On March 27, Demon Music Group's Crimson Productions label will release Encore, the ultimate Donna Summer box set. The Queen of Disco's reigned over the pop charts for decades with stints on Casablanca, Geffen, Mercury, and Atlantic. Over the years, she released 17 studio albums, two live albums, and a wealth of successful singles. Encore will bring together all those albums across 33 CDs, plus 8 discs of 7" and 12" mixes, rare edits, non-album cuts, and other rarities. It totals a staggering 329 tracks, truly the most comprehensive tribute to Donna Summer ever collected.
All the tracks have been newly remastered and the packaging boasts mini-LP replica sleeves of each album with proper gatefolds where applicable. The discs are housed in a 12" x 12" slipcased box with a 40-page large-format book that's as impressive as the music. Christian John Wikane has contributed a new 25,000-word essay that utilizes new interviews with many of Summer's collaborators as well as archival commentary from Summer and Bob Esty. Her longtime producer, Giorgio Moroder, provides the foreword.
This set is strictly limited to 1,500 copies and is currently available through Amazon U.K. and Demon's website.
So prepare to take one more dance through Donna Summer's impressive catalogue - albums, singles, remixes and more - pre-order Encore with the link below!
Donna Summer, Encore (Crimson Productions/Demon Music, 2020) (Amazon U.S. [not live] / Amazon U.K.)
CD 1: Lady Of The Night (originally Groovy Records LP LGR-8301, 1974)
- Lady Of The Night
- Born To Die
- Friends
- Domino
- The Hostage
- Wounded
- Little Miss Fit
- Let's Work Together Now
- Sing Along (Sad Song)
CD 2: Love To Love You Baby (originally Oasis/Casablanca LP OCLP-5003, 1975)
- Love To Love You Baby
- Full Of Emptiness
- Need-A-Man Blues
- Whispering Waves
- Pandora's Box
- Full Of Emptiness (Reprise)
CD 3: A Love Trilogy (originally Oasis/Casablanca LP OCLP-5004, 1976)
- Try Me, I Know We Can Make It
- Prelude To Love
- Could It Be Magic
- Wasted
- Come With Me
CD 4: Four Seasons Of Love (originally Casablanca LP NBLP-7038, 1976)
- Spring Affair
- Summer Fever
- Autumn Changes
- Winter Melody
- Spring Reprise
CD 5: I Remember Yesterday (originally Casablanca LP NBLP-7056, 1977)
- I Remember Yesterday
- Love's Unkind
- Back In Love Again
- I Remember Yesterday (Reprise)
- Black Lady
- Take Me
- Can't We Just Sit Down (And Talk It Over)
- I Feel Love
CDs 6-7: Once Upon A Time... (originally Casablanca LP CALD-5003, 1977)
- Once Upon A Time
- Faster And Faster To Nowhere
- Fairy Tale High
- Say Something Nice
- Now I Need You
- Working The Midnight Shift
- Queen For A Day
- If You Got It Flaunt It
- A Man Like You
- Sweet Romance
- (Theme) Once Upon A Time
- Dance Into My Life
- Rumour Has It
- I Love You
- Happily Ever After
- (Theme) Once Upon A Time
CDs 8-9: Live and More (Recorded live at Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles - 6/17/1978) (originally Casablanca LP NBLP-7119, 1978)
- Once Upon A Time
- Fairy Tale High
- Faster And Faster To Nowhere
- Spring Affair
- Rumour Has It
- I Love You
- Only One Man
- I Remember Yesterday
- Love's Unkind
- My Man Medley: The Man I Love/I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good/Some Of These
- Days
- The Way We Were
- Mimi's Song
- Try Me, I Know We Can Make It
- Love To Love You Baby
- I Feel Love
- Last Dance
- MacArthur Park Suite: MacArthur Park/One Of A Kind/Heaven Knows (with Brooklyn Dreams)/MacArthur Park (reprise)
CDs 10-11: Bad Girls (originally Casablanca LP NBLP-2-7150, 1979)
- Hot Stuff
- Bad Girls
- Love Will Always Find You
- Walk Away
- Dim All The Lights
