Sunset People
Donna Summer | Artist Essentials
First released: 1979 (year verified)
Original 1979 full album recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The insistent electronic backing provides a darker closing view of the album's dance music.
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First released: 1979 (year verified)
The full original recording appeared in 1979; its later single release does not change that year.
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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About Donna Summer
Donna Summer was a Boston-born singer and songwriter whose early church singing and European musical-theater work preceded her recording career. In Munich she developed a partnership with Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, combining expressive vocals with extended disco arrangements and electronic rhythms. Her late-1970s records also drew on rock, soul and orchestral pop. Subsequent albums explored new wave, R&B and contemporary dance production, with studio work continuing through Crayons in 2008.
Artist background sources
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - Donna Summer induction essay by Harry Weinger
Career history supporting the Boston and church background, European musical theater, Munich partnership, stylistic range and later recording work through Crayons. No song-inspiration, sales-total, chart-record or present-day claim is made. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-18. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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