Last Dance
Donna Summer | Artist Essentials
First released: 1978 (year verified)
Original 1978 single version
MusicAtlas editorial note: The move from a restrained opening to the dance section supplies its dramatic arc.
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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
Annual version match under review
The 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.
The selected original Single Version is explicitly identified. The actual 1978 annual entry names the song without an edition, so its link to this particular single cut remains provisional.
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
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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