DONNA SUMMER: The 100 Essential Songs. This post: #75-71. Continues: tomorrow.

Caffè Lattè presents…  THE 100 ESSENTIAL SONGS BY DONNA SUMMER Donna Summer dropped 2 albums during 1977. ‘I Remember Yesterday’ was followed by the double LP ‘Once Upon A Time’ which re-told the story of Cinderella from a disco context.

75 CAN’T WE JUST SIT DOWN (AND TALK IT OVER) Donna was thrilling on her disco recordings, but she was just as talented on ballads such as “Can’t We Just Sit Down (And Talk It Over)” from ‘I Remember Yesterday’. The love song was written by Tony Macauley who penned the hits “Don’t Give Up On Us” (David Soul), “Sorry Suzanne (The Hollies) and “Build Me Up Buttercup” (The Foundations).

74 SUMMER FEVER  All 4 tracks on ‘Four Seasons Of Love’ were written by Donna with Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte. Issued in 1976, the album went gold in America.

73 WHEN LOVE TAKES OVER YOU The 1989 album ‘Another Place And Time’ peaked at #17 on the UK chart.

72 LADY OF THE NIGHT In 1974, “Lady Of The Night” was released as Donna’s second European only single. It charted in Germany and the Netherlands. Its theme was one Donna returned to years later for the title track from the ‘Bad Girls’ album.

71 LEAVE ME ALONE Harold Faltermeyer co-wrote this track from ‘I’m A Rainbow’ with session drummer Keith Forsey.