  Donna Summer was born Donna
Adrian Ganes In Boston, MA on December 31,
1948. By the late 60s, Donna left home and
performed with the German production of Hair,
followed by Godspell and The Me
Nobody Knows. Donna also began singing
background and releasing demos overseas which
got her noticed by producers. By the 70s,
Donna was on her journey to be named the
'Queen of Disco' with help from producers Giorgio
Moroder, Pete Bellotte, and
Casablanca Records.
 Donna released Lady
Of The Night and had her first hit in Europe
with "The Hostage" which topped the
singles charts in Germany, Belgium, and
France.
Donna released Love
To Love You Baby.
 Donna released A
Love Trilogy.
Donna hit the US pop chart and
Top 10 for the first time with "Love To
Love You Baby" and had moderate hits
with "Could It Be Magic" and
"Try Me, I Know We Can Make It."
Donna later said of the creation of the
classic "Love To Love You Baby"
(produced by Giorgio Moroder):
"I told Giorgio that I had an idea for a
song, and I sang the melody to him and he put
down a track. I came into the studio the next
day and he wanted me to put down my vocal,
but I wasn't really prepared, so I ad-libbed,
and that was left on the song. I was goofing
around. I was lying on the floor moaning and
we were all hysterical. It was just too
funny."
 Donna released Four
Seasons Of Love.
Donna was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female
Artist.
Donna hit the Top 10 with the
disco classic "I Feel Love."
Donna released I
Remember Yesterday.
 Donna released Once
Upon A Time.
Donna had moderate hits with
"Spring Affair" and "Winter
Melody."
Donna won 3 American Music Award for Favorite Disco Female Artist, Favorite Disco Single ("Last
Dance"), and Favorite Disco Album (Live
And More), and was nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Female
Artist.
Donna could be seen in the disco
film Thank
God It's Friday.
 Live
And More was released.
Donna topped the Billboard LP
chart for a week with Live
And More.
Donna topped the Billboard Hot
100 chart for 3 weeks with "MacArthur
Park."
Donna had hits through the year
with "Last Dance," "I Love
You," and Rumour Has It."
Donna won a Grammy Award for R&B Vocal
Performance, Female ("Last Dance") and
was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Female
Performance ("MacArthur Park").
 Donna released Bad
Girls.
Donna topped the Billboard LP
chart for 6 weeks with Bad
Girls.
Donna topped the Billboard Hot
100 chart for 3 weeks with "Hot
Stuff."
 Donna topped the Billboard Hot
100 chart for 5 weeks with "Bad
Girls."
Donna hit the Top 10 with
"Dim All The Lights" and with
"Heaven Knows" accompanied by Brooklyn
Dreams.
 Donna released On
The Radio (Greatest Hits Volumes 1 & 2) which became her 3rd
consecutive double LP to hit #1.
Donna topped the Billboard Hot
100 chart for a week with her duet with Barbra
Streisand - "No More Tears (Enough
Is Enough)" (which topped the ARC Weekly
Top 40 for 3 weeks).
 # 9
Singles Artist of the Year
 Donna won 3 American Music
Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Female
Artist,
and Favorite Pop/Rock
Single
("Bad Girls") and was nominated for
Favorite Pop/Rock Album (Bad
Girls).
Donna topped the Billboard LP
chart for a week with On
The Radio (Greatest Hits Volumes 1 & 2).
Donna hit the Top 10 with "On The
Radio."
Donna won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal
Performance - Female ("Hot Stuff") and was
nominated for Album of the Year (Bad
Girls), Best R&B Vocal
Performance - Female ("Dim All The
Lights"), and Best Pop Vocal Performance -
Female
and Best Disco Recording (Bad
Girls).
 Donna hit #1 for a week with "On The
Radio."
Walk
Away: The Best Of 1977-1980 was released.
Donna was back with a new
record company (Geffen Records) and back in
the Top 40 with "The Wanderer."
 Donna released The
Wanderer.
Donna hit the Top 40 with "Walk Away."
Donna hit the Top 10 with "The Wanderer."
Donna topped the Billboard
Year-End Charts as the Top Pop Artist
- Female (singles & albums) and Top
Billboard 200 Album Artist - Female.
 # 110
Singles Artist of the Year
Donna hit the Top 40 with "Cold Love."
Donna was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance - Female ("On The
Radio").
Donna hit the Top 40 with "Who Do You Think You're
Fooling."
 # 61
Singles Artist of the Year
 Donna was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best Rock Vocal
Performance - Female ("Cold Love") and Best
Inspirational Performance ("I Believe In
Jesus").
