The Donna Summer Anthology Explained

The Donna Summer Anthology
Type:Greatest Hits
Artist:Donna Summer
Cover:The_Donna_Summer_Anthology.jpg
Released:September 21, 1993
Recorded:1975–1993
Genre:Pop, rock, dance, soul, reggae, disco
Length:156:35
Label:PolyGram
Producer:Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte, Gary Klein, Quincy Jones, Michael Omartian, Harold Faltermeyer, Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, Pete Waterman, Keith Diamond
Prev Title:Mistaken Identity
Prev Year:1991
Next Title:Christmas Spirit
Next Year:1994

The Donna Summer Anthology is a double CD compilation album by the American singer Donna Summer, released by Polygram Records in 1993. The compilation featured the majority of Summer's best known songs right from the start of her success to the then present day. Summer had originally made her name during the disco era in the 1970s and in the decade that followed had experimented with different styles. Most of the tracks on this compilation are the original album versions of the songs, which were sometimes edited down for their release as a single. Included for the first time are two remixed tracks from her then unreleased album I'm a Rainbow, which had been recorded in 1981 but was shelved by her record company. The album also featured the Giorgio Moroder-penned and produced song "Carry On"', marking the first time Summer and Moroder had worked together since 1981. Summer and Moroder, together with Pete Bellotte had written the vast majority of her 1970s disco hits. Four years later, "Carry On" would be remixed and become a big dance hit. It also won Summer a Grammy for Best Dance Recording, her first win since 1984 and her fifth win in total.

Until 2016's three disc The Ultimate Collection (and later, 2020's Encore), this collection remained the closest to a traditional "box set" (usually three or four compact discs) of Summer's work because it contains then-unreleased material (selections from "I'm a Rainbow"), an unreleased (as a single) LP track ("Friends Unknown"), and the "MacArthur Park" promotional single.

Track listing

Disc one

  1. "Love to Love You Baby" (Original Single Version) (Bellotte, Moroder, Summer) – 3:21
  2. "Could It Be Magic" (US Single Version) (Anderson, Manilow) – 3:54
  3. "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It" (US Single Version) (Bellotte, Moroder, Summer) – 4:46
  4. "Spring Affair" (US Single Version) (Bellotte, Moroder, Summer) – 4:02
  5. "Love's Unkind" (Bellotte, Moroder, Summer) – 4:26
  6. "I Feel Love" (Bellotte, Moroder, Summer) – 5:51
  7. "Once Upon a Time" (Bellotte, Moroder, Summer) – 4:00
  8. "Rumour Has It" (Bellotte, Moroder, Summer) – 4:54
  9. "I Love You" (Bellotte, Moroder, Summer) – 4:41
  10. "Last Dance" (1979 remix) (Jabara) – 4:57
  11. "MacArthur Park" (Promotional 12" Mix) (Webb) – 6:25
  12. "Heaven Knows" (Single Version) (with Brooklyn Dreams) (Bellotte, Mathieson, Moroder, Summer) – 3:52
  13. "Hot Stuff" (12" Mix) (Bellotte, Faltermeyer, Forsey) – 6:46
  14. "Bad Girls" (Esposito, Hokenson, Sudano, Summer) – 4:56
  15. "Dim All the Lights" (Summer) – 4:23
  16. "Sunset People" (Bellotte, Faltermeyer, Forsey) – 6:24

Disc two

  1. "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (Duet With Barbra Streisand) (Columbia Single Version) (Jabara, Roberts) – 4:41
  2. "On the Radio" (Moroder, Summer) – 5:50
  3. "The Wanderer" (Moroder, Summer) – 3:45
  4. "Cold Love" (Bellotte, Faltermeyer, Forsey) – 3:38
  5. "I'm a Rainbow" (Remix) (Sudano) – 4:04
  6. "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" (Remix) (Lloyd Webber, Rice) – 4:20
  7. "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)" (Jones, Ross, Temperton) – 4:19
  8. "State of Independence" (Anderson, Vangelis) – 5:49
  9. "She Works Hard for the Money" (Omartian, Summer) – 5:18
  10. "Unconditional Love" (Omartian, Summer) – 4:41
  11. "There Goes My Baby" (Nelson, Patterson, Treadwell) – 4:06
  12. "Supernatural Love" (Omartian, Sudano, Summer) 3:34
  13. "All Systems Go" (Faltermeyer, Summer) – 4:10
  14. "This Time I Know It's for Real" (Stock, Aitken, Waterman, Summer) – 3:36
  15. "I Don't Wanna Get Hurt" (Stock, Aitken, Waterman) – 3:26
  16. "When Love Cries" (Diamond, Henley, Nelson, Smith, Summer) – 5:14
  17. "Friends Unknown" (Diamond, Smith, Smith, Summer) – 3:44
  18. "Carry On" (Moroder, Waters)

