Bad Girls
Donna Summer was disco's queen, but the general consensus in 1979 when the diva and her longtime producer-SvengaliGiorgio Morodercame up with this seminal work was that "disco sucks." Anyway, that was the perspective in rock circles.Bad Girls, however, overcame great resistance to earn both critical and popular success. Originally released as a two-record set,Bad Girlsis a concept album about--what else?--S-E-X. The album saw the dynamic duo incorporating rock influences into their disco motifs ("Hot Stuff," the title track), and, in turn, influencing dance music for years to come. The ballads, meanwhile demonstrated that Summer really could sing. The rock sound became even more pronounced on the next two LPs--The WandererandShe Works Hard for the Money.Bad Girls, however, was Summer's first step toward artistic respectability.--Bill Holdship