The Greatest Hits Collections
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Donna's bread and butter.....
Since we have a new album on the horizon, and since I know that will
bring plenty of new people to the site who may not be completely
familiar with Donna's music, I thought this would be a good time to take
a look at the greatest hits compilations. Now, I have to admit that
there are a lot of them - and I'm sure there will be more to come. That
goes with the territory when you have a successful artist with an
extensive back catalog of hits. The labels are always going to try to
make a little extra cash off the stuff they already have - so they throw
out yet another compilation. (Universal has done it with just about
every artist on their roster, so this isn't something that is unique to
Donna.)
Obviously, there is no way I could cover every Donna Summer greatest
hits compilation out there, so I'm going to try to just hit the
highlights by talking about the more significant compilations.
Along the way I've taken a few shortcuts with the sound clips. Since
there are so many albums that use basically the same songs, I'm only
linking to a clip the first time the song appears on a compilation. And
since many of the albums feature different edits of the songs (single,
album or 12"), I'm including the times for all the tracks. Those of
you with sharp ears may notice a mistake in the Anthology
clips because I cheated and used a lot of clips I made for other Summer
Fever pages instead of ripping all the songs again. ;-) (No, I'm
not going to tell you what it is - you'll just have to find it
yourselves! LOL) Oh and one more thing, I'm not including
either live album on this page because I consider them to be in a
slightly different category - even though they do include a lot of the
greatest hits.
Ok, no more talking - let's take a look at Donna's greatest hits.....
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| Greatest Hits (Atlantic, 1977)
This is an early greatest hits set that was released in Europe, but
was widely available as an import here in the US. It is notable
primarily because it included three early European tracks that had not
been released in the US - The Hostage, Virgin Mary and Lady
Of The Night.
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| On The Radio (Greatest Hits Volumes I & II) (Casablanca, 1979)
This compilation was released both as a double album called On
The Radio (which included a free poster inside) and as two
single albums (Greatest Hits Volume I and Greatest
Hits Volume II). It was Donna's first greatest hits package
after the huge successes of Live & More and Bad
Girls. As such, it included the most popular tracks from Donna's
70s albums, and it also brought us two new songs: Enough Is Enough
(a duet with Barbra Streisand) and On The Radio. Both of these
songs became hits in their own rights and both have been on just about
every hits compilation since. This particular compilation is popular
with many fans because all the songs were sequenced by Giorgio Moroder
so that there is no break in the music. (Except of course for the times
you had to go flip the record over! LOL) One downside to this
compilation is that a couple of the songs have been shortened noticeably.
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Tracks:
Click hyperlinked titles for a RealAudio sample |
| 1. On The Radio
4:00 (D.Summer/G.Moroder) |
9. Last Dance
4:56 (P.Jabara) |
| 2. Love To Love You Baby
4:07 (D.Summer/G.Moroder/P.Bellotte) |
10. MacArthur Park
3:54 (J.L.Webb) |
| 3. Try Me, I Know We Can Make It
3:24 (D.Summer/G.Moroder/ P.Bellotte) |
11. Hot Stuff
2:54 (P.Bellotte/H.Faltermeyer/K.Forsey) |
| 4. I Feel Love 3:20 (D.Summer/G.Moroder/P.Bellotte) |
12. Bad Girls
3:05 (D.Summer/E.Hokenson/B.Sudano/J.Esposito) |
| 5. Our Love
3:43 (G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
13. Dim All The Lights
4:11 (D.Summer) |
| 6. I Remember Yesterday
4:46 (D.Summer/G.Moroder/P.Bellotte) |
14. Sunset People
4:32 (P.Bellotte/H.Faltermeyer/K.Forsey) |
| 7. I Love You
3:12 (D.Summer/G.Moroder/P.Bellotte) |
15. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
11:44 (P.Jabara/B.Roberts) |
| 8. Heaven Knows
3:30 (D.Summer/G.Moroder/P.Bellotte/G.Mathieson) |
16. On The Radio (Long Version)
5:46 (D.Summer/G.Moroder) |
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Walk Away (Casablanca, 1980)
As many of you know, around 1980, Donna got fed up with
Casablanca Records and sued for release from her contract. In a
nutshell, she was able to leave the label to sign with Geffen records.
