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Post by skizzo on May 20, 2012 19:36:34 GMT -5
What was her last Hot 100 hit?
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Post by Verisimilitude on May 20, 2012 19:42:28 GMT -5
What was her last Hot 100 hit? "I Will Go With You" which peaked at #79.
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Post by skizzo on May 20, 2012 19:46:17 GMT -5
What was her last Hot 100 hit? "I Will Go With You" which peaked at #79. Oh right, in 1999 I think. What was it about that year that made all the divas come out? Donna, Cher, Diana Ross, Tina, Whitney, all of them released music that year. And all of them, except Whitney, jumped on the dance-pop bandwagon. But "Believe", "I Will Go With You", "When The Heartache Is Over" and "Not Over You Yet" are amazing and were far from generic.
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Post by HolidayGuy on May 20, 2012 20:44:25 GMT -5
Well, "It's Not Right But It's Okay" did get pop and rhythmic play because of the Thunderpuss mix. ;) ("My Love is Your Love" to an extent, too).
I love "I Will Go With You."
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Post by esoteric76 on May 21, 2012 12:19:08 GMT -5
"I Will Go With You" which peaked at #79. Oh right, in 1999 I think. What was it about that year that made all the divas come out? Donna, Cher, Diana Ross, Tina, Whitney, all of them released music that year. And all of them, except Whitney, jumped on the dance-pop bandwagon. But "Believe", "I Will Go With You", "When The Heartache Is Over" and "Not Over You Yet" are amazing and were far from generic. All of those songs, aside from Donna Summer, were either produced or written by Metro. That was a great time for them, and they were trying to strike magic as many times as possible after the success of believe. The others did well in Europe at least.
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Post by divasummer on May 21, 2012 14:36:29 GMT -5
Does anyone think they will put her Geffen and Atlantic albums on ITunes or in the stores? I believe Donna owns the rights to them, which would now go to her estate which is now Donna's husband and daughter's.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on May 21, 2012 16:22:17 GMT -5
^Let's hope!
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Post by 🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 on May 21, 2012 17:08:32 GMT -5
Does anyone think they will put her Geffen and Atlantic albums on ITunes or in the stores? I believe Donna owns the rights to them, which would now go to her estate which is now Donna's husband and daughter's. It wouldn't hurt to do that. And since they have been out of print for so long, it would make sense too. A proper greatest hits/best of collection needs to be released. As a whole, most of the ones released over the years had the essential hits but many of them had different versions. Some used the 7" versions/single versions for certain songs and then 12" versions/extended mixes for other ones. Using just the 7"/single versions would make the most sense. It's only a few of her late 80s stuff that more than one single version. Some collections had sketchy quality too. One would have to purchase a couple different ones to get most of the correct versions. Some versions have never been released on CD/digitally. A friend who is well-versed in Donna Summer music history says that a lot of the master tapes for Donna's Casablanca recordings were destroyed in a fire so much of what has been released on hits collections and other releases is sourced from other places.
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Post by 🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 on May 23, 2012 3:23:32 GMT -5
Phillip Anthony Jr posted this collection of singers, remixers, and industry people reflecting on Donna's passing at DJRicoMixshow:
Junior Vasquez: “Everything followed her. Everyone else did that sound after ‘I Feel Love’ and ‘MacArthur Park Suite.’ I remember in the ’70s, being in the Grove on Fire Island at the Ice Palace. I’d be out there every weekend, and that was all I heard. Loleatta Holloway and First Choice were great as well, but Donna Summer crossed all barriers.”
Ralphi Rosario: "When Donna herself called me after we finished 'I will go with you'.. She told me that it was one of THEE BEST versions of the song she's heard; She called me and said this to me after listening to 16 mixes of the s...ong.. Few years Iater; went onto remix 'I Got your love' for her; We talked on the phone again because she agreed to sing adlibs for me.. She made me VERY nervous, but her sense of humor made it all go away.,. My FAV Donna Summer REMIX; Masters at work; 'I Feel love'... She re-sang the vocals & The MAW productions was f*cking Flawless..... I'm gonna miss you Miss Donna."
Danny Tenaglia: “It was amazing seeing the drag shows to Donna Summer. People would do incredible performances lip syncing. They were always doing ‘MacArthur Park Suite.’ Somebody would come out with a cake in the rain and the umbrella, just like in the lyrics, and it would turn into a very messy stage."
Tony Moran: "I, along with so many others mourn the loss of another artist that has had had such great impact in music history. She shared her voice and was able to bear her soul like none other.I wrote and produced 3 songs for Donna and spent time recording at my home studio in Chelsea, NYC and at her favorite studio in Nashville with a wonderful and talented musician, Nathan Di Gesare. Plenty of late night sessions, sushi dinners and home made chicken at her house. She also had me take vitamins during every meal because she was health conscious. She in advance, let me know how she supported the rainbow community and insured me that I can use 1 of our songs for a CD for an Event called THE WINTER PARTY, that raises money for people with AIDS and other illnesses. "You're So Beautiful", which was not released commercially until her greatest hits was released in that same year (The Journey, The Very Best Of Donna Summer) still became a worldwide club hit due to the passion and devotion of a long time friend. His name is Frank Ceraolo and he believed in remixers beyond the remix. He created the introductions that eventually led to the produced and written collaborations for Luther Vandross (who is so sadly missed as well) and Gloria Estefan, a champion of survival and evolution. Frank introduced me to Donna's Camp and someday I hope you get to hear our other songs together. In the meantime, listen to a little of what I got to hear behind the beats. That is "BEAUTIFUL" defined. I will miss you."
Jellybean Benitez: “You had this woman moaning and groaning, like she was having an orgasm. And it went on forever. But no one seemed to mind. You’d just play that record and turn the lights off. Seventeen minutes was enough time to fulfill a lot of fantasies."
