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Track Listings
| 1. Once Upon a Time |
| 2. Faster And Faster To Nowhere |
| 3. Fairy Tale High |
| 4. Say Something Nice |
| 5. Now I Need You |
| 6. Working The Midnight Shift |
| 7. Queen for a Day |
| 8. If You Got It Flaunt It |
| 9. A Man Like You |
| 10. Sweet Romance |
| 11. Once Upon A Time (Theme) |
| 12. Dance Into My Life |
| 13. Rumour Has It |
| 14. I Love You |
| 15. Happily Ever After |
| 16. Once Upon A Time (Theme) |
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I agree wholeheartedly with the previous reviews....
I just wanted to re-emphasize a couple of points: Like a previous reviewer mentioned; Anyone who has ever said DISCO music is crap, or childish, or rubbish, or whatever, etc., etc., etc., has never heard any tracks from this album...and if they ever did, had no idea they were actually listening to so-called "DISCO" music.
If you never buy any other Donna Summer album (or any other disco album for that matter) but still want to have an idea of what all the fuss on DISCO was about back in her hay days, this is the album to get....original sequence or not. Having said that about the sequence...this album still has to be treated (and listened to) like you read a book, meaning you must start with track 1, and listen unbroken to the end of the whole album - because it is essentially a story set to music - IT COULD REALISTICALLY ACTUALLY BE CONVERTED TO A STAGE MUSICAL - AN OPERA! (which is why I reckon it had to be a double album) as a standard 2-sided single album would not have been enough time to do the story justice!
I just wanted to re-emphasize a couple of points: Like a previous reviewer mentioned; Anyone who has ever said DISCO music is crap, or childish, or rubbish, or whatever, etc., etc., etc., has never heard any tracks from this album...and if they ever did, had no idea they were actually listening to so-called "DISCO" music.
If you never buy any other Donna Summer album (or any other disco album for that matter) but still want to have an idea of what all the fuss on DISCO was about back in her hay days, this is the album to get....original sequence or not. Having said that about the sequence...this album still has to be treated (and listened to) like you read a book, meaning you must start with track 1, and listen unbroken to the end of the whole album - because it is essentially a story set to music - IT COULD REALISTICALLY ACTUALLY BE CONVERTED TO A STAGE MUSICAL - AN OPERA! (which is why I reckon it had to be a double album) as a standard 2-sided single album would not have been enough time to do the story justice!
The music was way, way ahead of its time, and still is...because I listen to this album today and wish music being made today still sounded this gorgeous --- think of it as delicious ice cream for your ears!!!
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
This really is not only the best disco album ever made but also one of the best (double!) albums of the 1970s. Across its original four sides the inventiveness, rhythm and melody never flag and Summer's voice floats effortlessly above the Moroder/Bellotte disco machine.
As for the original album's side two (Now I Need You / Working The Midnight Shift / Queen For A Day) synth-whizz Giorgio Moroder never created anything finer. It makes today's dance music (bloated on easy-to-programme samplers, synths and sequencers) sound childish by comparison.
I have both original UK and US pressings of this album and I can assure any propective buyers that this CD release is absolutely identical in running order (and musical segues) to the original album. I recall that the original 1977 German double album was misleadingly labeled so perhaps they are confusing it with that edition?
(Universal Records - if you're reading: this classic CD was mastered back in the late 1980s and could certainly benefit from some new high-definition remastering!)
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
This album is a superb collection of songs that tap the feet, move and seal Donna's title as the Queen of Disco. But the album offers more: tracks such as 'Man Like You', 'Sweet Romance' are as soulful as anything Aretha Franklin or any other female singer of this ilk has achieved. 'I Love You' is one of my favourite Disco songs ever and always reqested at discos. The music takes you into the stratosphere of love. 'Once Upon A Time', 'Fairy Tale High' and 'Happily Ever After' go hand in hand and are the stuff that dreams are made of. Music cannot get any sweeter than this and what is remarkable about this album is how it not only showcases Donna's amazing vocal ability and versatility as an Artist but also her astute commentary of modern living. 'Faster & Faster to Nowhere' sums up the essence of inner city life of today.
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FANTASTIC!!!
This album is absolutely fantastic from start to finish, I have always loved Donna and have only recently discovered this album existed, the collaboration between Donna summer,... Read more
Published 3 days ago by c4robot
5.0 out of 5 stars
a concept album with meaning
probably my fave Donna Summer LP ever! Torch songs mixed with Disco and feel-good. I can't believe you're gone! You made my teenage years bearable. I love you now and forever!
Published 1 month ago by R. Kruger
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Once Upon A Time There Was a 2012 Remaster
When I first put this CD in my player the improved sound quality was evident. The first few tracks seemed refreshed, clear and Donna's voice was beautiful. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Music Mixer 101
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hmmmmmm
i had this when it first came out ....not heard it in years .......dont hate me plz !im a big donna fan ....however ......her voice is rather bland on this cd ,... Read more
Published 8 months ago by luckybear1
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MASTERPIECE
Without doubt, the late great Donna Summer's GREATEST recording. I never tire of hearing this album - made to be played loud and all at the same time! WAY ahead of its time. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mr. D McGrath
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Brilliant
When I was a young lad, Donna Summer's Greatest hits was one of the first albums I ever bought. A friend of mine had Once Upon a Time and on first listen I loved it. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Robert James
5.0 out of 5 stars
The seminal classic Donna Summer album
I remember purchasing this album when I was a teenager in 1979, and I use to play it to death. I hadn't heard this album since those days and I decided to purchase it as it was... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Mr. J. I. Karacs
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Donna Summer Fairy tale concept album produced by Giorgio Moroder
Once upon a time is a brilliant album. This is my all time favourite album from Donna Summer and her producer Giorgio Moroder. The whole project is fantastic. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Miss M. Potter
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful
Once Upon a Time was the sixth album by American singer Donna Summer. It tells a modern-day Cinderella-themed story through means of very innovative disco music. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Grahame
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best album or collection of music I own--reality is everchanging,...
I had remembered this album--from my youth--and so I went here to see
if it had had any impact on other audiences (a neat way to validate one's opinion)
and I found, of... Read more
if it had had any impact on other audiences (a neat way to validate one's opinion)
and I found, of... Read more
Published on 28 Sep 2010 by David Stevenson
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