Lady of the Night (album)
Lady of the Night | ||||
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Studio album by Donna Summer | ||||
Released | February 26, 1974 | |||
Recorded | July–November 1973 | |||
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Length | 33:56 | |||
Label | Groovy | |||
Producer | Pete Bellotte | |||
Donna Summer chronology | ||||
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Singles from Lady of the Night | ||||
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AllMusic | [3] |
Lady of the Night is the debut studio album by American singer Donna Summer, released in the Netherlands on February 26, 1974, by Groovy Records. The album contains such European hits as "The Hostage" and "Lady of the Night".
Background
In 1973, Donna Summer recorded backing vocals for the album of the band Three Dog Night, and while working in the studio she met songwriters and producers Pete Bellotte and Giorgio Moroder. The musicians appreciated the vocal and performing potential and, having weighed the emerging commercial prospects, offered Summer work on her own record. Bellotte acted as producer and in close collaboration with Giorgio Moroder they composed almost the entire array of song material of the album, including the song "The Hostage", released as a lead single from the album. Most of the songs on the album are written in the pop and folk-pop genres.[1]
Release
The album was released only in the Netherlands, and spawned the minor hit singles "The Hostage" and "Lady of the Night" in that country.[4] The first single, "The Hostage", entered the top three charts in Belgium and Spain, and the second single, "Lady of the Night", was also a success, hitting the top ten also in Austria. The album itself failed to chart.[5]
"Full of Emptiness" was excised from all CD reissues, as the track was re-mixed and re-released on her next album, 1975's Love to Love You Baby.[6]
"Little Miss Fit" had been previously released as a single in the Netherlands and West Germany by Dutch singer Debbie in 1973.[7]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte; except "Domino", "Let's Work Together Now" and "Sing Along (Sad Song)" by Bellotte
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Lady of the Night" | 3:58 |
2. | "Born to Die" | 3:24 |
3. | "Friends" | 3:31 |
4. | "Full of Emptiness" | 2:26 |
5. | "Domino" | 3:14 |
Total length: | 16:33 |
No. | Title | Length |
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6. | "The Hostage" | 4:16 |
7. | "Wounded" | 2:43 |
8. | "Little Miss Fit" | 3:06 |
9. | "Let's Work Together Now" | 3:58 |
10. | "Sing Along (Sad Song)" | 3:20 |
Total length: | 17:23 |
References
- ^ a b Wikane, Christian John (May 18, 2012). "She's a Rainbow: A Tribute to Donna Summer". PopMatters. Archived from the original on September 29, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ Patrin, Nate (June 3, 2019). "8 Memorable Covers Of The Queen Of Disco, Donna Summer". Stereogum. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ a b Lady of the Night at AllMusic. Retrieved July 2, 2023. Archived February 27, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sanders, Charles C. (October 1977). "Donna Summer". Ebony. Vol. 32, no. 12. p. 40. ISSN 0012-9011.
- ^ "Donna Summer Charts". hitparade.ch (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "Lady of the Night" at Discogs. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "Little Miss Fit" at Discogs (list of releases). Retrieved July 2, 2023.
External links
- Lady of the Night at Discogs (list of releases)
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- Lady of the Night (1974)
- Love to Love You Baby (1975)
- A Love Trilogy (1976)
- Four Seasons of Love (1976)
- I Remember Yesterday (1977)
- Once Upon a Time (1977)
- Bad Girls (1979)
- The Wanderer (1980)
- I'm a Rainbow (rec. 1981, rel. 1996)
- Donna Summer (1982)
- She Works Hard for the Money (1983)
- Cats Without Claws (1984)
- All Systems Go (1987)
- Another Place and Time (1989)
- Mistaken Identity (1991)
- Christmas Spirit (1994)
- Crayons (2008)
- Live and More (1978)
- Live & More Encore (1999)
- On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II (1979)
- Walk Away: Collector's Edition (The Best of 1977–1980) (1980)
- The Summer Collection: Greatest Hits (1985)
- The Dance Collection: A Compilation of Twelve Inch Singles (1987)
- The Donna Summer Anthology (1993)
- Endless Summer: Donna Summer's Greatest Hits (1994)
- The Ultimate Collection (2003)
- The Journey: The Very Best of Donna Summer (2003)
- Gold (2005)
- Singles... Driven by the Music (2015)
- The Ultimate Collection (2016)
- "The Hostage" (1974)
- "Lady of the Night" (1974)
- "Virgin Mary" (1975)
- "Love to Love You Baby" (1975)
- "Could It Be Magic (1976)
- "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It (1976)
- "Spring Affair (1976)
- "Winter Melody (1977)
- "Can't We Just Sit Down (And Talk It Over)" (1977)
- "I Feel Love" (1977)
- "Shut Out" (1977)
- "Down Deep Inside" (1977)
- "I Remember Yesterday" (1977)
- "Love's Unkind" (1977)
- "I Love You" (1977)
- "Rumour Has It" (1978)
- "Last Dance" (1978)
- "Back in Love Again" (1978)
- "Back in Love Again" (1978)
- "MacArthur Park" (1978)
- "Heaven Knows" (1978)
- "Hot Stuff" (1979)
- "Bad Girls" (1979)
- "Dim All the Lights" (1979)
- "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (1979)
- "On the Radio" (1979)
- "Sunset People" (1980)
- "Walk Away" (1980)
- "The Wanderer" (1980)
- "Cold Love" (1980)
- "Who Do You Think You're Foolin'" (1981)
- "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)" (1982)
- "State of Independence" (1982)
- "I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley Remix)" (1982)
- "The Woman in Me" (1983)
- "Protection" (1983)
- "She Works Hard for the Money" (1983)
- "Unconditional Love" (1983)
- "Love Has a Mind of Its Own" (1984)
- "There Goes My Baby" (1984)
- "Supernatural Love" (1984)
- "Eyes" (1984)
- "Dinner with Gershwin" (1987)
- "Only the Fool Survives" (1987)
- "This Time I Know It's for Real" (1989)
- "I Don't Wanna Get Hurt" (1989)
- "Love's About to Change My Heart" (1989)
- "Breakaway" (1989)
- "When Love Takes Over You" (1989)
- "State of Independence (New Bass Remix)" (1990)
- "When Love Cries" (1991)
- "Work That Magic" (1991)
- "Carry On" (1992)
- "La Vie en rose" (1994)
- "Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved)" (1994)
- "Any Way at All" (1994)
- "I Feel Love (Remix)" (1995)
- "Whenever There Is Love" (1996)
- "I Will Go with You (Con te partirò)" (1999)
- "Love Is the Healer" (1999)
- "The Power of One" (2000)
- "You're So Beautiful" (2003)
- "Dream-A-Lot's Theme (I Will Live for Love)" (2004)
- "I Got Your Love" (2005)
- "I'm a Fire" (2008)
- "Stamp Your Feet" (2008)
- "It's Only Love" (2008)
- "Fame (The Game)" (2008)
- "To Paris with Love" (2010)
- Brooklyn Dreams
- Pete Bellotte
- Joe "Bean" Esposito
- Giorgio Moroder
- Bruce Sudano
- Neil Bogart
- Paul Jabara
- Sunshine
- "Down Deep Inside"
- Love to Love You, Donna Summer (2023)