Listen to Donna Summers New Club only Single.."I'm A Fire"

[Dayna]

Donna Summer's new song..I'm A Fire.. It's HOT..

[Videoskooter]

Cool song! The voice is still vintage Donna, the sound is Techhouse. Doesn't make me forget her landmark 70's albums but it grows on you and it's good!

[normvork]

I was hoping for something more "pop" sounding, more memorable and "hooky". This will not bring her into a comeback in any way. There's so much music out there that has catchier tunes and hummable lyrics that will get airplay on the radio...the clubs don't drive record sales anymore like they did in the 70's. She can do better and she needs to do better to get new people, and old timers, to fall in love with her all over again.

[remicks]

Originally Posted by normvork

I was hoping for something more "pop" sounding, more memorable and "hooky". This will not bring her into a comeback in any way. There's so much music out there that has catchier tunes and hummable lyrics that will get airplay on the radio...the clubs don't drive record sales anymore like they did in the 70's. She can do better and she needs to do better to get new people, and old timers, to fall in love with her all over again.

This one isn't going to do it is it ........
This is nice breezy lounge stuff but if you're going to sing a theme like I'm a fire .... the underlying song needs to support it. More bark than bite.

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[discokicks]

Originally Posted by remicks

This one isn't going to do it is it ........
This is nice breezy lounge stuff but if you're going to sing a theme like I'm a fire .... the underlying song needs to support it. More bark than bite.

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I know....I'm so disappointed! Why do I feel there was too much of an effort to create something different or something groundbreaking? It works at the hotel lobby/ lounge level.

I've heard the first set of remixes which all pump it up a bit but keep the funky house feel (the Solitaire mix being the best of the bunch) but the lyrics just seem so unfitting for her at this point..."you're the water on my chocolate"??? Huh?!???

I want that joyous Donna that sang Carry On in the early 90s!

[Salsoul1975]

The song is good, and I do think it will make some noise in the clubs, but do you guys really think that Miss Summer is going to reach the heights she did in her heyday? She is not the exception, as is the case with so many other artists who saw their finest days during a completely different time. Were any of you saying the same thing when she released the brilliant "I Will Go With You" nine years ago? Granted, the song was as radio-friendly as anything she ever put out and it did great in the clubs, but it didn't chart very high on the pop charts, at least state-side. I'm almost embarrassed to ask if artists are still being judged on how high their songs chart. Naturally, I would think it's all about the sales entirely these days. Believe it or not, club-oriented songs can drive sales and airplay, but it is a niche market. At least where I live (New Jersey), where club music has a very strong market (obviously), it can reach any substantial degree of significance. There is no doubt that the song will do well in that niche market, but if you're expecting another "Bad Girls" or "Last Dance", forget it. I'll even say that Donna has had many a comeback, even before the big deluge of late 1979; case in point: "I Feel Love" was her first Top 40 record in nearly two years. Four consecutive singles after "Love To Love You Baby" failed to make the Top 40. Ironically, she was more successful on the soul chart at that time, and by the time she hit the stratosphere, the situation was vice-versa. She was now a pop princess and less of a soul siren. Not to cast dispersions on her great releases between 1975-77, but despite lack of chart success during that period, she was solidfying her status as disco queen in the clubs, and that has always been the one intangible aspect of her career. She could lose favor with mainstream radio, but the door to the club would always be open (with some bumps along the way, of course ).

[discokicks]

Originally Posted by Salsoul1975

The song is good, and I do think it will make some noise in the clubs, but do you guys really think that Miss Summer is going to reach the heights she did in her heyday? She is not the exception, as is the case with so many other artists who saw their finest days during a completely different time. Were any of you saying the same thing when she released the brilliant "I Will Go With You" nine years ago? Granted, the song was as radio-friendly as anything she ever put out and it did great in the clubs, but it didn't chart very high on the pop charts, at least state-side.

I don't think it's a matter of reaching lofty heights...perhaps it's more of releasing material that truly reaches out to her long-time fans. The first time that I heard I Will Go With You, it was obvious that this was Donna in her finest form. The video was high class, vocals topnotch and overall fun and frivolous.

Unfortunately, I'm thinking she may be in the hands of current, trendy producers and their attempts to have her appeal to young clubbers.

