The box set includes the debut official commercial
release of 'My Life' [Junior Vasquez private collection mix]. the individual
re-mastered albums are packaged in mini replica sleeves, with inner wallets. A
40-page 12"x12" hardback book, includes the album label copy
Information, as well as a newly commissioned 25,000+ word essay by noted writer, Christian John Wikane, which starts with a foreword by long-term
friend, collaborator and producer Giorgio Moroder. The essay features new
interviews with many of Donna's collaborators, including Giorgio Moroder’s
production partner Pete Bellotte. Also included are special new personal
tributes from 25 industry legends, including Nile Rodgers, Philip
Bailey, George Benson, Liza Minnelli and Bootsy Collins.
Donna Summer gained prominence during the 1970s
disco era, propelled by her incessant
and creative driving force behind the
genre's global popularity, rightly earning the title "Queen Of disco"
and becoming one of the most successful recording artists of the entire decade.
Her catalogue has sold more than 130 million units worldwide and this special
edition proves that she was able to accommodate new musical and production
styles.
Donna was the first artist to have three
consecutive double-albums, reach no. 1 on the US Billboard charts and also
became the first artist to achieve four no. 1 singles in a thirteen month
period. Donna worked with legendary producers Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte,
Harold Faltermeyer, John Barry, Quincy Jones, Richard Perry, Stock Aitken Waterman,
Michael Omartian and Keith Diamond. Her records have also been remixed by many
of the great club producers, including Tony Moran, Junior Vasquez, Frankie
knuckles, Eric Kupper, Masters At Work and Jason Nevins, among others. It the most
comprehensive collection ever.
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