The Journey: The Very Best of Donna Summer
Greatest hits album by
Donna Summer
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2003
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The Journey: The Very Best of Donna Summer is a compilation album by American singer Donna Summer released by Universal Music on September 30, 2003. It features most of Summer's best known songs from the 1970s disco era, during which she became the most successful female of that genre, plus some of her hits from the 1980s, during which time she experimented with different genres.

The Journey was released in the UK on the back of her appearance on the TV special Disco Mania which celebrated the 1970s disco era and saw Summer performing her 1979 duet "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (originally with Barbra Streisand) with Irish boy band Westlife.

The album was also released in the US with a slightly different track listing—both on the album itself and also on the 'limited edition bonus disc'.

Three new songs were recorded for the collection, including "You're So Beautiful" and "Dream-A-Lot's Theme (I Will Live for Love)", both of which were released as promotional singles. The UK version of the compilation placed the two new recordings "That's the Way" and "Dream-A-Lot's Theme" on the limited edition bonus disc—these two tracks are consequently not available on the UK single-disc edition of The Journey.

Track listings

UK edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love to Love You Baby"Summer, Moroder, Bellotte3:22
2."Could It Be Magic"Anderson, Manilow3:54
3."I Feel Love"Summer, Moroder, Bellotte3:46
4."Down Deep Inside (Theme From "The Deep")"Barry, Summer4:25
5."Love's Unkind"Bellotte, Moroder, Summer4:28
6."I Love You"Summer, Moroder, Bellotte3:18
7."Last Dance"Jabara3:19
8."MacArthur Park"Webb3:54
9."Heaven Knows"Summer, Moroder, Mathieson, Bellotte3:39
10."Rumour Has It"Bellotte, Moroder, Summer5:04
11."Hot Stuff"Faltermeyer, Forsey, Bellotte3:50
12."Bad Girls"Sudano, Summer, Hokenson, Esposito3:57
13."No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (Duet With Barbra Streisand)Roberts, Jabara4:48
14."On the Radio"Summer, Moroder4:05
15."Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)"Ross, Jones, Temperton4:19
16."State of Independence"Anderson, Vangelis4:25
17."She Works Hard for the Money"Summer, Omartian4:10
18."Dinner with Gershwin"Russell4:39
19."This Time I Know It's for Real"Summer, Stock, Aitken, Waterman3:36
UK limited edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love to Love You Baby" (Original Album Version) 16:51
2."I Feel Love" (Patrick Cowley Mix) 15:53
3."Hot Stuff" (Original 12" Version) 6:46
4."No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (Duet With Barbra Streisand) (Original 12" Version) 11:46
5."On the Radio" (Original 12"/Foxes soundtrack version) 7:34
6."Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved)" (Morales Classic Club Mix))Cole, Summer, Carrano, Clivilles8:04
7."That's the Way" (new recording)Moroder, Forsey3:45
8."Dream-A-Lot's Theme (I Will Live for Love)" (new recording)Summer, DiGesare4:54
US edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love to Love You Baby"Summer, Moroder, Bellotte3:22
2."Could It Be Magic"Anderson, Manilow3:54
3."I Feel Love"Summer, Moroder, Bellotte3:46
4."I Love You"Summer, Moroder, Bellotte3:18
5."Last Dance"Jabara3:19
6."MacArthur Park"Webb3:54
7."Heaven Knows"Summer, Moroder, Mathieson, Bellotte3:39
8."Hot Stuff"Faltermeyer, Forsey, Bellotte3:50
9."Bad Girls"Sudano, Summer, Hokenson, Esposito3:57
10."Dim All the Lights"Summer3:58
11."No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (Duet With Barbra Streisand)Roberts, Jabara4:48
12."On the Radio"Summer, Moroder4:05
13."The Wanderer"Summer, Moroder3:46
14."Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)"Ross, Jones, Temperton4:19
15."State of Independence"Anderson, Vangelis4:25
16."She Works Hard for the Money"Summer, Omartian4:10
17."This Time I Know It's for Real"Summer, Stock, Aitken, Waterman3:36
18."I Will Go with You (Con te partirò)"Sartori, Quarantotto, Summer4:08
19."That's the Way" (new recording)Moroder, Forsey3:45
20."Dream-A-Lot's Theme (I Will Live for Love)" (new recording)Summer, DiGesare4:54
US limited edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Feel Love" (12" Version) 8:15
2."Hot Stuff" (12" Version) 6:46
3."This Time I Know It's for Real" (12" Version) 7:24
4."Dream-A-Lot's Theme (I Will Live for Love)" (12" Extended Remix) 9:16
5."You're So Beautiful" (new recording) (Ultimate Club Mix)Summer, DiGesare, Moran10:50

Charts and certifications

References

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