Casablanca was naturally a little unhappy about losing Donna (and all
the money she was making for them! LOL) So they put out Walk
Away, an album that I always think of as the "don't let the
door hit you in the butt as you leave" album. Casablanca took a
couple hits and a couple of popular tracks from the wildly successful Bad
Girls album and threw them on one album that had a cover that
looked like.... well.... a tombstone. And they named it Walk Away.
(It would not surprise me if some disgruntled Casablanca executives
really wanted to name it "Walk Away You %#$@!" LOL)
One single (the title track) was released from this
album - probably as much to try to steal a little thunder from Donna's
new Geffen release as anything else. The song barely cracked the top 40.
And the Donna Summer/Casablanca Records era was officially over.
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Tracks:
Click hyperlinked titles for a RealAudio sample |
| 1. Bad Girls 3:55 (D.Summer/E.Hokenson/B.Sudano/J.Esposito) |
6. Last Dance 3:17 (P.Jabara) |
| 2. Hot Stuff 3:47 (P.Bellotte/H.Faltermeyer/K.Forsey) |
7. Sunset People 3:55 (P.Bellotte/H.Faltermeyer/K.Forsey) |
| 3. On The Radio 3:59 (D.Summer/G.Moroder) |
8. MacArthur Park 3:53 (J.L.Webb) |
| 4. I Feel Love 5:50 (D.Summer/G.Moroder/P.Bellotte) |
9. Our Love 4:54 (G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
| 5. Walk Away
3:44 (P.Bellotte/H.Faltermeyer) |
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| After the success of She
Works Hard For The Money, there wasn't a whole lot Polygram
could do to capitalize on that since Donna was still signed to Geffen
Records. The Summer Collection was about the best they could do.
It has a bunch of the old hits that the label already owned, and they
rounded those out with a couple of tracks from She Works Hard For
The Money. One interesting note about this collection - it
was re-edited and sequenced by a guy named Bruce Sudano. (Where have I
heard that name before? ;-) ) |
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Tracks:
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| 1. She Works Hard For The Money
4:33 (D.Summer/M.Omartian) |
6. MacArthur Park 3:56 (J.L.Webb) |
| 2. Bad Girls 4:00 (D.Summer/E.Hokenson/B.Sudano/J.Esposito) |
7. Heaven Knows 3:36 (D.Summer/G.Moroder/P.Bellotte) |
| 3. On The Radio 4:06 (D.Summer/G.Moroder) |
8. Unconditional Love
4:43 (D.Summer/M.Omartian) |
| 4. Stop, Look And Listen
4:08 (D.Summer/M.Omartian/G.Phillinganes) |
9. I Love You 3:19 (D.Summer/G.Moroder/P.Bellotte) |
| 5. Last Dance 3:19 (P.Jabara) |
10. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
4:48 (P.Jabara/B.Roberts) |
| The Dance Collection
(Polygram, 1987)
What makes this album stand out among the compilations is that it
exclusively uses the 12" versions of all the songs. It is also one
of the very few places where you will find the b-side to Last Dance
- With Your Love.
One interesting note, the CD and vinyl releases have one significant
difference. Bad Girls appears on the vinyl, but was left off the
CD - probably because of time restrictions.
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Tracks:
Click hyperlinked titles for a RealAudio sample |
| 1. I Feel Love 8:14 (D.Summer/G.Moroder/P.Bellotte) |
5. Hot Stuff 6:40 (P.Bellotte/H.Faltermeyer/K.Forsey) |
| 2. With Your Love
6:06 (D.Summer/G.Moroder/P.Bellotte) |
6. Bad Girls 4:55 (D.Summer/B.Sudano/E.Hokenson/J.Esposito)
* On the vinyl release only |
| 3. Last Dance 8:11 (P.Jabara) |
7. Walk Away 7:15 (P.Bellotte/H.Faltermeyer) |
4. MacArthur Park Suite
17:47
- MacArthur Park (J.L.Webb)
- One Of A Kind (D.Summer/G.Moroder/P.Bellotte)
- Heaven Knows (D.Summer/G.Moroder/P.Bellotte)
- MacArthur Park (Reprise) (J.L.Webb)
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8. Dim All The Lights
7:10 (D.Summer)
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| 9. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
11:43 (P.Jabara/B.Roberts)
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| The Donna Summer Anthology (Polygram, 1993)
This two CD set covers most of the singles and quite a few album
tracks from Donna's entire career from 75-93. For that reason alone, I
always recommend this album to new fans who aren't sure what albums they
should buy.
