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By W. Leonard
Format:Audio CD
As you can see from the offerings available on Amazon, Ms Summer has as many collections available as she has original albums. But this one actually gets it right. From Love to Love You through to You're So Beautiful, this is the collection to get. Almost every album is represented.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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There are now a huge choice of Donna Summer compilations so this one is for completists as it contains different versions of certain tracks. These were all singles, major and minor hits, without any of her classic album tracks that made some of her albums, like Bad Girls, so special. From the 1970s comes the erotic Love To Love You Baby, Could It Be Magic, Last Dance from the disco movie Thank God It's Friday, the lilting Love's Unkind, the majestic MacArthur Park and No More Tears, the duet with Streisand. And her brilliant and original fusion of disco and rock in the form of Hot Stuff and Bad Girls, two of the very best songs of 1979 in any genre.
The next decade she changed her style, creating great pop songs like Love Is In Control, the anthemic State Of Independence, the rock-pop She Works Hard For The Money, the bouncy Unconditional Love, a collaboration with Musical Youth, and then a return to dance in the late 80s style with the brilliant All Systems Go and This Time I Know It's For Real. The track When Love Cries and the following are from the 1990s and the 2000s and include the classic I Will Go With You. Although this is a good collection of her singles, I give it four stars since the perfect compilation would include some of those aforementioned album tracks like My Baby Understands, Our Love and Lucky (all from Bad Girls) and at least one track from her Christmas album.
The next decade she changed her style, creating great pop songs like Love Is In Control, the anthemic State Of Independence, the rock-pop She Works Hard For The Money, the bouncy Unconditional Love, a collaboration with Musical Youth, and then a return to dance in the late 80s style with the brilliant All Systems Go and This Time I Know It's For Real. The track When Love Cries and the following are from the 1990s and the 2000s and include the classic I Will Go With You. Although this is a good collection of her singles, I give it four stars since the perfect compilation would include some of those aforementioned album tracks like My Baby Understands, Our Love and Lucky (all from Bad Girls) and at least one track from her Christmas album.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By pjr
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Donna Summer collections run into quite a number these days so choosing one really depends upon your tastes. Gold is the most comprehensive and wide ranging, giving a very good overview of her career. Barring a couple of early omissions it really is the most definitve of all the collections.
Summer's career began by accident when a DJ, wanting to take a break on a long late night shift decided to put on the full version of "Love To Love You Baby" and was innundated with requests. The nearly 17 minute symphonic piece of disco soft porn was never conceived as a single but it was pared down and produced Donna Summer's first hit (albeit banned for being too steamy in the UK) and it began a run of hits which crowned Donna Summer the queen of disco.
The collection adds a good number of these from the majestic "I Feel Love" through to the bizzare disco cover of "MacArthur Park" plus some of the earlier less well known but equally valuable pieces such as "Spring Affair" and "Could It Be Magic". This is a period of massive success for her and it is the part of her career which suffers from the most omissions. There are 4 big hits missing here of which "Down Deep Inside (Theme From The Deep)" is quite notable as it is a very close cousin to "I Feel Love" and has plenty of producer Giorgio Moroder's wonderful electronics. Quibbles aside the early material is well represented. The version of "MacArthur Park" is a promo version not previously easy to find.
The second disc moves on to what could easily be titled, "what Donna Summer did once they said disco was dead". Here are the fruits of the next 20 years. Beginning with the rocky minor hit "The Wanderer" and heading through the Quincy Jones produced "Donna Summer" album, which included "State Of Independence" she survived the disco hating masses burning her records only to have her original gay following do the same after her ill advised pronouncements on AIDS a few years later. Yet despite all the controversy she produced a series of decent records which may not have hit the heights of her 70's material but at least proved her staying power. A collaboration with the Stock, Aitkin, and Waterman conglomorate in the late 80's briefly sent her back into the upper reaches of the charts.
From "She Works Hard For The Money" through to 1994's "Melody Of Love" there are some good songs to be found. The later material is not greatly represented but there is enough evidence here to argue that Donna Summer can turn her hand to newer permutations of dance music. Doubters need go no further than 2004's "You're So Beautiful" for the evidence.
This is a broad selection of music and not one for those who simply want to revisit her disco golden age, as there are better demonstations of that elsewhere. What this gives is an excellently mastered and diverse, comprehensive overview of an artist who survived better than you might ever have realised.
