Last Dance
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Live and More...on the recording saying goodnight to the audience. The concert ends with one of Summer's best-known disco tracks in the United States - "Last Dance ". Though the studio recording of this song was not included in any Donna Summer album, it... In this article: Live and More, Donna Summer, MacArthur Park, Casablanca Records, Last Dance, Heaven Knows, Grammy Award, United States, and Once Upon a Time |
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BC Heights | October 18, 2009
Bostonians Harmonize With BU, MIT
...in for the Dynamics' set. The Dynamics had the most fun set of the night, coming out swinging with a disco medley featuring among others "Last Dance" by Donna Summer and "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" by Whitney Houston. In addition to...
In this article: MIT, Email, IP Address, Poker Face, Lady Gaga, Love Story, I Wanna Dance with Somebody, and Where I Stood
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Wikipedia | October 05, 2009
Last Dance (song)
...Thank God It's Friday '' soundtrack in 1978. She also had a mini role in the same film (see ''Thank God It's Friday), singing the song. "Last Dance" was mixed by the Grammy Award winning record producer Stephen Short, whose back-up vocals...
In this article: Donna Summer, Stephen Short, Paul Jabara, American Idol, God, Academy Award, On the Radio, No More Tears, and Dim All the Lights
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MTV News | September 23, 2009
Red Hot Chili Peppers, LL Cool J, ABBA Lead 2010 Rock Hall Of Fame Nominees List
...to Love You Baby," one of her many iconic collaborations with German producer Giorgio Moroder. Summer pumped out the hits "I Feel Love," "Last Dance," "Hot Stuff" and "Bad Girl," breaking chart records for her string of #1 albums. After...
In this article: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, LL Cool J, ABBA, Jimmy Cliff, Darlene Love, Laura Nyro, Donna Summer, and Genesis
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Wikipedia | September 12, 2009
The Wanderer (Donna Summer song)
...sound - soft, whispery phrases were the norm in this song, instead of the power belt she had used often since her Once Upon a Time album and Last Dance single. This first single from the album became a big hit for Summer in the United States...
In this article: Donna Summer, The Wanderer, Once Upon a Time, Pete Bellotte, Giorgio Moroder, Casablanca Records, and United States
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boston.com - Top arts and entertainment stories | August 22, 2009
Disco inferno
...says moments before jumping into the middle of rehearsals, pushing her actors to reach and stretch during a dance routine. Donna Summer's "Last Dance'' blares in the background as performers in Afro wigs and roller skates gyrate on the...
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Wikipedia | August 11, 2009
Thank God It's Friday (soundtrack)
- on certain editions of the Thank God It's Friday album replaced by a studio recording. Other titles on the soundtrack, including "Last Dance", were especially recorded for the film. Among the songs heard in the movie but not issued on the...
In this article: Thank God It's Friday, Donna Summer, Thank God It's Friday, Universal Music Group, Giorgio Moroder, Commodores, Paul Jabara, and No More Tears
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www.washingtonpost.com | May 21, 2008
'American Idol' Has a Winner: It's . . . David
...stage. She has to be helped down the stairway to the stage by two men. It's sad. Then Summer breaks into her cheesetastic disco anthem "Last Dance" and Syesha gets to sing and dance next to her, like the Ghost of Donna Summer Past -- and...
In this article: American Idol, Idol, Ryan Seacrest, David Cook, Simon Cowell, Mike Myers, David Archuleta, and Carrie Underwood
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PR Newswire | March 27, 2008
'Last Dance' & 'It's Raining Men' Composer Paul Jabara's Memory Lives On
Paul Jabara, Oscar winning composer of "Last Dance" and "It's Raining Men", circa 1978. (PRNewsFoto/Triumph Entertainment) Remembrance of His 60th Birthday with Release on iTunes and New Musical NEW YORK, March 27 /PRNewswire/ --...
In this article: Paul Jabara, Oscar, Itunes, AIDS, and The Boy from Oz
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www.washingtonpost.com | March 11, 2006
Md. College Puts a New Face on 'Homecoming King'
...was more excited that week about winning the "Hood Idol" contest for karaoke renditions of "Uninvited" by Alanis Morissette and "Last Dance" by Donna Summer. "I really wasn't trying to shake things up," Jones said. "I try not to overthink...
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voices.washingtonpost.com
Rock and Roll Hall Calls. Should We Pick Up?
...gets in for "The Harder They Fall." Donna Summer gets in because of all the hilarious drunk dancing I've seen at bar and bat mitzvahs while "Last Dance" gets played. ABBA gets in because, let's face it, they have more great songs than the rest...
In this article: ABBA, Kiss, Jimmy Cliff, Darlene Love, Donna Summer, Laura Nyro, LL Cool J, Genesis, The Chantels, and Chili pepper
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"Last Dance" is a song written by the late Paul Jabara. It was sung by Donna Summer for the Thank God It's Friday soundtrack in 1978. She also had a mini role in the same film (see Thank God It's Friday), singing the song. "Last Dance" was mixed by the Grammy Award winning record producer Stephen Short, whose back-up vocals are featured in the song.
"Last Dance" won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Best Original Song the same year. It is one of Summer's favorite songs and remains one of her most popular hits in the United States, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song has sold over 5 million copies in the U.S. alone.
"Last Dance" was one of the first disco songs to also feature slow tempo parts. It starts off slow and the full-length version found on the film soundtrack also has a slow part in the middle. This part was edited out for the 12" format, and yet more of the song was edited for the 7". The versions found on most greatest hits packages is either the original 7" edit ( - 3:21) or the slightly longer and remixed version from the 1979 compilation On The Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes 1 & 2 ( - 4:56).
"Last Dance" started a trend for Summer as many of her disco hits following this also had a slow tempo intro/vocal beginning. Her other hits
of this tempo format include "On the Radio", "No More Tears (Enough is Enough)", a duet with Barbra Streisand, "Dim All the Lights", and another
song written by and duetted with Paul Jabara, "Foggy Day/Never Lose Your Sense Of Humor" from his album, "The Third Album".
- Name:
- Last Dance
- Genre:
- Disco, Pop, Soul, R&B
- Release Date:
- January 01, 1978
- Preceded By:
- "Back in Love Again"
- Produced by:
- Giorgio Moroder, Bob Esty
- Written By:
- Paul Jabara
- Recorded By:
- Donna Summer
- Record Label:
- Casablanca
- B Side:
- "With Your Love"
- Audio Format:
- 7" single, 12" single
- From Album:
- Thank God It's Friday
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