| Donna Summer discography | |
|---|---|
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| Studio albums | 17 |
| Soundtrack albums | 9 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 34 |
| Singles | 89 |
| Music videos | 44 |
The discography of American singerDonna Summer includes 17 studio albums and 89 singles, plus several other releases. Her first single, "Wassermann", a German version of the song "Aquarius" from the musicalHair, was released in Europe in 1968 under her maiden name, Donna Gaines. She would become known as Donna Summer from 1974 onwards. Her first full-length album under that name wasLady of the Night.
Summer has sold more than 100 million records worldwide.[1]Billboard list her as the 14th greatest female soloist of all time (51st overall).[2] She has scored three number one albums on the USBillboard 200, sixteen number one hits on the USDance Club Songs and four chart-topping singles in theBillboard Hot 100,[2] earning her title as the reigning "Queen of Disco".[3]Bad Girls remains the biggest selling album of her career with over 4 million copies sold worldwide.[4] Summer holds the record for most consecutive double albums to hit number one on theBillboard charts (3) and first female to have four number-one singles in a 12 month period; three as a solo artist and one as a duet withBarbra Streisand.[5]
Summer's debut album,Lady of the Night, was released only in the Netherlands by Groovy Records. This was followed by her first international release,Love to Love You Baby, issued byGiorgio Moroder'sOasis Records in association withCasablanca Records in the United States and Canada. (At this time Summer would again become based in the United States, having lived in Germany for several years previously.) "Love to Love You Baby" was her first single in the US; it was recorded onOasis Records, which would join with Casablanca Records to release it in the US. Casablanca would assume responsibility for recording and distributing Summer's albums during the 1970s and in the process became one of the premier labels of that decade.
While Casablanca would become the main label responsible for managing Summer, Groovy continued to distribute her work in the Netherlands and other labels were used to distribute her work in other countries, such asGTO in the United Kingdom,Atlantic in Germany and France,Polar in Sweden andDurium in Italy. From 1977'sOnce Upon a Time... album, Casablanca would take over the distribution of Summer's albums in most countries (though her releases in the Netherlands would be issued byPhilips and (until 1978 and 1979 respectively) would continue to be issued by Atlantic in Germany and France). As a result, some of her former labels released hits compilation albums in an attempt to cash in on losing her: GTO even scored a Top 5 placing in the United Kingdom withThe Greatest Hits of Donna Summer. Summer remained with Casablanca, who helped make her one of the biggest stars in music and "The Queen of Disco" until the end of 1979, when she left due to personal and professional disputes with them and filed a lawsuit against them.
Summer subsequently became the first ever artist to be signed toDavid Geffen'sGeffen Records and, after refusing to release her second album recorded for them (in 1981), they requested that she no longer work with long-term collaborator Giorgio Moroder, who had produced and co-written the vast majority of her hits in the previous decade. From the following album (issued in 1982), her Geffen work outside North America would be distributed byWarner Bros. Records, the umbrella company to Geffen.
By 1983, Casablanca had been bought out byPolyGram Records, who informed Summer that she still owed them an album as per her legal settlement with Casablanca. She delivered the albumShe Works Hard for the Money, which PolyGram chose to release on itsMercury Records imprint as opposed to Casablanca, Summer's former label. Following this, she released another album with Geffen a year later, but they reportedly refused to release much of her material in the remainder of the decade and, after they refused to release her albumAnother Place and Time in 1988, Summer left the label. However, Warner Bros. released the record in Europe the following year where it became a success, resulting in Summer being signed to their Atlantic label in North America. She remained signed to Atlantic and Warner Bros. until the early 1990s.
In 1990, Geffen Records was sold toMCA Records, which was owned byalcoholic beverage-makerSeagram; although Summer was no longer an artist on Geffen Records. In 1998, PolyGram and its imprints were purchased by Seagram, which merged the company with itsMCA Records label and imprints to create the giganticUniversal Music Group. This had the result of Summer's MCA, Oasis, Casablanca, Geffen, and Mercury releases now being owned by one conglomerate, Universal Music. This catalogue of Summer's material stretches from 1971 to 1987 for Universal Music Group.
Summer again signed to PolyGram's Mercury label, who released two hits compilation albums, her 1994 Christmas album and the previously unreleased second Geffen album from 1981. Mercury also re-released some of Summer's Warner Bros. albums in the 1990s. By the end of the decade, she was signed toSony'sEpic Records, who released a live album. Her final album, in 2008, was released by Sony'sBurgundy Records.
After 1987, Donna Summer owned the masters to her recordings released by Geffen/Warner Bros, Atlantic Records, Epic Records and Burgundy Records releases.