- Journey To The Centre Of Your Heart
- One Night In A Lifetime
- Can't Get To Sleep At Night
- On My Honor
- There Will Always Be A You
- All Through The Night
- My Baby Understands
- Our Love
- Lucky
- Sunset People
CDs 12-13: On The Radio: Greatest Hits, Vol. I and II (originally Casablanca LP NBLP-2-7191, 1979)
- On The Radio
- Love To Love You Baby
- Try Me, I Know We Can Make It
- Feel Love
- Our Love
- I Remember Yesterday
- I Love You
- Heaven Knows (with Brooklyn Dreams)
- Last Dance
- MacArthur Park
- Hot Stuff
- Bad Girls
- Dim All The Lights
- Sunset People
- No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) (duet with Barbra Streisand)
- On The Radio (Long Version)
CD 14: The Wanderer (originally Geffen LP GHS-2000, 1980)
- The Wanderer
- Looking Up
- Breakdown
- Grand Illusion
- Running For Cover
- Cold Love
- Who Do You Think You're Foolin'
- Nightlife
- Stop Me
- I Believe In Jesus
CD 15: Donna Summer (originally Geffen LP GHS-2005, 1982)
- Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)
- Mystery Of Love
- The Woman In Me
- State Of Independence
- Livin' In America
- Protection
- (If It) Hurts Just A Little
- Love Is Just A Breath Away
- Lush Life
CD 16: She Works Hard For the Money (originally Mercury LP 812 265-1, 1983)
- She Works Hard For The Money
- Stop Look And Listen
- He's A Rebel
- Woman
- Unconditional Love
- Love Has A Mind Of Its Own
- Tokyo
- People, People
- (I Do Believe) I Fell In Love
CD 17: Cats Without Claws (originally Geffen LP GHS-24040, 1984)
- Supernatural Love
- It's Not The Way
- There Goes My Baby
- Suzanna
- Cats Without Claws
- Oh Billy, Please
- Eyes
- Maybe It's Over
- I'm Free
- Forgive Me
CD 18: All Systems Go (originally Geffen LP GHS-24102, 1987)
- All Systems Go
- Bad Reputation
- Love Shock
- Jeremy
- Only The Fool Survives (duet with Mickey Thomas)
- Dinner With Gershwin
- Fascination
- Voices Cryin' Out
- Thinkin' 'Bout My Baby
CD 19: Another Place and Time (originally Atlantic LP 7-81987-1, 1989)
- I Don't Wanna Get Hurt
- When Love Takes Over You
- This Time I Know It's For Real
- The Only One
- In Another Place And Time
- Sentimental
- Whatever Your Heart Desires
- Breakaway
- If It Makes You Feel Good
- Love's About To Change My Heart
CD 20: Mistaken Identity (originally Atlantic CD 82285, 1991)
- Get Ethnic
- Body Talk
- Work That Magic
- When Love Cries
- Heaven's Just A Whisper Away
- Cry Of A Waking Heart
- Friends Unknown
- Fred Astaire
- Say A Little Prayer
- Mistaken Identity
- What Is It You Want
- Let There Be Peace
CD 21: Christmas Spirit (originally Mercury CD 314 522 694-2, 1994)
- White Christmas
- The Christmas Song
- O Come All Ye Faithful
- Christmas Is Here
- Christmas Medley: What Child Is This/Do You Hear What I Hear/Joy To The World
- I'll Be Home For Christmas
- Christmas Spirit
- Breath of Heaven
- O Holy Night
- Lamb of God
CDs 22-23: I'm A Rainbow (originally recorded 1981 -- released as Mercury CD 314 532 869-2, 1996)
- I Believe (In You) (duet with Joe "Bean" Esposito)
- True Love Survives
- You To Me
- Sweet Emotion
- Leave Me Alone
- Melanie
- Back Where You Belong
- People Talk
- To Turn The Stone
- Brooklyn
- I'm A Rainbow
- Donna Walk On (Keep On Movin')
- Don't Cry For Me Argentina
- A Runner With The Pack
- Highway Runner
- Romeo
- End Of The Week
- I Need Time
CD 24: VH-1 Presents Live and More Encore! (originally Epic CD EK 69910, 1999)
- MacArthur Park
- This Time I Know It's For Real
- I Feel Love
- On The Radio
- No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) (duet with Tina Arena)
- Dim All The Lights
- She Works Hard For The Money
- Bad Girls
- Hot Stuff
- My Life
