Eyes (song)

"Eyes"
"Eyes"
Single by Donna Summer
from the album Cats Without Claws
B-side	"It's Not the Way"
Released	May 1985
Recorded	Lion Share Studios (Los Angeles); United Western Studios (Hollywood); Rhema Studio (Los Angeles);
Genre	Pop rock; new wave; synth-pop;
Length	4:45; 3:45 (Edit)
Label	Warner Bros. (Europe);
Songwriter(s)	Donna Summer; Michael Omartian;
Producer(s)	Michael Omartian
Donna Summer singles chronology

"Eyes" is a song by American pop singer Donna Summer, released as the third and final single from her twelfth studio album Cats Without Claws (1984). The song as written by Summer and Michael Omartian and produced by the latter. It was released in May 1985 by Warner Bros. Records (UK). Edited in length from the original version on the album and remixed by John "Jellybean" Benitez, the single peaked at No. 97 for one week in the UK Singles Chart.^[1]

A remix of the calypso-ish "I'm Free" from the Cats Without Claws album was included on the B-side of the UK release of the "Eyes" 12" single. "I'm Free" was performed by Summer and her back-up band on a Dick Clark's American Bandstand 1984 Christmas special,^[2] and Soul Train,^[3] indicating that the song had originally been intended to be the next single.

Track listing[edit]

European 7"

"Eyes (Edit)" – 3:45
"It's Not the Way" – 4:22

UK 12"

"Eyes (Extended Mix)" – 6:58 (Remixed by John "Jellybean" Benitez)
"I'm Free" – 6:18 (Remixed by John "Jellybean" Benitez)
"It's Not the Way" – 4:22

German 12"

"Eyes (Extended Mix)" – 6:58 (Remixed by John "Jellybean" Benitez)
"It's Not the Way" – 4:22

References[edit]

^ "Donna Summer - Eyes". Official Charts Company. 1985-05-25. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
^ "Donna Summer Singing "I'm Free"". YouTube. 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2012-01-10.^{[dead YouTube link]}
^ "Donna Summer-I'm Free (Live).mpg". YouTube. 2010-01-28. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2012-01-10.

External links[edit]

"Eyes" at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] "Donna Summer - Eyes". Official Charts Company. 1985-05-25. Retrieved 2012-01-10.

[2] "Donna Summer Singing "I'm Free"". YouTube. 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2012-01-10.^{[dead YouTube link]}

[3] "Donna Summer-I'm Free (Live).mpg". YouTube. 2010-01-28. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2012-01-10.

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Discography Awards
Studio albums	Lady of the Night (1974) Love to Love You Baby (1975) A Love Trilogy (1976) Four Seasons of Love (1976) I Remember Yesterday (1977) Once Upon a Time (1977) Bad Girls (1979) The Wanderer (1980) I'm a Rainbow (rec. 1981, rel. 1996) Donna Summer (1982) She Works Hard for the Money (1983) Cats Without Claws (1984) All Systems Go (1987) Another Place and Time (1989) Mistaken Identity (1991) Christmas Spirit (1994) Crayons (2008)
Live albums	Live and More (1978) Live & More Encore (1999)
Compilations	On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II (1979) Walk Away: Collector's Edition (The Best of 1977–1980) (1980) The Summer Collection: Greatest Hits (1985) The Dance Collection: A Compilation of Twelve Inch Singles (1987) The Donna Summer Anthology (1993) Endless Summer: Donna Summer's Greatest Hits (1994) The Ultimate Collection (2003) The Journey: The Very Best of Donna Summer (2003) Gold (2005) Singles... Driven by the Music (2015) The Ultimate Collection (2016)
Remix albums	Love to Love You Donna (2013)
Singles	"The Hostage" (1974) "Lady of the Night" (1974) "Virgin Mary" (1975) "Love to Love You Baby" (1975) "Could It Be Magic (1976) "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It (1976) "Spring Affair (1976) "Winter Melody (1977) "Can't We Just Sit Down (And Talk It Over)" (1977) "I Feel Love" (1977) "Shut Out" (1977) "Down Deep Inside" (1977) "I Remember Yesterday" (1977) "Love's Unkind" (1977) "I Love You" (1977) "Rumour Has It" (1978) "Last Dance" (1978) "Back in Love Again" (1978) "Back in Love Again" (1978) "MacArthur Park" (1978) "Heaven Knows" (1978) "Hot Stuff" (1979) "Bad Girls" (1979) "Dim All the Lights" (1979) "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (1979) "On the Radio" (1979) "Sunset People" (1980) "Walk Away" (1980) "The Wanderer" (1980) "Cold Love" (1980) "Who Do You Think You're Foolin'" (1981) "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)" (1982) "State of Independence" (1982) "I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley Remix)" (1982) "The Woman in Me" (1983) "Protection" (1983) "She Works Hard for the Money" (1983) "Unconditional Love" (1983) "Love Has a Mind of Its Own" (1984) "There Goes My Baby" (1984) "Supernatural Love" (1984) "Eyes" (1984) "Dinner with Gershwin" (1987) "Only the Fool Survives" (1987) "This Time I Know It's for Real" (1989) "I Don't Wanna Get Hurt" (1989) "Love's About to Change My Heart" (1989) "Breakaway" (1989) "When Love Takes Over You" (1989) "State of Independence (New Bass Remix)" (1990) "When Love Cries" (1991) "Work That Magic" (1991) "Carry On" (1992) "La Vie en rose" (1994) "Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved)" (1994) "Any Way at All" (1994) "I Feel Love (Remix)" (1995) "Whenever There Is Love" (1996) "I Will Go with You (Con te partirò)" (1999) "Love Is the Healer" (1999) "The Power of One" (2000) "You're So Beautiful" (2003) "Dream-A-Lot's Theme (I Will Live for Love)" (2004) "I Got Your Love" (2005) "I'm a Fire" (2008) "Stamp Your Feet" (2008) "It's Only Love" (2008) "Fame (The Game)" (2008) "To Paris with Love" (2010)
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