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class="infobox-above" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; font-size: 125%;"><div class="fn">Louis Johnson</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Louis_Johnson.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Johnson with his Music Man StingRay, 1980"><img alt="Johnson with his Music Man StingRay, 1980" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Louis_Johnson.jpg/220px-Louis_Johnson.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Louis_Johnson.jpg/330px-Louis_Johnson.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Louis_Johnson.jpg/440px-Louis_Johnson.jpg 2x" data-file-width="675" data-file-height="900" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Johnson with his Music Man StingRay, 1980</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1955-04-13</span>)</span>April 13, 1955<br />Los Angeles, California, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">May 21, 2015<span style="display:none">(2015-05-21)</span> (aged 60)<br />Las Vegas, Nevada</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl 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href="/wiki/R%26B" class="mw-redirect" title="R&B">R&B</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Funk" title="Funk">funk</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Soul_music" title="Soul music">soul</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Musician</li><li>record producer</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instruments</th><td class="infobox-data note"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Vocals</li><li>bass guitar</li><li>double bass</li><li>bass synthesizer</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1973–2015</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/A%26M_Records" title="A&M Records">A&M</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Capitol_Records" title="Capitol Records">Capitol</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Star_Licks_Productions" title="Star Licks Productions">Star Licks Productions</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Hal_Leonard" title="Hal Leonard">Hal Leonard Publishing</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>Louis Johnson</b> (April 13, 1955 – May 21, 2015) was an American bass guitarist. Johnson was best known for his work with the group <a href="/wiki/The_Brothers_Johnson" title="The Brothers Johnson">the Brothers Johnson</a> and his <a href="/wiki/Session_musician" title="Session musician">session playing</a> on several hit albums of the 1970s and 1980s, including the <a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums" title="List of best-selling albums">best-selling album of all time</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Thriller_(Michael_Jackson_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thriller (Michael Jackson album)">Thriller</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Bogda_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bogda-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His signature sound came from the <a href="/wiki/Music_Man_StingRay" title="Music Man StingRay">Music Man StingRay</a> bass guitar, which <a href="/wiki/Leo_Fender" title="Leo Fender">Leo Fender</a> made for him, and from his <a href="/wiki/Slapping_(music)" title="Slapping (music)">slapping</a> technique. He is ranked number 38 on <a href="/wiki/Bass_Player_(magazine)" title="Bass Player (magazine)"><i>Bass Player</i> magazine's</a> list of "the 100 Greatest Bass Players of All Time".<sup id="cite_ref-The_100_Greatest_Bass_Players_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_100_Greatest_Bass_Players-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Louis_Johnson_(bassist)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>His work appears on many well-known records by prominent artists. Johnson played on <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a>'s albums <i><a href="/wiki/Off_the_Wall_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Off the Wall (album)">Off the Wall</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Thriller_(Michael_Jackson_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thriller (Michael Jackson album)">Thriller</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Dangerous_(Michael_Jackson_album)" title="Dangerous (Michael Jackson album)">Dangerous</a></i>, and hit songs "<a href="/wiki/Billie_Jean" title="Billie Jean">Billie Jean</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Stop_%27Til_You_Get_Enough" title="Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough">Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough</a>". He also played on <a href="/wiki/George_Benson" title="George Benson">George Benson</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Give_Me_the_Night_(George_Benson_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Give Me the Night (George Benson song)">Give Me the Night</a></i>. He was one of three bassists on <a href="/wiki/Herb_Alpert" title="Herb Alpert">Herb Alpert</a>'s 1979 album <i><a href="/wiki/Rise_(Herb_Alpert_album)" title="Rise (Herb Alpert album)">Rise</a></i>, which included its top-10, <a href="/wiki/Grammy" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy">Grammy</a>-winning disco/jazz title-track. Due to his distinctive style, Johnson was nicknamed "Thunder-Thumbs".<sup id="cite_ref-BassPlayer.com_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BassPlayer.com-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His slap bass playing arrived soon after <a href="/wiki/Larry_Graham" title="Larry Graham">Larry Graham</a> brought it into the mainstream,<sup id="cite_ref-BassPlayer.com_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BassPlayer.com-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and both are considered the "grandfathers" of slap-bass playing.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His slap bass lines figure prominently in his work with <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Clarke" title="Stanley Clarke">Stanley Clarke</a> on the <i><a href="/wiki/Time_Exposure_(Stanley_Clarke_album)" title="Time Exposure (Stanley Clarke album)">Time Exposure</a></i> album, his work with <a href="/wiki/Grover_Washington,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Grover Washington, Jr.">Grover Washington, Jr.