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Record label | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [6] | US R&B [6] | AUS [7] | CAN [8] | GER [9] | NL [10] | NZ [11] | UK [12] | |||||||
| 1974 | Lady of the Night[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Groovy | ||||
| 1975 | Love to Love You Baby | 11 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 23 | — | — | 16 | Casablanca[B][C][D] | ||||
| 1976 | A Love Trilogy | 21 | 16 | 32 | 6 | 24 | — | — | 41 | |||||
| Four Seasons of Love | 29 | 13 | — | 16 | 31 | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1977 | I Remember Yesterday | 18 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 3 | |||||
| Once Upon a Time... | 26 | 13 | 44 | 27 | — | — | — | 24 | ||||||
| 1979 | Bad Girls | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 23 | |||||
| 1980 | The Wanderer | 13 | 12 | 18 | — | 54 | — | 16 | 55 | Geffen | ||||
| 1982 | Donna Summer[G] | 20 | 6 | 45 | 32 | 37 | 4 | — | 13 | |||||
| 1983 | She Works Hard for the Money | 9 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 47 | 28 | Mercury | ||||
| 1984 | Cats Without Claws | 40 | 24 | 91 | 84 | 39 | 19 | — | 69 | Geffen[G] | ||||
| 1987 | All Systems Go | 122 | 53 | — | — | — | 72 | — | — | |||||
| 1989 | Another Place and Time | 53 | 71 | 93 | 60 | 49 | 29 | — | 17 |
| Atlantic[G] | |||
| 1991 | Mistaken Identity | — | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1994 | Christmas Spirit[H] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mercury | ||||
| 1996 | I'm a Rainbow[E][F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2008 | Crayons | 17 | 5 | 244 | — | 73 | — | — | — | Burgundy | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Record label | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [6] | US R&B [6] | AUS [7] | CAN [8] | GER [9] | NL [10] | NZ [11] | UK [24] | |||||||
| 1978 | Live and More | 1 | 4 | 27 | 2 | — | 25 | 4 | 16 | Casablanca[I] | ||||
| 1999 | Live & More Encore | 43 | 33 | 112 | — | 75 | — | — | — | Epic | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
These compilation albums were issued by the record labels to which Summer was signed at the time of their releases. She had full involvement in the putting together of them and recorded new material for them.
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | Record label | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [6] | US R&B [6] | AUS [7] | CAN [8] | GER [9] | NL [10] | NZ [11] | UK [24] | |||||||
| 1979 | On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II[J] | 1 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 24 | Casablanca[J] | ||||
| 1994 | Endless Summer: Donna Summer's Greatest Hits | 90 | — | 93 | — | — | 75 | 10 | 37 |
| Mercury | |||
| 2003 | The Journey: The Very Best of Donna Summer | 88 | 65 | 54 | 64 | — | 57 | — | 6 |
| UTV | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
These compilation albums were also issued by the record labels to which Summer was signed (or had recently left) at the time of their releases. However, some of them were only released in certain countries (particularly if a certain label was used to distribute Summer's work exclusively in that country/those countries) and none contained any new material from Summer (althoughThe Donna Summer Anthology featured two tracks from the then unreleased 1981I'm A Rainbow album).
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | Record label | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [6] | US R&B [6] | AUS [7] | GER [9] | NL [10] | UK [24] | |||||||||
| 1977 | Greatest Hits[K] | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | Groovy/Atlantic | ||||||
| The Greatest Hits of Donna Summer[L] | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| GTO | ||||||
| 1978 | Lo Mejor De Donna Summer Volume 1[M] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Casablanca | ||||||
| Lo Mejor De Donna Summer Volume 2[M] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1980 | Walk Away - Collector's Edition: The Best of 1977-1980 | 50 | 54 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1985 | The Summer Collection: Greatest Hits | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mercury | ||||||
| 1987 | The Dance Collection: A Compilation of Twelve Inch Singles | — | — | — | — | — | — | Casablanca | ||||||
| 1990 | The Best of Donna Summer[N] | — | — | 124 | 76 | 44 | 24 |
| Warner Bros. | |||||
| 1993 | The Donna Summer Anthology | — | — | 144 | — | — | — | Mercury | ||||||
| 1998 | Greatest Hits | 194 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2003 | 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Donna Summer | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2016 | The Ultimate Collection[O] | — | — | — | — | — | 30 |
| Driven by the Music | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Title | Peak | Record label |
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| US [6] | |||
| 2013 | Love to Love You Donna | 97 | Verve |
| Song(s) featured | Year | Album | Label | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Theme fromThe Deep (Down, Deep Inside)" | 1977 | Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "The Deep"[33] | Casablanca | The soundtrack, composed byJohn Barry, features two versions of the same track, the "main" version of which became a hit single for Summer. |
| "Theme fromThe Deep (Down, Deep Inside) (A Love Song)" | ||||
