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THELMA HOUSTON I Love You

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Channel: daveinprogress3 · 2015 · Howto & Style

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A tribute to the late disco diva, Donna Summer, another great disco artist, Thelma Houston, still in fine voice, here performs 'I love you'. Whilst not one of Donna's biggest hits, it is one of my favorites, and one that still sounds great nearly 40 years later. Thelma's version is pretty faithful to the original, which is fair enough as it was recorded for a tribute album to the late singer. 

When Donna Summer died in 2012, she was still unrecognised by the Rock and roll Hall of Fame, but thankfully that has now been rectified. Her legacy is pretty clear - she is the original and the best disco diva. Her amazing output between 1975 and 1985 will never be replicated, and although her career suffered a major slump in the mid 80's, Donna resurrected her name and reputation, staging a couple of comebacks; the last of which came in 2008 with what would be her last album of new material - 'Crayons'.

Thelma Houston's own place in pop history was secured with her Grammy winning hit  'Don't leave me this way' - an iconic disco number, if ever there was one! Thelma has continued to record, perform and tour in the decades since, and provides one of the best performances on the tribute album recorded in 2013.

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