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Another Place and Time
Studio album by
Donna Summer
ReleasedMarch 20, 1989
RecordedSeptember 1988–January 1989
Genre
Length37:36
LabelAtlantic/PWL
ProducerStock Aitken Waterman
Donna Summer chronology
All Systems Go
(1987) 		Another Place and Time
(1989) 		Mistaken Identity
(1991)
Singles from Another Place and Time
  1. "This Time I Know It's for Real"
    Released: February 13, 1989
  2. "I Don't Wanna Get Hurt"
    Released: May 15, 1989
  3. "Love's About to Change My Heart"
    Released: August 14, 1989
  4. "Breakaway"
    Released: October 1989
  5. "When Love Takes Over You"
    Released: November 13, 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB+[2]
Pop Rescue[3]

Another Place and Time is the fourteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Donna Summer, released on March 20, 1989. The album was produced by Stock Aitken Waterman and featured Summer's Top 10 hit "This Time I Know It's for Real".

Production and background

After enjoying immense stardom during the disco era in the 1970s, Summer had experimented with different styles of music during the 1980s and had released several albums with Geffen Records with varied results; Geffen had refused to release much of her material including her biggest post-1970s success, the 1983 album She Works Hard for the Money, which had only been released by virtue of being given to another label – Mercury Records – to satisfy a legal obligation between Summer and her 1970s label Casablanca Records. Summer's final Geffen release was her 1987 album All Systems Go.

When the album was commissioned, Summer was signed to Geffen Records. They released her from her contract before the record was to be released. However Summer still had an international distribution deal, so Another Place and Time was released in Europe and was a big success. Soon after import records were being snapped up in North America. Summer had to scramble to find a new label to get Another Place and Time out in the US market as quickly as possible. That label turned out to be Atlantic Records. While the album was distributed fairly quickly, import sales cut into success of the US release. Since 1984, Stock Aitken Waterman had dominated the UK charts with acts like Bananarama, Kylie Minogue and Rick Astley scoring countless hits worldwide. "S/A/W" were famous for their unique "hit factory" sound, which was basically their own brand of 1980s synthpop/dance. S/A/W described the album as a labour of love,[citation needed] and went on to say it was their favorite album.[citation needed] The S/A/W team wrote all ten of the tracks for their collaboration with Summer, with the singer having co-writing credit on three tracks.

Critical and commercial reception

Upon its release, Another Place and Time received generally positive reviews. Alex Henderson of AllMusic.com praised the album, stating that it was "an excellent CD" and "one of the best albums that Summer provided in the '80s", and added that he considered "Whatever Your Heart Desires," "I Don't Wanna Get Hurt" and "This Time I Know It's for Real" as "exuberant, club-friendly Euro-dance/Hi-NRG gems".[1] In July 2018, Mark Elliot of Classic Pop underlined "Summer's impeccable delivery", considered Another Place and Time as "a pop masterpiece" which he ranked as the best album ever produced by Stock Aitken Waterman.[4] In a 2016 review, Pop Rescue stated that this is "a fantastic pop album" which is "the combination of a disco legend, and pop's hottest songwriting and production team", and added that "Donna's vocals belt out the big powerful numbers alongside the slower more tender tracks with flawless skill".[3]

Warner Bros. Records, Summer's label of release in the UK and Europe since 1980, elected to issue the Another Place and Time album in those territories with the track "This Time I Know It's for Real" becoming a hit in the UK, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden; "This Time I Know It's for Real" had an especially strong impact in the UK with a spring 1989 peak of #3 affording Summer her best UK chart showing since 1977 when "Love's Unkind" peaked at #3 (Summer's only higher UK charting single is "I Feel Love" also from 1977). The album also went on to reach #17 in the UK Albums Chart. In the US, with the single losing chart momentum and sales because of imports; it was expeditious, that a label be found for the North American market. In April 1989 Atlantic Records, Warner Bros. affiliate in the WEA conglomerate, acquired the Another Place and Time album for release in the US where boosted by the Top Ten showing of "This Time I Know It's for Real", which reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Conversely, the parent album peaked at #53 on the Billboard 200 album chart, eventually selling approximately 255,000 copies in the United States.

Planned follow-up album and re-release

A second album was planned with Stock Aitken Waterman, however Summer never found the time to get back to the UK, and the tracks were later recorded by singer Lonnie Gordon.[5]

In 2014, the album was re-released in the UK in a 3-CD set as well as digital downloads, containing a remastered original album, plus extended versions, original versions and remixes.

Track listing

Standard edition

All tracks are written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Don't Wanna Get Hurt" 3:28
2."When Love Takes Over You" 4:13
3."This Time I Know It's for Real"Stock, Aitken, Waterman, Donna Summer3:38
4."The Only One" 3:55
5."In Another Place and Time" 3:22
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Sentimental"Stock, Aitken, Waterman, Summer3:11
7."Whatever Your Heart Desires"Stock, Aitken, Waterman, Summer3:52
8."Breakaway" 4:04
9."If It Makes You Feel Good" 3:45
10."Love's About to Change My Heart" 4:03

CD+Graphics Edition CD+G

In 1989 an enhanced CD+Graphics version of the album was also released. Identified with the word graphics under the compact disc logo printed on the CD and a distinctive long case compared to the standard CD case. CD+Graphics, often shortened to CD+G or CDG featured additional coding within the CD data that played as a normal CD but could also be read by CD based computer systems such as the Philips CD-i. When played back additional 8-bit graphic based visual media could then be displayed on a connected TV screen sequenced with the music being played. Although several artists released CDG versions of their albums including Fleetwood Mac and Anita Baker the CDG format never took off. It found popularity as the basis for karaoke systems and is still used today. The CDG versions were made in relatively small numbers which makes them very rare and have become collectibles as a result.

