Donna Summer

Real Name:
Donna A. Sudano (formerly Donna Adrian Sommer, née LaDonna Adrian Gaines)
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American singer and songwriter, born 31 December 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA and died from cancer 17 May 2012 in Englewood, Florida, USA.
Donna, also known as the 'Queen of Disco' got her stage name from Helmut Sommer (3), an Austrian actor to whom she was married for two years and with whom she had a daughter, Mimi Sommer. Her sisters are: Dara Bernard and Mary Bernard. In 1980 she married Bruce Sudano, their daughters are Brooklyn and Amanda Grace Sudano.

Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2013 (Performer).
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LGR 8301 Lady Of The Night — Donna Summer Donna Summer Lady Of The Night (Album) Groovy LGR 8301 Netherlands 1974 Sell This Version
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7268 028 Love To Love You Baby — Donna Summer Donna Summer Love To Love You Baby (Album) Oasis, Oasis 7268 028 Netherlands 1975 Sell This Version
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OCLP-85004 A Love Trilogy — Donna Summer Donna Summer A Love Trilogy (Album) Oasis OCLP-85004 US 1976 Sell This Version
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D 56.558 Four Seasons Of Love — Donna Summer Donna Summer Four Seasons Of Love (Album) Casablanca D 56.558 Spain 1976 Sell This Version
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GX 01-943 ザ・ディープ = The Deep (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) — Donna Summer John Barry, Donna Summer, Beckett* John Barry, Donna Summer, Beckett* - ザ・ディープ = The Deep (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Album) Gamma (4), Casablanca GX 01-943 Mexico 1977 Sell This Version
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72 98 085 Once Upon A Time... — Donna Summer Donna Summer Once Upon A Time... (Album) Casablanca, Casablanca 72 98 085 Spain 1977 Sell This Version
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CALP 5001, CA. LP 5001 I Remember Yesterday — Donna Summer Donna Summer I Remember Yesterday (Album) Casablanca CALP 5001, CA. LP 5001 Italy 1977 Sell This Version
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NBLP 7119-2, NBLP 7119 Live And More — Donna Summer Donna Summer Live And More (Album, Comp) Casablanca, Casablanca NBLP 7119-2, NBLP 7119 US 1978 Sell This Version
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NBL P82 7119-2 Live And More — Donna Summer Donna Summer Live And More(8-Trk, Album, Club) Casablanca NBL P82 7119-2 Canada 1978 Sell This Version
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CBLP 50033-50034, NBLP-2-7150 Bad Girls — Donna Summer Donna Summer Bad Girls (Album, Comp) Casablanca CBLP 50033-50034, NBLP-2-7150 Greece 1979 Sell This Version
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M5G 2000 The Wanderer — Donna Summer Donna Summer The Wanderer (Album) Geffen Records M5G 2000 Australia 1980 Sell This Version
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WEA K 99 163, WEA 99 163 Donna Summer — Donna Summer Donna Summer Donna Summer (Album) Geffen Records WEA K 99 163, WEA 99 163 Europe 1982 Sell This Version
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none Words And Music — Donna Summer Donna Summer Words And Music(3xLP, Transcription) ABC Radio Networks none US 1982 Sell This Version
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812 265-4 She Works Hard For The Money — Donna Summer Donna Summer She Works Hard For The Money (Album) Mercury, Mercury, Mercury, Mercury 812 265-4 Greece 1983 Sell This Version
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PC 83-47 Westwood One Startrak Profile — Donna Summer Donna Summer Westwood One Startrak Profile(2xLP, Transcription) Westwood One PC 83-47 US 1983 Sell This Version
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GHS 24040 Cats Without Claws — Donna Summer Donna Summer Cats Without Claws (Album) Geffen Records GHS 24040 US 1984 Sell This Version
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30/08338 Summernight — Donna Summer Veit Marvos, Red Point Orchestra, Donna Summer And Other Friends* Veit Marvos, Red Point Orchestra, Donna Summer And Other Friends* - Summernight (Album) Boom Germany 30/08338 Germany 1984 Sell This Version
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NBC 84-5 Donna Summer Concert  -  Radio Broadcast February 3, 4, 5 1984 — Donna Summer Donna Summer Donna Summer Concert - Radio Broadcast February 3, 4, 5 1984(2xLP, Transcription) NBC Radio NBC 84-5 US 1984 Sell This Version
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M5 24102 All Systems Go — Donna Summer Donna Summer All Systems Go (Album) Geffen Records M5 24102 US 1987 Sell This Version
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229255976-2 Another Place And Time — Donna Summer Donna Summer Another Place And Time (Album, Comp) Atlantic, Atlantic 229255976-2 Brazil 1989 Sell This Version
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9031 75159-4, 75159-4 Mistaken Identity — Donna Summer Donna Summer Mistaken Identity (Album) Atlantic, Atlantic 9031 75159-4, 75159-4 Malaysia 1991 Sell This Version
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P2-22694 Christmas Spirit — Donna Summer Donna Summer Christmas Spirit (Album) Mercury P2-22694 US 1994 Sell This Version
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MECT 124 I'm A Rainbow — Donna Summer Donna Summer I'm A Rainbow (Album) Casablanca, Mercury, Chronicles MECT 124 US 1996 Sell This Version
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EVD 50202 VH1 Presents Live & More Encore! — Donna Summer Donna Summer VH1 Presents Live & More Encore! (Album, Comp) Epic EVD 50202 US 1999 Sell This Version
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none The Journey: The Donna Summer Megamix — Donna Summer Donna Summer The Journey: The Donna Summer Megamix UTV Records none US 2003 Sell This Version

