The only superstar performer disco ever produced, Summer has a good voice and substantial songwriting talent, but her great gift is acting: she projected a hedonistic sexual image so effectively she became the poster child for 70’s excess. Born in Boston, Donna Summer moved to Germany and appeared in musicals including Hair and Godspell. After running into producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellote, the 17-minute heavy breather “Love To Love You Baby” brought Summer to international prominence, and she was crowned the Queen of Disco. 1977’s I Remember Yesterday produced the most forward-looking single in Summer and Moroder’s catalog, the monumental “I Feel Love.” Eschewing the strings and typical disco excess, it laid the groundwork not only for countless Euro-dance imitators, but also for the techno revolution of the ’80s and ’90s. Summer ended her collaboration with Moroder and Bellotte and teamed up with Quincy Jones for 1982’s Donna Summer. With producer Michael Omartian, Summer moved back into post-disco dance music and urban R&B with 1983’s She Works Hard for the Money; its title track was a smash and became a feminist anthem of sorts.(DBW/MSN)
- “Love to Love You Baby”
- Beyonce: Naughty Girl
- Digital Underground: Freaks of the Industry
- Dr. Dre ft L L Cool J: Zoom
- TLC: I’m Good at Being Bad
- “I Feel Love”
- After Dark: “I Feel Bass”
- JC Chasez: One Night Stand
- Underworld: Shudder/King Of Snake
- “(If It) Hurts Just a Little”
- Cassius: Cassius ‘99
- “Bad Girls”
- ATFC: Sleep Talk
(”What? No “Hot Stuff”? No “State of Independence”? I’m as amazed as you, but I couldn’t find any evidence. If you do have some proof of people having sampled other Donna Summer tracks, let me know!)
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