Category: Donna Summer

August 22, 2024

Donna Summer – Stop, Look & Listen (Extended Remix) (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1984

“Stop, Look & Listen” was the third single taken from Donna Summer’s eleventh studio album “She Works Hard For The Money” released by Mercury Records. The song released in January 1984, dealt with the topic of social injustice and peaked at #57 on the UK Singles Chart. No music video was released for this single.

The “extended Remix” is vinyl only and did not appear on the album’s expanded edition.

SIDE A:
Stop, Look & Listen (Extended Remix) 5:56

SIDE B:
Tokyo 4:20

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury – DONNA 312, Mercury – 818071-1, Mercury – 818 071-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: Jan 1984
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Lacquer Cut By – Tone*
Producer, Arranged By – Michael Omartian
Written-By – B. Sudano* (tracks: B), D. Summer*, G. Phillinganes* (tracks: A), M. Omartian*

NOTES:
Side A is alternatively titled Stop Look And Listen (Long remix) on the record label and Stop, Look & Listen (Extended Remix) on the front and back of the sleeve.

Album available She Works Hard For The Money

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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April 30, 2024

Donna Summer – Melody Of Love (Wanna Be Loved) (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1994

“Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved)” is by American singer and songwriter Donna Summer. It was released on October 31, 1994, by Mercury Records and Casablanca Records as a new track and the lead single for her 1994 hits compilation album, Endless Summer: Donna Summer’s Greatest Hits. The song was written by Summer, David Cole, Robert Clivillés, and Joe Carrano, and produced by Summer and Welcome Productions. It missed the top 20 in the United Kingdom and was a top-40 hit in Belgium. The song was formed with several remixes and was her tenth number-one hit on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart. In Australia, the single peaked at number 79 in December 1994. It was awarded the ASCAP Dance Song of the Year prize in 1996.

SIDE A:
Melody Of Love (Wanna Be Loved) (Classic Club Mix) 8:03
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – David Morales

Melody Of Love (Wanna Be Loved) (Boss Mix) 6:57
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – David Morales

SIDE B:
Melody Of Love (Wanna Be Loved) (Épris Mix) 8:33
Arranged By [Re-arranged By], Programmed By, Remix – Peter Oxendale
Project Manager [Directed By] – Eddie Gordon

Melody Of Love (Wanna Be Loved) (Mijangos Powertools Trip #1) 5:55
Remix, Programmed By – Mijangos

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1994	Melody Of Love (Wanna Be Loved)	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Casablanca – 856 357-1, Mercury – 856 357-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1994
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Garage House, Tribal House

CREDITS:

Executive-Producer – Bas Hartong, Bruce Carbone
Lacquer Cut By – Herbie Jr*
Producer – Donna Summer, Welcome
Written-By – D. Cole*, D. Summer*, J. Carrano*, R. Clivilles*

NOTES:
Produced For – Def Mix Productions
Produced For – Powertools Production

Original version from the LP “Endless Summer”

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December 21, 2023

Donna Summer – Winter Melody/Spring Affair (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1977

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Originally posted December 21, 2010

“Winter Melody” is a song by Donna Summer released as a single in late 1976 from her Four Seasons of Love album. It became a top 30 hit in the UK, where it peaked at #27.

By this time Summer was making her name as the queen of disco music, though this song is a soul ballad. The song represents the “winter” phase of the concept album, and speaks of a woman struggling to come to terms with the fact that her relationship has ended. As with much of Summer’s material at that time (particularly with songs found on her concept albums), the song played for a considerable amount of time (over six minutes), however, the song was edited for its release as a single. “Winter Melody” peaked at #43 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart.

The flip side “Spring Affair” (which represents the “spring” phase of the concept album) tells of the beginning of a new relationship. “Spring Affair” is more than eight minutes long, though it was edited for release as a single. The song peaked at number 15 on Spain’s singles charts and number 3 on Spain’s Radio chart. “Spring Affair” peaked at #43 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart.

SIDE A:
Winter Melody (Edit) 4:00

SIDE B:
Spring Affair (Edit) 3:41

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1977	Winter Melody	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#43
1977	Winter Melody	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#24
1977	Spring Affair	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#43
1977	Spring Affair	U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	#8
1977	Spring Affair	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#21

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Casablanca – NBD 100, Casablanca – NBD-100
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1977
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco

CREDITS:

Producer – Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte
Written-By – Summer*, Moroder*, Bellotte*

NOTES:
From the Casablanca LP, “Four Seasons Of Love”

An Oasis Recording

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October 20, 2023

Donna Summer – Supernatural Love (US 12″)

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Originally posted October 25, 2011

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“Supernatural Love” is the second single from Donna Summer’s 1984 Cats Without Claws album. The song released on October 23, 1984 by Geffen Records (US) and Warner Bros. Records (UK). It was written by Summer, Michael Omartian and Bruce Sudano, and produced by Omartian. The typically 1980s synthesized song was remixed for its release as a single and became a minor hit in the US. It was accompanied by a very colourful video again featuring Donna and husband Bruce Sudano as a star-crossed couple chasing each other through time when he is abducted by an evil enchantress—from the stone age into current 1980s New Wave, where Donna pursues the enchantress in order to save him.

While the single only peaked at #75 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, it fared better on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart at #39.

SIDE A:
Supernatural Love (Extended Dance Remix) 6:12
Remix – Juergen Koppers*

SIDE B:
Face The Music 4:14

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Supernatural Love	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#75
1984	Supernatural Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#39
1984	Supernatural Love	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles	#61

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records – 0-20273, Geffen Records – 9 20273-0 A
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synthpop

CREDITS:

Management – Susan Munao Management Co., Inc.
Photography By – Harry Langdon
Written-By – Bruce Sudano, Donna Summer
Written-By, Producer – Michael Omartian

NOTES:
From the LP “Cat’s Without Claws”

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RESTORATION NOTES:
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