</a> (<i>Hydra</i>), <a href="/wiki/George_Duke" title="George Duke">George Duke</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Guardian_of_the_Light" title="Guardian of the Light">Guardian of the Light</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Thief_in_the_Night_(album)" title="Thief in the Night (album)">Thief in the Night</a></i>), <a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Osborne" title="Jeffrey Osborne">Jeffrey Osborne</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Osborne_(album)" title="Jeffrey Osborne (album)">Jeffrey Osborne</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Stay_with_Me_Tonight_(album)" title="Stay with Me Tonight (album)">Stay with Me Tonight</a></i>). The bass line for Michael McDonald's "<a href="/wiki/I_Keep_Forgettin%27_(Every_Time_You%27re_Near)" title="I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)">I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)</a>" has been sampled as a backing track for dozens of rap songs. An example of his thumb playing can be heard on the <a href="/wiki/Earl_Klugh" title="Earl Klugh">Earl Klugh</a> song "Kiko".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2010)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Without any plucking at all, Johnson sets a complicated funky bass line using a combination of counterpoint slapping with right hand using right thumb, counterpoint with left hand middle finger as a mute technique, called a slap choke, thus creating a percussive sound like drums, adding to the bass notes. His style incorporated more funk plucks in combination with his thumping, which along with the Music Man StingRay sound gives a very funky, unique sound.<sup id="cite_ref-BassPlayer.com_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BassPlayer.com-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was the bassist on <a href="/wiki/Earl_Klugh" title="Earl Klugh">Earl Klugh</a>'s 1976 jazz/pop album <i><a href="/wiki/Living_inside_Your_Love" title="Living inside Your Love">Living inside Your Love</a></i> and 1977 jazz/pop album <i><a href="/wiki/Finger_Paintings" title="Finger Paintings">Finger Paintings</a></i>, as well as <a href="/wiki/Quincy_Jones" title="Quincy Jones">Quincy Jones</a>' 1975 <i><a href="/wiki/Mellow_Madness" title="Mellow Madness">Mellow Madness</a></i>. </p><p>Johnson also worked with <a href="/wiki/Andrae_Crouch" class="mw-redirect" title="Andrae Crouch">Andrae Crouch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Angela_Bofill" title="Angela Bofill">Angela Bofill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Billy_Preston" title="Billy Preston">Billy Preston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Withers" title="Bill Withers">Bill Withers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rk" title="Björk">Björk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Grusin" title="Dave Grusin">Dave Grusin</a>, David Diggs, <a href="/wiki/Deniece_Williams" title="Deniece Williams">Deniece Williams</a>, <a href="/wiki/Donna_Summer" title="Donna Summer">Donna Summer</a>, Donn Thomas, <a href="/wiki/G%C3%A1bor_Szab%C3%B3" title="Gábor Szabó">Gábor Szabó</a>, <a href="/wiki/Herbie_Hancock" title="Herbie Hancock">Herbie Hancock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_(band)" title="Hiroshima (band)">Hiroshima</a>, <a href="/wiki/Irene_Cara" title="Irene Cara">Irene Cara</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Jacksons" class="mw-redirect" title="The Jacksons">the Jacksons</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Ingram" title="James Ingram">James Ingram</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karen_Carpenter" title="Karen Carpenter">Karen Carpenter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kent_Jordan" class="mw-redirect" title="Kent Jordan">Kent Jordan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Loggins" title="Kenny Loggins">Kenny Loggins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leon_Haywood" title="Leon Haywood">Leon Haywood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lesley_Gore" title="Lesley Gore">Lesley Gore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Makoto_Izumitani" title="Makoto Izumitani">Makoto Izumitani</a>, <a href="/wiki/Natalie_Cole" title="Natalie Cole">Natalie Cole</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_McCartney" title="Paul McCartney">Paul McCartney</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peabo_Bryson" title="Peabo Bryson">Peabo Bryson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peggy_Lee" title="Peggy Lee">Peggy Lee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phil_Collins" title="Phil Collins">Phil Collins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pointer_Sisters" class="mw-redirect" title="Pointer Sisters">Pointer Sisters</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rene_%26_Angela" class="mw-redirect" title="Rene & Angela">Rene & Angela</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Ritz_(quartet)" title="The Ritz (quartet)">the Ritz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rufus_(band)" title="Rufus (band)">Rufus</a>, <a href="/wiki/S%C3%A9rgio_Mendes" title="Sérgio Mendes">Sérgio Mendes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Side_Effect_(band)" title="Side Effect (band)">Side Effect</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sister_Sledge" title="Sister Sledge">Sister Sledge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Nicks" title="Stevie Nicks">Stevie Nicks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sweet_Comfort_Band" title="Sweet Comfort Band">Sweet Comfort Band</a>, <a href="/wiki/Temptations" class="mw-redirect" title="Temptations">Temptations</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toshiki_Kadomatsu" title="Toshiki Kadomatsu">Toshiki Kadomatsu</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Supremes" title="The Supremes">The Supremes</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Louis_Johnson_(bassist)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Louis Johnson died on May 21, 2015, at the age of 60.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The cause of death was esophageal bleeding.