GLOBALRPH MUSICATLASDonna Summer: Artist Essentials
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First released: 1977 (year verified)
Original album: I Remember Yesterday
Original 1977 album recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The repeating electronic pulse leaves room for the vocal line to float above it.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1977 (year verified)
The original album program establishes 1977; later remixes and live performances are separate.
Recording: Original 1977 album recording
Credit: Donna Summer
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: I Remember Yesterday
Giorgio Moroder - I Remember Yesterday original album program
The producer dates the album to 1977 and lists I Feel Love, Love's Unkind and the opening I Remember Yesterday separately from its reprise. The embedded live video is not the selected album recording. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 1978 (year verified)
Original single: Last Dance
Original 1978 single version
MusicAtlas editorial note: The move from a restrained opening to the dance section supplies its dramatic arc.
Annual version match under reviewThe selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1978 (year verified)
The distributor explicitly identifies the original single version in 1978.
Recording: Original 1978 single version
Credit: Donna Summer
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: Last Dance
Last Dance - original single version metadata
The distributor explicitly names Single Version and retains a 1978 song date. The modern compilation and January 1 placeholder do not establish an original day. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 1979 (year verified)
Original album: Bad Girls
Original 1979 full album recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The guitar figures give the driving dance rhythm a sharp, physical edge.
Annual version match under reviewThe selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1979 (year verified)
The selected full album production was issued in 1979. Only the year is asserted.
Recording: Original 1979 full album recording
Credit: Donna Summer
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Bad Girls
Giorgio Moroder - Bad Girls original album program
The producer dates the album to 1979 and identifies the full Hot Stuff, Bad Girls, Dim All the Lights and Sunset People album tracks. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 1979 (year verified)
Original album: Bad Girls
Original 1979 full album recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Short vocal exchanges and punctuating horns make the refrain especially immediate.
Annual version match under reviewThe selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1979 (year verified)
The selected full track belongs to the original 1979 album program.
Recording: Original 1979 full album recording
Credit: Donna Summer
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Bad Girls
Giorgio Moroder - Bad Girls original album program
The producer dates the album to 1979 and identifies the full Hot Stuff, Bad Girls, Dim All the Lights and Sunset People album tracks. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 1975 (year verified)
Original album: Love to Love You Baby
Original 1975 full album recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Let the long groove unfold; the gradual changes matter as much as the refrain.
Annual version match under reviewThe selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1975 (year verified)
The full 16:50 album production was released in 1975, before its retained 1976 annual appearance.
Recording: Original 1975 full album recording
Credit: Donna Summer
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Love to Love You Baby
Giorgio Moroder - Love to Love You Baby original full album recording
The original album is dated 1975 and its title track is listed at 16:50. This supports the full album production, not an abbreviated compilation edit. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 1979 (year verified)
Original single: On the Radio
Original 1979 short studio version
MusicAtlas editorial note: The opening gives the vocal story space before the regular dance pulse takes over.
Annual version match under reviewThe selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1979 (year verified)
The short original recording retains 1979 in distributor metadata; the original hits album appeared that year.
Recording: Original 1979 short studio version
Credit: Donna Summer
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: On the Radio
On the Radio - original short recording metadata
The public distributor item identifies Donna Summer's short On the Radio recording, approximately four minutes, with a 1979 song date. Its later Summer: The Original Hits package is not the original release event. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Rock Hall Museum Store - On the Radio original release history
The history dates the original hits album to October 1979. Its program contains two On the Radio entries and the Streisand duet. It does not identify the mix of a retained annual row. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 1978 (year verified)
Original single: MacArthur Park
Original 1978 single version
MusicAtlas editorial note: The changing sections give this compact single the sweep of a much larger arrangement.
Annual version match under reviewThe selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1978 (year verified)
The named original single version is dated 1978, before the retained 1979 annual appearance.
Recording: Original 1978 single version
Credit: Donna Summer
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: MacArthur Park
MacArthur Park - original single version metadata
The Donna Summer item explicitly names Single Version and retains a 1978 song date. The later compilation title 1979 Best of by uDiscover does not redate this recording. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 1983 (year verified)
Original album: She Works Hard for the Money
Original 1983 full album recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The clipped rhythm and firm refrain bring a direct, forceful vocal setting.
Annual version match under reviewThe selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1983 (year verified)
UMe dates the original album to 1983 and separates its title track from appended bonus editions.
Recording: Original 1983 full album recording
Credit: Donna Summer
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: She Works Hard for the Money
UMe - original She Works Hard for the Money album and bonus editions
UMe explicitly dates the original nine-song album to 1983, identifies Musical Youth on Unconditional Love, and separates both selected originals from appended club mixes and instrumentals. The 2023 expansion does not date the originals. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 1979 (year verified)
Original album: Wet
Original 1979 Wet album duet recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The two lead voices turn a gradual build into a sustained, theatrical exchange.
Annual version match under reviewThe selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1979 (year verified)
The selected full Wet duet was released in 1979. The later annual carryover is not a new release date.
Recording: Original 1979 Wet album duet recording
Credit: Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer
Role in this collection: Co-lead vocalist with Barbra Streisand
Original album: Wet
Barbra Streisand - original Wet album program
The official Sony artist catalog places Wet in 1979 and includes No More Tears. The selected version is this original album duet. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
Sony distributor - original Wet duet and full artist credit
The Wet program identifies No More Tears as Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer, approximately eight minutes twenty seconds, dated 1979. It does not establish the edition of either retained annual appearance. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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First released: 1989 (year verified)
Original single: This Time I Know It's for Real
Original 1989 short studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: A bright, tightly organized backing makes the repeated hook easy to follow.
Annual appearances: 1989
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1989 (year verified)
The standard short recording retains its preceding 1989 single date within Another Place & Time.
Recording: Original 1989 short studio recording
Credit: Donna Summer
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: This Time I Know It's for Real
Another Place & Time - original program and short title recording
The original ten-song 1989 program includes This Time I Know It's for Real. Public distributor data retains its preceding February 1989 date and standard approximately 3:39 recording; expanded-package remixes are not selected. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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