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Love to Love You Baby

Donna SummerAudio CD
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)

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Donna Summer
December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012)

Born LaDonna Adrian Gaines in Boston, Massachusetts in 1948, Donna Summer, was an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s.
With a mezzo-soprano vocal range, she was a five-time Grammy Award winner and the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach number one on the US ... Read more in Amazon's Donna Summer Store

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (June 9, 1992)
  • Original Release Date: 1992
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Mca Special Products
  • ASIN: B000001F9M
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,824 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

1. Love To Love You Baby
2. Full Of Emptiness
3. Need- A- Man Blues
4. Whispering Waves
5. Pandora's Box
6. Full Of Emptiness ( Reprise)

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That hypnotic frenzy is the only way to describe the title song "Love to Love You Baby." Alex Honda  |  11 reviewers made a similar statement
In 1975, Donna Summer released her second album entitled, LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY. Chad DeFeo  |  6 reviewers made a similar statement
Great news, this CD has been remastered and is part of the 3 CD box set 'Chronicles'. Nse Ette  |  2 reviewers made a similar statement
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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Love to love you lady!!! October 9, 2005
Format:Audio CD
`Love to love you baby' was Donna Summer's US debut in 1975, her real debut, `Lady of the night' was released in Europe in 1974. However, where the latter comprised European styled folk/rock/pop compositions, `Love to love you baby' featured Summer's new sleek, sexy disco style.

The title track was groundbreaking in many ways; it was stretched to a 16 minute plus track at the request of label boss Neil Bogart which filled out one side of the LP (and thus was born the 12" extended dance remix), featured a consistent throbbing beat, featured lots of steamy moans and groans (prompting an instant ban on the BBC, years before more risqué acts like Madonna et all) with Summer cooing in a falsetto, and a distinctive funky bassline. The single sold a million copies earning Summer the first of 10 gold (and 2 platinum) singles, hit #2 in the US and #4 in the UK, and was a smash just about everywhere else.

Covered numerous times (No doubt, Bronski beat, Tom Tom Club) and more recently sampled by Beyoncé in her hit single `Naughty girl', and TLC in `I'm good at being bad'.

The album itself was certified gold in just 12 days in the US.

The other side featured a variety of dreamy sensual songs like the piano ballad `Full of emptiness' (present in two brief versions), the mid tempo funky blues of `Need-a-man blues' with wah wah guitar, the sea shore sound filled breezy piano/string ballad `Whispering waves' featuring a vulnerable falsetto performance from Summer.

Final track `Pandora's box' was the only track hinting to `Lady of the night'; a piano folk rocker a-la Elton John with Donna belting out fervently in her full vocals, no falsetto here.

Our vinyl copy of the album (when I was a kid) had as a bonus track the dramatic kidnap drama `The hostage' which is available on the `Lady of the night CD.

This was the album that set the glitter ball spinning, and kindled the spark that ignited thousands of dancefloors all over the world. Great news, this CD has been remastered and is part of the 3 CD box set 'Chronicles'.

Aaah, love to love you bay-bee!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Love to Love You Baby, and More! August 17, 2005
By KRA
Format:Audio CD
Donna's first USA album was and will always be most notable for the full 17 minute orgasmic symphony of Love to Love You Baby.

This song would start her career YET, it would be her later Disco/Pop crossover songs that would launch her into superstardom.

The title track filled all of side 1, and the sad part is many people did not bother to listen to side 2. Side 2 is very similar to the work Donna did on her first ever album, Lady of The Night (released in Europe), and all of the tracks here are winners. The side starts and finishes with Full of Emptiness, and includes Need A Man Blues (later covered by The Bronski Beat), Whispering Waves, and the great folk song Pandora's Box.

Listen to the entire release and Love To Love It!
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3.0 out of 5 stars One Reason To Buy This CD August 22, 2001
Format:Audio CD
The only reason to purchase this CD is for the nearly 17 minute version of "Love To Love You Baby". Yup, it reaks of mid-seventies disco, but isn't that the point? It was the first of it's kind and somewhat of a collector's item. The other five songs seem like dated fillers, but the title track is great music, produced at a time when dicso could be listened to as well as danced to. A real band with no synthesizers! Great memories!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars BEST OF DISCO/SOUL
A GREAT INNOVATIVE ALBUM BY ONE OF THE FEW TRUE DISCO ERA STARS.
JUST WORTH IT FOR THE 16 MIN TITLE TRACK
GREAT SERVICE OF PRODUCT AGAIN.
THE BEST PLACE TO BUY CDS
Published 4 months ago by AMP
5.0 out of 5 stars Must have for the DS fans
This is where it all began with a title track that took the world by storm and transformed a little known Donna Gaines into a worldwide disco diva!
Published 4 months ago by Perez
5.0 out of 5 stars I love it
I was 16 when this song was released, I lost the vinyl .
Great song by Donna summer and Giorgio Moroder, this original long version is what I wanted. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Dario
3.0 out of 5 stars This is the long version of the song
But I thought it ran longer than this version. It is okay, and fun to listen to, but not quite worth buying over the standard length versions available from various sources, both... Read more
Published 4 months ago by mouse user
5.0 out of 5 stars Donna Was The Best
Pre- Hot Stuff and all that pop, THIS was the sh!t! Back when you could put on an album and the whole side is one song! Read more
Published 6 months ago by DZ
5.0 out of 5 stars Finally! Donna Summer Casablanca Titles Remastered
To say it has been a long time coming that Universal Music upgrade Donna Summer's early catalog is an understatement It has been in most cases (except for Bad Girls given an... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Music Mixer 101
5.0 out of 5 stars Donna US Primer
Along with the classice long version of Love To Love Baby. There are 4 other great tunes with the classic euro disco sound. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Dennis Bell
5.0 out of 5 stars OOOOH child, I got those Need-A-Man blues.......
Donna was the best...and this LP is a classic. From the sexy groove of the title track to the gorgeous "Whispering Waves", there was a whole new genre of music being created at... Read more
Published 10 months ago by John H.
4.0 out of 5 stars A FIVE STAR SONG A TWO STAR ALBUM
As many fellow reviewers assert, there's only one real reason to own this history-making CD: the nearly 17 minute version of LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Michael Butts
1.0 out of 5 stars wow, thanks for not selling us the 16 minute song!
It's amazing that the extended play version of the song is not for sale. Looks like I won't be buying this!
Published 12 months ago by Robert Nagle
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