- Last Dance
- Love Is The Healer
- I Will Go WIth You (Con Te Partiró)
CD 25: Crayons (originally Burgundy Records CD 88697 22992 2, 2008)
- Stamp Your Feet
- Mr. Music
- Crayons (featuring Ziggy Marley)
- The Queen Is Back
- Fame (The Game)
- Sand On My Feet
- Drivin' Down Brazil
- I'm A Fire
- Slide Over Backwards
- Science Of Love
- Be Myself Again
- Bring Down The Reign
- It's Only Love
BONUS CDs
CDs 26-27: 7″ Single Versions
- Denver Dream
- Something's In The Wind
- Love To Love You Baby (Single Edit)
- Winter Melody (Single Version)
- I Feel Love (Edit)
- Theme From The Deep (Down, Deep Inside) (Album Version)
- Rumour Has It (Single Version)
- I Love You (Single Version)
- Once Upon A Time (7″ Single Version)
- Heaven Knows - Donna Summer & Brooklyn Dreams
- MacArthur Park (Single Version)
- Hot Stuff (Single Version)
- Bad Girls (Single Version/Edited)
- Dim All The Lights (7″ Single Version)
- Walk Away (Single Version)
- Sunset People
- Who Do You Think You're Foolin' (Edit)
- Cold Love (Edit)
- Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) (7" Version)
- State Of Independence (7" Version)
- She Works Hard For The Money (Edited Single Version)
- Unconditional Love (with Musical Youth) (Edit)
- Stop, Look & Listen (7″ Single Version)
- Love Has A Mind Of Its Own (7″ Single Version)
- Eyes (7" Remix Edit)
- All Systems Go (Edit)
- Dinner With Gershwin (Edit)
- Only The Fool Survives (Edit) (duet with Mickey Thomas)
- This Time I Know It's For Real (7″ Mix)
- I Don't Wanna Get Hurt (7″ Remix)
- Love's About To Change My Heart (PWL 7″ Mix)
- Breakaway (Power Radio Mix)
- When Love Takes Over You (Dave Ford 7″)
- State Of Independence [New Bass Mix Edit]
- Breakaway (Remix Edit)
- When Love Cries (Single Version Remix)
- Stamp Your Feet (Jason Nevins Radio Mix)
- Fame (The Game) (Dave Audé Radio)
- I Feel Love (Almighty Radio Edit)
CDs 28-29: 12″ Single Versions
- Love To Love You Baby (Come Dancing Version)
- Could It Be Magic (12″ Single Version)
- I Feel Love (Special Disco Version)
- Theme From The Deep (Down, Deep Inside) (12″ Disco Version)
- Hot Stuff (12″ Version)
- Dim All The Lights (12″ Version)
- On The Radio (Long Version)
- Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) (Dance Remix)
- She Works Hard For The Money (12″ Single Remix)
- Eyes (Extended Mix)
- I'm Free (Extended Mix)
- All Systems Go (Extended Remix)
- Dinner With Gershwin (Extended Version)
- This Time I Know It's For Real (Extended Remix)
- I Don't Wanna Get Hurt (Phil Harding 12″ Version)
- Love's About To Change My Heart (Extended Remix)
- When Love Takes Over You (Pete Hammond Original 12" Mix)
- Work That Magic (ISA Extended Remix)
- I'm A Fire (Craig C's Burning Club Mix)
- Stamp Your Feet (Jason Nevins Extended Mix)
- Fame (The Game) (Dave Audé Club)
CDs 30-31: Remixes
- I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley Mega Mix)
- Love's About To Change My Heart (Clivillés & Cole 12" Mix)
- I Don't Wanna Get Hurt (Pete Hammond Original 12″ Version)
- When Love Takes Over You (Dave Ford Extended Remix)
- Breakaway (Extended Power Mix)
- State Of Independence (12″ Millennium Mix with Martin Luther King)
- Breakaway (Remix - Full Version)
- Work That Magic (ISA Full Length Remix)
- I Feel Love (Masters At Work 86th Street Mix)
- I Feel Love (Rollo/Sister Bliss Monster Mix)
- State Of Independence (Creation Mix - Edit)
- Love Is The Healer (Eric Kupper's I Feel Healed 7" Mix)
- I Feel Love (Qattara 2004 Remix)
- Working The Midnight Shift (Holy Ghost! Remix)
- MacArthur Park (Laidback Luke Remix)
- Hot Stuff (Frankie Knuckles & Eric Kupper As Director's Cut Signature Mix)
