Donna Summer Live And More – 2 lps- 1978- Disc Classic! (Vinyl) Excellent

Donna Summer Live And More – 2 lps- 1978- Disc Classic! (Vinyl) Excellent

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During the concert, Summer performs a large number of herdiscosongs – both her hit singles, and a selection of songs from her previous album,Once Upon a Time. However, in this album, Donna also experimented with other musical styles such as jazz, in “I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good” and theGeorge Gershwinsong, “The Man I Love”. She also performed a version of the ballad “The Way We Were”, originally recorded byBarbra Streisandfor the film of the same name, and a self-written ballad called “Mimi’s Song”, dedicated to her young daughter, Mimi. She was present at this concert for Summer to sing the song to her, and she is heard on the recording saying goodnight to the audience. The concert ends with one of Summer’s best-known songs in the United States – “Last Dance”. This hit song was included on the soundtrack of the filmThank God It’s Friday, in which Summer had also acted. The composer,Paul Jabara, won anAcademy Award for Best Songfrom a motion picture, and Summer herself won her firstGrammy AwardforBest Female R&B Vocal Performancewith this song. A personal favorite of Summer’s, it was one of the first disco songs to feature a slow ballad-tempo both at the beginning and in the middle of the song. This would become a format that Summer would use on several other songs. Some versions of “Last Dance” have the slow part removed from the middle but keeps it at the beginning. The full version, however, was sung at this concert.

The fourth and final side of this double LP album contained a new studio recording entitled “MacArthur Park Suite”, which is a medley of four songs including the main song “MacArthur Park”, originally recorded as a ballad by the Irish actorRichard Harris. Summer’s disco version was edited and issued as a single, and it became one of her biggest hits – her first number one song on the AmericanBillboard Hot 100singles chart, and a Top five song in theUnited Kingdom. This song also earned Summer aGrammy Awardnomination forBest Female Pop Vocal Performance. Another song in the medley, “Heaven Knows” was an American Top five hit, and it featured vocals byJoe Espositoof theBrooklyn Dreamsmusical group. That group included the musicianBruce Sudano, whom Summer would later marry.

Live and More would become Summer’s first number one double album in the United States, and achieved double platinum status in the U.S.

Label:Casablanca NBLP 7119/2Format:2 Vinyl, LP, AlbumCountry:CanadaReleased:1978Genre:ElectronicStyle:Disco
Sleeve Condition (Out of 10) ~ 9- slightcorner wear / both corners/ with inner sleeve (a bit torn)
Label Condition (Out of 10) ~ 10
Vinyl Condition ~ (Out of 10)
Side 1 & 2( very very light marks -almost unnoticeable)
side3 & 4 -10
BIN # 82 / 172 / *179 BIN # 188 / R14 / R20 / R22 / R13 all are perfect copiesTracklist