Her first release after moving to Geffen, this album marks a turning point in 1980, when the Queen of Disco ventured into rock and new wave.
Produced by Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, the album marked a bold shift towards a more rock-influenced sound, with the title track reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and the album reaching number 13 on the Billboard 200.
The geometric synths and sharp guitars that ring out from the beginning of the title track, "The Wanderer," signal a bold shift from traditional disco to a sound with a strong rock influence. Donna Summer's vocals maintain their lustrous quality while also pushing a rock-like power to the forefront, directly competing with the rhythm. As evidenced by the album's #3 ranking on the Billboard Hot 100, this challenge was widely supported. "Cold Love" sees the rugged vocals mesh with the tense performance, and the album as a whole balances the joyousness of dance music with the hard-hitting sound of a band, making it easy to see why it reached #13 on the Billboard 200.
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A:
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1)
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The Wanderer
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2)
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Looking Up
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3)
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Breakdown
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4)
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Grand Illusion
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5)
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Running For Cover
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B:
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1)
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Cold Love
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2)
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Who Do You Think You're Foolin'
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3)
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Nightlife
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4)
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Stop Me
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5)
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I Believe In Jesus
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Arranged By - Harold Faltermeyer (A1 to A5, B1, B3, B5)
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Backing Vocals - Bill Champlin (A1 to A3, A5, B1 to B5)
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Backing Vocals - Carmen Grillo (A1 to A3, A5, B1 to B5)
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Backing Vocals - Tom Kelly (A1 to A3, A5, B1 to B5)
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Bass - John Pierce
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Bass - Lee Sklar
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Bass - Les Hurdle
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Concept By [Album Concept] - Donna Summer
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Contractor - Trevor Veitch
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Coordinator [Production] - Laurie Kanner
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Design - Chris Whorf
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Drums, Percussion - Keith Forsey
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Engineer - Brian Reeves
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Engineer - Harold Faltermeyer
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Engineer - Juergen Koppers
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Engineer [Assistant] - Eric Zabler
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Engineer [Assistant] - Matt Farger
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Guitar - Jeff Baxter
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Guitar - Steve Lukather
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Guitar - Tim May
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Hair - Louie Veglia
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Keyboards, Synthesizer - Harold Faltermeyer
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Keyboards, Synthesizer - Sylvester Levay
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Lettering - Martin Donald
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Management - Susan Munao Management Co., Inc.
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Mixed By - Giorgio Moroder
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Mixed By - Harold Faltermeyer
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Mixed By - Juergen Koppers
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Mixed By - Pete Bellotte
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Photography By - Harry Langdon
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Producer - Giorgio Moroder
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Producer - Pete Bellotte
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Saxophone, Soloist - Gary Herbig
