The Journey: The Very Best of Donna Summer

by Donna Summer

Overview

There is no dearth of Donna Summer compilations, dating back to 1979's On the Radio (originally a two-LP set, then on one CD) and including 1993's double-CD The Donna Summer Anthology. The Journey: The Very Best of Donna Summer seems intended to replace and update 1995's single-disc Endless Summer for American consumers. It contains all 14 of the singer's Top Ten pop hits in their short single edits (an important consideration given that Summer was a disco diva whose tracks often went on at considerable length), including 1989's "This Time I Know It's for Real," licensed from Atlantic Records, as well as a selection of four of her many other Hot 100 hits, including 1999's number 79 chart entry "I Will Go With You (Con Te Partiro)," licensed from Epic Records. The main disc concludes with two new songs, "That's the Way" and "Dream-a-Lot's Theme (I Will Live for Love)," produced by Giorgio Moroder, who produced most of Summer's hits of the 1970s and early '80s. The former is a modest pop song, but the latter is an ambitious disco anthem that aims to match the team's former glory, and largely succeeds. It is expanded past nine minutes on the bonus disc of extended remixes, along with a few old favorites and another new one, "You're So Beautiful," a tribal-styled dance track that was added to the album at the last minute, clocking in at nearly 11 minutes. Summer aficionados will be forced to pick the album up for its new material, but more casual fans who already have one of the many earlier Summer best-ofs in their collections don't need to add another one. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	07/27/2004
Label:	Mercury
UPC:	0602498628584
Rank:	2708

Tracks

1. Love to Love You Baby
2. Could It Be Magic
3. I Feel Love
4. Theme From the Deep (Down Deep Inside)
5. Love's Unkind
6. I Love You
7. Last Dance
8. MacArthur Park
9. Heaven Knows
10. Rumour Has It
11. Hot Stuff
12. Bad Girls
13. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
14. On the Radio
15. Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)
16. State of Independence
17. She Works Hard For the Money
18. Dinner With Gershwin
19. This Time I Know It's For Real
20. Love to Love You Baby
21. I Feel Love
22. Hot Stuff
23. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
24. On the Radio
25. Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved)
26. That's the Way
27. Dream-a-Lot's Theme (I Will Live For Love)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Donna Summer   Primary Artist
Barbra Streisand   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Babs   Primary Artist
Brooklyn Dreams   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Vangelis   Guest Artist
Giorgio Moroder   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Master Gio   Vocals
Windy Wagner   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Giorgio Moroder   Programming,Arranger,Composer,Producer,Remixing
Donna Summer   Composer,Producer,Translation,English Translations
Hex Hector   Producer
Paul Jabara   Composer
Bill Levenson   Compilation Producer
Chris Cox   Remixing
Joe Esposito   Composer
Ellen Fitton   Mastering
Mac Quayle   Producer
Vartan   Art Direction
Vangelis   Composer
Barbra Streisand   Duet
Harry Langdon   Photography
Jeri Heiden   Art Direction
Ryan Null   Photo Coordination
Bob Mercer   Executive Producer
Evangelos Papathanassiou   Composer
Tony Moran   Composer,Producer
Barry Manilow   Composer
Steve Shepherd   Mixing Engineer
Keith Forsey   Composer
Jimmy Webb   Composer
Joe "Bean" Esposito   Composer
Eddie Hokenson   Composer
Joe Carrano   Composer
Jeff Moskow   Executive Producer
Robert Clivilles   Composer
Michael Hanna   Producer
Jon Anderson   Composer
Rod Temperton   Composer
Julian Beeston   Mixing Engineer
Pete Bellotte   Composer,Producer
Michael Omartian   Composer,Producer
Adam Starr   Product Manager
Adrienne Anderson   Composer
Harold Faltermeyer   Composer
Marcus Brown   Programming
Francesco Sartori   Composer
Gary Klein   Producer
Zill   Photography
Francesco Scavullo   Cover Photo,Photography
Sara Cumings   Design
Ute Friesleben   Production Coordination
Lawrence Lawry   Photography
David Cole   Composer
John Barry   Composer
Pete Waterman   Composer
Greg Mathieson   Composer
Nathan DiGesare   Composer,Producer
Quincy Jones   Composer,Producer
Matt Aitken   Composer
Mike Stock   Composer
Merria Ross   Composer
Lucio Quarantotto   Composer
Brian Chin   Liner Notes
Brenda Russell   Composer
Bruce Roberts   Composer
Bruce Sudano   Composer,Producer