Donna Summer discography
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This is a listing of all of the singles and albums released by American R&B singer Donna Summer. Twenty-one of her singles reached the Billboard Top 40 in the US; fourteen reached the top ten and four reached #1.
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[edit] Record Labels
Summer released her first single in Europe in 1971 on MCA Records and was credited with her maiden name Donna Gaines. "Denver Dream," released in 1974 was her first single release on which she was credited as Donna Summer. The following is a list of singles released in Europe leading up to her signing to Casablanca Records in 1975:
- As Donna Gaines
- 1971: "Sally Go 'Round the Roses"1 (MCA)
- 1972: "If You Walkin' Alone" (Philips)
- As Donna Summer
- 1974: "Denver Dream" (Lark)
- 1974: "The Hostage"* (#1 in Belgium and France, #2 The Netherlands), (Various labels depending on nation, including Groovy, Atlantic, People)
- 1974: "Lady of the Night" (Various labels depending on nation, including Groovy, Atlantic)
- 1975: "Virgin Mary" (Groovy)
- 1975: "Love to Love You Baby"2 (Various labels depending on nation including Groovy, Atlantic, Oasis, GTO)
1 Denotes that the song was released as a single in the United Kingdom.
2 "Love To Love You Baby" was Summer's first single release in the USA, on Oasis Records, which would join forces with Casablanca to distribute Summer's work.
[edit] Rights to her work in recent years
In 1998, PolyGram was sold to - and then merged with the Universal Music Group, the successors to MCA. This meant that all of Summer's work with Casablanca, Geffen, and Mercury was now all owned by one company. In 2006, Summer herself retained the rights to her Geffen material. Warner Music Group continues to hold on to her Atlantic-era material, and her work with Epic is now owned by Sony BMG.
[edit] Albums
[edit] Original albums
All albums were released internationally unless otherwise stated. The record labels given are those used to release the records in the US (unless of course they were not released in that country). As explained in the previous paragraph other labels were sometimes used to distribute Summer's work in other countries (most notably for the Casablanca/Geffen/Atlantic albums). From Once Upon a Time through to the end of the Casablanca albums, this label was used to distribute Summer's work in most nations.
- 1974: Lady of the Night (Groovy, The Netherlands/Germany/Belgium)
- 1975: Love to Love You Baby (Casablanca)
- 1976: A Love Trilogy (Casablanca)
- 1976: Four Seasons of Love (Casablanca)
- 1977: I Remember Yesterday (Casablanca)
- 1977: Once Upon A Time (Casablanca)
- 1978: Live and More (Casablanca)
- 1979: Bad Girls (Casablanca)
- 1980: The Wanderer (Geffen)
- 1981: I'm a Rainbow (Geffen, unreleased until 1996 by Mercury)
- 1982: Donna Summer (Geffen)
- 1983: She Works Hard for the Money (Mercury)
- 1984: Cats Without Claws (Geffen)
- 1987: All Systems Go (Geffen)
- 1989: Another Place and Time (Atlantic)
- 1991: Mistaken Identity (Atlantic)
- 1994: Christmas Spirit (Mercury)
- 1999: Live & More Encore (Epic)
- 2008: Crayons (Burgundy)
[edit] Compilations
All albums were released internationally unless otherwise stated. The record labels shown are those used to release the album in the US (unless of course they were not released in that country). For more information about labels used in other countries, see the first paragraph of this article. Please note that this is by no means a list of ALL compilation albums, as many minor labels have also released budget compilations of Summer's work. However some of these are included here.
