The record presented songs from the past, present, and i feel love represented the future. The donna summer musical opened last night at the luntfontanne theatre, officially bringing the queen of disco and her greatest hits to the broadway stage. The very best of donna summer is a compilation album by american singer donna summer released by universal music on september 30, 2003. Donna summers love to love you baby 1976 typified this approach with its.
The 360page deluxe 12 x 12 book includes close to 3000 disco covers, sadly the cd cant cover it all, but disco patrick has selected a wonderful set of classic disco tunes which are not found on your average disco collection cds. The donna summer musical brings the ultimate disco. If youre looking for an upbeat, danceable production to enjoy during these dark february nights, the durham performing arts center has a prescription for you. The discography of singles for american singer and songwriter donna summer consists of ninetytwo singles, eight promoonly singles, and two other charted songs. Ordinary girl is legendary singersongwriter donna summer s delightfully candid memoir about her journey from singing in a boston church to her unexpected reign as the queen of disco and the tragedy and spiritual rebirth that followed. Westlife, jamelia, kool and the gang, neil fox, liberty x, girls aloud. Donna summers top 20 billboard chart hits billboard. Singer donna summer talks about her new book youtube. To look at her albums discography it is found in a separate page. Donna summer, called the queen of disco, performs onstage, circa 1975. It was written by paul jabara and bruce roberts and produced by giorgio moroder and gary klein the song was recorded for streisands wet album and also as a new track for summer s compilation double album entitled on the radio. Alex hairston as disco donna, and olivia elease hardy as duckling donna.
Donna summer i remember yesterday releases discogs. The cd is worth the price just for donna summer s duet with westlife on no more tears i believe she was quoted at the time saying it was the first time she had sung it with a male partner. Disco returned dancing to the forefront of pop music, and it did so with a verve. It features most of summer s best known songs from the 1970s disco era, during which she became the most successful female of that genre, plus some of her hits from the 1980s, during which time she experimented with different genres.
Over the years, ive delved deep into the world of kiss without liking the band or its music. No, its not junejulyaugust summer, but donna summer, who carved a lane for herself in music as the queen of disco. Any music historian will tell you disco went through a period of immense cultural saturation in the 1970s. I was at the recording of the discomania show and went there purely to see the queen of disco, donna summer. She gained prominence during the disco era of the late 1970s and became. She gained prominence during the disco era of the late 1970s and became known as the queen of disco, while her music gained a global following.
So they put once upon a time on hold and quickly put together the i remember yesterday album with the idea of using songs that represented decades of musical styles 1930s to 1980s. Summer features a book by tony nominee colman domingo. Anyhow, i always loved this cd and was so happy that i. Saturday night fever rules the box office and the music charts are dominated by the bee gees, tavares and donna summer.
Submit donna summer discomania no more tears youtube. Donna summer, pseudoniem van ladonna adrian gaines boston. I feel love was part of donna summer s disco concept album i remember yesterday. Ook schreef ze begin 21e eeuw nog een boek over haar eigen leven en. In 2003, singer donna summer talked to cnns larry king about her new book and what was most difficult to write about. Donna summer hot stuff and bad girls discomania youtube. The donna summer, the titular powerhouse commands that she wants to be known as more than the planets disco queen. Enough is enough with westlife, and the donna summer megamix comprising hot stuff, bad girls and sprinklings of i feel love and love to love you baby with a.
Donna summer s top 20 billboard chart hits donna summer may have been referred to as the queen of disco, but her billboard chart hits werent confined to the socalled disco era of the late 1970s. Donna summers disco was as radical as punk music the. Enough is enough with westlife, and the donna summer megamix comprising hot stuff, bad girls and sprinklings of i feel. For this column, ive written about two books that prominently involve kiss. Ordinary girl is legendary singersongwriter donna summers delightfully candid memoir about her journey from singing in a boston church to her unexpected reign as the queen of disco. Donna summer is perhaps the artist most associated with disco. Enough is enough with westlife, and the donna summer megamix comprising hot stuff, bad girls and sprinklings. How much does it cost to book donna summer disco singer booking donna summer booking agent contact information. Donna summer the complete hits collection 1991, cd. New york ap disco queen donna summer, whose pulsing anthems such as last dance, love to love you baby and bad girls became the soundtrack for a glittery age of sex, drugs, dance and. She was a girl from boston with a voice from heaven, who shot through the stars from gospel choir to dance floor diva. The donna summer musical is the party broadways been looking for storm lever, ariana debose, and lachanze collectively play the queen of disco. Moroders production masterworks were his own solo albums, notably from here to eternity jun 1977.
One of these cultural delights was the musical genre, disco. It features most of summer s best known songs from the 1970s disco era, during which she became the most successful female of that genre, plus some of her hits from the 1980s, during which time she experimented with. With a book by colman domingo, robert cary and director des mcanuff, summer. The bee gees asked us how deep our love was, whilst donna summer pursued a quest for hot stuff. The memoir of kiss drummer peter criss is endearingly. The donna summer musical casts north american tour. As it turned out, the record did indeed represent the future and became one of the most influential dance songs of all time. A terrific mix of updated disco tracks covered by early 2000s british acts. The donna summer musical, book writers colman domingo, robert cary and des mcanuff who also directs focus on summer s biography in this production framed as her. The very best of donna summer is a compilation of the american singers hits released by universal music in 2003. The donna summer musical is at the luntfontanne theatre, booking to.
Donna summer, the singer who perhaps more than any other defined the disco era, has died aged 63 of cancer stars of the film and music industry paid tribute to the influential singer, whose. Listen to disco mania 70s short version candi station,linda clifford,diana ross,ewf,serge gainsbourg. The donna summer musical, presented as part of dpacs wral greatest hits of broadway series. They recycled a past song they put out with donna in 1974 called denver dream, rewrote they lyrics and it became back in love again. Grace jones, donna summer, and the power of disco the. Ladonna adrian gaines december 31, 1948 may 17, 2012, widely known by her stage name based on her married name donna summer, was an american singer, songwriter and actress. No more tears enough is enough is a 1979 song recorded as a duet by barbra streisand and donna summer. The discography of american pop singer donna summer includes 20 singles which have reached the top 40 of the united states billboard hot 100 chart. My dad had this album when we were kids, and unfortunately it got ruined when it rained in our dining room. Donna summer greatest hits volume two releases discogs. Donna summer, like the disco era itself, remains a blur.
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