- Bad Girls (Gigamesh Remix)
- Dim All The Lights (Duke Dumont Remix)
- Love To Love You Baby (Giorgio Moroder Feat. Chris Cox Remix)
- I Feel Love (Almighty Mix)
- Sunset People (Hot Chip Dub Edit)
CDs 32 and 33: Non-Studio Album Singles and Extended Mixes
- Wasserman (Aquarius) (from "Haare" 1968 German Cast Version)
- Oh, Segne Gott Mein' Seel/Bless The Lord (from German Cast Recording of 'Godspell')
- Virgin Mary
- Theme From The Deep (Down, Deep Inside) (A Love Song)
- With Your Love
- Sometimes Like Butterflies
- Face The Music
- Tearin' Down The Walls
- La Vie En Rose (Album Version)
- Any Way At All
- Melody Of Love (Wanna Be Loved) (West End 7" Radio Mix)
- Does He Love You? (with Liza Minnelli)
- Whenever There Is Love (from Daylight) (Soundtrack Version) (with Bruce Roberts)
- I Will Go With You (Con Te Partiró)
- You're So Beautiful (Tony Moran Radio Edit)
- I Got Your Love (Radio Edit)
- To Paris With Love (Mendy Radio Edit)
- La Dolce Vita (with Giorgio Moroder)
Disc 2:
- Je T'Aime (Moi Non Plus)
- Something's Missing (In My Life) (Paul Jabara feat. Special Guest Donna Summer)
- With Your Love
- Last Dance
- Carry On (Outta Control Extended) - Donna Summer & Giorgio Moroder
- That's The Way (Almighty Radio Edit)
- Dream-A-Lot's Theme (I Will Live For Love) (Moroder/Cox 12″ Extended Remix)
- Power Of Love (Hani's Mixshow Edit)
- Last Dance (Masters At Work Remix - Short Version)
- My Life (Junior Vasquez Private Collection Mix - Long Edit)
Robert Lett says
This is amazing. Pre ordered!
Rich says
Went to the Demon Music Group and I don’t see it listed. Do you have a link?
Thank you!
Joe Marchese says
Hi Rich,
I'm not sure that it's listed on their website yet. The press information we received included a link to Amazon U.K. only.
sm says
Has the 7" Version of "Could It Be Magic" ever been released on CD? Most Summer compilations seem to use a re-edit that bears little resemblance to the 7".
KPO says
Also, am not aware that the original single version of "love to love you baby" has ever been released on CD. So I hope that is included rather than the edits which I have on other compilations. Very exciting release
Dan Maher says
I have the U.S. Oasis 7" single from 1975, side AA is a 4:57 edit and side BB is a 3:27 edit. The AA edit is on "Gold" and the BB edit is on "Endless Summer". Was there another single edit available?
Michael says
The above is correct. I would like MacArthur Park 8.27 album version from Live & More without the Suite. It was released on 12' in Germany. Does anyone know if it's been released on cd?
This boxset while I'm pleased to get it next month could have been done better.
17 albums all on 1 cd each.
1 cd Casablanca 7'
1 cd Casablanca 12'
2 cd's each of the post 1980 singles 7' + 12"would have covered it perfectly.
As it is it's missing a few of my favourites like the Try Me I Know We Can Make US single version, Supernatural Love 7' remix & the original Melody of Love. Cheers.
Dan Maher says
The single released in 1976 was 3:15, when it was re-released in 1980 as the B side to "Walk Away" it was also 3:15 but the version on "Endless Summer" and "Gold" is 3:56/3:57. Does anyone know the origin of this edit? I even checked out the soundtrack to "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" - I discovered that contains the album version.
Zubb says
Wow! I'm in!
ISH says
Having bought a couple of those excellent but pricey Japanese remasters of her Casablanca catalogue and some of the nicely packaged Demon reissues of her later work, I'm sort of torn between being excited and annoyed at wasting money. Wonder how these will compare to those Japanese versions?