- 1977: Star Collection (WEA, Germany)
- 1977: Greatest Hits (Atlantic, USA)
- 1977: The Greatest Hits of Donna Summer (GTO, UK)
- 1977: Greatest Hits (Groovy, Netherlands)
- 1977: Star Gold (Global, Germany)
- 1978: Lo Mejor De Donna Summer Volume 1 (Argentina)
- 1978: Lo Mejor De Donna Summer Volume 1 (Argentina)
- 1979: On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes 1 & 2 (Casablanca)
- 1979: Wereldsuccessen (Philips, Netherlands - alternative release to On the Radio)
- 1980: Walk Away: Collector's Edition (Casablanca)
- 1985: The Summer Collection: Greatest Hits (Mercury)
- 1987: The Dance Collection: A Compilation of Twelve Inch Singles (Casablanca)
- 1990: 12"ers (Japan)
- 1990: The Best Of Donna Summer (Warner Bros. Records, Europe)
- 1991: The Complete Hits Collection (4-CD box set) (Mercury, Japan)
- 1991: Donna Summer Best (Japan)
- 1991: The Dance Collection (Phonogram, France)
- 1993: The Donna Summer Anthology (PolyGram)
- 1994: Donna Summer Retrospective (box set of back-to-back 12" singles) (PolyGram, USA)
- 1994: The Complete Donna Summer (Razor & Tie, USA)
- 1994: Endless Summer: Greatest Hits (PolyGram)
- 1995: Greatest Hits (PolyGram, France - alternative release to Endless Summer)
- 1996: This Time I Know It's For Real (WEA, USA)
- 1997: Master Series (Mercury, Europe)
- 1998: Greatest Hits (Polygram, USA)
- 1999: Millennium Edition (Europe)
- 2001: Greatest Hits (France)
- 2003: The Best Of/Millennium Collection (USA)
- 2003: The Ultimate Collection
- 2003: The Journey: The Very Best of Donna Summer (UTV)
- 2005: Gold (Universal, USA)
- 2005: Chronicles (box set of first three international original albums) (Universal, USA)
[edit] Album charts
Year | Title | U.S. pop | U.S. R&B | U.K. | Germany | Norway | Sweden | Japan |
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1975 | Love to Love You Baby | 8 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 64 |
1976 | A Love Trilogy | 18 | 16 | 41 | 24 | 9 | 8 | - |
1976 | Four Seasons of Love | 22 | 13 | - | 31 | - | 40 | - |
1977 | I Remember Yesterday | 9 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 77 |
1977 | Once Upon a Time | 16 | 13 | 24 | - | 9 | - | 31 |
1978 | The Greatest Hits of Donna Summer | NR | NR | 4 | - | - | - | - |
1978 | Live and More | 1 | 4 | 16 | - | - | - | 52 |
1979 | Bad Girls | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
1979 | On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes 1 & 2 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 42 | 39 | 29 | 20 |
1980 | Walk Away - Collector's Edition (The Best of 1977-1980) | 50 | 54 | - | - | - | - | 78 |
1980 | The Wanderer | 13 | 12 | 55 | 54 | 18 | 15 | 22 |
1982 | Donna Summer | 20 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
1983 | She Works Hard for the Money | 9 | 5 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 27 |
1984 | Cats Without Claws | 40 | 24 | 69 | 39 | 15 | 10 | 33 |
1987 | All Systems Go | 122 | 53 | - | - | - | 27 | 69 |
1989 | Another Place and Time | 53 | 71 | 17 | 49 | - | 16 | 92 |
1990 | The Best of Donna Summer | NR | NR | 24 | - | - | - | - |
1991 | Mistaken Identity | - | 97 | - | - | - | - | - |
1994 | Endless Summer: Greatest Hits | - | - | 37 | - | - | - | - |
1996 | I'm a Rainbow | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1999 | Live & More Encore | 43 | 33 | - | 75 | - | - | - |
2003 | The Journey: The Very Best of Donna Summer | 111 | 65 | 6 | - | 27 | - | - |
2008 | Crayons | 17 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
[edit] Singles
All singles were released internationally unless otherwise stated. The record labels shown are those used to release the single in the US (unless of course they were not released in that country).
- 1971: "Sally Go 'Round the Roses (MCA, Europe)
- 1973: "If You Walkin' Alone" (Philips, Europe)
- 1974: "Denver Dream" (Lark, Europe)
- 1974: "The Hostage" (Various, Europe)
- 1974: "Lady of the Night" (Various, Europe)
- 1975: "Love to Love You" (Groovy, Netherlands)
- 1975: "Virgin Mary" (Groovy, Netherlands)
- 1975: "Love to Love You Baby" (Oasis)
- 1976: "Could It Be Magic" (Casablanca)
- 1976: "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It" (Casablanca)
- 1976: "Spring Affair" (Casablanca)
- 1976: "Winter Melody" (Casablanca)
- 1977: "Can't We Just Sit Down (And Talk It Over)" (Casablanca)
- 1977: "I Feel Love" (Casablanca)
- 1977: "Shut Out" (Casablanca)
- 1977: "Down Deep Inside (Theme From "The Deep")" (Casablanca)
- 1977: "I Remember Yesterday" (Various, Europe)
- 1977: "Love's Unkind" (Various, Europe)
- 1977: "I Love You" (Casablanca)
- 1977: "Once Upon a Time" (Casablanca, Japan)
- 1977: "Fairy Tale High" (Atlantic, Germany)