Donna hit the Top 40 with "Love Is In Control
(Finger On The Trigger)."
Donna hit the Top 10 with "Love Is In Control
(Finger On The Trigger)."
 Donna released Donna
Summer.
Donna hit the Top 40 with "State Of Independence."
 # 22
Singles Artist of the Year
Donna was nominated for 2 American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Female
Artist.
Donna was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best Rock Vocal
Performance - Female ("Protection") and Best R&B Vocal
Performance - Female ("Love Is In Control
(Finger On The Trigger)").
Donna hit the
Top 40 with "The Woman In Me."
 Donna released She
Works Hard For The Money and was back in the
Top 10 with the title track.
Donna hit the Top 40 with "She Works Hard For The
Money."
Donna hit the Top 10 with "She Works Hard For The
Money."
Donna hit the Top 40 with "Unconditional Love."
 # 81
Singles Artist of the Year
 Donna was nominated for 3 American Music
Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B
Video ("She Works Hard For The
Money"),
and Favorite Soul/R&B
Female Artist.
Donna won a Grammy Award for Best Inspirational
Performance ("He's A Rebel") and
was nominated for Best Vocal Performance - Female ("She Works Hard For The
Money").
 The video for "She Works Hard For The
Money"
was nominated for 2 MTV Video Music
Awards for Best Female Video and Best Choreography.
Donna hit the Top 40 with "There Goes My Baby."
Donna released Cats
Without Claws.
Donna won a Grammy Award for Best Inspirational
Performance ("Forgive Me").
Donna released The
Summer Collection.
 # 205
Singles Artist of the Year
Donna released All Systems
Go.
 Donna released The
Dance Collection.
 # 77
Singles Artist of the Year
Donna released Another
Place And Time.
Donna hit the Top 40 with "This Time I Know It's
For Real."
Donna hit the Top 10 with "This Time I Know It's
For Real."
 The
Best Of Donna Summer was released.
Donna released Mistaken
Identity.
 The
Donna Summer Anthology was released.
The holiday LP Christmas
Spirit and Endless
Summer: Donna Summer's Greatest Hits were released.
 Donna released I'm
A Raibow.
Donna could be
heard on the compilation tribute to Bruce
Springsteen - One
Step Up, Two Steps Back: The Songs of Bruce
Springsteen.
 Donna won a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording ("Carry On"
with Giorgio Moroder) from
the compilation NRG
Unlimited 1.
Donna performed in New York at a
benefit for the Gay Men's Health Crisis.
Greatest
Hits was released.
 # 97
Singles Artist of the Year
 VH1
Presents: Donna Summer Live And More Encore was released.
VH1: 100
Greatest Women of Rock & Roll includes Donna at # 37.
Donna hit the Top 40 with "I Will Go With You (Con
Te Partiro)."
 Donna was
nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording ("I Will Go With
You (Con Te Partiro)").
VH1: 100
Greatest Dance Songs includes "Last
Dance" at # 6,
"Love To Love You Baby" at # 63,
"I Feel Love" at # 76,
and "MacArthur Park" at # 89.
VH1: 100
Sexiest Artists includes Donna at # 80.
 The
Millennium Collection: The Best Of Donna
Summer was released.
The
Journey: The Very Best Of Donna Summer was released.
Donna appeared as a guest judge
on American Idol.
# 106 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
 Donna could be heard on the
compilation LP So
Amazing... An All-Star Tribute To Luther
Vandross with "Power Of Love."
Donna was one of 9 acts
nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of
Fame.
 Donna topped the Billboard Hot
Dance Club Play chart for a week with
"I'm On Fire."
Donna released Crayons.
 Donna topped the Billboard Hot
Dance Club Play chart with "Stamp Your
Feet."
Donna topped the Billboard Hot
Dance Club Play chart for a week with
"Fame (The Game)."
Donna died at the age of 63.
