THE QUEEN EMERGES
THE WORLD EXPERIENCES THE BRILLIANCE OF THE DONNA SUMMER MACHINE
1977 came and March brought the 'I REMEMBER YESTERDAY' album.
DONNA made an appearence on the 'Mac Davis Show'
The Look: Like a Bloomingdale's Cleopatra, just beautiful. She sang one song, 'A SONG FOR YOU' just fantastic!
Soon 'I FEEL LOVE' was a big hit.
THE DEEP Soudtrack released.
Donna's Song, 'DOWN, DEEP INSIDE', There are two versions!
In the film, you haer Donna sing a 3rd, jazzy verson.
There was a cute commercial running for 'IRY'
The Look White, top hat, jacket with tails, and a sequin decorated dance outfit (legs up to her waist), and no bangs! (first time, except for the album cover) hair combed back on top, curls on the sides and back, just past the shoulders. And with a dancing cane in tow, she's singing 'IRY'and tipping her hat as the camera moves in to a close up, then they cut to the album's back cover photo, close up moving out to 'I FEEL LOVE/CANT WE JUST SIT DOWN AND TALK IT OVER' to end. All of 30 seconds. But what a great treat!
DONNA & MIMI are on the cover of EBONY magazine.
Thank God It's Friday was filmed in the Summer of 1977.
This picture was taken at the wrap party. I love Donna's look in this one!
Promo shot Of Donna on set with Director Robert Klane.
Promo shot on set of Donna, Ray Vitte, and The Commodores.
In October....
Around October or November I was in the record store and came upon a fantastic, beautiful album cover, 'ONCE UPON A TIME'. 
I had heard nothing about this album comming out! What a surprise!
The Once Upon A Time Release Story.....
RUMOR MILL
Back when 'Four Seasons' came out, I heard this one; Donna Summer is really a man in drag. Of course I laughed it off, never even considered it to be true, never thought of it again..........but, apparently the rumor gained some serious steam whe the 'IRY' album came out. Some thought DONNA looked a little masculine in the cover photo. It must have been a problem, cause the 'OUAT' album was rush released. Neil Borgart sent DONNA to photographer Francesco Scavullo and his team for an extra glamourous cover shoot. The results of these fantastic photos, show a beauty which had not been captured before. Not only did DONNA look stunning, but now she had a new trademark look and no one could mistake her gender now.
Actually I saw the album and didn't realize it was DONNA til I read it. Needless to say, I grabbed a copy and ran to the check out! Once Upon A Time Was so awesome....I listened over & over....trying to figure it out. It was just os damn magical! Donna, Giorgio & Pete gave me something I had never heard before and no one else could. I had the album quite a while before I found out 'I LOVE YOU' was the first single. Donna still was not getting too much radio play.
Two songs by Donna, Try Me I Know We Can Make It & Could It Be Magic are featured in the film; LOOKING FOR MR GOODBAR. The film trailer started with Try Me! What an surprising & exciting experience that was!
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