| "With Your Love" | 1978 | Thank God It's Friday: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[33] | Casablanca | Summer, who also appeared in the film, is credited as the performer of three songs for the soundtrack (plus a reprise of "Last Dance") and also wrote and sang background vocals on the song "Take It to the Zoo", performed bySunshine, a group composed of her sisters. When released as a single, "Last Dance" would become one of the biggest hits of Summer's career and one of her signature songs. |
| "Last Dance" | ||||
| "Take It to the Zoo" | ||||
| "Last Dance (Reprise)" | ||||
| "Je T'aime... Moi Non Plus" | ||||
| "On the Radio" | 1980 | Foxes: Music from the Motion Picture[34] | Casablanca | Soundtrack album by various artists with music written and produced by Giorgio Moroder (although different lyricists were used, Summer herself being credited with the lyrics on this track). The song previously appears on Summer's 1979 compilation albumOn the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes 1 & 2 in both its full length and edited versions (with the track being credited as "written and recorded for the motion picture 'Foxes'"). The edited version was released as a 7" single in late 1979 and a 12" single with a longer instrumental part and the omission of the final verse (replacing it with a repeat of the second verse) was also available. It is in fact the 12" version featured on this soundtrack, which also features an instrumental of "On the Radio" credited to Moroder alone. "On the Radio" became a Top 5 hit for Summer. |
| "Highway Runner" | 1982 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High: Music from the Motion Picture[34] | Full Moon[P] | Track from Summer's shelved 1981 albumI'm a Rainbow that made its first appearance on this soundtrack album the following year. |
| "Romeo" | 1983 | Flashdance: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture[34] | Casablanca | Track from Summer's shelved 1981 albumI'm a Rainbow that made its first appearance on this award-winning soundtrack album two years later. |
| "Ordinary Miracle" | 1996 | Let It Be Me[35] | Rysher Entertainment | While no soundtrack album was released for the filmLet It Be Me, this song (produced byNarada Michael Walden) can be heard playing over the end credits. |
| "Whenever There Is Love" | 1996 | Daylight: Music from the Motion Picture[35] | Universal | Soundtrack to aSylvester Stallone film. The song, a duet with longtime collaboratorBruce Roberts was released as a single and also in a dance remix. A French version entitled "Tant Qu'il Y Aura L'Amour" was also issued and a Spanish version features on the Spanish DVD of the film. |
| "Dreamcatcher" | 2000 | Naturally Native (Original Soundtrack Recording)[36] | Silver Wave | Film soundtrack featuring one song by Summer. |
| "The Power of One" | 2000 | Pokémon 2: The Power of One - Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture[36] | Atlantic | Film soundtrack featuring one song by Summer, also released as a single. |
| Song(s) featured | Year | Album | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Wassermann" | 1968 | Haare (Deutsche Originalaufnahme)[33] | The original German cast recording of the musical "Hair." Donna Gaines is credited as a joint lead vocalist on some songs ("Wassermann"/"Luft"/"White Boys"/"Schweben Im Raum"/"Finale") and sings as part of the ensemble on the others listed. "Wassermann" was also released as a single in Germany, making it her first single release. |
| "Donna" | |||
| "Manchester" | |||
| "Ich Bin Ein Farbiger" | |||
| "Ich Hab Kein..." | |||
| "Luft" | |||
| "Ich Bin Reich" | |||
| "Bergab" | |||
| "Haar" | |||
| "Hare Krishna" | |||
| "Wo Geh' Ich Hin" | |||
| "White Boys" | |||
| "Schweben Im Raum" | |||
| "3500" | |||
| "Die Letzten Sterne" | |||
| "Finale" | |||
| "Light Sings" | 1971 | The Me Nobody Knows (Original German cast recording)[33] | The English-language version of "The Me Nobody Knows" sung by the German cast. For reasons unknown, Summer is credited as "Gayn Pierre." Her main song as a lead vocalist is "How I Feel," but she can also be heard on other tracks. |
| "This World" | |||
| "How I Feel" | |||
| "If I Had a Million Dollars" | |||
| "Sounds (Reprise)" | |||
| "Fugue" | |||
| "Sounds" | |||
| "Black" | |||
| "Let Me Come In" | |||
| "Licht singt" | 1971 | Ich Bin Ich (Original German cast recording)[33] | The German-language version of "The Me Nobody Knows" sung by the German cast. The German version of "How I Feel" however is sung by a different person, although "Gayn Pierre" is still credited on several tracks. |
| "Die Welt" | |||
| "Hätt ich eine Million Dollars" | |||
| "Schall" | |||
| "Fuge" | |||
| "Schwarz" | |||
| "Schall (Reprise)" | |||
| "Laß mich herein" | |||
| "Bereitet den Weg" | 1971 | Godspell (Original German cast recording)[33] | The original German cast recording of the musical "Godspell." The original LP credits "Gayn Pierre" and the CD credits "Donna Summer." Although she is only credited on two tracks ("Oh, segne Gott mein' Seel" and "Du bist das Licht der Welt"), she can be heard in the background on many of the other tracks. |
| "Gott, hilf den Menschen" | |||
| "Tag für Tag " | |||
| "Lernt eure Lektion" | |||
| "Oh, segne Gott mein' Seel" | |||
| "Dann hat sich's gelohnt" | |||
| "Gut und schön" | |||
| "Di bist das Licht der Welt" | |||
| "Kehr um, oh Mensch" | |||
| "Geschieht euch recht, was kommt" | |||
| "Warum mußt du gehen?" | |||
| "Wir beschwör'n dich" | |||
| "Auf den Weiden" | |||