Gold

Gold
Type:greatest
Artist:Donna Summer
Cover:Summergold.jpg
Length:156:28
Label:Hip-O, Universal
Prev Year:2003
Next Title:Crayons
Next Year:2008

In 2005, Hip-O issued a modified and updated edition of the Anthology under their Gold compilation line, with noticeable differences to the cover art and track listing. As of August 10, 2006, the album sold 30,000 in United States, according to Nielsen Soundscan.[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by Donna Summer, Pete Bellotte and Giorgio Moroder, except where noted.

Disc one

  1. "Love to Love You Baby" [Long Single Version] – 4:58
  2. "Could It Be Magic" [Single Version] (Adrienne Anderson, Barry Manilow) – 3:56
  3. "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It" [Single Version] – 4:47
  4. "Spring Affair" [Single Version] – 4:02
  5. "Love's Unkind" – 4:26
  6. "I Feel Love" – 5:52
  7. "I Love You" – 4:42
  8. "Last Dance" [''[[On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes 1 & 2]] Edit] (Paul Jabara) – 4:58
  9. "MacArthur Park" [Promotional Single Version] (Jimmy Webb) – 6:28
  10. "Heaven Knows" [Single Version] (Bellotte, Moroder, Summer) – 3:39
  11. "Hot Stuff" [12" Single Version] (Bellotte, Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey) – 6:46
  12. "Bad Girls" (Joe "Bean" Esposito, Eddie Hokenson, Bruce Sudano, Summer) – 4:57
  13. "Dim All the Lights" (Summer) – 4:36
  14. "Sunset People" (Bellotte, Faltermeyer, Forsey) – 6:29
  15. "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" duet with Barbra Streisand [Casablanca Single Edit] (Jabara, Bruce Roberts) – 4:48
  16. "On the Radio" (Moroder, Summer) – 4:05

Notes

Disc two

  1. "The Wanderer" (Moroder, Summer) – 3:47
  2. "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)" (Quincy Jones, Merria Ross, Rod Temperton) – 4:20
  3. "State of Independence" (Jon Anderson, Vangelis) – 5:50
  4. "She Works Hard for the Money" (Michael Omartian, Summer) – 5:21
  5. "Unconditional Love" (Omartian, Summer) – 4:43
  6. "There Goes My Baby" (Jerry Leiber, Ben Nelson, Lover Patterson, Mike Stoller, George Treadwell) – 4:07
  7. "Supernatural Love" (Omartian, Sudano, Summer) – 3:35
  8. "Dinner with Gershwin" (Brenda Russell) – 4:39
  9. "All Systems Go" (Faltermeyer, Summer) – 4:13
  10. "This Time I Know It's For Real" (Matt Aitken, Mike Stock, Summer, Pete Waterman) – 3:37
  11. "I Don't Wanna Get Hurt" (Aitken, Stock, Waterman) – 3:27
  12. "Love's About to Change My Heart" [7" Mix] (Aitken, Stock, Waterman) – 3:47
  13. "When Love Cries" [7" Mix] (Keith Diamond, Larry Henley, Eve Nelson, Anthony Smith, Summer) – 4:31
  14. "Carry On" featuring Giorgio Moroder (Moroder, Marietta Waters) – 3:41
  15. "Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved)" (Joe Carrano, Robert Clivillés, David Cole, Summer) – 4:15
  16. "I Will Go with You (Con te partirò)" (Lucio Quarantotto, Francesco Sartori) – 4:09
  17. "Dream-A-Lot's Theme (I Will Live For Love)" (DiGesare, Summer) – 4:52
  18. "You're So Beautiful" (Tony Moran Edit) (DiGesare, Tony Moran, Summer) – 4:05

Notes

Charts and certifications

Anthology

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[2] 9
Mexican Albums Chart[3] 25
Single

Certifications and sales

Gold

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Answers to readers' questions about Roxette, Donna Summer and Jack Ingram.. Billboard. 2016-09-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20140918052206/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/57571/ask-billboard. September 18, 2014.
  2. Web site: Période prise en compte : Octobre 1968 au 31 Décembre 2015.. SNEP. August 10, 2016. August 10, 2016.
  3. Web site: Top 100 México – Los más vendidos. AMPROFON. 2012-05-20. 2012-05-28.

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