claws
Artist: Donna Summer
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: All Systems Go
Artist: Donna Summer
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Collections
Title: Disco Gold
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Essential 80's Queens of the Disco
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Divas of Dance
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: The Casablanca Records Story (Box Set)
Genre: Pop
Title: NOW That's What I Call 80s Hits (Deluxe Edition)
Genre: Pop
Title: Get Funked Up!
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Disco Fever
Genre: Kids
Title: Disco Hits
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Disco Dreamin': Live on the Dance Floor
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Ladies Night More More More!
Genre: Pop
Title: New Year's Dance Party
Genre: Pop
Title: Sing Me to Sleep, Mommy
Genre: Kids
Title: '60s & '70s Greatest Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: Best of the 70s
Genre: Pop
Title: 70s Greatest Female Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: Best of 60s
Genre: Pop
Title: Best of 70s
Genre: Pop
Title: '70s Disco Queens
Genre: Pop
Title: Solid Gold Dance
Genre: Pop
Title: Summer Dance Party
Genre: Pop
Title: Soul Train 25th Anniversary Hall of Fame
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Number 1's: '80s Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Dance Masters: Seven Tears
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: 100% Pure Dance
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Hit Man Returns: David Foster & Friends
Genre: Pop
Title: Party Groove: Gay Days, Vol. 1
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Get Down Tonight - Disco Explosion, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Music & Highlights: Disco Explosion, Vol. 2
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Guantanamera - Get the Party Started!
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Mouse House Dance Mixes
Genre: Kids
Title: Number 1's: '70s Pop
Genre: Pop
Title: Soul Greatest Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Disco Hits (With Bonus Tracks)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco
Title: Hits 80s, Queens of the Disco
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Greatest Female Hits from the '60's & '70's
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest Hits of the '70s / Greatest Hits of the '70s
Genre: Pop
Title: Disco Stars of the 70's & 80's
Genre: Pop
Title: Roller Disco Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: Disco Divas
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop
Title: '70s Divas & Beyond
Genre: Pop
Title: Disco Glamour Girls
Genre: Pop
Title: American Angels
Genre:
Title: Gay Happening Pride & Csd Hits
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Modern Art of Music: Disco Explosion, Vol. 2
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Legendary Covers Album
Genre: Pop
Title: Vocal House Divas Remixed
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Disco House Best Reloaded Hits
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: NOW That's What I Call 80s Hits (Deluxe Edition)
Genre: Pop
Title: Slow Jams (Re-Recorded Version)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 17 Top Hits 1984
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Supersellers International
Genre: World Music
Title: Monsters of Cock Rock Disco
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Revenge of the Fight Club
Genre: Electronica, Alternative
Title: Sonic Rec Room
Genre: Electronica
Title: The Sarah Palin Playlist
Genre: Pop
Title: Modern Art of Music: Disco Explosion Vol. 2
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: The Best World Dance Music Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Recyclist
Genre: Electronica, World Music
Title: Thank You Edith! (Tribute to Edith Piaf)
Genre: Pop
Title: Halloween Dance Party
Genre:
Title: Halloween of Bloody Nightmares
Genre: Alternative
Title: Girls Night Out Volume 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Tribute to Edith Piaf
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Grand 12-Inches 15
Artist: Ben Liebrand
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Synth Pop, Funk
Title: Les Plus Grandes Legendes Soul (CD2)
Artist: Nostalgie Soulparty
Genre: Electropop, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Funk
Title: Les Plus Grandes Legendes Soul (CD3)
Artist: Nostalgie Soulparty
Genre: Electropop, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Funk
Title: Let's Dance Edition
Artist: Ben Liebrand
Genre: Electro, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Disco, Synth Pop, Funk
Title: I Love Disco (Black And White 80s - The Most Wanted 12 Versions) (CD1)
Artist: The Black
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Glam Rock, Disco, Funk
Title: Best Of Musical Hits (Original Soundtrack) (CD1)
Artist: Die Hit Giganten
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack, Classical, Opera
Title: Disco (CD1)
Artist: Fetenhits
Genre: Reggae Fusion, Eurodisco, Pop, Synth Pop, Funk, Classical
Title: Partybreaks And Remixes All In One April 002 (CD4)
Artist: Promo Single
Genre: Electro, Hip Hop/R&B, Dancehall, Disco, Trap
Title: Pretend For Rhythmic
Artist: Mashup Urban
Genre: Electro, Hip Hop/R&B, Dancehall, Progressive, Trap
Title: The Tom Moulton Unreleased Mixes Volume 1
Artist: Tom Moulton
Title: The M + M Mixes Volume IV (The Ultimate Collection)
Artist: John Morales
Title: Studio Brussel - Boitlyfe
Artist: Average Rob, Omdat Het Kan Soundsystem
Genre: Electro, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Charlie's Angels (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Grand 12 Inches 18
Artist: Ben Liebrand
Genre: Soul, New Wave, World Music, Ethnic , Space Disco, Synth Pop, Funk
Title: New Hit Nation
Artist: Club Labour House
Genre: House, Electro, Club/Dance, Funk, Progressive, Classical