| "Finale" | |||
| "Lang' leb' Gott" | |||
| "Tag für Tag" | |||
| "Elizabeth Recitative" | 2000 | Child of the Promise (A Musical Story Celebrating the Birth of Christ)[34] | A concept album written byChristian writersMichael andStormie Omartian telling the story of theNativity of Jesus through music, on which Summer sings the part ofElizabeth. |
| "When the Dream Never Dies" | |||
| "Mary and Elizabeth Recitative" | |||
| "I Cannot Be Silent" |
| Title | Year | Album | Artist(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Family" | 1976 | Trouble Maker (entitledThe Trouble Maker in Europe)[33] | Roberta Kelly | Album largely written and produced by Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte. Summer's background vocals feature on one track. |
| "Happiness in the World" | 1976 | Winterference[33] | Tom Winter | Summer features as a backing vocalist on one track. |
| "Shut Out/Heaven Is a Disco" | 1977 | Shut Out[33] | Paul Jabara | Summer features as a guest vocalist on one track. "Shut Out" was also released as a single. |
| "Old Fashioned Girl" | 1977 | Brooklyn Dreams[33] | Brooklyn Dreams | Summer features as a backing vocalist on one track. She would continue to work with the Brooklyn Dreams for several years. They sang backing vocals on several of her songs (lead singer Joe "Bean" Esposito also shared lead vocals with her on some, most notably the top five hit "Heaven Knows") and wrote numerous songs with her (including the number one hit "Bad Girls"). Summer would later marry group memberBruce Sudano and continue to write with him for many years. |
| "Burning Up With Fever" | 1978 | Gene Simmons[33] | Gene Simmons | Summer sings background vocals on two tracks. |
| "Tunnel of Love" | ||||
| "Mimi's Song" | 1979 | The Music for UNICEF: A Gift of Song[33] | Various Artists | Features Summer's spoken introduction to her performance at the UNICEF benefit concert. While she performed the song live at the concert, the version used on the album is in fact from theLive and More album the previous year, which was recorded live at theUniversal Amphitheater. |
| "Heaven Knows" | 1979 | Sleepless Nights[33] | Brooklyn Dreams | "Heaven Knows" originally featured on Summer'sLive and More album the previous year, with Brooklyn Dreams memberJoe Esposito sharing the lead vocals (performing the "echo" parts on the verses), and became a Top 5 hit single. This version on the Brooklyn Dreams's album is a re-recorded version with Summer and Esposito's vocal parts being swapped around. |
| "Foggy Day"/"Never Lose Your Sense of Humor" | 1979 | The Third Album[33] | Paul Jabara | Medley of two songs, "Never Lose Your Sense of Humor" being a duet with Summer. The track was also released as a single. |
| "Too Much for the Lady" | 1979 | Joy Ride[33] | Brooklyn Dreams | Features spoken vocals by Summer. |
| "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" | 1979 | Wet[33] | Barbra Streisand | The original, full length version of the later Number 1 hit single. A longer version, remixed byHarold Faltermeyer, appears on Summer's compilation albumOn the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes 1 & 2. Edits of both album versions appear on 7" singles issued byColumbia Records (edit ofWet version) andCasablanca Records (edit ofOn the Radio version), Streisand and Summer's respective record labels. The extendedOn the Radio version was issued as a 12" single by both labels, makingWet the only release to contain the original version. |
| "A Lover in the Night" | 1980 | Won't Let Go[34] | Brooklyn Dreams | Summer sings background vocals on two tracks. |
| "I Won't Let Go" | ||||
| "Pretenders" | 1981 | Fugitive Kind[34] | Bruce Sudano | Summer provides background vocals for five tracks on husband and former Brooklyn Dreams member Bruce Sudano's album and is credited as Donna Sudano. |
| "A Girl Like You" | ||||
| "True Love" | ||||
| "Modern Age" | ||||
| "Talk to Me" | ||||
| "Walk Hand in Hand" | 1982 | Disco Round 2[34] | Various Artists | Previously unreleased track that features on this compilation album released in Germany. |
| "Incommunicado" | 1983 | Different Style![34] | Musical Youth | Summer provides guest vocals on the British group's song that was co-written by Bruce Sudano, after they provided guest singles on her hit single "Unconditional Love" in the same year. |
| "This Girl's Back in Town" | 1986 | De La Noche: The True Story – A Poperetta[34] | Paul Jabara | Summer's final appearance on an original Paul Jabara album. |
| "Something's Missing" | 1989 | Greatest Hits... and Misses[34] | Paul Jabara | A track originally released as a Jabara solo track on hisKeeping Time album in 1978. The duet version with Summer remained unreleased until this compilation album eleven years later. |
| "Carry On" | 1992 | Forever Dancing[35] | Giorgio Moroder | The first collaboration between Summer and Moroder for 11 years. The song was released as a single in Germany and, some years later, in a remixed form in other countries, winning theGrammy award forBest Dance Recording in 1998. |
| "La Vie En Rose" | 1993 | Tribute to Edith Piaf[35] | Various Artist | An album of various artists covering songs made famous by Edith Piaf. Summer's version of "La Vie En Rose" was released as a single in France and a promotional single in the United States. |
| "She Works Hard for the Money" | 1994 | Grammys Greatest Moments Volume 1[35] | Various Artists | Live performance of Summer's hit from the26th Annual Grammy Awards in 1984. |
