The Journey: The Very Best of Donna Summer

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

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
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:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Sweet Summer Night Music, Warner Chappell and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Donna Summer43:25
2Could It Be Magic
cover recording of:
Could It Be Magic
lyricist:
Adrienne Anderson
additional composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric 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 (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for 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)
Donna Summer33:56
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)
arranger:
Thor Baldursson
publisher:
Budde Music Inc. (US publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Rick’s Music (publishing company associated with Casablanca), Rightsong Music Inc., Sweet Summer Night Music and Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Donna Summer43:48
4Theme from “The Deep” (Down Deep Inside)
recording of:
Theme from The Deep (Down, Deep Inside)
lyricist:
John Barry (English score composer) and Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
Donna Summer4:25
5Love’s Unkind
producer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer) and Giorgio Moroder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Casablanca Record & FilmWorks, Inc. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1977) and WEA Filipacchi Music (not for release label use! copyrights/distribution only, FR division of WEA International Inc. in the 1970s) (in 1977)
recording of:
Love’s Unkind
writer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer), Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
Donna Summer24:28
6I Love You
recording of:
I Love You
writer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer), Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
Donna Summer3:19
7Last Dance
producer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer) and Giorgio Moroder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1978)
recording of:
Last Dance
lyricist and composer:
Paul Jabara
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Management Three Music, Olga Music and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
part of:
The 51st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1978 winner)
Donna Summer3.653:21
8MacArthur 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)
Donna Summer53:57
9Heaven 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, 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and 渡辺音楽出版 (Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Japanese publisher, 1962–present)
Donna Summer3:40
10Rumour Has It
recording of:
Rumor Has It
lyricist and composer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer), Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
Donna Summer5:05
11Hot Stuff
producer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer) and Giorgio Moroder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1979)
recording of:
Hot Stuff
writer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer), Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
publisher:
Warner Chappell, 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Donna Summer33:52
12Bad Girls
producer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer) and Giorgio Moroder
vocals:
Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 409)
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), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and 渡辺音楽出版 (Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Japanese publisher, 1962–present)
Donna Summer53:59
13No 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 Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Songs, EMI Sosaha Music, Inc., Olga Music, Reservoir Media Music, Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd.
Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand24:50
14On the Radio
producer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer) and Giorgio Moroder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1979)
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, 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and 渡辺音楽出版 (Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Japanese publisher, 1962–present)
part of:
Foxes (1980 film soundtrack)
Donna Summer4.654:07
15Love 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 (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
keyboard [portasound] and synthesizer:
Greg Phillinganes
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
solo tenor saxophone [tenor]:
Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
synthesizer [polymoog] and vocoder:
Michael Boddicker
background vocals:
Howard Hewett, James Ingram (R&B singer), Phillip Ingram (Soul and R&B singer-songwriter and keyboardist) 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:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), 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)
Donna Summer44:21
16State 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
Donna Summer24:26
17She Works Hard for the Money
recording of:
She Works Hard for the Money
writer:
Michael Omartian and Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
publisher:
Warner Chappell, See This House Music (from 1983 to present) and Sweet Summer Night Music (from 1983 to present)
Donna Summer54:12
18Dinner With Gershwin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Crimson (UK budget comps; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.) (from 2014 to present)
recording of:
Dinner With Gershwin
writer:
Brenda Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist)
publisher:
PW Arrangements, Rutland Road Music, Universal Geffen Music (work publisher - do NOT file releases here) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Donna Summer4:40
19This Time I Know It’s 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
Donna Summer3.353:37
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Love to Love You Baby (original 12″)
producer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer)
bass guitar:
Dave King (bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Martin Harrison
electric piano and piano:
Michael Thatcher
flute and violin:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer) and Nick Woodland
background vocals:
Lucy O'Neale and Gitta Walther
lead vocals:
Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
horn arranger:
Michael Thatcher
strings arranger:
Franz Deuber and Michael Thatcher
arranger:
Giorgio Moroder
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1975-05)
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:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Sweet Summer Night Music, Warner Chappell and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Donna Summer316:51
2I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley mix)
producer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer) and Giorgio Moroder
remixer:
Patrick Cowley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram)
remix of:
I Feel Love (album version) by Donna Summer (soul/disco diva) (in 1982)
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)
arranger:
Thor Baldursson
publisher:
Budde Music Inc. (US publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Rick’s Music (publishing company associated with Casablanca), Rightsong Music Inc., Sweet Summer Night Music and Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Donna Summer15:53
3Hot Stuff (original 12″)
producer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer) and Giorgio Moroder
vocals:
Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
arranger:
Harold Faltermeyer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2003) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2003)
recording of:
Hot Stuff
writer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer), Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
publisher:
Warner Chappell, 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Donna Summer3.56:42
4No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) (original 12″)
additional recording engineer:
Juergen Koppers (engineer, producer)
assistant recording engineer:
Al Schmitt, Jr., Terry Becker (engineer), Don Henderson (engineer), Barbara Isaak and Linda Tyler (engineer)
producer:
Gary Klein (producer, songwriter)
bass:
Neil Stubenhaus
drums (drum set) [drums]:
James Gadson (American drummer)
electric piano and piano [acoustic piano]:
Greg Mathieson
guitar:
Jay Graydon and Jeff Baxter
piano [acoustic piano (Ballad Passage)]:
Bill Payne
background vocals:
Julia Waters, Luther Waters and Maxine Waters
vocals:
Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
conductor:
Greg Mathieson
arranger:
Greg Mathieson
vocals arranger:
Paul Jabara, Bruce Roberts (American singer-songwriter) and Luther Waters
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1979), The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2003) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2003)
produced for:
The Entertainment Company (not for release label use! use “The Entertainment Company Records” instead)
recorded at:
Capitol Recording Studio (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Crimson Recording Studio in Santa Monica, California, United States, Rusk Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Village Recorder (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
writer:
Paul Jabara and Bruce Roberts (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Songs, EMI Sosaha Music, Inc., Olga Music, Reservoir Media Music, Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd.
Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand411:45
5On the Radio (original 12″)
producer:
Giorgio Moroder
vocals:
Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
arranger:
Harold Faltermeyer and Giorgio Moroder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Casablanca Record & FilmWorks, Inc. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1979), The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2003) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2003)
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, 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and 渡辺音楽出版 (Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Japanese publisher, 1962–present)
part of:
Foxes (1980 film soundtrack)
Donna Summer7:37
6Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved) (Morales Classic club mix)
recording of:
Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved)
writer:
Joe Carrano, Robert Clivillés (record producer, songwriter, arranger, music video director), David Cole (US musician/producer, member of C+C Music Factory) and Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
publisher:
Sweet Summer Night Music
Donna Summer8:04
7That’s the Way
Donna Summer3:48
8Dream‐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)
Donna Summer4:53