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AlRog

AlRog

January 19, 2023
I've said it before and I'll say it again:
Virtually every musical or cultural innovation that Madonna gets unearned credit for is something that Donna Summer was ALREADY doing several years earlier. Summer was famously the 'Queen of Disco', but she was so much more as well. It's hard to think of a single Western music genre that LaDonna Gaines (1948 – 2012) didn't experiment with at one time or another. She was restlessly creative, always wanting to expand her sound and try new things while, of course, making sure it had a good beat and you could dance to it.
professormouse

professormouse

May 26, 2022
edited about 1 year ago
Maybe some day we will all hear what she got up to,
musically,
with Bruce Springsteen.
Never mind the,
"...albums worth of unreleased material",
as one of her Producers told me.
I LOve her voice.
Do I want to buy 2nd rate remixes that mangle it ?
usesid

usesid

July 23, 2018
just saw the musical on Broadway!! OMG...what a woman, what a life!! miss her so much.
donnafan73

donnafan73

December 23, 2017
edited over 5 years ago
I am a Donna Summer remix fanatic. Does anyone know if there are any rare remixes on here? The songs that I especially need remixed are(and I Know there are versions of them) Say a Little prayer,Mistaken Identity, Stop Me, Forgive Me, Lush Life,Heaven's Just a whisper away,One Night in a Lifetime,On My Honor, there will always be a you, People People, Love has a mind of it's own, Woman,Any Way at all, and many on Crayons. I don't think there are remixes of I Believe in Jesus, Let there be peace, Friends Unknown, A Whole new World,Dreamcatcher,, I need time, To turn the stone,You to Me, and others, but if you know of any please let me know. Also if any one knows of mix of Enough is Enough(No more tears) with Donna doing it solo, please let me know. I would love to hear that. She does a great job on it solo on A Blue Lady Live, but, unfortunately, Babs is on the opening of the song.
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beausajore

beausajore

March 27, 2017
I'm desperately searching for evidence of a 12" mix of Heaven Knows. I can't find any entries on here that match up with Wikipedia's description of a "12" single version, at 6:45, was released, the first verse sung by Summer solo, the remainder with Summer and Esposito.". Examples of this version can also be found on youtube, but I can't seem to find any catalogue entries on here that match up!
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colin.allen.5268

colin.allen.5268

August 1, 2015
Thank you for the music Donna. Youre sadly missed X
colin.allen.5268

colin.allen.5268

August 1, 2015
Thanks Paisleyboy...I was a bit suspicious about the Adrian bit...My all time fave female singer...
paisleyboy

paisleyboy

November 15, 2012
oops - it's LaDonna ANDREA Gaines, not 'Adrian' !

Just one of the best singers of all time, her seventies albums with Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte are absolute classics, groundbreaking in their day ... We will not see her like again.

love to love you Donna
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tucasamicasa

tucasamicasa

May 18, 2012
edited over 11 years ago
Summer 1979 was the year that Anita Ward and Donna Summer fought unholy war with each other in the Euro charts. I think Anita won with "Ring my Bell" against Donna's "Hot Stuff". but it was only a battle .. Donna won the war in the end. I'd love to say to that it was sugared up disco bollocks, but there is a soul in Donna (much helped by 3rd parties mind you), her voice that just said: adolescents of the world unite! I only hope Katie Perry ( I would mention Lady Gaga but she isn't worth Donna's spit actually) manages a SHADOW of what Donna was capable of achieving. RIP Donita! Dueña de los aires ahora eres!
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DjFredVal

DjFredVal

May 17, 2012
R.I.P. Donna :'(
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