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The Dance
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887:"Donna Summer Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)"
409:– acoustic piano, synthesizers, organ, drum programming
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Walk Away: Collector's
Edition (The Best of 1977–1980)
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7" - Geffen
Records 7-28418 / Warner Bros. - 258 237-7
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856:"Dance Singles Sales Chart for 24 October 1987"
837:"Donna Summer Chart History (Dance Club Songs)"
1140:On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II
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782:(1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE.
498:Chart performance for "Dinner with Gershwin"
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1180:Endless Summer: Donna Summer's Greatest Hits
350:"Dinner with Gershwin (Instrumental)" – 4:52
371:Also released as a picture disc (U 8237 TP)
277:and recorded by American singer-songwriter
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1464:Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)
1196:The Journey: The Very Best of Donna Summer
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720:(in Italian). Independently Published.
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819:"Donna Summer Chart History (Hot 100)"
778:Fernando Salaverri (September 2005).
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803:"Donna Summer: Artist Chart History"
759:Donna Summer – Dinner with Gershwin"
1653:I Will Go with You (Con te partirò)
470:Brenda Russell – associate producer
1478:I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley Remix)
742:Nederlandse Top 40 – Donna Summer"
650:Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
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780:Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002
1415:No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
479:Steve Peck – additional engineer
1831:Songs written by Brenda Russell
1625:Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved)
1569:Love's About to Change My Heart
1457:Who Do You Think You're Foolin'
718:M&D Borsa Singoli 1960–2019
473:Glen Holguin – engineer, mixing
393:Special Edited Dance Mix (4:36)
366:"Tearing Down the Walls" – 3:59
1788:Love to Love You, Donna Summer
1555:This Time I Know It's for Real
1212:Singles... Driven by the Music
488:Craig Miller – second engineer
485:Scott Maddox – second engineer
451:Maxi Anderson – backing vocals
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347:"Dinner with Gershwin" – 4:12
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1046:She Works Hard for the Money
482:Ken Felton – second engineer
80:Studio 55, Los Angeles, 1987
895:. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
457:Joe Turano – backing vocals
454:Bunny Hull – backing vocals
439:Collyer Spreen – percussion
355:12" - Warner Bros. U 8237 T
16:1987 single by Donna Summer
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1513:Love Has a Mind of Its Own
1172:The Donna Summer Anthology
845:. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
827:. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
809:. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
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706:. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
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387:Extended Version (7:43)
273:" is a song written by
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1562:I Don't Wanna Get Hurt
1548:Only the Fool Survives
1237:Love to Love You Donna
1121:Live & More Encore
1070:Another Place and Time
1033:(rec. 1981, rel. 1996)
448:Gary Herbig – clarinet
443:Terral (Terry) Santiel
253:"Dinner with Gershwin"
229:Only the Fool Survives
22:"Dinner with Gershwin"
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1275:Love to Love You Baby
974:Love to Love You Baby
716:Racca, Guido (2019).
330:Kiss Me with the Wind
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990:Four Seasons of Love
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381:Album Version (4:38)
271:Dinner with Gershwin
220:Dinner with Gershwin
152:Warner Bros. Records
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1639:I Feel Love (Remix)
704:Irish Singles Chart
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304:Hot R&B Singles
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1723:To Paris with Love
1660:Love Is the Healer
1520:There Goes My Baby
1506:Unconditional Love
1408:Dim All the Lights
1373:Back in Love Again
1054:Cats Without Claws
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462:Production Credits
308:Unconditional Love
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129:(Extended version)
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