A couple of notable tracks on the album are I'm A Rainbow and Don't
Cry For Me Argentina - both of which came from the then unreleased
album, I'm A Rainbow. Also of note is Carry On, a new
collaboration with Giorgio Moroder - their first collaboration since
1981. One other thing I like about this compilation is that many times
the album version of a hit song is used rather than the single
edit.
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Tracks:
Click hyperlinked titles for a RealAudio sample |
| 1-1. Love To Love You Baby
3:21 (P.Bellotte/G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
2-1. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
4:41 (P.Jabara/B.Roberts) |
| 1-2. Could It Be Magic
3:54 (B.Manilow/A.Anderson) |
2-2. On The Radio 5:50 (G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
| 1-3. Try Me, I Know We Can Make It
4:46 (G.Moroder/P.Bellotte/ D.Summer) |
2-3. The Wanderer
3:45 (G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
| 1-4. Spring Affair 4:02 (D.Summer/G.Moroder/P.Bellotte) |
2-4. Cold Love
3:38 (P.Bellotte/H.Faltermeyer/K.Forsey) |
| 1-5. Love's Unkind
4:26 (D.Summer/G.Moroder/P.Bellotte) |
2-5. I'm A Rainbow
4:04 (B.Sudano) |
| 1-6. I Feel Love 5:51 (D.Summer/G.Moroder/P.Bellotte) |
2-6. Don't Cry For Me Argentina
4:20 (A.Lloyd-Webber/T.Rice) |
| 1-7. Once Upon A Time
4:00 (D.Summer/G.Moroder/P.Bellotte) |
2-7. Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)
4:19 (Q.Jones/ R.Temperton/M.Ross) |
| 1-8. Rumour Has It
4:54 (D.Summer/G.Moroder/P.Bellotte) |
2-8. State Of Independence
5:49 (Vangelis/J.Anderson) |
| 1-9. I Love You 4:41 (D.Summer/G.Moroder/P.Bellotte) |
2-9. She Works Hard For The Money
5:18 (D.Summer/M.Omartian) |
| 1-10. Last Dance 4:57 (P.Jabara) |
2-10. Unconditional Love
4:41 (D.Summer/M.Omartian) |
| 1-11. MacArthur Park 6:25 (J.L.Webb) |
2-11. There Goes My Baby
4:06 (B.Nelson/L.Patterson/G.Treadwell) |
| 1-12. Heaven Knows 3:52 (D.Summer/G.Moroder/P.Bellotte/G.Mathieson) |
2-12. Supernatural Love
3:34 (D.Summer/M.Omartian/B.Sudano) |
| 1-13. Hot Stuff 6:46 (P.Bellotte/H.Faltermeyer/K.Forsey) |
2-13. All Systems Go
4:10 (D.Summer/H.Faltermeyer) |
| 1-14. Bad Girls 4:56 (D.Summer/B.Sudano/E.Hokenson/J.Esposito) |
2-14. This Time I Know It's For Real
3:36 (M.Stock/M.J.Aitken/ P.A.Waterman/D.Summer) |
| 1-15. Dim All The Lights
4:23 (D.Summer) |
2-15. I Don't Wanna Get Hurt
3:26 (M.Stock/M.J.Aitken/P.A.Waterman) |
| 1-16. Sunset People 6:24 (P.Bellotte/H.Faltermeyer/K.Forsey) |
2-16. When Love Cries
5:14 (D.Summer/K.Diamond/E.Nelson/ A.Smith/L.Henley) |
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2-17. Friends Unknown
3:44 (D.Summer/K.Diamond/E.Nelson/ A.Smith/V.Smith) |
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2-18. Carry On
3:41 (G.Moroder/M.Waters) |
| Endless Summer
(Polygram, 1994)
Coming right on the heels of the Anthology, this is
probably one of Donna's most successful compilations to date. This
covers all the hits from 75 on, but unlike the Anthology, Endless
Summer uses the single edits of all the songs. In addition to
the hits, there are two new songs - Anyway At All, and the number
1 club hit - Melody Of Love.
