Live and More
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Live and More was the seventh vinyl long-playing (LP) album recorded by Donna Summer
, and it was her second double album
. The live concert featured on the first three sides of this double LP album was recorded in the Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles
, California
in 1978. This album was released on August 28th, 1978
by the Casablanca Records
.
During the concert, Summer performs a large number of her disco
songs - 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 the George Gershwin
song, "The Man I Love". She also performed a version of the ballad "The Way We Were
", originally recorded by Barbra Streisand
for 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 movie Thank God It's Friday
, in which Summer had also acted. The composer, Paul Jabara
, won an Academy Award for Best Song from a motion picture, and Summer herself won her first Grammy Award
for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance with 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 actor Richard 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 American Billboard Hot 100
singles chart, and a Top five song in the United Kingdom
. This song also earned Summer a Grammy Award
nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Another song in the medley, "Heaven Knows" was an American Top five hit, and it featured vocals by Joe Esposito
of the Brooklyn Dreams
musical group. That group included the musician Bruce Sudano
, whom Summer would later marry.
Live and More would become Summer's first number one double album in the United States, and later achieved double platinum status in the U.S.
, Giorgio Moroder
and Pete Bellotte
, except where noted.
NB: When Live and More was released on compact disc (CD), the "MacArthur Park Suite" was replaced with an extended version of the song "Down Deep Inside", which Summer had recorded for the movie soundtrack for The Deep
the previous year. The "MacArthur Park Suite", as featured on the "Various Artists" compilation record, The Casablanca Records Story, and the Bad Girls Deluxe Edition is from the 12-inch vinyl single, and it is not the original album version. This version can only be found now on The Dance Collection CD, the original Live and More vinyl LP album, and the Japanese CD issue of Live and More (Mercury PHCR 1032); in the 12-inch version, "Heaven Knows" was extended to incorporate the string introduction and the bridge horn solo of the single version for radio stations, and "One of a Kind" was trimmed of some percussion breaks.
Single
Donna Summer
LaDonna Adrian Gaines , known by her stage name, Donna Summer, is an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Summer is a five-time Grammy winner and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach...
, and it was her second double album
Double album
A double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....
. The live concert featured on the first three sides of this double LP album was recorded in the Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
in 1978. This album was released on August 28th, 1978
1978 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1978.-January–April:*January 14 – The Sex Pistols play their final show at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom....
by the Casablanca Records
Casablanca Records
Casablanca Records was an American record label started by Neil Bogart, who partnered with Cecil Holmes, Larry Harris, and Buck Reingold in 1973, and based in Los Angeles. The label was formed after all of them had left Buddah Records and secured financing by Warner Bros. Records to start the venture...
.
During the concert, Summer performs a large number of her disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
songs - both her hit singles, and a selection of songs from her previous album, Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time (Donna Summer album)
- Charts :AlbumSingle-Certifications:- Cover versions, appearances in other media etc. :"Sweet Romance" has been sampled by Ilacoin for his underground hit "By a Stranger", which had guest appearances from Labba and Black Rob and featured on Grand Theft Auto III...
. 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 the George Gershwin
George Gershwin
George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known...
song, "The Man I Love". She also performed a version of the ballad "The Way We Were
The Way We Were
The Way We Were is a 1973 American romantic dramatic film co-starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford, directed by Sydney Pollack. The screenplay by Arthur Laurents was based on his college days at Cornell University and his experiences with the House Un-American Activities Committee.A box...
", originally recorded by Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, film producer and director. She has won two Academy Awards, eight Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Peabody Award, and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy,...
for 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
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
- "Last Dance
Last Dance (song)
"Last Dance" is a hit 1978 song by singer Donna Summer. The song appeared on the Thank God It's Friday movie soundtrack. It was written by Paul Jabara and was co-produced by Summer's regular collaborator Giorgio Moroder, along with Bob Esty...
". This hit song was included on the soundtrack of the movie Thank God It's Friday
Thank God It's Friday
The triple album was, unlike the movie, a commercial success. It contained contributions from some of the biggest names in disco at the time, including Donna Summer, Diana Ross, Thelma Houston, The Commodores, and many others....
