LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012), known by her stage name Donna Summer, was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She gained prominence during the disco era of the late 1970s. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Summer was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach No. 1 on the United States Billboard 200 chart and charted four number-one singles in the U.S. within a 12-month period. Summer has reportedly sold over 130 million records, making her one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. She also charted two number-one singles on the R&B; charts in the U.S. and a number-one in the U.K. Summer earned a total of 32 hit singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in her lifetime, with 14 of those reaching the top ten. She claimed a top 40 hit every year between 1975 and 1984, and from her first top ten hit in 1976, to the end of 1982, she had 12 top ten hits; (10 were top five hits) more than any other act. While influenced by the counterculture of the 1960s, Summer became the lead singer of a psychedelic rock band named Crow and moved to New York City. Joining a touring version of the musical Hair, she left New York and spent several years living, acting, and singing in Europe, where she met music producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte. Summer returned to the U.S., in 1975 after the commercial success of the song «Love to Love You Baby», which was followed by a string of other hits. A Love Trilogy is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Donna Summer. It was released on March 5, 1976, just eight months after her international breakthrough with the single and album of the same name – «Love To Love You Baby». The bold, sexual nature of that particular song had earned Summer the title «The first lady of love». By now Summer's work was being distributed in the U.S. by Casablanca Records, and the label encouraged Summer, Moroder and team to continue in this vein. A Love Trilogy uses the first side for one long disco track in three distinct movements («Try Me», «I Know», «We Can Make It», and coalescing into the «love trilogy» of the title – «Try Me, I Know We Can Make It». Side Two contained three additional erotic disco songs, including a cover of Barry Manilow's «Could It Be Magic». The album's artwork showed Summer floating light-heartedly through the clouds, again adding to the image of her as a fantasy figure. The album sold well across the world, (it was her second, consecutive album to be certified Gold in the United States) and again topped the national US Disco charts. Donna Summer ‎– A Love Trilogy [1976] (Full Album) Tracklist: A. Try Me, I Know We Can Make It (Written By D. Summer, G. Moroder, P. Bellotte) - 17:55 B1. Prelude To Love (Written By D. Summer, G. Moroder, P. Bellotte) - 1:07 B2. Could It Be Magic (Written By A. Anderson, B. Manilow) - 4:13 B3. Wasted (Written By Moroder, P. Bellotte) - 5:10 B4. Come With Me (Written By Moroder, P. Bellotte) - 4:20 Personnel: Donna Summer: vocals, composer/Giorgio Moroder: bass guitar, composer, producer and synthesizer/Pete Bellotte: composer, producer/ Backing vocals: Madeline Bell, Sunny Leslie, Sue Glover (the Midnite Ladies)/Other musicians on this album were known collectively as «Munich Machine» and worked on a variety of Moroder/Bellotte productions from this period. Munich Machine are: Thor Baldursson: string arrangement, Frank Diez: guitar, Keith Forsey: drums, Martin Harrison: drums, Molly Moll: guitar, Gary Unwin: bass, Les Hurdle: bass Arranged By Giorgio Moroder (tracks: A, B1, B3, B4), Thor Baldursson (tracks: B2) Arranged By [Strings]: Thor Baldursson/Art Direction, Design: Henry Vizcarra/Booking: William Morris Agency/Choir: Madeline Bell, Sue Glover, Sunny Leslie/Engineer: Hans, Jürgen Koppers, Mack/ Management: Summer Nights Management/ Management [Direction]: Joyce Biawitz/Mastered By: Allen Zentz, Brian Gardner/Mixed By [Mix-Down]: Giorgio Moroder/Photography By: Jochen Harder/ Producer: Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte/ Copyright (c) Casablanca Records, Inc. Recorded At Musicland Studios/Mastered At Allen Zentz Mastering/Designed At Gribbitt! Pressed By Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria/Record Company Oasis Records Manufactured By Casablanca Records, Inc./Distributed By Casablanca Records, Inc./ Published By Sunday Music/ Published By Rick's Music, Inc./Published By Kamikazi Music/Published By Angel Dust Music Label: Oasis ‎– OCLP 5004/ Vinyl, LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Santa Maria Pressing Country: US/Released: 1976 Genre: Funk/Soul/Style: Disco DISCLAIMER: I do not make any profit from this video. No copyright infringement intended. All rights belong to the respective artists and the record companies. It is uploaded for educational and promotional purposes only. I do not own, nor claim to own anything contained in this video. -Vid

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