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="Articles say cause of death is unknown (June 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Solo_releases">Solo releases</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Louis_Johnson_(bassist)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Solo releases"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Format </th> <th>Label </th> <th>Additional info </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>1981</b> </td> <td><i>Passage</i> </td> <td>Album </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A%26M_Records" title="A&M Records">A&M</a> </td> <td>Gospel-directed album by this group, including Louis Johnson, Valerie Johnson (ex-wife) & former Brothers Johnson-percussionist/vocalist Richard Heath </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1985</b> </td> <td>"Kinky"/"She's Bad" </td> <td>Single </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Capitol_Records" title="Capitol Records">Capitol</a> </td> <td>Europe-exclusive solo release by Louis Johnson<br />Co-written by <a href="/wiki/Tony_Haynes_(American_musician)" title="Tony Haynes (American musician)">Tony Haynes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1985</b> </td> <td><i>Evolution</i> </td> <td>Album </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Capitol_Records" title="Capitol Records">Capitol</a> </td> <td>Europe-exclusive solo release by Louis Johnson </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1985</b> </td> <td><i>Star Licks Master Sessions</i> </td> <td>VHS Video </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Star_Licks_Productions" title="Star Licks Productions">Star Licks Productions</a> </td> <td>Louis Johnson instructional video re-issued on DVD by the <a href="/wiki/Hal_Leonard" title="Hal Leonard">Hal Leonard</a> Company <p><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Collaborations">Collaborations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Louis_Johnson_(bassist)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Collaborations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i> <b>With</b> <a href="/wiki/Grover_Washington_Jr." title="Grover Washington Jr.">Grover Washington Jr.</a></i> (CTI/Kudu 1975)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_(1980_album)" title="Aretha (1980 album)">Aretha</a></i> (Arista Records, 1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Love_All_the_Hurt_Away" title="Love All the Hurt Away">Love All the Hurt Away</a></i> (Arista Records, 1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jump_to_It" title="Jump to It">Jump to It</a></i> (Arista Records, 1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Who%27s_Zoomin%27_Who%3F" title="Who's Zoomin' Who?">Who's Zoomin' Who?</a></i> (Arista Records, 1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Through_the_Storm_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="Through the Storm (Aretha Franklin album)">Through the Storm</a></i> (Arista Records, 1989)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Billy_Preston" title="Billy Preston">Billy Preston</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Music_Is_My_Life" title="Music Is My Life">Music Is My Life</a></i> (A&M Records, 1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pressin%27_On" title="Pressin' On">Pressin' On</a></i> (Motown, 1982)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Deniece_Williams" title="Deniece Williams">Deniece Williams</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i>I'm So Proud</i> (Columbia Records, 1983)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/George_Benson" title="George Benson">George Benson</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Give_Me_the_Night_(album)" title="Give Me the Night (album)">Give Me the Night</a></i> (Warner Bros. Records, 1980)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Michael_McDonald_(musician)" title="Michael McDonald (musician)">Michael McDonald</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/If_That%27s_What_It_Takes_(album)" title="If That's What It Takes (album)">If That's What It Takes</a></i> (Warner Bros. Records, 1982)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Peabo_Bryson" title="Peabo Bryson">Peabo Bryson</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Straight_from_the_Heart_(Peabo_Bryson_album)" title="Straight from the Heart (Peabo Bryson album)">Straight from the Heart</a></i> (Elektra Records, 1984)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/John_Mellencamp" title="John Mellencamp">John Mellencamp</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Uh-huh" title="Uh-huh">Uh-huh</a></i> (Riva Records, 1983)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Barbra_Streisand" title="Barbra Streisand">Barbra Streisand</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Till_I_Loved_You_(album)" title="Till I Loved You (album)">Till I Loved You</a></i> (CBS Records, 1988)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Osborne" title="Jeffrey Osborne">Jeffrey Osborne</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Osborne_(album)" title="Jeffrey Osborne (album)">Jeffrey Osborne</a></i> (A&M Records, 1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stay_with_Me_Tonight_(album)" title="Stay with Me Tonight (album)">Stay with Me Tonight</a></i> (A&M Records, 1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Stop_(Jeffrey_Osborne_album)" title="Don't Stop (Jeffrey Osborne album)">Don't Stop</a></i> (A&M Records, 1984)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Betty_Wright" title="Betty Wright">Betty Wright</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i>Wright Back At You</i> (Epic Records, 1983)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Off_the_Wall" title="Off the Wall">Off the Wall</a></i> (Epic Records, 1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thriller_(album)" title="Thriller (album)">Thriller</a></i> (Epic Records, 1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dangerous_(Michael_Jackson_album)" title="Dangerous (Michael Jackson album)">Dangerous</a></i> (Epic Records, 1991)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Irene_Cara" title="Irene Cara">Irene Cara</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Carasmatic" title="Carasmatic">Carasmatic</a></i> (Elektra Records, 1987)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Patti_Austin" title="Patti Austin">Patti Austin</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Every_Home_Should_Have_One_(album)" title="Every Home Should Have One (album)">Every Home Should Have One</a></i> (Qwest Records, 1981)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Bill_Withers" title="Bill Withers">Bill Withers</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Making_Music_(Bill_Withers_album)" title="Making Music (Bill Withers album)">Making Music</a></i> (Columbia Records, 1975)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Donna_Summer" title="Donna Summer">Donna Summer</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Donna_Summer_(album)" title="Donna Summer (album)">Donna Summer</a></i> (Geffen, 1982)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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