| "Does He Love You" | 1996 | Gently[35] | Liza Minnelli | A duet cover of the 1993 song originally byReba McEntire andLinda Davis. |
| "From a Distance" | 1996 | One Voice[35] | Various Artists | An album produced by Summer's long-term collaboratorMichael Omartian featuring a cover of the popular song with lead vocals by Summer,Nanci Griffith andRaul Malo. |
| "Someday" | 1996 | Mouse House: Disney's Dance Mixes[35] | Various Artists | Compilation of dance versions of various songs from Disney films. "Someday" was originally featured inThe Hunchback of Notre Dame in 1996 and performed by Heidi Mollenhauer. |
| "Black Power" | 1998 | Moonflowers & Mini-Skirts[33] | Peter Thomas | Compilation of tracks recorded in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Summer's song is taken from a German television show called11 Uhr 20, in which she had a cameo as a nightclub diva. |
| "My Prayer for You" | 1999 | Sing Me to Sleep, Mommy[35] | Various Artists | Compilation of original ballads and lullabies featuring one song by Summer. |
| "When I Look Up" | 2000 | Vertical[36] | Darwin Hobbs | Duet with the American gospel singer. |
| "Rosie Christmas" | 2000 | Another Rosie Christmas[36] | Rosie O'Donnell/Various Artists | Christmas album by American comedian Rosie O'Donnell featuring one track by Summer, produced byRic Wake. |
| "Take Heart" | 2000 | The Mercy Project[36] | Various Artists | Gospel album released on the ChristianWord label. Features one song by Summer. |
| "Someone to Watch Over Me" (Video Version) | 2001 | Keeping the Dream Alive: Race to Erase MS[36] | Various Artists | Charity album to raise money for/awareness ofmultiple sclerosis. This live recording of theGershwin standard is actually from Summer's 1999VH-1 specialLive & More Encore but was not included on the accompanying album. The other songs performed on the special/video but not released on the album would remain unreleased on CD until 2013 on a compilation entitledPlaylist: The Very Best of Donna Summer. |
| "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" | 2004 | DiscoMania[36] | Various Artists | U.K. album featuring a compilation of pre-recorded performances from a TV special of the same name, on which contemporary pop acts (mostly British ones) performed disco classics from the 1970s. Summer hosted the show and performed her hit "Enough Is Enough" as a duet with Irish boybandWestlife. The CD also included "The Donna Summer 'Eternity' Megamix." |
| "Power of Love" | 2005 | So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross[36] | Various Artists | Tribute to the lateLuther Vandross by various artists covering his songs. Summer's version of "Power Of Love" was also released as a maxi-single. |
| "Are You Brave?" | 2005 | Songs from the Neighborhood - The Music of Mister Rogers[36] | Various Artists | Tribute album to the late children's television hostFred Rogers by various artists performing songs used in his popular programmeMister Rogers' Neighborhood. Summer performs "Are You Brave?" and is featured in the ensemble of "Thank You For Being You". |
| "Thank You For Being You" | ||||
| "MacArthur Park" | 2005 | Night of the Proms[36] | Various Artists | Soundtrack of the Belgian concert on which Summer performs two of her hits live. "State of Independence" also features vocals byJenny Berggren ofAce of Base. |
| "State of Independence" | ||||
| "A Whole New World" | 2007 | At the Movies[36] | Dave Koz | Summer provides guest vocals for saxophone player Dave Koz on a cover of the song from Disney'sAladdin. |
| "Un-Break My Heart/Crazy/On The Radio" | 2011 | Hit Man Returns[36] | David Foster | Soundtrack to the TV special. |
Summer's first single, "Wassermann" was taken from the German cast recording of the musicalHair and released byPolydor Records. The next few singles were one-offs that were not major hits, released on different labels, until she was signed to the Dutch label Groovy Records in 1974 ("The Hostage" being her first single for them).Atlantic Records became responsible for distributing Summer's work in Germany at the same time and both labels would continue to distribute Summer's work in the respective countries for the following few years (including the first few years of her signing toCasablanca Records in North America).
| Year | Title | Peaks | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [9] | NL [10] | |||||||||||||
| 1968 | "Wassermann"[A] b/w "Finale" (Donna Gaines und Ensemble) | — | — | Haare (Hair) | ||||||||||
| 1969 | "If You Walkin' Alone"[A] b/w "Can't Understand" (Donna Gains) | — | — | N/a | ||||||||||
| 1971 | "Sally Go 'Round the Roses" b/w "So Said the Man" (Donna Gaines) | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1974 | "Denver Dream"[B] b/w "Something's in the Wind" | — | — | |||||||||||
| "The Hostage" b/w "Let's Work Together Now" | — | 2 | Lady of the Night | |||||||||||
| "Lady of the Night" b/w "Wounded" | 40 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1975 | "Love to Love You"[C] b/w "Need-A-Man Blues" | — | 13 | N/a | ||||||||||
| "Virgin Mary"[C] b/w "Pandora's Box" | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
None of the above singles were released outside of just a few countries in Europe. "Sally Go 'Round the Roses" and "The Hostage" were released in the United Kingdom, but were not UK hits. Summer scored hits in the Netherlands with "Let's Work Together Now", "Lady of the Night", and "Love to Love You" (later named "Love to Love You Baby").
