description Donna Summer - Once Upon a Time Overview
Once Upon a Time is the fourth studio album by American singer Donna Summer, released in October 1977 as a double LP by Casablanca Records. A loose concept album tracing a Cinderella-style narrative from "Once Upon a Time" to "Happily Ever After," it was produced by Summer's longtime collaborators Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte. The record extended the disco style of her earlier work, including material from I Feel Love.
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When was Donna Summer's Once Upon a Time released?
The album was released in October 1977, right at the peak of the global disco craze. It followed her massively successful breakthrough album 'I Remember Yesterday,' which was released earlier that same year.
Is Once Upon a Time by Donna Summer a concept album?
Yes, it is a loosely structured disco concept album that tells a modern-day Cinderella story. The narrative follows a young woman who escapes her dreary life to find love and happiness on the dance floor.
Who produced the double album Once Upon a Time?
The record was produced by Donna Summer's legendary longtime collaborators Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte. This trio was responsible for defining the Euro-disco sound that dominated the late 1970s.
How many discs are included in Once Upon a Time?
The album was released as a double LP (two vinyl records) and is divided into four distinct sides, each corresponding to an 'Act' in the Cinderella narrative. It was one of the first double albums of the disco era.
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