1979 Donna Summer – Bad Girls
Bad Girls is the seventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Donna Summer, released on April 25, 1979 on Casablanca Records. Originally issued as a double album, Bad Girls became the best-selling album of Summer’s career. The album spent 6 weeks at the top of Billboard’s Hot 200 albums in 1979, for one week on June 16, 1979 and then for 5 consecutive weeks, from July 7 to August 4, 1979. It contained the number one hits “Hot Stuff” and “Bad Girls”, and the number two hit “Dim All the Lights”.
On the week of June 16, 1979, Summer had (for a second time) the No. 1 single “Hot Stuff” and album Bad Girls simultaneously on the Billboard charts. She accomplished this again for a third time, the week of August 14, 1979 when the single “Bad Girls” took the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for a 5-week run, and the album Bad Girls was at the top of the Billboard 200 album chart. They remained at the top of both charts together for 4 weeks. Summer also became the first female artist to have two songs in the top three, on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, when on the week of June 30, 1979, “Hot Stuff” fell to No. 2 and “Bad Girls” rose to No. 3. Both songs remained in the top three for 4 weeks. The week of July 21, 1979 the single “Bad Girls” took the top spot on the Billboard Hot R &B singles chart, Summer sat on top of 3 major Billboard charts. The album Bad Girls topped the R&B album charts for 3 weeks, June 23 to July 7, 1979.
Tracks
1 Hot Stuff (Harold Faltermeyer; Keith Forsey; Pete Bellotte) 5:15
2 Bad Girls (Bruce Sudano; Donna Summer; Eddie Hokenson; Joe Esposito) 4:55
3 Love Will Always Find You (Giorgio Moroder; Pete Bellotte) 3:59
4 Walk Away (Harold Faltermeyer; Pete Bellotte) 4:32
5 Dim All The Lights (Donna Summer) 4:41
6 Journey To The Centre Of Your Heart (Giorgio Moroder; Pete Bellotte) 4:36
7 One Night In A Lifetime (Harold Faltermeyer; Pete Bellotte) 4:12
8 Can’t Get To Sleep At Night (Bob Conti; Bruce Sudano) 4:48
9 On My Honor (Donna Summer; Harold Faltermeyer; Bruce Sudano) 3:33
10 There Will Always Be A You (Donna Summer) 5:05
11 All Through The Night (Bruce Roberts; Donna Summer) 6:00
12 My Baby Understands (Donna Summer) 4:00
13 Our Love (Giorgio Moroder; Donna Summer) 4:53
14 Lucky (Giorgio Moroder; Bruce Sudano; Donna Summer; Eddie Hokenson; Joe Esposito) 4:37
15 Sunset People (Harold Faltermeyer; Keith Forsey; Pete Bellotte) 6:29
Biography
Musicians
Bass | Bob Glaub |
Bass | Scott Edwards |
Bass | Harold Faltermeyer |
Drums | Keith Forsey |
Percussion | Keith Forsey |
Guitar | Jay Graydon |
Guitar | Jeff Baxter |
Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
Guitar | Al Perkins |
Pedal Steel Guitar | Al Perkins |
Clavinet | Harold Faltermeyer |
Fender Rhodes | Harold Faltermeyer |
Piano | Jai Winding |
Piano | Harold Faltermeyer |
Synthesizer | Harold Faltermeyer |
Sax | Gary Herbig |
Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
Trombone | Dick Hyde |
Trumpet | Gary Grant |
Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
Trumpet | Steve Madaio |
Background Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
Background Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
Background Vocals | Stephanie Spruill |
Vocals | Donna Summer |
Other Musicians
1 Hot Stuff
Guitar (solo) | Jeff Baxter |
11 All Through The Night
Piano | Bruce Roberts |
Synthesizer | Bruce Roberts |
13 Our Love
Programming | Dan Wyman |
Liner Notes
Producer – Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15)
Producer – Donna Summer, Jurgen Koppers (Track 12)
Arranged By – Harold Faltermeyer
Engineer (Assistant) – Carolyn Tapp
Engineer (Mix) – Jurgen Koppers
Engineer (Recording) – Juegen Koppers, Steven D. Smith
Mastered By – Brian Gardner
Strings – Sidney Sharp
Technician – Roman Olearczuk
Design – David Fleming, Gribbitt!, Stephen Lumel
Design Concept – Donna Summer
Photography By – Harry Langdon
Mastered by Brian Gardner at Alan Zentz Studios, Los Angeles
Mixed At Rusk Sound Studios, Los Angeles
Recorded At Rusk Sound Studios, Los Angeles
Recorded at Music Grinder Studios, Los Angeles