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Lady Of The
Night
Released: February,
1974 (Netherlands)
Tracks: "Lady Of
The Night" - "Born To
Die" - "Friends" -
"Domino" -
"Hostage" -
"Wounded" - "Little
Miss Fit" - "Let's Work
Together Now" - "Sing Along
(Sad Song)"
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Love To Love
You Baby
Released: August 27,
1975
US: Gold
Billboard
peak: # 11
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "Love To
Love You Baby" - "Full Of
Emptiness" - "Need A Man
Blues" - "Whispering
Waves" - "Pandora's
Box" - "Full Of
Emptiness" (Reprise)
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A Love
Trilogy
Released: March 18,
1976
US: Gold
Billboard
peak: # 21
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "Try Me,
I Know We Can Make It" -
"Intro: Prelude To Love" -
"Could It Be Magic" -
"Wasted" - "Come With
Me"
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Four Seasons
Of Love
Released: October 11,
1976
US: Gold
Billboard
peak: # 29
Tracks: "Spring
Affair" - "Summer
Fever" - "Autumn
Changes" - "Winter
Melody" - "Spring
Reprise"
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I Remember
Yesterday
Released: May 13, 1977
US: Gold
Billboard
peak: # 18
Tracks: "I
Remember Yesterday" -
"Love's Unkind" -
"Back In Love Again" -
"I Remember Yesterday"
(Reprise) - "Black Lady" -
"Take Me" - "Can't We
Just Sit Down (And Talk It
Over)" - "I Feel Love"
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Once Upon A
Time
Released: October 31,
1977
US: Gold
Billboard
peak: # 26
Tracks: "Once
Upon A Time" - "Faster And
Faster To Nowhere" - "Fairy
Tale High" - "Say Something
Nice" - "Now I Need
You" - "Working The
Midnight Shift" - "Queen
For A Day" - "If You Got It
Flaunt It" - "Man Like
You" - "Sweet Romance"
- "Once Upon A Time" -
"Dance Into My Life" -
"Rumour Has It" - "I
Love You" - "Happily Ever
After" - "Once Upon A
Time"
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Live And
More
Released: August 31,
1978
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak: # 1 (for 1 week)
Rolling Stone
review:
Tracks: "Once
Upon A Time" - "Fairy Tale
High" - "Faster And Faster
To Nowhere" - "Spring
Affair" - "Rumour Has
It" - "I Love You" -
"Only One Man" - "I
Remember Yesterday" -
"Love's Unkind" - "My
Man Medley" - "The Way We
Were" - "Mimi's Song"
- "Try Me, I Know We Can Make
It" - "Love To Love You
Baby" - "I Feel Love"
- "Last Dance" -
"Theme From 'The Deep' (Down,
Deep Inside)"
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Bad Girls
Released: April 25,
1979
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
peak: # 1 (for 6 weeks)
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "Hot
Stuff" - "Bad Girls" -
"Love Will Always Find You"
- "Walk Away" -
"Dim All The Lights" -
"Journey To The Centre Of Your
Heart" - "One Night In A
Lifetime" - "Can't Get To
Sleep At Night" - "On My
Honor" - "There Will Always
Be A You" - "All Through
The Night" - "My Baby
Understands" - "Our
Love" - "Lucky" -
"Sunset People" - "Bad
Girls"
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On The Radio
(Greatest Hits Volumes 1 & 2)
Released: October 15,
1979
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
peak: # 1 (for 1 week)
Rolling Stone
review:
Tracks: "On The
Radio" - "Love To Love You
Baby" - "Try Me, I Know We
Can Make It" - "I Feel
Love" - "Our Love" -
"I Remember Yesterday" -
"I Love You" - "Heaven
Knows" - "Last Dance"
- "MacArthur Park" -
"Hot Stuff" - "Bad
Girls" - "Dim All The
Lights" - "Sunset
People" - "No More Tears
(Enough Is Enough)" (with Barbra
Streisand) - "On The Radio"
(Long Version)
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Walk Away:
The Best Of 1977-1980
Released: 1980
Billboard
peak: # 50
Tracks: "Bad
Girls" - "Hot Stuff" -
"On The Radio" - "I
Feel Love" - "Walk Away" -
"Last Dance" - "Sunset
People" - "MacArthur
Park" - "Our Love"
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The Wanderer
Released: October 20,
1980
US: Gold
Billboard
peak: # 13
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "The
Wanderer" - "Looking
Up" - "Breakdown" -
"Grand Illusion" -
"Running For Cover" -
"Cold Love" -
"Who Do You Think You're
Fooling" - "Nightlife"
- "Stop Me" - "I
Believe In Jesus"