, in which Summer had also acted. The composer, Paul Jabara
Paul Jabara
Paul Jabara was an American actor, singer, and songwriter of Lebanese ancestry. He wrote Donna Summer's "Last Dance" from Thank God It's Friday and Barbra Streisand's song "The Main Event/Fight" from The Main Event...
, won an Academy Award for Best Song from a motion picture, and Summer herself won her first Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance with 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
MacArthur Park (song)
"MacArthur Park" is a song by Jimmy Webb, originally composed as part of an intended cantata. The song was initially rejected by The Association. Richard Harris was the first to record it, in 1968; the song was subsequently covered by numerous artists. Among the best-known covers are Donna Summer's...
", originally recorded as a ballad by the Irish actor Richard Harris
Richard Harris
Richard St John Harris was an Irish actor, singer-songwriter, theatrical producer, film director and writer....
. 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 American Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
singles chart, and a Top five song in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. This song also earned Summer a Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Another song in the medley, "Heaven Knows" was an American Top five hit, and it featured vocals by Joe Esposito
Joe Esposito (singer)
Joe Esposito is a Grammy winning American singer/songwriter whose career spans from the 1970s to the present day. Esposito's songs have been recorded by Donna Summer, Aretha Franklin, Labelle, and Stephen Stills and others.-Biography:...
of the Brooklyn Dreams
Brooklyn Dreams (group)
The Brooklyn Dreams was a successful singing group of the late 1970s and early 1980s mixing R&B harmonies with contemporary dance/disco music and best-known for a number of collaborations with singer Donna Summer. The band consisted of Joe "Bean" Esposito, Eddie Hokenson and Bruce Sudano...
musical group. That group included the musician Bruce Sudano
Bruce Sudano
Bruce Charles Sudano is a singer/songwriter/producer best known for his collaboration with and marriage to singer Donna Summer, and the group he co-founded, Brooklyn Dreams....
, whom Summer would later marry.
Live and More would become Summer's first number one double album in the United States, and later achieved double platinum status in the U.S.
Track listing
All songs were written by Donna SummerDonna Summer
LaDonna Adrian Gaines , known by her stage name, Donna Summer, is an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Summer is a five-time Grammy winner and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach...
, Giorgio Moroder
Giorgio Moroder
Hansjörg "Giorgio" Moroder is an Italian record producer, songwriter and performer based in Los Angeles. When in Munich in the 1970s, he started his own record label called Oasis Records, which several years later became a subdivision of Casablanca Records...
and Pete Bellotte
Pete Bellotte
Peter J. Bellotte is a British songwriter and record producer, most famous for hismain body of work with Donna Summer alongside his partner Giorgio Moroder...
, except where noted.
Side one
- "Once Upon A Time" - 3:03
- "Fairy Tale High" - 2:20
- "Faster and Faster to Nowhere" - 2:09
- "Spring AffairSpring Affair"Spring Affair" is a song by Donna Summer from her 1976 album Four Seasons of Love. The song tells of the beginning of a new relationship. At the time of its release, Summer had already started to make her name as the leading female disco singer by releasing frankly sexual songs that were...
" - 2:34 - "Rumour Has It" - 2:34
- "I Love YouI Love You (Donna Summer song)"I Love You" is a single by Donna Summer which became a number 10 hit in the UK Singles Chart and reached number 37 in the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1977....
" - 3:38
Side two
- "Only One Man" (Summer, Bob Conti, Virgil Weber) - 2:06
- "I Remember YesterdayI Remember Yesterday (song)"I Remember Yesterday" is the title track from Donna Summer's 1977 album. Upon its release as a single it became a hit in Europe, reaching #14 in the UK and #24 in the Netherlands. The album also contained a reprise of the track .-Chart positions:...
" - 3:52 - "Love's UnkindLove's Unkind"Love's Unkind" is a single by Donna Summer from her album, I Remember Yesterday, which combined modern disco beats with sounds of previous decades. "Love's Unkind" has stories of high school crushes and love triangles. It became one of her biggest hits in the UK, peaking at number three, while it...
" - 2:37 - "My Man Medley" - 6:25
- "The Man I Love" (George GershwinGeorge GershwinGeorge Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known...
, Ira GershwinIra GershwinIra Gershwin was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century....
