On the Radio - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 & 2
Donna Summer
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On the Radio | Donna Summer | 4:01 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Love to Love You Baby (Live at Universal Amphitheatre) | Donna Summer | 4:15 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Try Me, I Know We Can Make It | Donna Summer | 3:18 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Feel Love | Donna Summer | 3:21 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Our Love | Donna Summer | 3:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Remember Yesterday | Donna Summer | 4:45 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Love You | Donna Summer | 3:11 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Heaven Knows | Donna Summer | 3:30 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Last Dance | Donna Summer | 4:56 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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MacArthur Park (Single Version) | Donna Summer | 3:55 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Hot Stuff | Donna Summer | 2:55 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Bad Girls | Donna Summer | 3:05 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Dim All the Lights | Donna Summer | 4:11 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Sunset People | Donna Summer | 4:32 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) | Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand | 11:43 | Album Only | View In iTunes |
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On the Radio (Long Version) | Donna Summer | 5:51 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 16 Songs |
iTunes Review
Donna Summer was the undisputed disco queen: she was there at its birth, she was there at its peak, and she was one of the few to survive its ugly death. It all started with “Love to Love You Baby,” a collaboration with Euro-disco maestro Giorgio Moroder that is one part hypnotic electro, and two parts porno movie. The juxtaposition of Summer’s feathery vocals with Moroder’s motorized pulse proved a sensation. (While the version here purports to be from Summer’s sold-out 1979 show at the Universal Amphitheater in L.A., it sounds suspiciously like the edited studio version.) Summer and Moroder created a magnificent sequel in the proto-techno of “I Feel Love,” but Summer was already expanding her horizons. “On the Radio,” “MacArthur Park,” and “No More Tears,” a duet with Barbra Steisand, all prove that Summer was as comfortable singing soft pop ballads as she was dancefloor anthems. Even so, there’s no denying that the disco beat provided the pulse for her career, and Greatest Hits alone could easily soundtrack an all-night party — just make sure it ends with “Last Dance,” surely this era’s own “Over the Rainbow.”
Customer Reviews
The Diva of Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits: On the Radio Volumes One and Two heralds what has unfortunately become Summer's most prolific category: The Greatest Hits Collection. You'll be hard-pressed to find another recording artist with more hits compilations. Even us die-hards have lost count as to how many have been released. With that said, On the Radio with its inspired cover art marked the last official release for Donna as her reign at Casablanca Records came to an end. (She jumped ship to sign with David Geffen's eponymous label.) All of her hits as of the close of 1979 and for that matter, disco, are represented here—brilliantly sequenced and mixed by Giorgio Moroder. The only drawback is that some of the most commercially successful hits like Hot Stuff and Bad Girls are paired down too much—losing some of the zeal of the originals. You will find not one, but two versions of the now classic, On the Radio—a shorter more radio-friendly edit and a longer mix that was more suitable for clubs way back when. To note, there's an even longer version on the Casablaca (4 CD) Story compilation—also on iTunes. The now historic duet with Streisand is also present in a longer edit. All in all, if you're gonna make your way through the jungle of Summer's greatest hits, On the Radio is definately the first worthy step. Just beware of any compilation that boasts any titles like Na Na Hey Hey, or Back off Bugaloo. Run and hide as these are not Donna Summer hits. They only occasionally feature a young Summer—way before she became a hit-maker.
The Queen!
"Who's the queen of disco? " "Uhh.... Donna Summer?" "Now turn it around." "Summer Donna?" "Now say it faster. "Summadonna? Simmadowna? Simmer down now, SIMMER DOWN NOW!" I just love MacArthur Park. Who doesn't love songs about cakes in the rain? For real!
A "Greatest Hits" that truly deserves to be called "great"
Not content to release an album that simply compiled Summer's hits and arranged them chronologically, producer Giorgio Moroder chose to arrange these songs thematically and stylistically and added overdubs to several tracks. The result is three suites of non-stop music. If you're looking for the definitive versions of "Hot Stuff" and "Bad Girls" you should go with the "Bad Girls" deluxe reissue which has both the original and 12" extended versions (Moroder apparently thought these two songs needed some freshening as they had received non-stop club and airplay the preceding year). If you're looking for some great Summer/summertime music to crank-up this is it.
Biography
Born: December 31, 1948 in Boston, MA
Genre: R&B/Soul
Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By Donna Summer
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Last Dance (Single Version) | Greatest Hits | 3:19 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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She Works Hard for the Money | She Works Hard for the Money | 5:20 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Hot Stuff | Bad Girls | 5:14 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Last Dance (Single Version) | Endless Summer | 3:21 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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On the Radio | On the Radio - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 & 2 | 4:01 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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MacArthur Park (Single Version) | Endless Summer | 3:59 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Love to Love You Baby (Single Version) | Donna Summer: Gold | 4:57 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Dim All the Lights | On the Radio - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 & 2 | 4:11 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Heaven Knows | The Journey: The Very Best of Donna Summer | 3:38 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Last Dance | On the Radio - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 & 2 | 4:56 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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- $9.99
- Genres: R&B/Soul, Music, Disco, Dance, Electronic
- Released: Oct 1979
- ℗ 1979 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
