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The Journey: The Very Best of Donna Summer

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (September 30, 2003)
  • Original Release Date: September 30, 2003
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: Utv Records
  • ASIN: B0000CABJ1
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (78 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,363 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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    #23 in  Music > Dance & Electronic > Disco
    #32 in  Music > Pop > Adult Contemporary > Contemporary

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1. Love To Love You Baby
2. Could It Be Magic
3. I Feel Love
4. I Love You
5. Last Dance
6. MacArthur Park
7. Heaven Knows
8. Hot Stuff
9. Bad Girls
10. Dim All The Lights
11. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
12. On The Radio
13. The Wanderer
14. Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)
15. State of Independence
16. She Works Hard For The Money
17. This Time I Know It’s For Real
18. I Will Go With You (Con Te Partiro)
19. That’s The Way
20. Dream-A-Lot’s Theme (I Will Live For Love)

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Import limited edition pressing of 2003 compilation has a different track listing than the domestic & includes a bonus disc with eight tracks, 'Love To Love You Baby' (Original 12 Inch), 'I Feel Love' (Patrick Cowley Mega Mix), 'Hot Stuff' (12 Inch Version), 'No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)' (12 Inch Version), 'On The Radio (Long Version)', 'Melody Of Love (Wanna Be Loved)' (Classic Club Mix), 'That's The Way' (Album Version), & 'Dream-A-Lot's Theme (I Will Live For Love)' (Album Version). Universal. 2004. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This is what made me a new fan..., August 21, 2004
By J. Ahern "jkahern" (Gainesville, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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....never really followed Donna until a few months ago. I'm more into current dance/house music. However, at a wedding reception, they played 'Last Dance'....well I began exploring her music a little further, and here is the newest release! I absolutely love it, but then I found the Anthology CD (1993) and it's much better- same material as this release but the edits are longer, plus there's even more of 'the very best' on the Anthology.

Anyhoo, not a bad buy for $12, I've bought four more albums since this one...Donna's awesome! This release is good for listeners who aren't too familiar with her (like I was)...it's a nice snapshot of her overall music career, and the liner notes and bio inside the cover pretty much give you a nice briefing. Her 70s music is much better than her 80s stuff....check out her albums "Love to Love You Baby" "Four Seasons of Love" and "Love Trilogy"....makes you want to envision disco balls and everyone packing the dancefloor in their platform shoes and big hair!

Buy it! I'm collecting everything the woman has done.
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The best of one of the greatest Disco Queens Ever!, May 6, 2006
By Matthew G. Sherwin (last seen screaming at Amazon customer service) - See all my reviews
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This album is a terrific compilation of Donna Summer's greatest hits. The album has primarily the disco songs that made her a smash success such as "Love To Love You Baby," "Hot Stuff," "Bad Girls," "Last Dance," and "Dim All The Lights." You also get her classic duet with Barbra Streisand, "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough);" and a group called Brooklyn Dreams helped Donna out on background vocals for "Heaven Knows." There are twenty (yes, twenty) songs on this single CD, so you don't get many 12" extended versions of the songs. To compensate for that loss, however, there is a second bonus CD included inside the jewel case with remixes of some great songs including "Hot Stuff," "I Feel Love," and "You're So Beautiful."

The remastering work was well done; the sound quality is excellent in both my regular CD stereo at home as well as in my portable CD player. This highlights the richness, sexiness and electricity in Donna's voice. Her voice is exciting and always leaves the listener wanting more!

The liner notes are great. There's an extensive essay by Brian Chin, quite a few color photos of Donna, song credits and listings of where each song charted at its' peak of popularity after its' initial release. I also liked the excerpts from Donna's autobiography called Ordinary Girl: The Journey. The extra bonus CD comes inside the regular sized jewel case, however, so you need to carefully pull it out as to not break the plastic case. (They manufactured the CD jewel case this way to save a few bucks on production costs, no doubt.)

Summer fans also hear her great "crossover" songs into something that is more like mainstream pop. You get "She Works Hard For The Money" and "This Time I Know It's for Real." Donna performs a sublime rendition of "I Will Go With You" and there are two "new recordings" by Donna called "That's The Way" and "Dream-a-lot's Theme (I Will Live For Love)."

Overall, the songs Donna sings are the best and this CD is excellent proof of that. The melodies are catchy and the musical arrangements impressed me. Congratulations are due both to Donna for her outstanding accomplishments in the field of music over decades of time and to the other people who helped produce this electric album.

I highly recommend this album as an excellent starter album for people who want to get to be more familiar with Donna Summer's talent. This CD is also great for disco fans, pop fans and even fans of dance music in general.

