In early 1985, Donna Summer had left Casablanca Records, after ten years of releasing a string of awesome albums, where she then signed a deal with Mercury Records, but the deal with Mercury Records was short-lived, for after releasing the album I'll be talking about momentarily, she left Mercury Records and signed a short-lived deal with Geffen Records. In October of 1985, Donna Summer released her fifteenth album entitled, THE SUMMER COLLECTION, her third compilation album, where this one features some of Donna Summer's hits.
SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY
From the album SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY (1983). Great track.
BAD GIRLS
From the album BAD GIRLS (1979). Great song.
ON THE RADIO
From the album ON THE RADIO: GREATEST HITS VOLUMES I & II (1979). Awesome song.
STOP, LOOK AND LISTEN
From the album SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY (1983). Great song.
LAST DANCE
From the original motion picture & motion picture soundtrack THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY (1978). Another ultimate classic Donna Summer tune.
MacARTHUR PARK
From the single MacARTHUR PARK (1978). Classic.
HEAVEN KNOWS
From the single HEAVEN KNOWS (1978). Classic.
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE (performed by Donna Summer & Musical Youth)
From the album SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY (1983). Another great track.
I LOVE YOU
From the album BAD GIRLS (1979). Great song.
NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH) (performed by Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer) (Single version)
Original version from Barbra Streisand's album WET (1979). Still the ultimate Diva duet.
This is a great compilation album and all Donna Summer fans should already have a copy. Just to think that this album is as old as I am now. Wow! I feel old.
If there's any artist who exemplifies disco, it would certainly be the late Donna Summer. From the mid-seventies through the early eighties, the disco diva dominated the airwaves and dance floors around the world.
This 80s compilation consists of the radio-edit versions of some of her biggest hits. Summer had a dynamic voice and proved she could do more than grunt and breathe heavy. Her musical accompaniment was also strong--we lose some of this in the shortened versions. This 10 track collection affirms Summer's success was more focused on dancing than being great songs, with the possible exception of SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY, the video-friendly paen to the working woman and her powerful cover of Jimmy Webb's MACARTHUR PARK.
Donna Summer remains iconic to disco but you have to like disco to fully appreciate her contribution.
