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“Love to Love You Baby” is a song by American singer Donna Summer released in 1975. It became one of the first ever disco hits to also be released in an extended form.
By 1975, Summer had been living in Germany for eight years and had participated in several musical theatre shows. She had also released an album in Europe entitled Lady of the Night, written by Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte and produced by Bellotte, which had given her a couple of hit singles. She was still a complete unknown in her home country when she suggested the lyric “Love to Love You Baby” to Moroder in 1975. He turned the lyric into a full disco song and asked Summer to record it. The full lyrics were somewhat explicit and at first Summer said she would only record it as a demo to give to someone else. However her erotic moans and groans impressed Moroder so much that he persuaded her to release it as her own song, and “Love to Love You” became a moderate hit in the Netherlands.
A tape of the song was sent to Casablanca Records president Neil Bogart in the U.S. and he played it at a party at his home. He was so impressed with the track that he continued to play it over and over all night. He later contacted Moroder and suggested that he make the track longer - possibly as long as twenty minutes. Again Summer had reservations, and was not even sure of all the lyrics, so imagined herself as an actress (namely Marilyn Monroe) playing the part of someone in sexual ecstasy. The studio lights were dimmed so that Summer was more or less in complete darkness as she lay on the floor.
By 1975, Summer had been living in Germany for eight years and had participated in several musical theatre shows. She had also released an album in Europe entitled Lady of the Night, written by Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte and produced by Bellotte, which had given her a couple of hit singles. She was still a complete unknown in her home country when she suggested the lyric “Love to Love You Baby” to Moroder in 1975. He turned the lyric into a full disco song and asked Summer to record it. The full lyrics were somewhat explicit and at first Summer said she would only record it as a demo to give to someone else. However her erotic moans and groans impressed Moroder so much that he persuaded her to release it as her own song, and “Love to Love You” became a moderate hit in the Netherlands.
A tape of the song was sent to Casablanca Records president Neil Bogart in the U.S. and he played it at a party at his home. He was so impressed with the track that he continued to play it over and over all night. He later contacted Moroder and suggested that he make the track longer - possibly as long as twenty minutes. Again Summer had reservations, and was not even sure of all the lyrics, so imagined herself as an actress (namely Marilyn Monroe) playing the part of someone in sexual ecstasy. The studio lights were dimmed so that Summer was more or less in complete darkness as she lay on the floor.
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jasminder82 wrote:
16 minutes? Holy shit
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spawnofdonato wrote:
she really loves this guy.
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gungh0 wrote:
pure sex[2] ;-)
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halo_dm2 wrote:
pure sex
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NitaD1 wrote:
Hahahahaha....DaveBaldwin :-D
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DaveBaldwin wrote:
Dang Roland...she has made me harder than Chinese Algebra since I was in Jr. Hi.
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Paramount1912 wrote:
ah~~~~~~~gooooooood
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j41m66a69 wrote:
One of the sexist songs ever songs.
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boehj wrote:
i'd love to love YOU baby, just quietly.
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ladycaroledowns wrote:
Love this, thanks Jem
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drambuekid wrote:
hot as ever :)
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cheapside1 wrote:
love to love ya!!
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Hi_Flya wrote:
pure disco - every second of the 16 min 48 secs ...
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NitaD1 wrote:
It's a saucy one!!
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sirthorty wrote:
uhhh...hot baby....:-)
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venicechance wrote:
I always need a cold shower after listening to this! Very steamy....
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DJTel wrote:
Ooh! How I love the extended version, check that out for maximum satisfaction. Get it???
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EdwardBell wrote:
The song I loved as a child:)) Still sounds good!
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CDPETE01 wrote:
love to love the album version,all 16.48 minutes of it.Classic Disco.
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