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Donna Summer
Released: July 19, 1982
US: Gold
Billboard
peak: # 20
Rolling Stone
review:
Tracks: "Love Is In
Control (Finger On The Trigger)" -
"Mystery Of Love" -
"The Woman In Me" - "State Of
Independence" - "Livin' In
America" -
"Protection" - "(If
It) Hurts Just A Little" -
"Love Is Just A Breath
Away" - "Lush Life"
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She Works
Hard For The Money
Released: June 13, 1983
US: Gold
Billboard
peak: # 9
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "She Works Hard
For The Money" -
"He's A Rebel" - "Unconditional
Love" - "I Do
Believe I Fell In Love" -
"Stop, Look & Listen" -
"Tokyo" - "People,
People" - "Love Has A Mind
Of Its Own" - "Woman"
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Cats Without
Claws
Released: September 4,
1984
Billboard
peak: # 40
Rolling Stone
review:
Tracks:
"Supernatural Love" -
"It's Not The Way" - "There Goes My
Baby" -
"Suzanna" - "Cats
Without Claws" - "Oh Billy
Please" - "Eyes" -
"Maybe It's Over" -
"i'm Free" - "Forgive
Me"
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The Summer
Collection
Released: December 2,
1985
Rolling Stone
review:
Tracks: "She Works Hard
For The Money" -
"Bad Girls" - "On The
Radio" - "Stop, Look And
Listen" - "Last Dance"
- "MacArthur Park" -
"Heaven Knows" - "Unconditional
Love" - "I Love
You" - "No More Tears
(Enough Is Enough)" (with Barbra
Streisand)
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The Dance
Collection
Released: July 13, 1987
Rolling Stone
review:
Tracks: "I Feel
Love" - "With Your
Love" - "Last Dance" -
"MacArthur Park Suite: MacArthur
Park/One Of A Kind/Heaven Knows"
- "Hot Stuff" - "Walk Away" -
"Dim All The Lights" -
"No More Tears (Enough Is
Enough)" (with Barbra Streisand)
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All Systems
Go
Released: September 15,
1987
Billboard
peak: # 122
Tracks: "All
Systems Go" - "Bad
Reputation" - "Love
Shock" - "Jeremy" -
"Only The Fool Survives" -
"Dinner With Gershwin" -
"Fascination" -
"Voices Cryin' Out" -
"Thinkin' About My Baby"
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Another
Place And Time
Released: April 24, ,
1989
Billboard
peak: # 53
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "I Don't
Wanna Get Hurt" - "When
Love Takes Over You" - "This Time I
Know It's For Real" -
"The Only One" - "In
Another Place And Time" -
"Sentimental" -
"Whatever Your Heart
Desires" - "Breakaway"
- "If It Makes You Feel
Good" - "Love's About To
Change My Heart"
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Mistaken
Identity
Released: August 23,
1991
Rolling Stone
review:
Tracks: "Get
Ethnic" - "Body Talk"
- "Work That Magic" -
"When Love Cries" -
"Heaven's Just A Whisper
Away" - "Cry Of A Waking
Heart" - "Friends
Unknown" - "Fred
Astaire" - "Say A Little
Prayer" - "Mistaken
Identity" - "What Is It You
Want" - "Let There Be
Peace"
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The Donna
Summer Anthology
Released: September 21,
1993
Tracks: "Love To
Love You Baby" - "Could It
Be Magic" - "Try Me, I Know
We Can Make It" - "Spring
Affair" - "Love's
Unkiind" - "I Feel
Love" - "Once Upon A
Time" - "Rumor Has It"
- "I Love You" - "Last
Dance" - "MacArthur
Park" - "Heaven Knows"
- "Hot Stuff" - "Bad
Girls" - "Dim All The
Lights" - "Sunset
People" - "No More Tears
(Enough Is Enough)" (with Barbra
Streisand) - "On The Radio"
- "The Wanderer" - "Cold Love" -
"I'm A Rainbow" -
"Don't Cry For Me
Argentina" - "Love Is In
Control (Finger On The Trigger)" - "State Of
Independence" - "She Works Hard
For The Money" - "Unconditional
Love" - "There Goes My
Baby" -
"Supernatural Love" -
"All Systems Go" - "This Time I
Know It's For Real" -
"I Don't Wanna Get Hurt" -
"When Love Cries" -
"Friends Unknown" -
"Carry On"
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Christmas
Spirit
Released: October 4,
1994
Tracks: "White
Christmas" - "Christmas
Song" - "O Come All Ye
Faithful" - "Christmas Is
Here" - "Christmas Medley:
What Child Is This?/Do You Hear What
I Hear/Joy To The World" -
"I'll Be Home For
Christmas" - "Christmas
Spirit" - "Breath Of
Heaven" - "O Holy
Night" - "Lamb Of God"
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Endless
