The Journey: The Very Best of Donna Summer

~ Release by Donna Summer (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Love to Love You Baby
producer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer)
recording of:
Love to Love You Baby (in 1975)
writer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer), Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
publisher:
Sweet Summer Night Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
43:24
2Could It Be Magic
cover recording of:
Could It Be Magic
lyricist:
Adrienne Anderson
additional composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer)
composer:
Barry Manilow
publisher:
Angeldust Music (ended), Kamikazee Music (ended), EMI Longitude Music and Universal Music Careers
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
is based on:
Prélude no. 20 in C minor, op. 28: Largo
version of:
Could It Be Magic (original Featherbed single version)
33:56
3I Feel Love
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)
publisher:
Budde Music Inc. (US publisher), Rick's Music (publishing company associated with Casablanca), Rightsong Music Inc., Sweet Summer Night Music and Warner Chappell
43:49
4I Love You
recording of:
I Love You
writer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer), Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
3:19
5Last Dance
producer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer) and Giorgio Moroder
recording of:
Last Dance
lyricist and composer:
Paul Jabara
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Management Three Music, Olga Music and フジパシフィックミュージック
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 51)
3.753:21
6MacArthur 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, 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)
53:55
7Heaven Knows
recording of:
Heaven Knows
writer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer), Greg Mathieson, Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
publisher:
Budde Music Inc. (US publisher), Café Americana Inc., Edition Intro Meisel, Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017 - present), Rick S. Music (publishing company associated with Casablanca), Say Yes Music, Sweet Summer Night Music, Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd. (Japanese publisher, 1962–present), 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 (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
3:40
8Hot Stuff
recording of:
Hot Stuff
writer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer), Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
publisher:
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 (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
33:52
9Bad Girls
producer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer) and Giorgio Moroder
vocals:
Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
recording of:
Bad Girls (in 1979)
writer:
Donna Summer (soul/disco diva), Joe Esposito, Eddie Hokenson and Bruce Sudano
publisher:
Earborne Music, Rick S. Music (publishing company associated with Casablanca), Rightsong Music Inc., Sweet Summer Night Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd. (Japanese publisher, 1962–present), 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 (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
53:59
10Dim All the Lights
recording of:
Dim All the Lights
lyricist and composer:
Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
3:59
11No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
producer:
Gary Klein (producer, songwriter)
vocals:
Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
recording of:
No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) (in 1979)
writer:
Paul Jabara and Bruce Roberts (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Songs, EMI Sosaha Music, Inc., Olga Music, Reservoir Media Music and Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
24:48
12On the Radio
producer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer) and Giorgio Moroder
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, Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd. (Japanese publisher, 1962–present), 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 (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
part of:
Foxes (1980 film soundtrack)
54:07
13The Wanderer
recording of:
The Wanderer
lyricist:
Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
3:48
14Love 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 (jazz and blues saxophonist)
keyboard [portasound] and synthesizer:
Greg Phillinganes
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa
solo tenor saxophone [tenor]:
Ernie Watts (jazz and blues saxophonist)
synthesizer [polymoog] and vocoder:
Michael Boddicker
background vocals:
Howard Hewett, James Ingram (R&B singer), Phillip Ingram 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:
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)
44:21
15State of Independence
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
24:27
16She Works Hard for the Money
recording of:
She Works Hard for the Money
writer:
Michael Omartian and Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
publisher:
See This House Music (from 1983 to present) and Sweet Summer Night Music (from 1983 to present)
54:12
17This Time I Know Its 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
23:38
18I Will Go With You (Con te partiro)
recording of:
I Will Go With You (Con te partirò)
lyricist:
Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
composer:
Francesco Sartori
version of:
Con te partirò (completely Italian lyrics; no “time to say goodbye”)
4:09
19That’s the Way
3:48
20Dream‐A‐Lot’s Theme (I Will Live for Love)
recording of:
Dream-A-Lot's Theme (I Will Live for Love)
writer:
Nathan DiGesare and Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
4:52