Robert Lett says
I have all the Japanese CDs but I'm still getting it. I may sell those later on Ebay.
Dan Maher says
The Japanese re-issues are SHM-CDs while these appear to be standard CDs but they're remastered. I guess you and I will have to do side-by-side comparisons to judge the difference. It's hard work but someone's go to do it.
Joseph Molnar says
Too expensive for me, especially after purchasing the last box set and the 30th Anniversary set of Another Place and Time. Do they think her fans are made of money???
will moppert says
yes they always want to know if her fan base is made of money...idiot!
Dan Maher says
I'm not made of money but I also manage to come up with the funds where the Queen (Donna) and King (Nat) are concerned.
Rich says
Was there ever a 12" mix for "Our Love" from the "Bad Girls" album? I seem to remember dancing to one back in my club days in the late 70s. I didn't see it listed.
Dan Maher says
There was a 12" single with "Sunset People" on the A side and "Our Love" on the B side but both were album version.
Curtis says
Hopefully the Casablanca era albums ARE remastered and not just the Japanese ones that had a few DB and an EQ applied.
Dan Maher says
There are several songs missing from this collection if it is to be truly all-inclusive (some of these have been previously mentioned in other posts):
Spring Affair (7" single version)
Shut Out/Heaven Is A Disco (with Paul Jabara)
Foggy Day/Never Lose Your Sense Of Humor (with Paul Jabara)
MacArthur Park (full length version, not part of the suite)
Heaven Knows (Brooklyn Dreams featuring Donna Summer from "Sleepless Nights")
Heaven Knows (extended version - 6:44)
Melody Of Love [Wanna Be Loved] (original version)
Whenever There Is Love (Junior Vasquez extended remix)
The Power Of One (original version)
The Power Of One (one of the remixed versions, my vote would go to the Jonathan Peters Club Mix)
Someday
A Whole New World (with Dave Koz)
Love On And On (original version intended to be featured in the film "54")
We Are Gonna Win/One World
Ordinary Miracle (from the film "Let It Be Me")
Adonai
Valley Of The Moon
No More Tears [Enough Is Enough] (with Westlife)
If they really intend this to be a comprehensive collection they should at least include Herman Cain's favorite song.
Larry Davis says
Preordered this set back in January...yes a few things are missing, but this set has, what, 80-90% of her catalogue?? Pretty dang great...and the missing stuff I will compile myself with help from friends/fans/collectors, no biggie...finally having all her albums remastered and all in one place is a dream come true...and most of everything else is key...was hoping to part with the 3CD Ultimate Collection, but that has a few things missing from the big box, so I can't...still, looking forward to when this set arrives...
JL says
The 12" promo of Walk Away is also missing
JL says
Also the US mix of La Vie En Rose is missing as well as its radio edit. (There was also a promo edit of Lamb of God too)
Larry Davis says
One key detail must be corrected...this is NOT a lift off cover design at all...the inner drawer slides out to the right...the book sits on top of the foam holding 4 stacks of discs with finger holes to the left of each stack and the book sits surrounded by the 4 cardboard sides of this inner drawer...yes it looks lift off style but it's not that at all...nice & simple & effective in design really... mine is on its way finally...
Joe Marchese says
Indeed, we have just seen a copy and can confirm it's a slipcase, not a lift-off lid. Thanks, Larry.
Larry Davis says
I saw it in an unboxing video...just curious if there is a ribbon puller or you have to dump it out...ya know, turn it so it comes out on its own...that I did not see...
Joe Marchese says
No ribbon, but everything opened out cleanly (without spilling) in my box.
Ronaldo says
I missed three songs in Donna Summer's box: Love On And On, Are You Brave and The Power Of One. I love those songs.
Larry Davis says
Who knows?? More rarities collections may happen later on...I have 2 of those 3 songs...Love On & On I have on the US Epic CD maxi of Con Te Partiro & Power Of One I compiled on a 2CDR set of odds & ends from other sources like soundtracks & other collections of songs not on "Gold"...more than half are either on this set or the triple "Ultimate Collection"...still can't dump it like I want to...on an unrelated note, early song "The Hostage", the chorus is a total cop on "Take A Letter Maria" by RB Greaves!!