3xCD Deluxe edition (2014)

Disc one retains the same track listing as the original release.

Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Breakaway (Power Radio Mix)" 4:02
2."Breakaway (Extended Power Mix)" 6:08
3."Breakaway (Remix – Full Version)" 6:45
4."Breakaway (Remix Edit)" 3:37
5."Breakaway (Instrumental Remix Edit)" 3:45
6."I Don't Wanna Get Hurt (12" Version)" 6:58
7."I Don't Wanna Get Hurt (Instrumental)" 4:45
8."I Don't Wanna Get Hurt (7" Remix)" 3:32
9."I Don't Wanna Get Hurt (Pete Hammond Original 12" Mix)" 7:22
10."If It Makes You Feel Good (Pete Hammond Remix Instrumental)" 4:06
11."Sentimental (Instrumental)"Stock, Aitken, Waterman, Summer3:12
12."This Time I Know It's for Real (Extended Remix)"Stock, Aitken, Waterman, Summer7:21
13."This Time I Know It's for Real (Instrumental)"Stock, Aitken, Waterman, Summer3:33
Disc three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."When Love Takes Over You (Dave Ford 7")" 3:38
2."When Love Takes Over You (Dave Ford Extended Remix)" 6:13
3."When Love Takes Over You (Dave Ford Instrumental)" 3:37
4."When Love Takes Over You (Pete Hammond Original 12" Mix)" 7:02
5."The Only One (Instrumental)" 3:54
6."Whatever Your Heart Desires (Instrumental)"Stock, Aitken, Waterman, Summer3:57
7."Love's About to Change My Heart (Clivillés & Cole 12" Mix)" 7:47
8."Love's About to Change My Heart (Clivillés & Cole 7" Mix)" 4:21
9."Love's About to Change My Heart (Extended Remix)" 6:19
10."Love's About to Change My Heart (PWL Instrumental)" 5:14
11."Love's About to Change My Heart (Clivillés & Cole Love Dub)" 7:13
12."Love's About to Change My Heart (Dub)" 8:20
13."Love's About to Change My Heart (Loveland's Full-On 7" Radio Edit)" 3:59
14."Love's About to Change My Heart (PWL 7" Mix)" 3:45

On March 29, 2019, a New Double Vinyl Edition will be released, alongside a new 3 cd set. These new releases will include the parent album, as well as several previously available mixes and 6 unreleased mixes.

Personnel

  • Donna Summer – vocals
  • Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and George De Angelis – keyboards
  • Matt Aitken – guitar
  • A. Linn – drums
  • Dee Lewis, Matt Aitken and Mae McKenna – backing vocals
Production
  • Stock, Aitken, Waterman – producer, arrangements
  • Karen Hewitt and Yoyo – engineering
  • Mixmaster Pete Hammond – mixing
  • Recorded at PWL, London
  • Donna's vocals were recorded using the Calrec Soundfield Microphone.
  • Lawrence Lawry – photography
  • David Howells – design
  • Lawrence Lawry and Donna Summer – front cover concept
  • Andrene (at Vidal Sasson) – hair
  • Richard Sharpes – makeup
  • Kelly Cooper – styling

Charts and sales

Peak positions

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 93
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 29
French Albums (SNEP)[8] 26
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] 92
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 49
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 16
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 23
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 17
US Billboard 200[14] 53

Certifications

Country Provider Certifications
United Kingdom BPI Gold[15]

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1989 "This Time I Know It's for Real" UK Singles Chart 3
Norway Singles Chart 3
Sweden 12
US Billboard Hot 100 7
"I Don't Wanna Get Hurt" UK Singles Chart 7
"Love's About to Change My Heart" UK Singles Chart 20
US Billboard Hot 100 85
"When Love Takes Over You" UK Singles Chart 72
"Breakaway" UK Singles Chart 49

References

  1. ^ a b c Henderson, Alex. "Another Place and Time > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Another Place and Time > Review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
  3. ^ a b "REVIEW: "ANOTHER PLACE AND TIME" BY DONNA SUMMER (CD, 1989)". Pop Rescue. January 6, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  4. ^ Elliot, Mark (July 2018). "Top 15 Stock Aitken Waterman Albums". Classic Pop. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  5. ^ cafe80s: Lonnie Gordon interview Archived 2008-02-29 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "ARIA Albums Chart w/c 18-9-1989". Imgur.com. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Donna Summer – Another Place and Time" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  8. ^ "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste". InfoDisc (in French). Retrieved 6 September 2018. Select "Donna SUMMER" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".
  9. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Donna Summer – Another Place and Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  11. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Donna Summer – Another Place and Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Donna Summer – Another Place and Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  13. ^ "Donna Summer | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  14. ^ "Donna Summer Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  15. ^ Gold & Platinum: Searchable Database Archived 2010-01-17 at WebCite. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
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