The Ultimate Collection

 THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION (3 CD SET)

 

DISC ONE


THE HOSTAGE 4:15
LADY OF THE NIGHT 3:55
LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY 16:44
FULL OF EMPTINESS 2:27
COULD IT BE MAGIC 5:12
TRY ME, I KNOW WE CAN MAKE IT 4:43
SPRING AFFAIR 4:00
WINTER MELODY 6:31
I FEEL LOVE 3:11
DOWN, DEEP INSIDE (THEME FROM THE DEEP) 6:07
I REMEMBER YESTERDAY 4:36
LOVE'S UNKIND 4:07
BACK IN LOVE AGAIN 3:14
I LOVE YOU 4:42
RUMOUR HAS IT 4:56

DISC TWO


LAST DANCE 8:09
MAC ARTHUR PARK 6:25
HOT STUFF 6:47
BAD GIRLS 4:56
DIM ALL THE LIGHTS 4:23
SUNSET PEOPLE 6:24
ON THE RADIO 5:47
THE WANDERER 3:45
STATE OF INDEPENDENCE 5:49
LOVE IS IN CONTROL (FINGER ON THE TRIGGER) 4:18
THE WOMAN IN ME 3:54
SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY 5:18
DINNER WITH GERSHWIN 4:37
THIS TIME I KNOW IT'S FOR REAL 3:36
MELODY OF LOVE (WANNA BE LOVED) 4:14

DISC THREE


LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY (LIVE & MORE version) 3:29
LAST DANCE (LIVE & MORE version) 5:51
JE T'AIME MOI NON PLUS 15:47
HEAVEN KNOWS (ON THE RADIO version) 3:32
NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH) 11:43
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE 4:42
STATE OF INDEPENDENCE (New Radio Millenium Mix) 5:00
I FEEL LOVE (Masters At Work 86th St Mix) 6:09
I WILL GO WITH YOU (CON TE PARTIRO') (album version) 4:08

 

 

 

 

The essay included on the booklet accompanying Donna's THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION is largely taken from/based on what I wrote for this site about 5 years ago. I guess I should take it as a compliment - too bad Universal Music B.V. could not find a way to give Donna Summer Time some kind of credit...

While we are at it, the 3 CD set has a terrific, 32 bit remastered sound: such tracks as LADY OF THE NIGHT, WINTER MELODY and I LOVE YOU have never sounded better. Unfortunately several songs (I FEEL LOVE, BACK IN LOVE AGAIN, etc.) have been badly shortened. Had they used the original single edits, THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION could've been the best Donna Summer anthology ever.