This album is called "The Journey, The Very Best Of Donna Summer," as if they are somehow implying that Donna's work is done and this is some type of complete and final retrospective. However, I for one will bet that for Donna Summer, the journey to produce great exciting music is far from over.
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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars New Donna Summer ...Great Package!, September 30, 2003
This latest Greatest Hits package is a great overview of Summer's past and present. Universal has released this package as a great companion piece for Donna's new Autobiography "Ordinary Girl" The digitally remastered singles sounds better than ever.
Global pop music at its best.
Plus it is a 2 disc set, with great bonus tracks. The Amazon track listing is incorrect. this is the correct listing:

Disk 1:
Love To Love You Baby 3.22

Could It Be Magic 3.54

I Feel Love 3.46

I Love You 3.18

Last Dance 3.19

MacArthur Park 3.56

Heaven Knows 3.39

Hot Stuff 3.50

Bad Girls 3.57

Dim All The Lights 3.58

No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) Duet with Barbra Streisand 4.48

On The Radio 4.05

The Wanderer 3.46

Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) 4.19

State Of Independence 4.25

She Works Hard For The Money 4.10

This Time I Know It's For Real 3.36

I Will Go With You (Con Te Partiro) 4.08

That's The Way 3.52 (new recording)

Dream-A-Lot's Theme (I Will Live For Love) 4.52 (new recording)

disk 2
I Feel Love 12" single remix (8:10)

Hot Stuff 12" single remix (6:40)

This Time I Know It's For Real 12" single extended remix (7:22)

Dream-A-Lot's Theme (I Will Live For Love) (D. Summer/N. DiGesare) 12" extended remix (Approximately 10 minutes) Remixed by Giorgio Moroder and Chris Cox, produced by Giorgio Moroder

You're So Beautiful (D. Summer/T. Moran/N. DiGesare) Ultimate Club mix (Approximately 10 minutes) Produced by Tony Moran and co-produced by Nathan DiGesare

The real big news here are the new Giorgio Moroder tracks and the underground club smash "(You Are) So Beautiful". "Beautiful" is already being played on KTU in NYC.
The Moroder tracks "Dream Alots Theme" and "Thats The Way" are even hotter. It makes you look forward to a full new CD from Summer in 2004. The CD is a great value and a great joy. This is for old and new fans. If you never owned a Donna Summer CD, check this one out and you will will want to buy her full CD's which contains the long versions of all of her classic hits.:) I just got my tickets for the Madison Square Garden show. :) I hope she does "Beautiful".

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5.0 out of 5 stars What a Journey!
Anyone who enjoyed Donna Summer will love this CD. I have played it over and over. It is also great as an exercise CD without it being boring. Love it!!!
Published 3 months ago by D. McFarland

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS IS EXCELLENT CD OF BEST OF DONNA SUMMER
I RECOMMENDE THIS CD IL YOU LIKE BEST MUSIC OF DISCO 1970 TO 1980,I LOVE DONNA SUMMER AND I LOVE THIS BEST OF DONNA SUMMER ,GOOD RICE FOR THIS EXCELLANT CD.
Published 4 months ago by patrick chevalier

5.0 out of 5 stars Hot Hot Hot
I saw Donna at Harrahs Tahoe in the early 80's. Her show was high energy and her vocals were over the top. This album brings that "Time and Place" back to life.
Published 4 months ago by Gr8archer

4.0 out of 5 stars the donna I remember
a well produced compendium of Donna Summer's sultry vocals. a must have for Donna lovers and for a capsulization or her hits.
Published 7 months ago by K. J. Howe

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb compilation!
A great overview of Donna's pop stuff, but I really bought it for the bonus CD...keeps my workouts moving, great songs!
Published 10 months ago by Hope Daly

5.0 out of 5 stars Summer CD
I received this cd quickly and it was in great condition. Will definitely buy from this seller again!

Lisa
Published 12 months ago by Lisa Hays

5.0 out of 5 stars Great cd import!
I just receive the import version of "The Journey:The very best of donna Summer yesterday. I bought it because of the second cd with extended remixes of songs like: "I feel... Read more
Published 14 months ago by A. Broussal

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the best and More!
We LOVE this cd! My wife purchased it for us. It has all of Donna Summers best songs and then a few surprises. Some songs that we never knew she recorded. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Norman B.

5.0 out of 5 stars Just what she wanted!
My girlfriend asked for this CD and was so happy to receive it on Christmas morning! She has listened to it and downloaded most of it to her ipod.
Published 18 months ago by Suzanne Stanislawski

5.0 out of 5 stars Donna passes the test of time....
After many thought that the disco era was passe, Donna summer has proven to me that true talent will always rise to the top. Her powerful voice and passion are evident... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Kevin J. Henry

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