- 1977: "Rumour Has It" (Casablanca)
- 1978: "Back in Love Again" (Various, Europe)
- 1978: "Last Dance" (Casablanca)
- 1978: "Je t'aime... moi non plus" (Casablanca, Brazil)
- 1978: "MacArthur Park" (Casablanca)
- 1979: "Heaven Knows" (Casablanca)
- 1979: "Hot Stuff" (Casablanca)
- 1979: "Bad Girls" (Casablanca)
- 1979: "Dim All the Lights" (Casablanca)
- 1979: "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (Casablanca)
- 1979: "Never Lose Your Sense Of Humor" (Casablanca)
- 1980: "On the Radio" (Casablanca)
- 1980: "Sunset People" (Casablanca)
- 1980: "Our Love" (Casablanca, Spain)
- 1980: "Walk Away" (Casablanca)
- 1980: "The Wanderer" (Geffen)
- 1981: "Cold Love" (Geffen)
- 1981: "Who Do You Think You're Foolin'" (Geffen)
- 1982: "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)" (Geffen)
- 1982: "State of Independence" (Geffen)
- 1982: "I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley Remix)" (Casablanca)
- 1983: "The Woman in Me" (Geffen)
- 1983: "Protection" (Warner Bros. Records, Belgium, Japan)
- 1983: "Love to Love You Baby" (re-issue) (Casablanca)
- 1983: "She Works Hard for the Money" (Mercury)
- 1983: "Unconditional Love" (Mercury)
- 1983: "People, People" (Mercury, Netherlands)
- 1983: "He's a Rebel" (Mercury, Spain)
- 1984: "Stop, Look and Listen" (Mercury)
- 1984: "Love Has a Mind of Its Own" (Mercury)
- 1984: "There Goes My Baby" (Geffen)
- 1984: "Supernatural Love" (Geffen)
- 1985: "Eyes" (Warner Bros. Records, Europe)
- 1987: "Dinner with Gershwin" (Geffen)
- 1987: "Only the Fool Survives" (Warner Bros. Records, Japan)
- 1988: "All Systems Go" (Geffen)
- 1989: "This Time I Know It's For Real" (Atlantic)
- 1989: "I Don't Wanna Get Hurt" (Warner Bros. Records, Europe)
- 1989: "In Another Place And Time (Warner Bros. Records, Japan, Australia)
- 1989: "Love's About to Change My Heart" (Atlantic)
- 1989: "When Love Takes Over You" (Warner Bros. Records, Europe)
- 1990: "State of Independence" (re-issue), (Warner Bros. Records, Europe)
- 1991: "Breakaway" (Warner Bros. Records, Europe)
- 1991: "When Love Cries" (Atlantic)
- 1991: "Work That Magic" (Atlantic)
- 1992: "Carry On" (Virgin, Germany)
- 1993: "La Vie En Rose" (AB Disques/Amherst Records, Europe)
- 1994: "Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved)" (Mercury
- 1994: "Any Way At All" (Mercury)
- 1995: "I Feel Love (1995 version)" (Manifesto, Europe)
- 1996: "State of Independence (1996 Remix)" (Manifesto, Europe)
- 1996: "Whenever There Is Love" (Universal, U.S., Europe)
- 1997: "Carry On (1997 Remixes)" (Interhit, USA)
- 1998: "Carry On (1998 Remixes)" (Almighty, Europe)
- 1999: "I Will Go with You (Con te partirò)" (Epic)
- 1999: "Love Is the Healer" (Epic)
- 1999: "Last Dance (re-issue)" (Mercury, Europe)
- 2000: "The Power of One" (Atlantic, U.S.)
- 2004: "You're So Beautiful"
- 2004: "Dream-A-Lot's Theme (I Will Live For Love)"
- 2005: "I Got Your Love" (Mercury/Universal)
- 2008: "I'm a Fire" (Burgundy)
- 2008: "Stamp Your Feet" (Burgundy)
[edit] Singles charts
Year | Title | U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. AC | U.S. Club Play | U.S. Dance Airplay | UK | GER | IRE | NL | JPN | AUS [1] |
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1974 | "The Hostage" | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - |
"Lady of the Night" | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40 | - | 4 | - | - | |
1975 | "Love to Love You Baby" | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | - | 4 |
1976 | "Could It Be Magic" | 52 | 21 | 47 | 3 | - | 40 | 23 | - | 2 | - | - |
"Try Me, I Know We Can Make It" | 80 | 35 | - | 1 | - | - | 42 | - | - | - | - | |
"Spring Affair" | 58 | 24 | - | 1 | - | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | |
1977 | "Winter Melody" | 43 | 21 | 8 | - | - | 27 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
"Can't We Just Sit Down (And Talk It Over)" | 104 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
"I Feel Love" | 6 | 9 | 45 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
"Down Deep Inside (Theme From The Deep)" | - | - | - | 3 | - | 5 | 25 | - | 6 | - | 70 | |
"I Remember Yesterday" | - | - | - | 1 | - | 14 | - | - | 24 | - | - | |
"Love's Unkind" | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 18 | 2 | 32 | - | - | |
"I Love You" | 37 | 28 | - | 1 | - | 10 | - | 16 | 6 | - | 47 | |
1978 | "Rumour Has It" | 53 | 21 | - | 1 | - | 19 | 21 | - | 22 | - | - |
"Once Upon a Time" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 64 | - | |
"Back in Love Again" | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | |
"Last Dance" | 3 | 5 | 42 | 1 | - | 51 | - | - | 8 | - | 69 | |
