Donna Summer (Coloured 2LP)
DONNA SUMMER gained prominence during the 1970s disco era, propelled by her incessant and creative driving force behind theĀ genreāsĀ global popularity, rightly earning the titleĀ āQueenĀ OfĀ DiscoāĀ and becoming one of the most successful recording artists of the entire decade, now having sold more than 130 Million records worldwide
Donna was the first Artist to have three consecutive Double-Albums reach No. 1 on the US Billboard charts and also became the first artist to achieve four No. 1 singles in a thirteen month period.
Donna Summer became the first Artist signed to the new Geffen Records label in 1980Ā and the second album released for Geffen is this 1982 classicĀ āDONNA SUMMERā, which saw production duties by Quincy Jones. This proved to be a masterstroke, as the next album that Quincy produced was MichaelĀ Jacksonās āThrillerā.
TheĀ albumāsĀ r&b/pop dynamic featured aĀ āWhoās WhoāĀ of the recorded music industry, from theĀ albumāsĀ lead singleĀ āLoveĀ Is In Control (Finger On TheĀ Trigger)ā, to the All Star Chorus on the Jon & Vangelis writtenĀ āStateĀ Of Independenceā, the beautifulĀ āTheĀ Woman InĀ Meā, the Bruce Springsteen-penned and performedĀ āProtectionāĀ andĀ ā(IfĀ It) Hurts Just AĀ Littleā, which was heavily sampled in 1999 by Cassius inĀ āCassiusĀ 1999ā.
To celebrate theĀ albumāsĀ 40thĀ Anniversary,Ā āMysteryĀ OfĀ LoveāĀ with those memorable James Ingram vocal harmonies has been given a contemporary r&b/dance feel, with respect to the original version, by producer Le Flex, who has produced and worked on a number of chart hits.
This newly mastered vinyl 2LP set also contains 7āĀ single versions of the hits, a non-AlbumĀ ābā-side, as well as the 12āĀ Dance Mix ofĀ āLoveĀ Is In Control....ā, a newly authored 8,000 word essay, with Foreword by Bruce Sudano, by noted US writer Christian John Wikane, featuring new and his own archive interviews conducted withĀ David Foster,Ā Phillip Ingram,Ā Le Flex,Ā Steve Lukather,Ā Bill Meyers,Ā Richard Page,Ā Greg Phillinganes,Ā Bruce Roberts,Ā Brenda Russell,Ā Dionne Warwick, and the lateĀ James Ingram.
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DONNA SUMMER gained prominence during the 1970s disco era, propelled by her incessant and creative driving force behind theĀ genreāsĀ global popularity, rightly earning the titleĀ āQueenĀ OfĀ DiscoāĀ and becoming one of the most successful recording artists of the entire decade, now having sold more than 130 Million records worldwide
Donna was the first Artist to have three consecutive Double-Albums reach No. 1 on the US Billboard charts and also became the first artist to achieve four No. 1 singles in a thirteen month period.
Donna Summer became the first Artist signed to the new Geffen Records label in 1980Ā and the second album released for Geffen is this 1982 classicĀ āDONNA SUMMERā, which saw production duties by Quincy Jones. This proved to be a masterstroke, as the next album that Quincy produced was MichaelĀ Jacksonās āThrillerā.
TheĀ albumāsĀ r&b/pop dynamic featured aĀ āWhoās WhoāĀ of the recorded music industry, from theĀ albumāsĀ lead singleĀ āLoveĀ Is In Control (Finger On TheĀ Trigger)ā, to the All Star Chorus on the Jon & Vangelis writtenĀ āStateĀ Of Independenceā, the beautifulĀ āTheĀ Woman InĀ Meā, the Bruce Springsteen-penned and performedĀ āProtectionāĀ andĀ ā(IfĀ It) Hurts Just AĀ Littleā, which was heavily sampled in 1999 by Cassius inĀ āCassiusĀ 1999ā.
To celebrate theĀ albumāsĀ 40thĀ Anniversary,Ā āMysteryĀ OfĀ LoveāĀ with those memorable James Ingram vocal harmonies has been given a contemporary r&b/dance feel, with respect to the original version, by producer Le Flex, who has produced and worked on a number of chart hits.
This newly mastered vinyl 2LP set also contains 7āĀ single versions of the hits, a non-AlbumĀ ābā-side, as well as the 12āĀ Dance Mix ofĀ āLoveĀ Is In Control....ā, a newly authored 8,000 word essay, with Foreword by Bruce Sudano, by noted US writer Christian John Wikane, featuring new and his own archive interviews conducted withĀ David Foster,Ā Phillip Ingram,Ā Le Flex,Ā Steve Lukather,Ā Bill Meyers,Ā Richard Page,Ā Greg Phillinganes,Ā Bruce Roberts,Ā Brenda Russell,Ā Dionne Warwick, and the lateĀ James Ingram.