Summer's career began by accident when a DJ, wanting to take a break on a long late night shift decided to put on the full version of "Love To Love You Baby" and was innundated with requests. The nearly 17 minute symphonic piece of disco soft porn was never conceived as a single but it was pared down and produced Donna Summer's first hit (albeit banned for being too steamy in the UK) and it began a run of hits which crowned Donna Summer the queen of disco.
The collection adds a good number of these from the majestic "I Feel Love" through to the bizzare disco cover of "MacArthur Park" plus some of the earlier less well known but equally valuable pieces such as "Spring Affair" and "Could It Be Magic". This is a period of massive success for her and it is the part of her career which suffers from the most omissions. There are 4 big hits missing here of which "Down Deep Inside (Theme From The Deep)" is quite notable as it is a very close cousin to "I Feel Love" and has plenty of producer Giorgio Moroder's wonderful electronics. Quibbles aside the early material is well represented. The version of "MacArthur Park" is a promo version not previously easy to find.
The second disc moves on to what could easily be titled, "what Donna Summer did once they said disco was dead". Here are the fruits of the next 20 years. Beginning with the rocky minor hit "The Wanderer" and heading through the Quincy Jones produced "Donna Summer" album, which included "State Of Independence" she survived the disco hating masses burning her records only to have her original gay following do the same after her ill advised pronouncements on AIDS a few years later. Yet despite all the controversy she produced a series of decent records which may not have hit the heights of her 70's material but at least proved her staying power. A collaboration with the Stock, Aitkin, and Waterman conglomorate in the late 80's briefly sent her back into the upper reaches of the charts.
From "She Works Hard For The Money" through to 1994's "Melody Of Love" there are some good songs to be found. The later material is not greatly represented but there is enough evidence here to argue that Donna Summer can turn her hand to newer permutations of dance music. Doubters need go no further than 2004's "You're So Beautiful" for the evidence.
This is a broad selection of music and not one for those who simply want to revisit her disco golden age, as there are better demonstations of that elsewhere. What this gives is an excellently mastered and diverse, comprehensive overview of an artist who survived better than you might ever have realised.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Album
Wonderful singer, so sad she is no longer with us. Great value for money. Nostalgic and fun, will get any party going.
Published 4 months ago by Sue
4.0 out of 5 stars
Best Buy CD for 2012
This CD is great value with most of Donna Summers hit tracks it was just what I was looking for to play in the car.
Published 4 months ago by ekmover
5.0 out of 5 stars
Donna Summer / GOLD
Donna Summer / GOLD CD is a great collection of her songs with all the hits i remember,well worth the money.
Published 9 months ago by RoyH
5.0 out of 5 stars
EXCELLENT VALUE
I purchased this due to the sudden death of Donna Summer and I wasn't disappointed with my purchase. An excellent choice, with album having nearly all of my favourite hits on.
Published 10 months ago by Lucylegs
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Find on Amazon
Having been a fan of Donna Summer for many years, this is a great mix of her Hits.Having two CDs covers it all.
Published 10 months ago by Ele
4.0 out of 5 stars
Memory Lane
Grew up very slightly behind her hits.
Surprised at how many songs she did that I knew but hadn't made a concious connection.
Enjoyable to listen to. Read more
Surprised at how many songs she did that I knew but hadn't made a concious connection.
Enjoyable to listen to. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Yogi
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful CD
Great collection of songs from a singer who represents so much from my youth and all those around in the days of disco - simply wonderful.
Published 10 months ago by Briel fan
5.0 out of 5 stars
GREAT DONNA ALBUM RIP
I have loved DS for years now and was very sad to see her go but her music lives on and in this compilation. CD great listening and would recommend this to all DS fans
Published 11 months ago by J. T. Hall
4.0 out of 5 stars
An absolute must have now
With her recent tragic death, this is even more of a 'must have' than it was already. All her worthwhile songs are included. Boiled down, there are about 8 classic tracks here. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Red Rose
4.0 out of 5 stars
THE Best Greatest Hits album for Donna
Soulful, sexy and melodic. This is a necessity in every collection, if you like 70s and 80s R&B.
There are other hits compilations that omit important tracks but this is very... Read more
There are other hits compilations that omit important tracks but this is very... Read more
Published 13 months ago by R. Williams
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