The Best of Donna Summer

~ Release by Donna Summer (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1I Feel Love
producer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer) and Giorgio Moroder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Casablanca Record & FilmWorks, Inc. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1977) and WEA Filipacchi Music (not for release label use! copyrights/distribution only, FR division of WEA International Inc. in the 1970s) (in 1977)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 46), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 52) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 411)
recording of:
I Feel Love
lyricist:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer)
composer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer), Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
arranger:
Thor Baldursson
publisher:
Budde Music Inc. (US publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Rick’s Music (publishing company associated with Casablanca), Rightsong Music Inc., Sweet Summer Night Music and Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
3.85:54
2MacArthur Park
producer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer) and Giorgio Moroder
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 3) (number: 7)
cover recording of:
MacArthur Park
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Canopy Music, Global Musikverlage (Global Musik GmbH & Co. KG), Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
53:56
3Hot Stuff
producer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer) and Giorgio Moroder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1979)
recording of:
Hot Stuff
writer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer), Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
publisher:
Warner Chappell, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
33:44
4The Wanderer
arranger:
Harold Faltermeyer
mixed at:
Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
The Wanderer
lyricist:
Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
publisher:
GMPC and Sweet Summer Night Music
53:45
5Love’s Unkind
producer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer) and Giorgio Moroder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Casablanca Record & FilmWorks, Inc. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1977) and WEA Filipacchi Music (not for release label use! copyrights/distribution only, FR division of WEA International Inc. in the 1970s) (in 1977)
recording of:
Love’s Unkind
writer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer), Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
24:26
6On the Radio
producer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer) and Giorgio Moroder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1979)
recording of:
On the Radio (Foxes)
writer:
Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
publisher:
Budde Music Inc. (US publisher), Edition Intro Meisel GmbH, Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017 – present), Rick S. Music (publishing company associated with Casablanca), Sweet Summer Night Music, Warner/Chappell Music GmbH & Co. KG Germany, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and 渡辺音楽出版 (Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Japanese publisher, 1962–present)
part of:
Foxes (1980 film soundtrack)
4.654:03
7State of Independence
drum machine [drum] programming:
Michael Boddicker
synthesizer programming:
Michael Boddicker, Don Dorsey and Steve Porcaro
bass:
Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ndugu Chancler
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
solo tenor saxophone [tenor]:
Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
synclavier [synclavier II]:
Don Dorsey
synthesizer:
David Paich and Greg Phillinganes
background vocals:
Bill Champlin, Steve George (US keyboardist for Mr. Mister & Pages), James Ingram (R&B singer) and Richard Page (singer-songwriter; former lead singer & bassist of Mr. Mister)
choir vocals:
Dara Bernard, Dyan Cannon, Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter), James Ingram (R&B singer), Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”), Quincy Jones, Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer), Peggy Lipton Jones, Lionel Richie, Brenda Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist), Donna Summer (soul/disco diva), Dionne Warwick and Stevie Wonder
other instruments [rhythm] arranger:
Quincy Jones, David Paich and Rod Temperton
synthesizer arranger:
Quincy Jones, Greg Mathieson and David Paich
vocals arranger:
Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton
cover recording of:
State of Independence
lyricist:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis)
composer:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis) and Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Warner Chappell North America, Spheric B.V. (from 1981 to present), Toughknot Ltd. (from 1981 to present) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1981 to present)
part of:
Spiritual High
recording of:
State of Independence
lyricist:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis)
composer:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis) and Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Warner Chappell North America, Spheric B.V. (from 1981 to present), Toughknot Ltd. (from 1981 to present) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1981 to present)
part of:
Spiritual High
5:50
8Breakaway
recording of:
Breakaway
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
4:02
9Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ndugu Chancler
guitar:
Michael Sembello
horn:
Bill Reichenbach (jazz trombonist), Gary Grant (brass), Jerry Hey and Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
keyboard [portasound] and synthesizer:
Greg Phillinganes
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
solo tenor saxophone [tenor]:
Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
synthesizer [polymoog] and vocoder:
Michael Boddicker
background vocals:
Howard Hewett, James Ingram (R&B singer), Phillip Ingram (Soul and R&B singer-songwriter and keyboardist) and Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
horn arranger:
Jerry Hey
other instruments [rhythm] arranger:
James Ingram (R&B singer), Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton
vocals arranger:
James Ingram (R&B singer), Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton
recording of:
Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)
writer:
Quincy Jones, Merria Ross and Rod Temperton
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (from 1982 to present), Grager Music (publisher) (from 1982 to present), Rashida Music (from 1982 to present), Rodsongs (publisher) (from 1982 to present) and Yellowbrick Road Music (from 1982 to present)
44:19
10Dinner With Gershwin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Crimson (UK budget comps; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.) (from 2014 to present)
recording of:
Dinner With Gershwin
writer:
Brenda Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist)
publisher:
PW Arrangements, Rutland Road Music, Universal Geffen Music (work publisher - do NOT file releases here) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
4:38
11I Don’t Wanna Get Hurt
recording of:
I Don’t Wanna Get Hurt
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd.
3:27
12This Time I Know It’s for Real
recording of:
This Time I Know It's for Real
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman), Donna Summer (soul/disco diva) and Pete Waterman
3.353:35
13Love’s About to Change My Heart
recording of:
Love’s About to Change My Heart
writer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
4:01