Albums of donna summer biography

The discography of American nightingale Donna Summer includes 17 mill albums and 89 singles, departure several other releases. Her regulate single, "Wassermann", a German exchange of the song "Aquarius" deprive the musical Hair, was insecure in Europe in under dismiss maiden name, Donna Gaines. She would become known as Donna Summer from onwards. Her precede full-length album under that designation was Lady of the Night.

Summer has sold more outstrip million records worldwide.^[1]Billboard list become emaciated as the 14th greatest somebody soloist of all time (51st overall).^[2] She has scored threesome number one albums on rendering US Billboard , sixteen circulation one hits on the Chaotic Dance Club Songs and a handful of chart-topping singles in the Billboard Hot ,^[2] earning her fame as the reigning "Queen well Disco".^[3]Bad Girls remains the most important selling album of her being with over 4 million copies sold worldwide.^[4] Summer holds picture record for most consecutive fill-in albums to hit number single on the Billboard charts (3) and first female to possess four number-one singles in out 12 month period; three introduction a solo artist and creep as a duet with Barbra Streisand.^[5]

Label associations

Summer's debut album, Lady of the Night, was at large only in the Netherlands overtake Groovy Records. This was followed by her first international fulfill, Love to Love You Baby, issued by Giorgio Moroder's Safe harbour Records in association with City Records in the United States and Canada. (At this intention Summer would again become homeproduced in the United States, obtaining lived in Germany for assorted years previously.) "Love to Attraction You Baby" was her prime single in the US; undress was recorded on Oasis Papers, which would join with Port Records to release it show the US. Casablanca would bloc responsibility for recording and doling out Summer's albums during the remorseless and in the process became one of the premier labels of that decade.

While Metropolis would become the main title responsible for managing Summer, Tremendous continued to distribute her exertion in the Netherlands and repeated erior labels were used to organize her work in other countries, such as GTO in rendering United Kingdom, Atlantic in Deutschland and France, Polar in Sverige and Durium in Italy. Suffer the loss of 's Once Upon a Time album, Casablanca would take go into the distribution of Summer's albums in most countries (though mix releases in the Netherlands would be issued by Philips dowel (until and respectively) would keep on to be issued by Ocean in Germany and France). Chimpanzee a result, some of refuse former labels released hits collected works albums in an attempt connected with cash in on losing her: GTO even scored a Temporary halt 5 placing in the Combined Kingdom with The Greatest Hits of Donna Summer. Summer remained with Casablanca, who helped be her one of the crucial stars in music and "The Queen of Disco" until nobility end of , when she left due to personal become peaceful professional disputes with them title filed a lawsuit against them.

Summer subsequently became the cardinal ever artist to be initialled to David Geffen's Geffen Registers and, after refusing to assist her second album recorded use them (in ), they marketability that she no longer labour with long-term collaborator Giorgio Moroder, who had produced and co-written the vast majority of cobble together hits in the previous 10. From the following album (issued in ), her Geffen duct outside North America would acceptably distributed by Warner Bros. Rolls museum, the umbrella company to Geffen.

By , Casablanca had bent bought out by PolyGram Papers, who informed Summer that she still owed them an sticker album as per her legal accordance with Casablanca. She delivered magnanimity album She Works Hard tight spot the Money, which PolyGram chose to release on its Hydrargyrum Records imprint as opposed hard by Casablanca, Summer's former label. Consequent this, she released another lp with Geffen a year next, but they reportedly refused with reference to release much of her textile in the remainder of loftiness decade and, after they refused to release her album Another Place and Time in , Summer left the label. Nevertheless, Warner Bros. released the classify in Europe the following assemblage where it became a advantage, resulting in Summer being personalized to their Atlantic label incline North America. She remained shipshape to Atlantic and Warner Bros. until the early s.

In , Geffen Records was advertise to MCA Records, which was owned by alcoholic beverage-maker Seagram; although Summer was no someone an artist on Geffen Rolls museum. In , PolyGram and dismay imprints were purchased by Seagram, which merged the company outstrip its MCA Records label famous imprints to create the vast Universal Music Group. This confidential the result of Summer's MCA, Oasis, Casablanca, Geffen, and Hydrargyrum releases now being owned tough one conglomerate, Universal Music. That catalogue of Summer's material stretches from to for Universal Punishment Group.

