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Donna Summer
The Wanderer (LP Promo)
Geffen Records (US) / 1980 / GHS 2000
LP Promotional 33 1/3 RPM vinyl record
Produced by Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte
Side 1)
1. The Wanderer 3:44 (138 BPM)
2. Looking Up 3:56 (137 BPM)
3. Breakdown 4:06 (124 BPM)
4. Grand Illusion 3:54
5. Running For Cover 3:47
Side 2)
1. Cold Love 3:37
2. Who Do You Think You're Foolin' 4:17 (139 BPM)
3. Nightlife 4:00
4. Stop Me 3:43
5. I Believe In Jesus 3:18
Donna Summer's The Wanderer, was after the "Death Of Disco", allegedly. So Giorgio Moroder decided to go a little "New Wave" on Donna's first release outside of CASABLANCA RECORDS. Was it a success? Not really, she was, after all, THE QUEEN OF DISCO, so it did not sell very well. But I played nevertheless! Strong cuts were WHO DO YOU THINK YOU'RE FOOLIN" and the title cut, THE WANDERER. If you are a DONNA SUMMER fan, you should have this album. On my scale from 1-10, it gets a very strong 9.
Submitted by vyniljunkie (611)

By the time this album was released ; I was very much into rock as well as disco...so I loved that Donna showed some new colors.
I still argue that LOOKING UP should have been a single...and that dance mixes of certain songs should have been released to clubs - at least.