The track list I'm displaying here is the track list for the US
release. There are a couple other versions that were released on other
countries. In Europe, the album used I Don't Wanna Get Hurt, I Love
You, Love's Unkind and Unconditional Love instead of
Heaven Knows, The Wanderer and Dim All The Lights.
And in France there was a version that used a different cover and
included the I Feel Love 95 mix. (That version also omitted the
two new songs.)
Unlike other compilations, this one had a companion videotape you
could buy that had most of Donna's music videos and a couple of live
performances.
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Tracks:
Click hyperlinked titles for a RealAudio sample |
| 1. Melody Of Love 4:16 (D.Summer/D.Cole/R.Clivilles/J.Carrano) |
10. Dim All The Lights 4:04 (D.Summer) |
| 2. Love To Love You Baby 3:21 (P.Bellotte/G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
11. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) 4:48 (P.Jabara/B.Roberts) |
| 3. Could It Be Magic 3:55 (B.Manilow/A.Anderson) |
12. On The Radio 4:03 (G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
| 4. I Feel Love 3:46 (D.Summer/G.Moroder/P.Bellotte) |
13. The Wanderer 3:45 (G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
| 5. Last Dance 3:18 (P.Jabara) |
14. Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)
4:19 (Q.Jones/ R.Temperton/M.Ross) |
| 6. MacArthur Park 3:55 (J.L.Webb) |
15. State Of Independence 4:25 (Vangelis/J.Anderson) |
| 7. Heaven Knows 3:22 (D.Summer/G.Moroder/P.Bellotte/G.Mathieson) |
16. She Works Hard For The Money 4:33 (D.Summer/M.Omartian) |
| 8. Hot Stuff 3:50 (P.Bellotte/H.Faltermeyer/K.Forsey) |
17. This Time I Know It's For Real 3:36 (M.Stock/M.J.Aitken/ P.A.Waterman/D.Summer) |
| 9. Bad Girls 3:54 (D.Summer/B.Sudano/E.Hokenson/J.Esposito) |
18. Anyway At All 4:16 (D.Summer/B.Sudano./E.Silver) |
| Greatest Hits
(Mercury, 1998)
This album came out in late 1998 as strictly a budget compilation. It
covers no new ground, but was priced low enough to make a great impulse
purchase for the casual fan. It was also timed well enough to capitalize
to some extend on 99's resurgence of Summer fever. Diehard fans
primarily bought this album for the artwork and to complete their
collections.
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Tracks:
Click hyperlinked titles for a RealAudio sample |
| 1. Love To Love To Love You Baby 3:21 (P.Bellotte/G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
7. On The Radio 4:04 (D.Summer/G.Moroder) |
| 2. Could It Be Magic 3:54 (B.Manilow/A.Anderson) |
8. The Wanderer 3:45 (G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
| 3. I Feel Love 3:46 (D.Summer/G.Moroder/P.Bellotte) |
9. Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) 4:16
(Q.Jones/ R.Temperton/M.Ross) |
| 4. Last Dance 3:18 (P.Jabara) |
10. State Of Independence 4:24 (Vangelis/J.Anderson) |
| 5. Hot Stuff 3:50 (P.Bellotte/H.Faltermeyer/K.Forsey) |
11. She Works Hard For The Money 4:32 (D.Summer/M.Omartian) |
| 6. Bad Girls 3:54 (D.Summer/B.Sudano/E.Hokenson/J.Esposito) |
12. This Time I Know It's For Real 3:36 (M.Stock/M.J.Aitken/ P.A.Waterman/D.Summer) |
| The Journey: The Very Best Of Donna Summer
(Universal, 2003)
The interesting thing about this compilation is that it was released
to coincide with the release of Donna's autobiography, Ordinary
Girl: The Journey. Actually, that's not the only
interesting thing. The original release included 2 bonus tracks and a
disk of remixes. It was even available for awhile as a limited edition
box set - a package that had the CD and the book.
