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Thu Jul 17
 Donna Summer could have taken the easy way out. She could have hopped on the nostalgia train and trotted out “Hot Stuff” to a backing tape at every high-priced disco revival night and sat home and counted all the cash. Instead, Summer pushed to come up with something new for “Crayons” (Burgundy/Sony), expanding her musical boundaries far beyond disco and her worldview well past the dance floor. Calling from her Nashville home, Summer laughs because, yes, even now, the Queen of Disco still works hard for the money.

Donna Summer could have taken the easy way out. She could have hopped on the nostalgia train and trotted out “Hot Stuff” to a backing tape at every high-priced disco revival night and sat home and counted all the cash. Instead, Summer pushed to come up with something new for “Crayons” (Burgundy/Sony), expanding her musical boundaries far beyond disco and her worldview well past the dance floor. Calling from her Nashville home, Summer laughs because, yes, even now, the Queen of Disco still works hard for the money.