These singles were all released commercially in at least one format in one country. Promotional formats may have also been released in that country/those countries or in others.
Summer's recordings during this era were distributed by Casablanca Records in North America and, from late 1977 onwards, in most other nations. Various other labels released Summer's work internationally prior to said time (and in a small number of cases, during it). Summer left the label in 1979 but they continued to issue previously released material for a while afterwards.
Singles from the film soundtracks ofThe Deep andThank God It's Friday were distributed internationally by Casablanca, as that label was responsible for releasing the soundtracks worldwide.
| Year | Titles (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [37] | US Dance [37] | US R&B [37] | AUS [7] | CAN [38] | GER [9] | IRE [39] | NL [10] | NZ [11] | UK [24] | |||||
| 1975 | "Love to Love You Baby" b/w "Need-A-Man Blues" | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 4 | Love to Love You Baby | ||
| 1976 | "Could It Be Magic" b/w "Whispering Waves" (fromLove to Love You Baby) | 52 | 3 | 21 | — | 64 | 23 | — | 5 | — | 40 | A Love Trilogy | ||
| "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It"[D] b/w "Wasted" | 80 | 1 | 35 | — | 68 | 42 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Spring Affair"[D] b/w "Come With Me" (fromA Love Trilogy) | 58 | 1 | 24 | — | 80 | — | — | 25 | — | — | Four Seasons of Love | |||
| 1977 | "Winter Melody" b/w "Full of Emptiness (Reprise)" (fromLove to Love You Baby) | 43 | 21 | — | 59 | — | 20 | — | — | 27 | ||||
| "Can't We Just Sit Down (And Talk It Over)"[E] b/w "I Feel Love" | — | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I Remember Yesterday | |||
| "I Feel Love" b/w "Can't We Just Sit Down (And Talk It Over)" | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| "Theme fromThe Deep (Down, Deep Inside)"[F] b/w Instrumental version of A-side | — | 3 | — | 70 | — | 25 | — | 5 | — | 5 |
| "The Deep" soundtrack | ||
| "I Remember Yesterday" (Part 1)[F] b/w "I Remember Yesterday (Part 2)" | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 14 | I Remember Yesterday | |||
| "Love's Unkind"[F] b/w "Black Lady" | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | 28 | — | 3 |
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| "I Love You" b/w "Once Upon a Time" | 37 | 1 | 28 | 47 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 10 | Once Upon a Time... | |||
| "Fairy Tale High"[G] b/w "I Love You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Once Upon a Time"[H] b/w "(Theme) Once Upon a Time" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1978 | "Rumour Has It" b/w "(Theme) Once Upon a Time" | 53 | 21 | — | 64 | 21 | — | 20 | — | 19 | ||||
| "Back in Love Again"[F] b/w "Try Me, I Know, We Can Make It" / "Wasted" (both fromA Love Trilogy) [GTO] "A Man Like You" (fromOnce Upon a Time) [Atlantic] | — | 1; | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | I Remember Yesterday | |||
| "Last Dance" b/w "With Your Love" | 3 | 1 | 5 | 69 | 4 | — | — | 10 | 3 | 51 | Thank God It's Friday: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |||
| "Je t'aime... moi non plus" (Part 1)[I] b/w Part 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "MacArthur Park" b/w "Once Upon a Time (Live)" | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | Live and More | |||
| "Heaven Knows"(withBrooklyn Dreams) b/w "Only One Man" | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | 14 | 34 | |||||
| 1979 | "Hot Stuff" b/w "Journey to the Center of Your Heart" | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 11 | Bad Girls | ||
| "Bad Girls" b/w "On My Honor" | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 14 | |||||
| "Dim All the Lights" b/w "There Will Always Be a You" | 2 | 54 | 13 | — | 13 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 14 | 29 |
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| "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"[J] (withBarbra Streisand) b/w "Lucky" (fromBad Girls) | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 3 | On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II | |||
| "On the Radio" b/w "There Will Always Be a You" (fromBad Girls) | 5 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 2 | 34 | 18 | 27 | 32 | 32 |
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| 1980 | "Sunset People"[F] b/w "Our Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | 46 | Bad Girls | ||
| "Our Love"[K] b/w "Sunset People" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Walk Away" b/w "Could It Be Magic" (fromA Love Trilogy) | 36 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
These singles were all released commercially in at least one format in one country. Promotional formats may have also been released in that country/those countries or in others.
Summer's material during this era was released by three differentWarner Bros. labels:Geffen,Atlantic and the mainWarner Bros. label. In North America, Summer was signed to Geffen from 1980 to 1988 and Atlantic from 1989 to 1991. Internationally, Geffen released her material from 1980 to 1981 but all subsequent Geffen/Atlantic releases were released by Warner Bros. Records.
