Donna Summer Album: “Dance Collection”
 Description :
This is a compilation of 12" extended version re-mixes with some previously unreleased material.
<p>Producers: Georgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte, Gary Klein.
<p>Compilation producer: Bill Levenson.
<p>A fine collection of the original 12-inch dance mixes of eight of Donna Summer's classic disco singles--half of which have never appeared on CD before--this compilation is a must for disco fans. If for no other reason, DANCE COLLECTION is indispensable because it contains the full 17-minute "MacArthur Park Suite," possibly Summer's most gloriously over-the-top record ever, which was excised from the CD edition of her LIVE AND MORE double album.
<p>Other highlights include the stunningly minimal "I Feel Love," as hypnotic as a classic krautrock track by Kraftwerk or Neu!, and softened only slightly by Summer's erotic lead vocal. Shockingly, Summer's first hit, "Love to Love You Baby," is not included. This 18-minute track is quite possibly the most influential 12-inch single ever released, and the lack of it is puzzling in this otherwise excellent compilation.
Track Listing :
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I Feel Love Video |
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With Your Love - Previously Unreleased |
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Last Dance Video |
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Mac-Arthur Park Suite / Mac Arthur Park / One Of A Kind / Heaven Knows / Mac Arthur Park - (reprise) |
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Hot Stuff - Previously Unreleased |
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Walk Away - (previously unreleased) |
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Dim All The Lights - Previously Unreleased |
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No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - With Barbra Streisand |
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Album Information :
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UPC:042283053427
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Format:CD
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Type:Performer
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Genre:R&B - Disco
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Artist:Donna Summer
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Guest Artists:Barbra Streisand; Joe Esposito; Greg Mathieson; Brooklyn Dreams
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Label:Casablanca/Universal
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Distributed:Universal Distribution
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Release Date:1990/10/25
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Original Release Year:1987
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Discs:1
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Length:73:7
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Mono / Stereo:Stereo
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Studio / Live:Studio
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
- Collection of Dance Classics
This is the collection to obtain if you have already purchased the Live and More c.d. only to find out MacArthur Park Suite was disastrously deleted ! The 17 minutes plus of the Suite are restored here as originally recorded on the vinyl version of the Live and More 1978 double l.p.
Also, I too agree with a previous reviewer;Bad Girls, On The Radio, Sunset People should have been included along with Could It Be Magic.Hopefully, there will be a second volume to The Dance Collection (hint)...
This collection exemplifies what made Donna a household and nightclub name in the early and late '70s...
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
- I feel love, I feel love, I feel ALIVE!
I bought this album back in 1993, and have never laid it to rest. I've been a keen Summer fan since her first hits in the mid seventies. Although PolyGram released this album in 1987, it never got released until 1993 in Australia.
I primarily bought the disc for the extended versions of "I feel love" and "Hot Stuff", as these were my favourite Summer tunes, but started liking every track on the first playing. This is Donna Summer and Giorgio Moroder at their best. Other great tracks on this album include "With your love", "last dance", the entire seventeen version of "MacArthur Park", "walk away" - another great disco track", "Dim all the lights", and "No more tears (enough is enough)".
Only small let down was the absence of her 1979 hit "bad girls". This track appears on the "walk away - the collection - 1977-1980" CD, and is available in it's full 12 inch length as a CD Single, released by Unidisc. This particular track sounds best though on her 1979 double album of the same name.
Customer review - December 05, 2003
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
- Almost Complete
The main reason I purchased this CD is to finally get the full Macarthur Park "Suite", which I sorely missed. Every other CD I perused had one or at best two songs from the original medley. How frustrating was that? As frustrating as not having the hot stuff into bad girls direct mix. I lived in New York when this was released and they played the full MP suite often. Consequently, it's the only way I like to hear it. The same goes for Hot Suff/Bad Girls. You may say, with all the horror in the world - who cares. Uhh... that would be us, the fans. 8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
- The Long Versions!
If you are tired of seeing Donna Summer's "Greatest Hits" albums and are looking for something different, then get this! As my title indicates, these songs are the lenghty 12-inch version rather than the typical "radio edited" versions! In my opinion, getting this album looks great along with her 1993 Anthology and/or 1994 "Greatest Hits". It contians one page of liner notes and a nice album cover! Highly recommended for ALL Donna Summer fans! 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
- A DJ Fans Delight!
If you are one of those people that are still in love with disco, this is your package. Most of Donna Summers great extended mixes are here (although several have been overlooked - this could have been a 2-CD collection). You can throw out all those extended 12" vinyls and dance your butt off (or just listen - it's that good a disco collection). I still am amazed at "I Feel Love" (reported as having the lyrics written in 5-10 minutes - no kidding) after a great Giorgio composition. Most people don't realize that Summer co-wrote nearly all of her big hits. Great collection. |
