Donna Summer - Four Seasons of Love
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Artist: Donna SummerEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 1994-06-14
Music Label: Island / Mercury
Soundtracks:
- Spring Affair
- Summer Fever
- Autumn Changes
- Winter Melody
- Spring Reprise
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When Donna Summer first hit in 1975 with "Love To Love You Baby,"it was tempting to dismiss her as just another voice planted in the middle of a disco groove, who would be forgotten almost as soon as the beat faded off the charts. Indeed, her first two albums featured Summer's voice at its highest; its breathiest. Their sales success notwithstanding, one couldn't help but wonder if there was anything to Donna, other than Oooohs and Ahhhhs. Four Seasons of Love answered that question. Donna still
is singing in a wispy falsetto, but it is the WAY she is singing
that captures one's attention. She is sounding like a professional in this album, trying to get the most meaning out of
each new phrase. Four Seasons was a successful expansion of some
of the drama of her previous concept album, A Love Trilogy. Here,
Donna explores four stages of a love affair; stages that anyone who has been in love can relate to-- especially those who have loved and lost. "Spring Affair" captures the hope and optimism that come with new love. The beat is bouncy, the mood of the song
is bright. You can cut Donna's sense of anticipation with a knife, and she sings as if she's completely involved in her new feelings. As "Summer Fever" takes over, Donna and her new lover can do no wrong. The guitars and bass twang and throb with the heat of a newfound passion. Love is burning bright, and Donna obviously loves playing with the fire. But then come the "Autumn Changes"! The beat slows. The mood fluctuates. Donna begins to questions things, as woodwinds replace the brass that punctuated
the first two songs. She is vulnerable and almost somber in her tone, as her lover begins to pull away from her. Then comes the "Winter Melody." Her man is gone. She is alone. The beat is even slower, like a heart that wants to stop beating. The strings
in the arrangement are drenched in pathos. Pain is all around.
But even as that pain becomes distant and starts to fade, we hear
anew the throbbing bass of "Spring Affair." The reprise leaves us
to wonder if Donna and her man have been reunited... Or if she is
thrilling to the sensations of a completely new man in her life.
With this album, Donna Summer rose above and separated herself from the likes of Gloria Gaynor, Carol Douglas, Claudja Barry, Thelma Houston, Amii Stewart, and on-and-on. Even a pop icon like
Diana Ross ventured into Summer's domain on "Love Hangover." But
Donna Summer was uniquely suited to sing the suites of songs that
filled so many of her albums. Soon to follow this album were the themed sets Once Upon A Time and I Remeber Yesterday in 1977, and
Live And More hit #1 in 1978, a feat matched by Bad Girls the following year. By that time, Donna had almost completely ditched
her falsetto, and was proving herself to be a great songstress. Four Seasons Of Love, with its vivid images of the exhilaration of spring; the carnal heat of summer; the uncertainty of autumn;
and the bleakness of winter, gave us our first hints of Donna Summer's incredible staying power.
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