The track lists for the US and for the UK varied slightly, so I will
post both lists here. |
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Tracks:
Click hyperlinked titles for a RealAudio sample |
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USA Track list
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UK Track List
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| 1-1. Love To Love You Baby 3:22 (P.Bellotte/G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
1-1. Love To Love You Baby 3:25 (P.Bellotte/G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
| 1-2. Could It Be Magic 3:54 (B.Manilow/A.Anderson) |
1-2. Could It Be Magic 3:56 (B.Manilow/A.Anderson) |
| 1-3. I Feel Love 3:18 (P.Bellotte/G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
1-3. I Feel Love 3:48 (P.Bellotte/G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
| 1-4. I Love You 3:18 (P.Bellotte/G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
1-4. Theme From The Deep (Down Deep Inside)
4:25 (D. Summer/ J. Barry) |
| 1-5. Last Dance 3:19 (P. Jabara) |
1-5. Love's Unkind 4:28 (P.Bellotte/G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
| 1-6. MacArthur Park 3:56 (J.L.Webb) |
1-6. I Love You 3:19 (P.Bellotte/G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
| 1-7. Heaven Knows 3:39 (D.Summer/G.Moroder/P.Bellotte/G.Mathieson) |
1-7. Last Dance 3:21 (P. Jabara) |
| 1-8. Hot Stuff 3:50 (P.Bellotte/H.Faltermeyer/K.Forsey) |
1-8. MacArthur Park 3:57 (J.L.Webb) |
| 1-9. Bad Girls 3:57 (D.Summer/B.Sudano/E.Hokenson/J.Esposito) |
1-9. Heaven Knows 3:40 (D.Summer/G.Moroder/P.Bellotte/G.Mathieson) |
| 1-10. Dim All The Lights 3:58 (D. Summer) |
1-10. Rumour Has It 5:05 (P.Bellotte/G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
| 1-11. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) 4:48 (P.Jabara/B.Roberts) |
1-11. Hot Stuff 3:52 (P.Bellotte/H.Faltermeyer/K.Forsey) |
| 1-12. On The Radio 4:05 (G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
1-12. Bad Girls 3:59 (D.Summer/B.Sudano/E.Hokenson/J.Esposito) |
| 1-13. The Wanderer 3:46 (G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
1-13. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) 4:50 (P.Jabara/B.Roberts) |
| 1-14. Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)
4:19 (Q.Jones/ R.Temperton/M.Ross) |
1-14. On The Radio 4:07 (G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
| 1-15. State Of Independence 4:25 (Vangelis/J.Anderson) |
1-15. Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)
4:21 (Q.Jones/ R.Temperton/M.Ross) |
| 1-16. She Works Hard For The Money 4:10 (D.Summer/M.Omartian) |
1-16. State Of Independence 4:26 (Vangelis/J.Anderson) |
| 1-17. This Time I Know It's For Real 3:36 (M.Stock/M.J.Aitken/ P.A.Waterman/D.Summer) |
1-17. She Works Hard For The Money 4:12 (D.Summer/M.Omartian) |
| 1-18. I Will Go With You (Con Te Partiro) 4:10 (F. Sartori/L. Quarantotto/D. Summer) |
1-18. Dinner With Gershwin 4:40 (B. Russell) |
| 1-19: That's The Way
3:52 (G. Moroder/K. Forsey) |
1-19. This Time I Know It's For Real 3:38 (M.Stock/M.J.Aitken/ P.A.Waterman/D.Summer) |
| 1-20. Dream-A-Lot's Theme (I
Will Live For Love) 4:52 (D. Summer/ N. DiGesare) |
2-1. Love To Love You Baby 16:51 |
| 2-1. I Feel Love 12" single remix 8:10 |
2-2. I Feel Love Patrick Cowley Mega Mix 15:53 |
| 2-2. Hot Stuff 12" single remix 6:40 |
2-3. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) 12"
version 6:42 |
| 2-3. This Time I Know It's For Real 12" single
remix 7:22 |
2-5. On The Radio long version 7:37 |
| 2-4. Dream-A-Lot's Theme (I
Will Live For Love) 12" extended remix by Giorgio Moroder