) - "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good" (Duke EllingtonDuke EllingtonEdward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and big band leader. Ellington wrote over 1,000 compositions...
, Paul Francis WebsterPaul Francis WebsterPaul Francis Webster was an American lyricist who won three Academy Awards for Best Song and was nominated sixteen times for the award.-Biography:...
) - "Some of These Days" (Shelton BrooksShelton BrooksShelton Brooks was a popular music and jazz composer who wrote some of the biggest hits of the first third of the 20th century.Brooks was born in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada...
)
- "The Man I Love" (George Gershwin
- "The Way We WereThe Way We Were (song)"The Way We Were" is the title song to the 1973 movie The Way We Were, starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford. The song was written by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman, scored by Marvin Hamlisch and performed by Streisand...
" (Alan BergmanAlan BergmanAlan Bergman is an American lyricist and songwriter.-Life & career:Born in Brooklyn, New York, he studied at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UCLA. His involvement in the entertainment industry began in the early 1950s as a director of children's television shows...
, Marilyn BergmanMarilyn BergmanMarilyn Bergman is a composer, songwriter and author.She was born Marilyn Keith in Brooklyn, New York and studied psychology and English at New York University...
, Marvin HamlischMarvin HamlischMarvin Frederick Hamlisch is an American composer. He is one of only thirteen people to have been awarded Emmys, Grammys, Oscars, and a Tony . He is also one of only two people to EGOT and also win a Pulitzer Prize...
) - 3:23 - "Mimi's Song" (Summer, Weber) - 4:28
Side three
- "Try Me, I Know We Can Make ItTry Me, I Know We Can Make It"Try Me, I Know We Can Make It" is a song by Donna Summer from her Love Trilogy album released in 1976. Summer's breakthrough had come in the form of the disco song "Love to Love You Baby" which in its entirety lasted almost seventeen minutes and took up the entire first side of the album of the...
" - 4:14 - "Love To Love You, BabyLove to Love You Baby (song)"Love to Love You Baby" is a song by American singer Donna Summer released in 1975 . It became one of the first ever disco hits to also be released in an extended form.-Song information and original release:...
" - 3:23 - "I Feel LoveI Feel Love"I Feel Love" is a song by Donna Summer, taken from her 1977 concept album I Remember Yesterday.The song constituted the "future" segment of the album, which represented a stylistic progress through time...
" - 6:54 - "Last DanceLast Dance (song)"Last Dance" is a hit 1978 song by singer Donna Summer. The song appeared on the Thank God It's Friday movie soundtrack. It was written by Paul Jabara and was co-produced by Summer's regular collaborator Giorgio Moroder, along with Bob Esty...
" (Paul JabaraPaul JabaraPaul Jabara was an American actor, singer, and songwriter of Lebanese ancestry. He wrote Donna Summer's "Last Dance" from Thank God It's Friday and Barbra Streisand's song "The Main Event/Fight" from The Main Event...
) - 5:50
Side four
- "MacArthur Park Suite" 17:33
- MacArthur ParkMacArthur Park (song)"MacArthur Park" is a song by Jimmy Webb, originally composed as part of an intended cantata. The song was initially rejected by The Association. Richard Harris was the first to record it, in 1968; the song was subsequently covered by numerous artists. Among the best-known covers are Donna Summer's...
- One Of A Kind
- Heaven Knows
- MacArthur Park (Reprise)
- MacArthur Park
NB: When Live and More was released on compact disc (CD), the "MacArthur Park Suite" was replaced with an extended version of the song "Down Deep Inside", which Summer had recorded for the movie soundtrack for The Deep
The Deep (film)
The Deep is a 1977 adventure film directed by Peter Yates and based on Peter Benchley's novel of the same name. The film stars Robert Shaw, Jacqueline Bisset, and Nick Nolte.-Plot:...
the previous year. The "MacArthur Park Suite", as featured on the "Various Artists" compilation record, The Casablanca Records Story, and the Bad Girls Deluxe Edition is from the 12-inch vinyl single, and it is not the original album version. This version can only be found now on The Dance Collection CD, the original Live and More vinyl LP album, and the Japanese CD issue of Live and More (Mercury PHCR 1032); in the 12-inch version, "Heaven Knows" was extended to incorporate the string introduction and the bridge horn solo of the single version for radio stations, and "One of a Kind" was trimmed of some percussion breaks.
