Carry On (Donna Summer song)

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"Carry On"
Single by Donna Summer and Giorgio Moroder
from the album Forever Dancing
B-side"Carry On (Instrumental)"
Released1992
Recorded1992
GenrePop, dance
Length3:41
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Giorgio Moroder, Marietta Waters
Producer(s)Giorgio Moroder
Donna Summer singles chronology
"Work That Magic"
(1991)
"Carry On"
(1992)
"Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved)"
(1994)
Giorgio Moroder singles chronology
"To Be Number One"
(1990)
"Carry On"
(1992)
"74 Is the New 24"
(2014)

"Carry On" is a song by American singer

disco
hits, and this song marked the first time the two had worked together in more than a decade.

The recording features background vocals by Summer's children, Brooklyn and Amanda Grace Sudano, along with co-writers Waters and Moroder, and Larry Lee. "Carry On" was released as a single in

Best Dance Recording
.

Critical reception

On the 1997 release, Barry Walters for

Outta Control are all quite nice, though it's hard to move away from the original Moroder production, which is as bright as a sunny Sunday-afternoon tea dance."[2] Pan-European magazine Music & Media commented on the original 1992 release, "With its strong melodic hooks, this is a worthy successor to the chartbusters these artists created in the '70s and early '80s. A must for both pop and dance programmers."[3]

Charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
US
Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)[4]
25
Chart (1998) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC
)
65

References

  1. The Advocate
    . Issue 733.
  2. ^ Flick, Larry (1 March 1997). "Reviews & Previews: Singles" (PDF). Billboard. p. 60. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 21 November 1992. p. 8. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Donna Summer - Chart history | Billboard". Zobbel.de. Archived from the original on 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2015-11-07.