MacArthur Park Suite (Live and More studio suite)
Donna Summer
1978
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Release: 1978
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Licensed catalog - Donna Summer, Live and More full suite
Original album year 1978, track 17 explicitly names the full MacArthur Park/One of a Kind/Heaven Knows/MacArthur Park reprise suite, duration 17:47, with Moroder/Bellotte production. Separate live track labels on tracks 1-16 are not applied to the studio suite.
The University Daily - contemporary Live and More review, December 15, 1978
Contemporary university newspaper identifies MacArthur Park Suite as side four of Live and More in December 1978. Used only for original suite existence and chronology, not the reviewer's evaluative language.
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Researched recording background
The full MacArthur Park Suite closes Donna Summer's 1978 Live and More album. It joins MacArthur Park to One of a Kind and Heaven Knows before returning to a MacArthur Park reprise, with Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte producing. This extended studio sequence is distinct from the short MacArthur Park single and from the live performances occupying the album's earlier sides.
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Sources for this information
Licensed catalog - Donna Summer, Live and More full suite
Original album year 1978, track 17 explicitly names the full MacArthur Park/One of a Kind/Heaven Knows/MacArthur Park reprise suite, duration 17:47, with Moroder/Bellotte production. Separate live track labels on tracks 1-16 are not applied to the studio suite. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
The University Daily - contemporary Live and More review, December 15, 1978
Contemporary university newspaper identifies MacArthur Park Suite as side four of Live and More in December 1978. Used only for original suite existence and chronology, not the reviewer's evaluative language. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
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Original 1978 Live and More studio suite; full multi-song program, not the short MacArthur Park single
Requested recording or edition is represented by this sourced catalog destination. The screenshot is metadata evidence; the supplied audio, exact mix, edit, pressing and master have not been independently verified. Version scope: Original 1978 Live and More studio suite; full multi-song program, not the short MacArthur Park single This is an independently verified related recording. The conflicting screenshot performer/file identity remains unresolved.
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Licensed catalog - Donna Summer, Live and More full suite
Original album year 1978, track 17 explicitly names the full MacArthur Park/One of a Kind/Heaven Knows/MacArthur Park reprise suite, duration 17:47, with Moroder/Bellotte production. Separate live track labels on tracks 1-16 are not applied to the studio suite.
The University Daily - contemporary Live and More review, December 15, 1978
Contemporary university newspaper identifies MacArthur Park Suite as side four of Live and More in December 1978. Used only for original suite existence and chronology, not the reviewer's evaluative language.
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