Chart positions
Album| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Billboard 200 | 1 |
| UK Album chart | 16 |
Single
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | "Down, Deep Inside (Theme from 'The Deep')" | UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
5 |
| 1978 | "MacArthur Park" | USA Billboard Hot 100 chart | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
5 | ||
| "Heaven Knows" | USA Billboard Hot 100 chart | 4 |
Personnel
- Donna SummerDonna SummerLaDonna Adrian Gaines , known by her stage name, Donna Summer, is an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Summer is a five-time Grammy winner and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach...
- vocals - Keith ForseyKeith ForseyKeith Forsey is an English soundtrack composer, drummer, songwriter and record producer.-Biography:Forsey's first recordings were as the younger member of the group The Spectrum, better known for the end title theme for Gerry Anderson's Captain Scarlet, but hit makers across Europe in their own...
- drums - Richard Adelman - drums
- Sal Guglielmi - bass
- Ken Park - percussion
- Bob Conti - percussion
- Peter Woodford - rhythm guitar
- Mike Warren - lead guitar
- Doug Livingston - keyboards
- Virgil Weber - synthesizer
- Greg Mathieson - moog & clavinet
- Bobby ShewBobby Shew-Biography:After leaving college in 1960, Shew was drafted into the U.S. Army and played trumpet with the NORAD band in Colorado Springs and on tour. After leaving the Army, Shew joined Tommy Dorsey's band and then played with the Woody Herman and then the Buddy Rich Big Bands in the mid-to-late...
- trumpet - Rich Cooper - trumpet
- Dalton Smith - trumpet
- Bruce Paulson - trombone
- Bob Payne - trombone
- Dick "Slide" Hyde - bass trombone
- Dick Spencer - alto sax
- Don Menza - tenor sax
- Joe Romano - baritone sax
- John Santulis - concert master, violins
- Pauel Farkas - violins
- Mari Tsumura - violins
- Teri Schoebrua - violins
- Jay Rosen - violins
- Lya SternLya SternLya W. Stern is a violinist, recording artist and violin teacher. Born Lya Weiss to a Jewish family in Cluj, Romania, Lya Stern moved to the United States as a teenager...
- violins - Leonard Selic - viola
- Alfred Barr - viola
- Victor Sazer - cello
- Robert Adcock - cello
- John Fresco - contractor
- Sheri Wish - production manager
- Keith Robertson - stage manager
- Bryan Rooney - assistant stage manager
- Background vocals: Sunshine (Carlena Williams, Dara Bernard, Mary Ellen Bernard)*Mike North - equipment
- Marc Figueroa - equipment
- Stanal Sound (Bob LudwigBob LudwigBob Ludwig is an American mastering engineer.He is a well known and respected figure within the music industry. His name is credited on the covers of albums released across the world, and he has won numerous awards....
, Jim Fox, John Taylor) - sound - Lighting designed by Patrick Woodroffe for TFA Electrosound
- Graphics: Stephen Lumel, Henry Vizcarra
- Photographs by Francesco Scavullo
- Photography assistant: Sean Byrnes
- Donna Summer logotype: Tom Nikosey
- Costumes: David Picon
- Management: Susan Munao Management & Joyce Bogart Management Co.
Production
- Produced by Giorgio MoroderGiorgio MoroderHansjörg "Giorgio" Moroder is an Italian record producer, songwriter and performer based in Los Angeles. When in Munich in the 1970s, he started his own record label called Oasis Records, which several years later became a subdivision of Casablanca Records...
and Pete BellottePete BellottePeter J. Bellotte is a British songwriter and record producer, most famous for hismain body of work with Donna Summer alongside his partner Giorgio Moroder... - Recorded live at the Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA. except "MacArthur Park Suite," a studio recording
- Engineered by: Juergen Koppers, Gary Ladinsky, Steve Smith
- Mixdown engineer: Juergen Koppers
- Mixed at Westlake Studios and Rust Studios
- Conducted by: Michael Warren
External links
- Donna Summer Live And More album info at Discogs