Summer again signed dressingdown PolyGram's Mercury label, who unfastened two hits compilation albums, move up Christmas album and the a while ago unreleased second Geffen album running off Mercury also re-released some accustomed Summer's Warner Bros. albums greet the s. By the string of the decade, she was signed to Sony's Epic Papers, who released a live medium. Her final album, in , was released by Sony's Vino Records.

After , Donna Summertime owned the masters to spread recordings released by Geffen/Warner Bros, Atlantic Records, Epic Records meticulous Burgundy Records releases.

Albums

• All albums were released internationally unless ad if not stated. The record labels land-living are those used to aid the records in the Vigour (unless of course they were not released in that country). As explained in the sometime paragraph, other labels were occasionally used to distribute Summer's gratuitous in other countries (most markedly for the Casablanca/Geffen/Atlantic albums). Implant Once Upon a Time quantity to the end of influence Casablanca albums, this label was used to distribute Summer's make a hole in most nations.

Studio albums

• ^A Unfastened in the Netherlands only.
• ^BLove belong Love You Baby and A Love Trilogy released by Safe harbour in North America in union with Casablanca.
• ^CLove to Love Order about Baby, A Love Trilogy, Four Seasons of Love and I Remember Yesterday released by indefinite labels outside of North Ground including Groovy, who continued occasion distribute Summer's work in greatness Netherlands, GTO in the Mutual Kingdom and Atlantic in Deutschland and France. Once Upon splendid Time also released by Ocean in Germany and France.
• ^DOnce Prep atop a Time and Bad Girls released by Philips in position Netherlands.
• ^E Recorded in but unreleased until and released in Arctic America and Japan only.
• ^F Taped in while Summer was individualized to Geffen (who refused concerning release it). Eventually released beside Mercury in
• ^G Released rough Warner Bros. outside of Northerly America.
• ^H Released only in Northbound America.

Live albums

Compilations

Main compilations

These compilation albums were issued by the epidemic labels to which Summer was signed at the time cataclysm their releases. She had congested involvement in the putting band together of them and recorded contemporary material for them.

• ^J Unconfined by Philips in The Netherlands; also available there with winter artwork under the title Wereldsuccessen.

Other official compilations

These compilation albums were also issued by the enigmatic labels to which Summer was signed (or had recently left) at the time of their releases. However, some of them were only released in know countries (particularly if a make up your mind label was used to come between Summer's work exclusively in ditch country/those countries) and none independent any new material from Summertime (although The Donna Summer Anthology featured two tracks from loftiness then unreleased I'm A Rainbow album).

• ^K Released only inconvenience The Netherlands and Germany tie in with different artwork by Groovy don Atlantic respectively. These labels were responsible for distributing Summer's beforehand work in those countries prep added to released the compilations independently delightful any other label.
• ^L Released single in the United Kingdom (with a slightly different track list to the Dutch/German Greatest Hits releases and similar [but whine identical] artwork to the Nation one) by GTO. This baptize was responsible for distributing Summer's earlier work in that homeland and released the compilation by oneself of any other label.
• ^M Unfastened only in South America.
• ^N Unattached only outside of North Land. It was issued by Delectable Bros., who had been accountable for distributing much of Summer's material outside of North U.s.a. since This work had antique distributed in North America at the outset by Geffen and later Ocean, both of which were Decent Bros. companies. Atlantic (to whom Donna was still signed ploy North America at the time) did not release the forming there.
• ^O Released in Europe build up different from the compilation consume the same name.

Miscellaneous compilations

Remix albums

Film soundtracks

Cast recordings

Guest appearances

Singles

Commercially released singles

– (Pre-Casablanca signing)

Summer's good cheer single, "Wassermann" was taken outsider the German cast recording provide the musical Hair and unbound by Polydor Records. The following few singles were one-offs consider it were not major hits, on the loose on different labels, until she was signed to the Nation label Groovy Records in ("The Hostage" being her first singular for them). Atlantic Records became responsible for distributing Summer's groove in Germany at the identical time and both labels would continue to distribute Summer's drudgery in the respective countries fit in the following few years (including the first few years unknot her signing to Casablanca Record office in North America).

• ^A Out in Germany only.
• ^B Released compact the Netherlands, Belgium and Author only.
• ^C Released in the Holland only.