and Chris Cox, produced by Giorgio Moroder |
2-6. Melody Of Love (Wanna Be Loved) Classic Club
Mix 8:04 |
| 2-5. You're So Beautiful
(D. Summer/ T. Moran) Ultimate Club mix produced by Tony Moran and
Nathan DiGesare |
2-7 That's The Way (G. Moroder/K. Forsey) 3:48
album version |
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2-8. Dream-A-Lot's Theme (I Will Live For Love)
4:53 (D. Summer/ N. DiGesare) album version |
| The Millennium Collection
(Universal, 2003)
Three years after the millennium, Universal decided to put out a
series called 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection which includes compilations by a number of different
artists. Musically it doesn't cover any new ground - it features songs
that have been on all the other compilations. But having said that, this
album does have some positive things in its favor. First of all, all the
tracks were digitally remastered - something they all needed. And
second of all, the album includes some really nice liner notes by Brian
Chin, and a little chart info for each song. And the back cover picture
is an old picture that has rarely been seen.
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Tracks:
Click hyperlinked titles for a RealAudio sample |
| 1. Love To Love You Baby 3:21 (P.Bellotte/G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
7. Dim All The Lights 4:34 (D. Summer) |
| 2. I Feel Love 5:51 (D.Summer/G.Moroder/P.Bellotte) |
8. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) 4:47 (P.Jabara/B.Roberts) |
| 3. Last Dance 4:57 (P.Jabara) |
9. On The Radio 4:03 (D.Summer/G.Moroder) |
| 4. MacArthur Park 3:55 (J.L.Webb) |
10. Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)
4:18 (Q.Jones/
R.Temperton/M.Ross) |
| 5. Hot Stuff 5:15 (P.Bellotte/H.Faltermeyer/K.Forsey) |
11. She Works Hard For The Money 4:31
(D.Summer/M.Omartian) |
| 6. Bad Girls 4:55 (D.Summer/B.Sudano/E.Hokenson/J.Esposito) |
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| The Ultimate Collection (Universal, 2003)
At last, a greatest hits package with a European flair! This is a 3
disk set put out by the Universal division in the Netherlands. As such,
it has a couple of tracks you won't find on any US greatest hits
package, such as The Hostage. As with all the recent
compilations, this one is digitally remastered. |
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Tracks:
Click hyperlinked titles for a RealAudio sample |
| 1-1. The Hostage 4:16 (G. Moroder/P. Bellotte) |
2-1. Last Dance 8:10 (P. Jabara) |
| 1-2. Lady Of The Night 3:56 (G. Moroder/ P.
Bellotte) |
2-2. MacArthur Park 6:26 (J.L. Webb) |
| 1-3. Love To Love You Baby 16:45 (P.Bellotte/G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
2-3. Hot Stuff 6:47 (P.Bellotte/H.Faltermeyer/K.Forsey) |
| 1-4. Full Of Emptiness 2:27 (G. Moroder/ P.
Bellotte) |
2-4. Bad Girls 4:56 (D.Summer/B.Sudano/E.Hokenson/J.Esposito) |
| 1-5. Could It Be Magic 5:13 (B. Manilow/ A,
Anderson) |
2-5. Dim All The Lights 4:23 (D. Summer) |
| 1-6. Try Me I Know We Can Make It 4:43 (P.Bellotte/G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
2-6. Sunset People 6:24 (P.Bellotte/H.Faltermeyer/K.Forsey) |
| 1-7. Spring Affair 4:01 (P.Bellotte/G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
2-7. On The Radio 5:46 (D.Summer/ G. Moroder) |
| 1-8. Winter Melody 6:31 (P.Bellotte/G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
2-8. The Wanderer 3:46 (D.Summer/ G. Moroder) |
| 1-9. I Feel Love 3:11 (P.Bellotte/G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
2-9. State Of Independence 5:49 (Vangelis/J.Anderson) |
| 1-10. Down Deep Inside 6:07 (D. Summer/J.
