Donna SummerOnce Upon A Time...

Label:

Casablanca – CALD 5003

Format:

2 x Vinyl , LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Stereo , Gatefold

Country:

UK

Released:

Genre:

Funk / Soul

Style:

Disco

Tracklist

Act 1
A1 Once Upon A Time 4:02
A2 Faster And Faster To Nowhere 3:34
A3 Fairy Tale High 4:25
A4 Say Something Nice 4:44
Act 2
B1 Now I Need You 6:09
B2 Working The Midnight Shift 5:07
B3 Queen For A Day 5:59
Act 3
C1 If You Got It Flaunt It
Backing VocalsDonna Summer
Backing Vocals [Midnight Dreams]Mary Ellen Gaines
4:43
C2 A Man Like You 3:34
C3 Sweet Romance 4:31
C4 (Theme) Once Upon A Time 0:48
C5 Dance Into My Life 4:10
Act 4
D1 Rumour Has It 4:57
D2 I Love You 4:43
D3 Happily Ever After 3:51
D4 (Theme) Once Upon A Time 3:48

Companies, etc.

  • Published ByRick's Music
  • Published ByIntro (4)
  • Published BySay Yes Music
  • Published ByCopyright Control
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Casablanca Record And Filmworks, Inc.
  • Copyright ©Casablanca Record And Filmworks, Inc.
  • Copyright ©Pye Records Ltd.
  • Made ByHowards Printers (Slough) Ltd.
  • Printed ByHowards Printers (Slough) Ltd.
  • Manufactured ByPye Records (Sales) Ltd.
  • Marketed ByPye Records (Sales) Ltd.
  • Distributed ByPye Records (Sales) Ltd.
  • Recorded AtMusicland Studios
  • Lacquer Cut AtPye Studios
  • Pressed ByTranco Limited

Credits

  • Arranged ByBob Esty
  • Arranged By [Electronic]Giorgio Moroder
  • Art DirectionStephen Lumel
  • Backing VocalsLucy O'Neale
  • BassLes Hurdle
  • BrassRick Blanc
  • Composed ByBellotte*
  • Concept By [Based On An Idea By]Al Bogatz
  • Concept By [Story Concept]Susan Munao
  • Coordinator [Photo Session]Alice Gellis
  • DrumsKeith Forsey
  • EngineerJuergen "Quantity" Koppers*
  • Engineer [Assistant]Gerhard Vates
  • GuitarMats Bjoerklund*
  • Hair [Preparation]Louie Harris
  • Hair [Stylist]Suga*
  • KeyboardsBob Esty
  • Lacquer Cut ByG*
  • Make-UpWay Bandy
  • ManagementWald, DeBlasio, Nanas & Associates
  • Management [Associate]Joyce Bogart
  • Mastered ByAllen Zentz
  • Mixed ByJuergen "Quantity" Koppers*
  • Other [Cuisine]Anne, Sid "The Quint"
  • PercussionPete Bellotte
  • Photography Bysco Scavullo
  • Programmed By [Moog]Dan Wyman
  • Saxophone [Solo]Dino Solera
  • StylistSean Byrnes
  • Synthesizer [Moog]Giorgio Moroder

Notes

Equipment: Music Shop, Munich

Composer credits on sleeve inserts – Summer/Moroder/Bellotte.
Composer credits on record labels – Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte.

Label states that D4 (Theme) Once Upon A Time runs 1:42, actually runs 3:48 (Corrected Above).

Sturdy cardboard gatefold sleeve issued with two double-sided 12" x 12" lyric inserts printed on heavy stock paper. Most other editions of this album had the lyrics printed on the inner sleeves with the same color and font.

Also Available on Cassette ZCCAD 5003 and Cartridge Y8CAD 5003

Etched runouts

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Cat# disc 1): CALD 5003-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Cat# disc 2): CALD 5003-2
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side A): CALD. 5003-A
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side B): CALD. 5003-B
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side C): CALD. 5003-C
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side D): CALD. 5003-D
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 1): CALD 5003 A-1 ♢G
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 1): CALD 5003 B-1 ♢G
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side C, variant 1): CALD 5003 C-1 ♢G
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side D, variant 1): CALD 5003 D-1 ♢G
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 2): CALD 5003 A-1 ♢G 2 X
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 2): CALD 5003 B-1 ♢G 1A S
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side C, variant 2): CALD 5003 C-1 ♢G 5 A0
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side D, variant 2): CALD 5003 D-1 ♢G 2 AH
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 3): CALD 5003 A-1 ♢G. 2 W
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 3): CALD 5003 B-1 ♢G. 1A U
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side C, variant 3): CALD 5003 C-1 ♢G. 4 W
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side D, variant 3): CALD 5003 D-1 ♢G. 2 O
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 4): CALD 5003 A-1 ♢G. AC
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 4): CALD 5003 B-1 ♢G. 2B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side C, variant 4): CALD 5003 C-1 ♢G. 4 AG
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side D, variant 4): CALD 5003 D-1 ♢G. 3 O
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 5): CALD 5003 A-1 ♢G. 1 A B E
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 5): CALD 5003 B-1 ♢G. 4 B X
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side C, variant 5): CALD 5003 C-1 ♢G. 5 C P
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side D, variant 5): CALD 5003 D-1 ♢G. 3 B Z

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Once Upon A Time... (2×LP, Album, Stereo, Santa Maria Pressing) Casablanca NBLP 7078, NBLP 7078-2 US 1977
Once Upon A Time... (2×LP, Album, Stereo) Atlantic ATL 60 132, NBLP 7078-2 1977
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Once Upon A Time... (2×Cassette, Album) Casablanca NBL5 7078 US 1977
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Once Upon A Time... (2×LP, Album) Casablanca NB 7038 1977
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Once Upon A Time... (2×LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) Atlantic 60 132, (NBLP 7078) 1977

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Reviews

  • alexasylum's avatar
    alexasylum
    This is without a doubt Donna’s best album. The Giorgio Moroder production is flawless.
    • bugglesman1993's avatar
      bugglesman1993
      The UK pressings if held under a strong light are a ruby red/pink colour.

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