Heaven knows Donna Summer had a spectacular voice, but it’s less well known that she wrote or co-wrote most of her hits. On Monday (Dec. 15), Summer finally got her flowers as a songwriter, as she was inducted posthumously into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at an intimate ceremony in West Hollywood, Calif.
In a statement, Summer’s widower Bruce Sudano said, “It’s important to me because I know how important it was for Donna. The backstory is, with all the accolades that she received over her career, being respected as a songwriter was always the thing that she felt was overlooked. So, for her to be accepted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame I know that she’s very happy… somewhere.”
Related
Summer wrote or co-wrote nine of her 14 top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. She was the sole writer of “Dim All the Lights” and co-wrote eight others: “Love to Love You Baby,” “I Feel Love,” “Heaven Knows,” “Bad Girls,” “On the Radio,” “The Wanderer,” “She Works Hard for the Money” and “This Time I Know It’s for Real.”
Looking at all 32 of her Hot 100 hits, she wrote or co-wrote 18. But we want to know: Which of these hits that she wrote or co-wrote is your favorite? They are listed in chronological order: