All Systems Go (song)

"All Systems Go" is the third single from American singer-songwriter Donna Summer's thirteenth album of the same name (1987). Edited from its original album version, it became a minor hit in the United Kingdom, where it reached #54[1] on the UK Singles Chart.

"All Systems Go"
Single by Donna Summer
from the album All Systems Go
B-side"Bad Reputation"
ReleasedJanuary 1988
RecordedOasis Studio, Munich
Union Studio, Munich
GenrePop rock
Length4:10
3:50 (Edit)
LabelGeffen (U.S.)
Warner Bros. (Europe)
Songwriter(s)Donna Summer, Harold Faltermeyer
Producer(s)Harold Faltermeyer
Donna Summer singles chronology
"Only the Fool Survives"
(1987)		 "All Systems Go"
(1988)		 "Fascination"
(1988)

Critical reception

Jerry Smith from Music Week wrote, "Nowhere near as compulsive as her "Dinner with Gershwin" hit, but this, the title track from her latest album, written and produced by Harold Faltermeyer, does have a certain naggingly quality to it."[2] Tom Hibbert from Smash Hits constated that "this woman can sing like a dream", commenting further that "this may not be her finest moment (that was "State of Independence", the greatest record ever made) but it's completely fab nonetheless, a crisp and swinging pop tune with admirably absurd references to outer space. Bravo, as they say, madam."[3]

Track listing
  • 7" single
A. "All Systems Go" (Edit) - 3:50
B. "Bad Reputation" - 4:22
  • 12" single
A. "All Systems Go" (Extended Remix) - 8:03
B1. "All Systems Go" (Edit) - 3:50
B2. "Bad Reputation" - 4:22

Charts
Chart (1988) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) 54

Personnel
  • Donna Summer - Vocals
  • Harold Faltermeyer - Producer, Keyboards, Programming, Mixing
  • Wesley Plas - Guitar
  • Brian Reeves, Dave Concors, Wesley Plas, Pit Floss - Engineering
  • Uli Rudolf - Mixing
  • Tony Viramontes - Single cover photography[4]

References
  1. "UK Charts > Donna Summer". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
  2. Smith, Jerry (1988-01-23). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 17. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
  3. Hibbert, Tom (1988-01-13). "Singles". Smash Hits. p. 41. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  4. Rhys-Morgan, Dean. Bold, Beautiful and Damned: The World of 1980's Fashion Illustrator Tony Viramontes, London: Lawrence King Publishing Ltd., 2013 ISBN 978-1-78067-3073, p.37


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