Summer: Donna Summer's Greatest Hits
Released: October 4,
1994
Tracks: "Melody
Of Love (Wanna Be Loved)" -
"Love To Love You Baby" -
"Could It Be Magic" -
"I Feel Love" - "Last
Dance" - "MacArthur
Park" - "Heaven Knows"
- "Hot Stuff" - "Bad
Girls" - "Dim All The
Lights" - "No More Tears
(Enough Is Enough)" (with Barbra
Streisand) - "On The Radio"
- "The Wanderer" - "Love Is In
Control (Finger On The Trigger)" - "State Of
Independence" - "She Works Hard
For The Money" - "This Time I
Know It's For Real" -
"Any Way At All"
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I'm A Raibow
Released: August 20,
1996
Tracks: "I
Believe (In You)" - "True
Love Survives" - "You To
Me" - "Sweet Emotion"
- "Leave Me Alone" -
"Melanie" - "Back
Where You Belong" - "People
Talk" - "To Turn The
Stone" - "Brooklyn" -
"I'm A Rainbow" -
"Walk On (Keep On Movin')"
- "Don't Cry For Me
Argentina" - "A Runner With
The Pack" - "Highway
Runner" - "Romwo" -
"End Of The Week" - "I
Need Time"
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Greatest
Hits
Released: September 15,
1998
Tracks: "Love To
Love You Baby" - "Could It
Be Magic" - "I Feel
Love" - "Last Dance" -
"Hot Stuff" - "Bad
Girls" - "On The
Radio" - "The
Wanderer" - "Love is In
Control (Finger On The Trigger)" - "State Of
Independence" - "She Works Hard
For The Money" - "This Time I
Know It's For Real"
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VH1
Presents: Donna Summer Live And More
Encore
Released: June 6, 1999
Billboard
peak: # 43
Live Tracks:
"MacArthur Park" - "This Time I
Know It's For Real" -
"I Feel Love" - "On
The Radio" - "No More Tears
(Enough Is Enough)" (with Tina
Arena) - "Dim All The
Lights" - "She Works Hard
For The Money" -
"Bad Girls" - "Hot
Stuff" - "My Life" -
"Last Dance" - "Love
Is The Healer" - "I Will Go
With You (Con Te Partiro)"
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The
Millennium Collection: The Best Of
Donna Summer
Released: February 25,
2003
Tracks: "Love To
Love You Baby" - "I Feel
Love" - "Last Dance" -
"MacArthur Park" -
"Hot Stuff" - "Bad
Girls" - "Dim All The
Lights" - "No More Tears
(Enough Is Enough)" (with Barbra
Streisand) - "On The Radio"
- "Love Is In
Control (Finger On The Trigger)" -"She Works Hard
For The Money"
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The Journey:
The Very Best Of Donna Summer
Released: September 30,
2003
Tracks: "Love To
Love You Baby" - "Could It
Be Magic" - "I Feel
Love" - "I Love You" -
"Last Dance" -
"MacArthur Park" -
"Heaven Knows" - "Hot
Stuff" - "Bad Girls" -
"Dim All The Lights" -
"No More Tears (Enough Is
Enough)" (with Barbra Streisand)
- "On The Radio" -
"The Wanderer" - "Love Is In
Control (Finger On The Trigger)" - "State Of
Independence" - "She Works Hard
For The Money" - "This Time I
Know It's For Real" -
"I Will Go With You (Con Te
Partiro)" - "That's The
Way" - "Dream-A-Lot's Theme
(I Will Live For Love)"
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Gold
Released: January 11,
2005
Tracks: "Love To
Love You Baby" - "Could It
Be Magic" - "Try Me, I Know
We Can Make It" - Spring
Affair" - "Love's
Unkind" - "I Feel
Love" - "I Love You" -
"Last Dance" -
"MacArthur Park" -
"Heaven Knows" - "Hot
Stuff" - "Bad Girls" -
"Dim All The Lights" -
"Sunset People" - "No
More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"
(with Barbra Streisand) - "On
The Radio" - "The
Wanderer" - "Love Is In
Control" - "State Of
Independence" - "She Works
Hard For The Money" -
"Unconditional Love" -
"There Goes My Baby" -
"Supernatural Love" -
"Dinner With Gershwin" -
"All Systems Go" -
"This Time I Know It's For
Real" - "I Don't Wanna Get
Hurt" - "Love's About To
Change My Heart" - "When
Loves Cries" - "Carry
On" - "Melody Of Love
(Wanna Be Loved)" - "I Will
Go With You (Con Te Partiro)" -
"You're So Beautiful"
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Crayons
Released: May 20, 2008
Billboard
peak: # 17
Tracks: "Stamp
Your Feet" - "Mr.
Music" - "Crayons"
(with Ziggy Marley) - "The Queen
Is Back" - "Fame (The
Game)" - "Sand On My
Feet" - "Drivin' Down
Brazil" - "I'm A Fire"
- "Slide Over Backwards" -
"Science Of Love" -
"Be Myself Again" -
"Bring Down The Reign"
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