Barry) |
2-10. Love Is In Control 4:19 (Q.Jones/ R.Temperton/M.Ross) |
| 1-11. I Remember Yesterday 4:36 (P.Bellotte/G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
2-11. The Woman In Me 3:55 (M. Clark/J. Bettis) |
| 1-12. Love's Unkind 4:07 (P.Bellotte/G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
2-12. She Works Hard For The Money 5:18 (D.
Summer/M. Omartian) |
| 1-13. Back In Love Again 3:14 (P.Bellotte/G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
2-13. Dinner With Gershwin 4:37 (B. Russell) |
| 1-14. I Love You 4:41 (P.Bellotte/G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
2-14. This Time I Know It's For Real 3:36 (M.Stock/M.J.Aitken/ P.A.Waterman/D.Summer) |
| 1-15. Rumour Has It 4:56 (P.Bellotte/G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
2-15. Melody Of Love 4:14 (D.Summer/D.Cole/R.Clivilles/J.Carrano) |
| 3-1. Love To Love You Baby live 3:30 |
| 3-2. Last Dance live 5:52 |
| 3-3. Je T'aime Mon Non Plus 15:48 (S. Gainesbourg) |
| 3-4. Heaven Knows 3:32 (D.Summer/G.Moroder/P.Bellotte/G.Mathieson) |
| 3-5. No More Tears 11:44 (P. Jabara/ B. Roberts) |
| 3-6. Unconditional Love 4:42 (D.Summer/M.Omartian) |
| 3-7. State Of Independence New Radio Millennium
Mix 5:01 |
| 3-8. I Feel Love Masters At Work 86th St Mix 6:09 |
| 3-9. I Will Go With You 4:10 (F. Sartori/L. Quarantotto/D. Summer) |
| Donna Summer: Gold (Universal,
2005)
This is a 2 disk set with all the usual hits that is part of another
Universal series. The booklet has a few photos, a nice article by Brian
Chin and full credits for each song. In addition to the usual Hot
Stuff, etc, you will also find some of the more recent one-off songs
- including 2 from The Journey. |
|
Tracks:
Click hyperlinked titles for a RealAudio sample |
| 1-1. Love To Love You Baby 4:57 (P.Bellotte/G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
2-1. The Wanderer 3:46 (D. Summer/ G. Moroder) |
| 1-2. Could It Be Magic 3:54 (B. Manilow/A.
Anderson) |
2-2. Love Is In Control 4:19 (Q.Jones/ R.Temperton/M.Ross) |
| 1-3. Try Me I Know We Can Make It 4:46 (P.Bellotte/G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
2-3. State Of Independence 5:49 (Vangelis/J.Anderson) |
| 1-4. Spring Affair 4:01 (P.Bellotte/G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
2-4. She Works Hard For The Money 5:18 (D.Summer/M.Omartian) |
| 1-5. Love's Unkind 4:26 (P.Bellotte/G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
2-5. Unconditional Love 3:34 (D.Summer/M.Omartian) |
| 1-6. I Feel Love 5:51 (P.Bellotte/G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
2-6. There Goes My Baby 4:06 (B.Nelson/L.Patterson/G.Treadwell/J.
Leiber/M. Stoller) |
| 1-7. I Love You 4:41 (P.Bellotte/G.Moroder/D.Summer) |
2-7. Supernatural Love 3:34 (D.Summer/M.Omartian/B.
