Donna Summer gained popularity in the 1970s with her number one hits, "Hot Stuff" and "Bad Girls." Known as the "Queen of Disco," Summer was the first female artist to have a Billboard number one album and number one single simultaneously.Burgundy Records: Legendary Singer Songwriter Donna Summer is Back with a New Studio Album
Career
Summer has released 18 albums over the span of her career. She has two double albums, and one platinum. Summer has 19 singles which reached number one on the Billboard charts. In 2008, Summer released Crayons, her first album since 1991. Billboard Magazine: Donna Summer Inks With Burgundy (February 25, 2008)
Studio Albums
- 1974: Lady Of The Night
- 1975: Love To Love You Baby
- 1976: A Love Trilogy
- 1976: Four Seasons Of Love
- 1977: I Remember Yesterday
- 1977: Once Upon a Time
- 1978: Live and More
- 1979: Bad Girls
- 1980: The Wanderer
- 1982: Donna Summer
- 1983: She Works Hard for the Money
- 1984: Cats Without Claws
- 1987: All Systems Go
- 1989: Another Place and Time
- 1991: Mistaken Identity
- 1996: I'm a Rainbow
- 1999: Live and More Encore!
- 2008: Crayons
Key Dates
- 1978: Nominated for a Golden Globe
- 1980: First artist to sign with Geffen Records
- 1994: Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Donna Summer Quotes
"It's a box of crayons. Each crayon has a different stroke of colour and each layer brings with it its own identity" Reuters UK: Donna Summer Back After 17 Years (May 16, 2008)
"I’ve been out of the box my whole entire career and I’m staying out of the box."PopMatters: The Queen and Her Crayons (May 20, 2008)
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