Kristine W. "I just can't stop crying today, I feel like a member of my family just died and then I realized they had. Donna Summer has been a part of my family, my musical family, and career aspirations since childhood. It is a bond woven so tight that it gives the Power of Music a whole new clarity when you loose someone like her. I am so glad I saw her perform many times live and Miss Summer was always bett...er live than her iconic recordings. That's the true sign of greatness. Her songs were uplifting and full of hope and she was my musical role model as she was to so many. Thank you Donna Summer for teaching us all to dream and helping us dance through our lives. You are forever in our hearts and in all of the music we write and that your work continues to inspire. I am so thankful for the gifts you shared with the world. You are loved, a legend and I will carry you in my heart always."
Bette Midler: “I was working at the [Continental] Baths and we heard this magical voice. It was ‘Love to Love You Baby,’ and you knew that something was in the air, that something was going to change. It was so revolutionary. It was quite provocative, really outrageous, this gigantic production, fantastic production. It wasn’t thoughtful. It was sexual."
Deborah Harry: “There’s a live recording somewhere of us doing ‘I Feel Love.’ We played it all over the place. I know we did at CBGB at first and then various shows all over the world. I was crazy about that song. You couldn’t help but love it. It was so fresh.”
Liz Rosenberg (publicist to Madonna, Cher, Stevie Nicks and, briefly, Donna Summer): “Donna Summer was it. I went to Paradise Garage, the Loft and the Flamingo. Only gay clubs. The music was always better and you always heard Donna Summer. She also put on phenomenal live shows. The show I remember very well was the Greek Theater in L.A. They had this street lamp setup, and all these people who worked around Donna came out in outfits and did ‘Bad Girls’ like they were hookers. It was a big industry audience and it just went insane. I knew at that moment I was at something historic. I could only equate it to Bette Midler in terms of those out-there concert extravaganzas.”
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2012 17:53:40 GMT -5
DONNA SUMMER'S FUNERAL Packed with Music Legends
Donna Summer's funeral is underway right now in Tennessee -- and TMZ has learned, several legends in the music biz are present ... including famed producer David Foster.
In addition to producing several tracks for Donna Summer -- Foster has worked with practically every other singer on the planet ... including Michael Jackson, The Bee Gees, Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Prince, Madonna ... the list goes on.
Sources tell us, Italian record producer Giorgio Moroder is also present at the funeral. Moroder produced several disco hits with Summer, including "Love to Love You Baby" and "I Feel Love."
We're told Donna's casket is covered in white roses. The singer's entire family is also at the ceremony.
As we reported yesterday, the private invitation-only ceremony is taking place in Nashville -- and roughly 1,000 people are attending.
Donna passed away in Florida last week after battling lung cancer. She was 63.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on May 23, 2012 17:53:44 GMT -5
Billboard.com:
Donna Summer's Album Sales Skyrocket 3,277% Following Death
May 23, 2012 | By Keith Caulfield
The late Donna Summer impacts Billboard's music charts this week, following her death from cancer on May 17.
As Nielsen SoundScan's sales tracking week ended on May 20, Billboard's new sales charts reflect only four days since Summer's passing. (SoundScan provides data to Billboard for its music chart rankings.)
On the Billboard 200 albums chart, Summer hits the tally with four albums. She re-enters the list with her former No. 1, "On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II" at No. 73. It sold 6,000 copies last week -- a gain of 10,761% over the previous seven days.
She also debuts on the list with "Endless Summer: Donna Summer's Greatest Hits" (No. 90 with 5,000; up 43,045%), re-enters with "The Journey: The Very Best of Donna Summer" (No. 95 with 5,000; up 3,819%) and bows "Greatest Hits" (No. 194 with 2,000; up 3,842%).
Summer's catalog of albums sold 26,000 last week -- up 3,277% from 1,000 the week previous.
In terms of digital songs, the diva sold 187,000 downloads last week -- up from 4,000 the week previous (a gain of 4,115%). Summer sold more than twice as many songs last week than she had in all of 2012 up until her death (97,000).
Her biggest selling song last week was "Last Dance," which debuts on the Hot Digital Songs chart at No. 45 with 38,000 (up 4,029%). Her second-biggest tune last week was "On the Radio," with 19,000 sold (up 5,017%).
Summer wasn't the only pop star the music world lost last week, as the Bee Gees' Robin Gibb died on Sunday, May 20. However, the bulk of whatever sales impact we see from his passing won't register until next week's charts. News outlets began reporting his death in the late afternoon of Sunday, May 20, leaving only a few hours left in our sales tracking week.
Nine Donna Summer songs enter Hot Digital Songs in the wake of her death last week. The Oscar-winning "Last Dance" leads the way (38K). Here are the others: "On The Radio" (19K), "Hot Stuff" (16K), "She Works Hard For The Money" (16K), "Bad Girls" (13K), "Love To Love You Baby" (12K), "MacArthur Park" (11K), "Dim All The Lights" (11K) and "Heaven Knows" (10K). There are some killer records in there. Four Summer compilations re-enter The Billboard 200, topped by On The Radio—Greatest Hits—Volumes I & II at #74. R.I.P, Donna.
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Post by d.t.m on May 23, 2012 22:08:38 GMT -5
I Feel Love was aselected this week for induction into the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress as a “historical treasure.”
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Post by areyoureadytojump on May 24, 2012 14:34:11 GMT -5
I was just at J&R Music World in NYC. They had received a shipment of Donna Summer albums.
Most were $5.99.
The "Gold" GH was $19.99. Ridiculous!
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Post by Luckie Starchild on Jun 4, 2012 20:38:02 GMT -5
Elongated backbeats still resound. The Queen ain't dead. LONG LIVE THE QUEEN!!!
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