Endless Summer (Donna Summer's Greatest Hits) [European Version]

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Album: Endless Summer (Donna Summer's Greatest Hits) [European Version]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Melody Of Love (Wanna Be Loved)	More Info...	4:19
2)	Love To Love You Baby	More Info...	3:22
3)	Could It Be Magic	More Info...	3:59
4)	I Feel Love	More Info...	3:48
5)	Love's Unkind	More Info...	4:28
6)	I Love You	More Info...	3:23
7)	Last Dance	More Info...	3:21
8)	MacArthur Park	More Info...	3:58
9)	Hot Stuff	More Info...	3:54
10)	Bad Girls	More Info...	3:56
11)	No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)	More Info...	4:51
12)	On The Radio	More Info...	4:04
13)	Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)	More Info...	4:21
14)	State Of Independence	More Info...	4:28
15)	She Works Hard For The Money	More Info...	4:35
16)	Unconditional Love	More Info...	4:00
17)	This Time I Know It's For Real	More Info...	3:38
18)	I Don't Wanna Get Hurt	More Info...	3:29
19)	Any Way At All	More Info...	4:18

Album: Endless Summer (Donna Summer's Greatest Hits) [European Version]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Melody Of Love (Wanna Be Loved)	More Info...	4:19
2)	Love To Love You Baby	More Info...	3:22
3)	Could It Be Magic	More Info...	3:59
4)	I Feel Love	More Info...	3:48
5)	Love's Unkind	More Info...	4:28
6)	I Love You	More Info...	3:23
7)	Last Dance	More Info...	3:21
8)	MacArthur Park	More Info...	3:58
9)	Hot Stuff	More Info...	3:54
10)	Bad Girls	More Info...	3:56
11)	No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)	More Info...	4:51
12)	On The Radio	More Info...	4:04
13)	Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)	More Info...	4:21
14)	State Of Independence	More Info...	4:28
15)	She Works Hard For The Money	More Info...	4:35
16)	Unconditional Love	More Info...	4:00
17)	This Time I Know It's For Real	More Info...	3:38
18)	I Don't Wanna Get Hurt	More Info...	3:29
19)	Any Way At All	More Info...	4:18

Tracks

1. Melody Of Love (Wanna Be Loved)

2. Love To Love You Baby

3. Could It Be Magic

4. I Feel Love

5. Love's Unkind

6. I Love You

7. Last Dance

8. Mac Arthur Park

9. Hot Stuff

10. Bad Girls

11. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)

12. On The Radio

13. Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)

14. State Of Independence

15. She Works Hard For The Money

16. Unconditional Love

17. This Time I Know It's For Real

18. I Don't Wanna Get Hurt

19. Ny Way At All

Performer Notes

Personnel includes: Donna Summer, Barbra Streisand (vocals); Nick Moroch (guitar); Lil Louis (programming).
Producers include: Donna Summer, Pete Bellotte, Giorgio Moroder, Gary Klein, Quincy Jones.
Compilation producer: Bas Hartong.
Includes one bonus and two alternate tracks.
Personnel: Jay Graydon (guitar); Nick Moroch (wah-wah guitar).
Audio Mixers: Gerry Brown ; Bruce Carbone.
Arranger: Giorgio Moroder.
Coming only a year after the more in-depth Mercury collection THE DONNA SUMMER ANTHOLOGY, the single-disc ENDLESS SUMMER might seem redundant, but the latter set smartly focuses almost exclusively on Summer's classic disco era and her later dance anthems. The song selection is unbeatable--nobody recorded more disco classics than Summer--and the production, largely by the team of Giorgio Moroder and Pete Belotte, defines the Eurodisco aesthetic, all ticking krautrock-inspired synths and swooping strings.
Even the later, less unique tracks like the Quincy Jones-produced "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)" sound terrific. If you're looking for a one-disc Summer anthology, ON THE RADIO might delve slightly deeper, but ENDLESS SUMMER is arguably more powerful.

Professional Reviews

Q (12/94, p.170) - 3 Stars - Good - "...most of the disco greats are here...being the artist (and possessed of genuine lung-power) she felt compelled to move on, with varying results.