Summer's original North American label (Casablanca), now owned byPolyGram, also released two official Donna Summer singles in the United Kingdom in 1982 and 1983 respectively; these were new remixes and/or edits of two of Summer's biggest hits from during her time with that label. See notes below for details.
During Summer's court battle regarding her leaving Casablanca, it was decided that she still owed them an album. Subsequently, PolyGram'sMercury Records released the 1983 albumShe Works Hard For The Money, so all singles from that album were also released by Mercury.
| Year | Titles (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [37] | US Dance [37][47] | US R&B [37] | AUS [7] | CAN [38] | GER [9] | IRE [39] | NL [10] | NZ [11] | UK [24] | |||||
| 1980 | "The Wanderer" b/w "Stop Me" | 3 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 30 | 5 | 48 |
| The Wanderer | |
| "Cold Love" b/w "Grand Illusion" | 33 | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | 44 | |||||
| 1981 | "Who Do You Think You're Foolin'" b/w "Running for Cover" | 40 | — | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Looking Up"[L] b/w "Who Do You Think You're Foolin'" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1982 | "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)" b/w "Sometimes Like Butterflies" | 10 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 4 | — | 14 | 12 | 40 | 18 | Donna Summer | ||
| "State of Independence" b/w "Love Is Just a Breath Away" | 41 | — | 31 | 30 | — | — | 10 | 1 | — | 14 | ||||
| "I Feel Love"(Patrick Cowley Remixes)[M] 12" single b/w "Bad Girls" and "Hot Stuff" (both fromBad Girls) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 21 | N/a | |||
| "The Woman in Me" b/w "Livin' in America" | 33 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 62 | Donna Summer | |||
| "Protection"[N] b/w "(If It Hurts Just a Little)" [Europe] "State of Independence" [Japan] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1983 | "Love to Love You Baby"(Young & Strong Edit)[M] 12" single b/w another mix of A-side | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/a | ||
| "She Works Hard for the Money" b/w "I Do Believe (I Fell in Love)" | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 18 | 23 | 25 |
| She Works Hard for the Money | ||
| "Unconditional Love"(additional vocals byMusical Youth) b/w "Woman" | 43 | — | 9 | 57 | 48 | — | 28 | — | 24 | 14 | ||||
| "Love Has a Mind of Its Own"(withMatthew Ward) b/w "Stop, Look and Listen" | 70 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "People People"[O] b/w "Tokyo" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "He's a Rebel"[P] b/w "Love Has a Mind of Its Own" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1984 | "Stop, Look and Listen"[M] b/w "Tokyo" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | |||
| "There Goes My Baby" b/w "Maybe It's Over" | 21 | — | 20 | 52 | 31 | — | — | 31 | — | 99 | Cats Without Claws | |||
| "Supernatural Love" b/w "Face the Music" (Non-album track) | 75 | 39 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1985 | "Eyes"[Q] b/w "It's Not the Way" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | |||
| 1987 | "Dinner with Gershwin" b/w instrumental version of A-side (Non-album track) | 48 | 13 | 10 | — | 39 | — | 13 | 43 | — | 13 | All Systems Go | ||
| "Only the Fool Survives"[R](withMickey Thomas) b/w "Love Shock" | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1988 | "All Systems Go"[Q] / | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | |||
| "Fascination"[S] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1989 | "This Time I Know It's for Real" b/w "If It Makes You Feel Good" | 7 | 5 | — | 40 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 6 | — | 3 | Another Place and Time | ||
| "I Don't Wanna Get Hurt"[Q] b/w instrumental version of A-side (Non-album track) | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 3 | 29 | — | 7 | ||||
| "Love's About to Change My Heart" b/w another mix of A-side (Non-album track) | 85 | 3 | — | 71 | — | — | 11 | 59 | — | 20 | ||||
| "Breakaway"[S] b/w "Thinkin' Bout My Baby" (Non-album track) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "When Love Takes Over You"[Q] b/w "Bad Reputation" (fromAll Systems Go) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | ||||
| 1990 | "State of Independence"[Q](re-release) b/w "Love Is Just a Breath Away" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | 45 | Donna Summer | ||
| "Breakaway"(Remix) b/w "Love Is in Control" (fromDonna Summer) | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | Another Place and Time | |||
| 1991 | "When Love Cries" 12" single with four different mixes | 77 | 41 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mistaken Identity | ||
| "Work That Magic" b/w "Let There Be Peace" | — | — | — | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
These singles were all released commercially in at least one format in one country. Promotional formats may have also been released in that country/those countries or in others.
Several of the singles from this era are in fact from albums by various artists on which Summer appeared.
PolyGram released the 1994 compilation albumEndless Summer, so the two singles from that album (both newly recorded tracks) were released on Mercury, as were the 1999 and 2000 re-releases of "Last Dance" and "I Feel Love" respectively.
The remixes of "I Feel Love" and "State of Independence" were released by the former UK-based Manifesto label, a division of Universal (who had owned the rights to much of Summer's back catalogue for some time).
Summer signed toSony in 1999 and both her singles from that year were released by theirEpic label. Summer's final album (2008'sCrayons) and the singles from it were released by Sony'sBurgundy Records.
