Shut Out
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"Shut Out" is a single from the Paul Jabara
album of the same name
and features special guest vocals by Donna Summer
. On the album, it is used as the first half of a medley
another with another song called "Heaven is a Disco."
Paul Jabara would later be responsible for writing two of Summer's biggest hits - Last Dance
" and the duet with Barbra Streisand
"No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
."
Paul Jabara
Paul Jabara was an American actor, singer, and songwriter of Lebanese ancestry. He wrote Donna Summer's "Last Dance" from Thank God It's Friday and Barbra Streisand's song "The Main Event/Fight" from The Main Event...
album of the same name
Shut Out (album)
Shut Out is the debut album by American actor, singer and songwriter Paul Jabara.The album which was released on the Casablanca Records label in 1977 includes the singles "Shut Out" , "Dance" and "Slow Dancing"...
and features special guest vocals by Donna Summer
Donna Summer
LaDonna Adrian Gaines , known by her stage name, Donna Summer, is an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Summer is a five-time Grammy winner and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach...
. On the album, it is used as the first half of a medley
Medley (music)
In music, a medley is a piece composed from parts of existing pieces, usually three, played one after another, sometimes overlapping. They are common in popular music, and most medleys are songs rather than instrumental. A medley which is a remixed series is called a megamix, often done with tracks...
another with another song called "Heaven is a Disco."
Paul Jabara would later be responsible for writing two of Summer's biggest hits - Last Dance
Last Dance (song)
"Last Dance" is a hit 1978 song by singer Donna Summer. The song appeared on the Thank God It's Friday movie soundtrack. It was written by Paul Jabara and was co-produced by Summer's regular collaborator Giorgio Moroder, along with Bob Esty...
" and the duet with Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, film producer and director. She has won two Academy Awards, eight Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Peabody Award, and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy,...
"No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
No More Tears (Enough is Enough)
"No More Tears " is a duet from 1979 by Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand. While Summer was famous for her disco material and Streisand for her more easy listening and soundtrack work , this song fused both sounds with a slow beginning which then develops into a disco song...
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