"MacArthur Park" | 1 | 8 | 24 | - | - | 5 | 39 | 7 | 9 | - | 8 | |
"MacArthur Park Suite" | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1979 | "Heaven Knows" (With The Brooklyn Dreams) | 2 | 10 | 17 | - | - | 34 | - | - | - | - | 15 |
"Hot Stuff" | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 11 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 1 | |
"Bad Girls" | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 14 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 35 | 14 | |
"Dim All the Lights" | 2 | 13 | 44 | 54 | - | 29 | 25 | 30 | - | 70 | - | |
"No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (with Barbra Streisand) | 1 | 20 | 7 | 1 | - | 3 | 31 | 7 | 20 | 59 | 8 | |
1980 | "On the Radio" | 5 | 9 | 26 | 8 | - | 32 | 34 | 18 | 20 | 58 | 36 |
"Sunset People" | - | - | - | - | - | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | |
"Walk Away" | 36 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
"The Wanderer" | 3 | 13 | - | 8 | - | 48 | - | - | 24 | 63 | 6 | |
"Cold Love" | 33 | - | - | 8 | - | 44 | - | 30 | - | - | - | |
1981 | "Who Do You Think You're Foolin'" | 40 | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100 |
1982 | "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)" | 10 | 4 | - | 3 | - | 18 | - | 14 | 6 | 71 | 17 |
"State of Independence" | 41 | 31 | - | - | - | 14 | - | 10 | 1 | - | 30 | |
"I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley Remix" | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | - | 18 | - | - | - | |
"The Woman in Me" | 33 | 30 | 17 | - | - | 62 | - | - | 7 | - | - | |
1983 | "She Works Hard for the Money" | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | - | 25 | 11 | 26 | 17 | 52 | 4 |
"Unconditional Love" (featuring Musical Youth) | 43 | 9 | - | - | - | 14 | - | 28 | - | - | 57 | |
"Love Has a Mind of Its Own" (with Matthew Ward) | 70 | 35 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1984 | "Stop, Look and Listen" | - | - | - | - | - | 57 | - | - | - | - | - |
"There Goes My Baby" | 21 | 20 | 17 | - | - | 99 | - | - | 31 | - | 52 | |
"Supernatural Love" | 75 | 51 | - | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1985 | "Eyes" | - | - | - | - | - | 97 | - | - | - | - | - |
1987 | "Dinner with Gershwin" | 48 | 10 | 38 | 13 | - | 13 | - | 13 | 34 | - | - |
"Only the Fool Survives" (with Mickey Thomas) | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1988 | "All Systems Go" | - | - | - | - | - | 54 | - | - | - | - | - |
1989 | "This Time I Know It's for Real" | 7 | - | 2 | 5 | - | 3 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 34 |
"I Don't Wanna Get Hurt" | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 25 | 3 | 30 | - | - | |
"Love's About to Change My Heart" | 85 | - | - | 3 | - | 20 | - | 11 | - | - | 83 | |
"When Love Takes Over You" | - | - | - | - | - | 72 | - | - | - | - | - | |
"In Another Place And Time" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 24 | |
1990 | "State of Independence (re-issue)" | - | - | - | - | - | 45 | - | - | - | - | - |
1991 | "Breakaway" | - | - | - | - | - | 49 | - | - | - | - | - |
"When Love Cries" | 54a | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
"Work That Magic" | - | - | - | - | - | 74 | - | - | - | - | - | |
1994 | "Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved)" | - | - | - | 1 | - | 21 | - | - | - | - | - |
1995 | "I Feel Love (1995 Remix)" (with Masters at Work) | - | - | - | 9 | - | 8 | - | 24 | 26 | - | - |
1996 | "Whenever There Is Love" (with Bruce Roberts) | 109 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
"State of Independence (1996 Remix)" | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | |
"Does He Love You" (duet with Liza Minnelli) (1996 airplay-only) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1997 | "Carry On" (with Giorgio Moroder) | - | - | - | 25 | - | 65 | - | - | - | - | - |
1999 | "I Will Go with You (Con te partirò)" | 14s | - | - | 1 | - | 44 | - | - | 59 | - | - |
"Love Is the Healer" | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
2000 | "The Power of One" | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2004 | "You're So Beautiful" | - | - | - | 5 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
"Dream-A-Lot's Theme (I Will Live For Love)" | - | - | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
2005 | "I Got Your Love" | 17s | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2008 | "I'm a Fire" | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2008 | "Stamp Your Feet" | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | 88 | - | - | - | - |
[edit] References
- ^ (1993) Australian Chart Book (1970-1992). Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.