Universal released 2005's "I Got Your Love", originally featured two years earlier in the television seriesSex and the City.
The final Donna Summer single, "To Paris with Love" was released on her own Driven by the Music label.
The posthumous remix album released in 2013 (entitledLove to Love You Donna) and its singles were released byVerve Records, by then part ofUniversal Music Group, who had long since owned the rights to Summer's Casablanca/PolyGram recordings from 1975 to 1983.
| Year | Title | Peaks | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance [37] | |||
| 1978 | "With Your Love"[Z] | 1 | Thank God It's Friday: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
| 1979 | "On My Honor"[Y] | — | Bad Girls |
| 1987 | "Thinkin' Bout My Baby"[Y] | — | All Systems Go |
| 1993 | "Don't Cry for Me Argentina"[Z] | — | The Donna Summer Anthology |
| 1999 | "Donna Summer Medley"[Z] | — | Live & More Encore |
| 2003 | "You're So Beautiful"[Z] | 5 | The Journey: The Very Best of Donna Summer |
| 2003 | "Dream-A-Lot's Theme (I Will Live for Love)"[Z] | 20 | |
| 2005 | "I Feel Love"[!](Remixes) | — | N/a |
| Year | Title | Peak | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance [37] | |||
| 1976 | "Wasted"/"Come with Me" | 7 | A Love Trilogy |
Dance Club Play chart entries
From the inception of theBillboardDance Club Play chart (also known asClub Play Singles, and formerly known asHot Dance Club Play andHot Dance/Disco) until the week of February 16, 1991, several (or even all) songs on an EP or album could occupy the same position if more than one track from a release was receiving significant play in clubs. Beginning with the February 23, 1991, issue, the dance chart became "song specific," meaning only one song could occupy each position at a time. Therefore;
All of the following singles were released commercially.
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [37] | US Dance [37] | US R&B [37] | AUS [7] | CAN [38] | GER [9] | IRE [39] | NL [10] | NZ [11] | UK [24] | |||||
| 1977 | "Shut Out"(Paul Jabara featuring special guest Donna Summer) | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Shut Out | ||
| 1979 | "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"[AA] (withBarbra Streisand) | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 3 | Wet | ||
| 1980 | "Foggy Day/Never Lose Your Sense of Humor" (with Paul Jabara) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Third Album | ||
| 1989 | "Spirit of the Forest"(as part of charity group Spirit of the Forest) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/a | ||
| 1992 | "Carry On"(Giorgio Moroder featuring Donna Summer) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Forever Dancing | ||
| 2012 | "Angel" (O'Mega Red featuring Donna Summer) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/a | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | "Lady of the Night" | Lady of the Night |
| "Love to Love You Baby" | Love to Love You Baby | |
| 1976 | "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It" | A Love Trilogy |
| "Could It Be Magic" | ||
| "Spring Affair" | Four Seasons of Love | |
| "Autumn Changes" | ||
| "Winter Melody" | ||
| 1977 | "I Remember Yesterday" | I Remember Yesterday |
| 1978 | "Last Dance" | Thank God It's Friday soundtrack |
| "Fairy Tale High" | Once Upon a Time... | |
| 1979 | "Bridge Over Troubled Water"(feat.Robert Guillaume; not official - TV appearance) | non-album |
| "Bad Girls"(not official - TV appearance) | Bad Girls | |
| "Sunset People" | ||
| "My Man Medley"(not official - TV appearance) | non-album | |
| 1980 | "The Wanderer" | The Wanderer |
| 1982 | "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)" | Donna Summer |
| "State of Independence" | ||
| "The Woman in Me" | ||
| 1983 | "Romeo" | Flashdance soundtrack |
| "She Works Hard for the Money" | She Works Hard for the Money | |
| "Unconditional Love" | ||
| 1984 | "Supernatural Love" | Cats Without Claws |
| "There Goes My Baby" | ||
| 1987 | "Dinner with Gershwin" | All Systems Go |
| "Dinner with Gershwin (Remix)" | ||
| "All Systems Go" | ||
| "Love Shock" | ||
| 1989 | "This Time I Know It's for Real" | Another Place and Time |
| "This Time I Know It's for Real (Remix)" | ||
| "Love's About to Change My Heart" | ||
| "I Don't Wanna Get Hurt" | ||
| 1990 | "When Love Takes Over You" | |
| 1991 | "Work That Magic" | Mistaken Identity |
| 1994 | "Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved)" | Endless Summer: Donna Summer's Greatest Hits |
| "Endless Summer Medley" | non-album | |
| 1995 | "I Feel Love (Remix)" | |
| 1996 | "Whenever There Is Love"(with Bruce Roberts) | Daylight soundtrack |
| 1999 | "My Prayer for You" | Sing Me to Sleep, Mommy |
| "I Will Go with You (Con te partirò)" | Live & More Encore | |
| "I Will Go with You (Con te partirò) (Big Red Remix)" | ||
| 2008 | "Stamp Your Feet" | Crayons |
| "Mr. Music" | ||
| "The Queen Is Back" | ||
| 2009 | "Fame (The Game)" |
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