[Dayna]

I think most people are being OVER analytical and picking it apart because it's DONNA..
Granted ..NO ,It's not I Feel Love or Could It be magic .
It's what the clubs are playing now.. AS for radio play it say's"CLUB ONLY SINGLE" ..It still has her BEAUTIFUL vocals"still fully in tact"..Why do we pick apart the ones we love most?
Dont answer I already know..
Does anyone no how HARD it is for almost ANY artist to get a record deal on a decent label now? ..Trust me I deal with Talented artists quite often..Estableshed artists that shouldnt have to do a cartwheel and 3 back flips to get someone's attention.
Do you know who holds the record for most #1 billboard Dance songs?
"Kristine W"..gag on that..
So this song is very apropos for todays dance market..
Dont scream and throw fits untill you hear the album..

[discokicks]

Originally Posted by Dayna

Do you know who holds the record for most #1 billboard Dance songs?
"Kristine W"..gag on that..
So this song is very apropos for todays dance market..

I love Kristine W!!!! Fantastic vocals!

[remicks]

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Being critical is a good thing .There'll probably be others who will insist on calling this tune great only because it is Donna. I'm sure amongst the sparse releases of dance stuff put out nowadays this one will do fine. It certainly isn't terrible. But yes I have only the highest expectations of Donna . It's her fault though .... It's she who set the bar so high for herself .

The hunger that an artist brings in their early years is missing ... the earnestness . Sounds like a cake walk....Sort of like "Here I am, stuck doing this s&*$t"

Can't wait to see if the album holds something more compelling!!!


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[Salsoul1975]

Originally Posted by remicks

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Being critical is a good thing .There'll probably be others who will insist on calling this tune great only because it is Donna. I'm sure amongst the sparse releases of dance stuff put out nowadays this one will do fine. It certainly isn't terrible. But yes I have only the highest expectations of Donna . It's her fault though .... It's she who set the bar so high for herself .

The hunger that an artist brings in their early years is missing ... the earnestness . Sounds like a cake walk....Sort of like "Here I am, stuck doing this s&*$t"

Can't wait to see if the album holds something more compelling!!!


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Being critical is a part of human nature. We can love an artist to death, yet we can point out his strengths and weaknesses just the same. The earnestness that Remicks mentioned brings to mind Miss Ross' Diana album from 1980.Amongst all her solo albums, this was without doubt her strongest solo album ever. Aside from the fact that it was produced by top-notch men (Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards), the album had a raw, seemingly organic oeuvre about it (all this despite Motown's Russ Terrana remixing of the album, stripping it of its muscle). Regardless of the questionable moves which were done, Diana seemed almost like a "first album" of sorts for Miss Ross. It was an entirely cohesive album that spun a web of solid songs, lyrics and vocal presentation (definitely on the original mix done by Rodgers and Edwards). Too bad it was short-lived; Diana jumped ship to RCA, started producing her own music, the "bitch, step aside" urban legend, the Central Park concert, Call Her Miss Ross book, the cheesy "children of the world/everybody love one another" mantras, "I Will Survive", the Return To Love Tour, Double Platinum with Brandy, The Diana Ross E! True Hollywood Story, American Idol, "More Today Than Yesterday" and the (off-key) band languished on... I can totally see Miss Ross uttering those famous lines that Remicks alluded to with that compilation of love songs.

[Houseman]

Something about this song sounds weak to me. Can't really put my finger on it, but it lacks something. This particular mix sounds awful due to levels not being proper, a little too much coming at you at the same time.

I think DS would do a lot better if she experimented with her music, the way she started. Maybe her trans religion is keeping her locked. She needs to open it up and let us hear something interesting instead of sounding desperately trying to get on some charts.

HM

[normvork]

I'm sorry if I offend anybody with my critique, but some of her releases lately have been really good. 'I Will Go With You' and 'I Got Your Love' were splendid in my opinion. But there are lots of great songwriters out there with material much better than this. This is so average. You could get this same sort of club sound with a song with catchy lyrics and bright melody and have a club hit as well as a pop hit, couldn't you?

[Dayna]

Originally Posted by discokicks

I love Kristine W!!!! Fantastic vocals!

I do too.. Even though I'm a Ross fanatic I love Kristine's Version of "The Boss"

[Dayna]

Originally Posted by normvork

I'm sorry if I offend anybody with my critique, but some of her releases lately have been really good. 'I Will Go With You' and 'I Got Your Love' were splendid in my opinion. But there are lots of great songwriters out there with material much better than this. This is so average. You could get this same sort of club sound with a song with catchy lyrics and bright melody and have a club hit as well as a pop hit, couldn't you?

You didn't offend me.. What I am saying is in this day and age old school artists have little say in the material they are given.. They do the best with what the Producers and song writers and the label gives them.. after all it's Burgundy Records ..Not Casablanca where she was queen bee and had carte blanche at times..