Sudano) |
| 1-8. Last Dance 4:58 (P. Jabara) |
2-8. Dinner With Gershwin 4:38 (B. Russell) |
| 1-9. MacArthur Park 6:28 (J.L. Webb) |
2-9. All Systems Go 4:12 (D.Summer/H.Faltermeyer) |
| 1-10. Heaven Knows 3:38 (D.Summer/G.Moroder/P.Bellotte/G.Mathieson) |
2-10. This Time I Know It's For Real 3:36 (M.Stock/M.J.Aitken/ P.A.Waterman/D.Summer) |
| 1-11. Hot Stuff 6:47 (P.Bellotte/H.Faltermeyer/K.Forsey) |
2-11. I Don't Wanna Get Hurt 3:26 (M.Stock/M.J.Aitken/P.A.Waterman) |
| 1-12. Bad Girls 4:56 (D.Summer/B.Sudano/E.Hokenson/J.Esposito) |
2-12. Love's About To Change My Heart 3:45 (M.Stock/M.J.Aitken/P.A.Waterman) |
| 1-13. Dim All The Lights 4:34 (D. Summer) |
2-13. When Love Cries 4:30 (D.Summer/K.Diamond/E.Nelson/ A.Smith/L.Henley) |
| 1-14. Sunset People 6:27 (P.Bellotte/H.Faltermeyer/K.Forsey) |
2-14. Carry On 3:41 (G.Moroder/M.Waters)
|
| 1-15. No More Tears 4:48 P. Jabara/ B. Roberts) |
2-15. Melody Of Love 4:14 (D.Summer/D.Cole/R.Clivilles/J.Carrano) |
| 1-16. On The Radio 4:05 (D. Summer/ G. Moroder) |
2-16. I Will Go With You 4:08 (F. Sartori/L. Quarantotto/D. Summer) |
| |
2-17. Dream-A-Lot's Theme (I Will Live For Love)
4:51 (D. Summer/ N. DiGesare) |
| |
2-18. You're So Beautiful Tony Moran Edit 4:05 (D. Summer/ N.
DiGesare/T. Moran) |
| The Millennium Collection vol 2 (Universal,
2006) Three years after the last Millennium Collection,
Universal decided to put out a whole new series just in time for
Christmas. Originally it was a Circuit City exclusive, but it has
since become available in many other stores. This one picks up where the
last collection left off. It has a few more tracks that are well
known and loved by fans, and it also has what was (at the time) Donna's
latest single - I Got Your Love. Like the original Millennium
Collection, the tracks are all remastered. The booklet contains a nice
article by Dave Thompson, and there are alternate photos from both the Bad
Girls and On The Radio photo sessions.
|
|
Tracks:
Click hyperlinked titles for a RealAudio sample |
| 1. Could It Be Magic 3:54 (B. Manilow/A. Anderson) |
7. There Goes My Baby 4:06 (B. Nelson/L.
Patterson/G. Treadwell/J. Leiber/M. Stoller) |
| 2. Spring Affair 4:02 (D. Summer/G. Moroder/P.
Bellotte) |
8. This Time I Know It's For Real 3:36 (M.Stock/M.
Aitken/P. Waterman/D. Summer) |
| 3. I Love You 4:41 (D. Summer/G. Moroder/P.
Bellotte) |
9. Melody Of Love 4:14 (D. Summer/D. Cole/R.
Clivilles/J. Carrano) |
| 4. Heaven Knows 3:36 (D. Summer/G. Moroder/P.
Bellotte/G. Methieson) |
10. I Will Go With You 4:08 (F. Sartori/L.
Quarantotto/D. Summer) |
| 5. The Wanderer 3:45 (G. Moroder/D. Summer) |
11. I Got Your Love 3:56 (D. Summer/B.
Roberts) |
| 6. State Of Independence 5:49 (Vangelis/J.
Anderson) |
|
| As far as the compilations go, you can usually find Endless
Summer, The Journey, Gold, The
Ultimate Collection, and the Millennium Collections
fairly easily at places like Amazon
or Amazon
UK and other retailers. (Although what you find may depend on where
you are.) A lot of the others are out of print (or heading that
way) and although you might still run into the Anthology,
the '98 Greatest Hits
or On The Radio in stores from time to time - you are
better off looking in places like eBay,
Gemm and MusicStack. |
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