Live and More [Disco Fever]

by Donna Summer

Overview

After becoming the queen of disco thanks to orgasmathon hits like "Love to Love You Baby" and "I Feel Love," Donna Summer topped off her five-year rise to fame with this live set. Certainly not a contender for first-disc choice, Live and More still works quite well as a '70s sampler for the converted. And since disco was the party music par excellence, the album's feel is one of a all-nighter in action. Featuring her signature hits and a fat chunk of disco tracks from the Once Upon a Time record, sides one and three solidify Summer's reputation as one of the most exciting and slick singers on stage. Balancing out the requisite dance material, Summer spends side two waxing nostalgic via a pop standards medley ("The Man I Love," "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good," "Some of These Days") and some nice jazz and blues-imbued fare of her own. And ending the album on a very high note, Summer indulges in "McArthur Park Suite," a classic long-player that bookends two of Summer and producer Giorgio Moroder's pop disco numbers with a dance-friendly take on Jimmy Webb's monumental classic. Along with cloud-walking bouncers like "I Love You" and "Last Dance," this closing piece finds Summer at her sophisticated and tuneful best. There's nothing here to eclipse the original versions of these cuts -- save for the Webb cover, which is new -- but the Summer faithful will nonetheless want to pick up this very enjoyable concert recording. ~ Stephen Cook

Product Details

Release Date:	05/25/2018
Label:	Universal
UPC:	4988031275276
Rank:	580

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Donna Summer   Primary Artist,Vocals
Greg Mathieson   Guest Artist,Clavinet,Synthesizer
Brooklyn Dreams   Guest Artist
Victor Sazer   Cello
Alfred Barr   Viola
Dara Lynn Bernard   Vibraphone
Robert Adcock   Cello
Ken Park   Percussion
Richard Adelman   Drums
Virgil Weber   Synthesizer
Mary Bernard   Vocals (Background)
Doug Livingston   Keyboards
Don Menza   Sax (Tenor)
Jay Rosen   Violin
Jay Graydon   Guitar
Peter Woodford   Guitar (Rhythm)
Joe Romano   Sax (Baritone)
John Barry   Conductor
Dick Hyde   Trombone (Bass)
Bruce Paulson   Trombone
Dalton Smith   Trumpet
Richard Cooper   Trumpet
Teri Schoerbrua   Violin
Dick Spencer   Sax (Alto)
Michael Warren   Guitar
John Santulis   Violin
Mari Tsumura   Violin
Leonard Selic   Viola
Lya Stern   Violin
Bob Conti   Percussion
Keith Forsey   Drums
Carlena Williams   Vocals (Background)
Pavel Farkas   Violin
Bob Payne   Trombone
Bobby Shew   Trumpet

Technical Credits

Juergen Koppers   Engineer
Juergen Kippers   Engineer
Virgil Weber   Composer,Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Jimmy Webb   Composer
Marvin Hamlisch   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Marilyn Bergman   Composer
Pete Bellotte   Composer,Producer
John Barry   Composer,Producer
Alan Bergman   Composer
Giorgio Moroder   Composer,Producer
Donna Summer   Composer
Gary Ladinsky   Engineer
Paul Jabara   Composer
Paul Francis Webster   Composer
Shelton Brooks   Composer
Steve Smith   Engineer
Robert Conti   Composer