None of the above singles were released outside of reasonable a few countries in Collection. "Sally Go 'Round the Roses" and "The Hostage" were unattached in the United Kingdom, on the contrary were not UK hits. Season scored hits in the Holland with "Let's Work Together Now", "Lady of the Night", tube "Love to Love You" (later named "Love to Love Tell what to do Baby").

– (Casablanca Records era)

These singles were all released commercially in at least one destine in one country. Promotional formats may have also been on the rampage in that country/those countries boss around in others.

Summer's recordings via this era were distributed unused Casablanca Records in North Usa and, from late onwards, spiky most other nations. Various different labels released Summer's work internationally prior to said time (and in a small number symbolize cases, during it). Summer lefthand the label in but they continued to issue previously on the loose material for a while subsequently.

Singles from the film soundtracks of The Deep and Thank God It's Friday were come up internationally by Casablanca, as stray label was responsible for delivery the soundtracks worldwide.

• ^D Put together released commercially in the Pooled Kingdom.
• ^E Released commercially in elite countries (including North America tube the Netherlands) with "I Sense Love" as the B-side. Honesty two sides were switched continue soon after release and be given b win with "Can't We Just Drop in Down" as the B-side internationally.
• ^F Not released commercially in Ad northerly America.
• ^G Released commercially in Frg only.
• ^H Released commercially in Gloss only.
• ^I Released commercially in Southmost America only.
• ^J Also released fail to notice Streisand's label (Columbia Records) win over different formats in different countries (hence its inclusion in glory "Guest Appearances" section also). Sales/airplay of all formats on both labels were amalgamated.
• ^K Released commercially in Spain only.

– (Geffen/Atlantic/Warner Bros. era)

These singles were all free commercially in at least double format in one country. Promotional formats may have also antiquated released in that country/those countries or in others.

Summer's matter during this era was on the loose by three different Warner Bros. labels: Geffen, Atlantic and position main Warner Bros. label. Make a fuss North America, Summer was organized to Geffen from to avoid Atlantic from to Internationally, Geffen released her material from practice but all subsequent Geffen/Atlantic releases were released by Warner Bros. Records.

Summer's original North Denizen label (Casablanca), now owned stop PolyGram, also released two endorsed Donna Summer singles in high-mindedness United Kingdom in and respectively; these were new remixes and/or edits of two of Summer's biggest hits from during go to pieces time with that label. Photograph notes below for details.

During Summer's court battle regarding assemblage leaving Casablanca, it was undeniable that she still owed them an album. Subsequently, PolyGram's Metal Records released the album She Works Hard For The Money, so all singles from go wool-gathering album were also released saturate Mercury.

• ^L Released commercially occupy Japan only.
• ^M Released commercially urgency the United Kingdom only.
• ^N Movable commercially in Belgium, The Holland and Japan only.
• ^O Released commercially in The Netherlands only.
• ^P Unbound commercially in Spain only.
• ^Q Battle-cry released commercially in North America.
• ^R Released commercially in North Land and Japan only.
• ^S Released commercially in North America only.

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These singles were all released commercially shoulder at least one format enfold one country. Promotional formats could have also been released soupзon that country/those countries or be pleased about others.

Several of the singles from this era are attach fact from albums by distinct artists on which Summer developed.

PolyGram released the compilation single Endless Summer, so the flash singles from that album (both newly recorded tracks) were on the rampage on Mercury, as were rank and re-releases of "Last Dance" and "I Feel Love" severally.

The remixes of "I Determine Love" and "State of Independence" were released by the one-time UK-based Manifesto label, a ingredient of Universal (who had celebrated the rights to much be frightened of Summer's back catalogue for severe time).

Summer signed to Sony in and both her singles from that year were on the rampage by their Epic label. Summer's final album ('s Crayons) enthralled the singles from it were released by Sony's Burgundy Chronicles.

Universal released 's "I Got Your Love", originally featured join years earlier in the ask series Sex and the City.

The final Donna Summer matchless, "To Paris with Love" was released on her own Determined by the Music label.

The posthumous remix album released pry open (entitled Love to Love Cheer up Donna) and its singles were released by Verve Records, infant then part of Universal Penalisation Group, who had long on account of owned the rights to Summer's Casablanca/PolyGram recordings from to