Continuing my look at the albums of 1975…
Donna Summer’s second studio album, Love to Love You Baby, was her first to receive a U.S. release, as her debut (Lady of the Night) was available only in the Netherlands, of all places. This album reached the top 20 in 10 countries and spawned a #2 hit in the U.S. with an abridged version of its title song.
That title song, one of Summer’s signature tracks, runs just under 17 minutes and takes up the entirety of Side One. The truncated version became a massive worldwide hit.
Following her debut, Summer teamed up with producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte for this sophomore effort, with all parties eager to put their stamp on the burgeoning disco trend. They wound up as three of the names most associated with the genre.
Side Two of Love to Love You Baby is decidedly less disco. ‘Full of Emptiness’ and ‘Whispering Waves’ are soulful ballads featuring Summer’s beautiful, delicate vocals, while ‘Pandora’s Box’ is a pop/R&B charmer that could have been penned by Carole King.
But it was the title track that put Summer on the map, her orgasmic moans signaling to the world that a sensual new star had arrived.
I love to love you, baby
I love to love you, baby
I love to love you, baby
I love to love you, baby
I love to love you, baby
[Verse 1]
When you’re laying so close to me
There’s no place I’d rather you be
Than with me
[Chorus]
I love to love you, baby (Oh, love to love ya)
I love to love you, baby
I love to love you, baby
[Verse 2]
Do it to me again and again
You put me in such a awful spin
In a spin, in-uh
[Chorus]
Ahaaw, I love to love you, baby
Ahaaw, I love to love you, baby
Ahaaw, I love to love you, baby
[Verse 3]
Lay your head down real close to me
Soothe my mind and set me free
Set me free, uh
[Breakdown]
Ahaaw, I love to love you, baby
Ahaaw, I love to love you, baby
Oh, love to love you, baby
[Chorus]
Ahaaw, I love to love you, baby
Ahaaw, I love to love you, baby
Ahaaw, I love to love you, baby
[Verse 1]
When you’re laying so close to me
There’s no place I’d rather you be
Than with me
[Chorus]
I love to love you, baby (Love to love you)
I love to love you, baby
I love to love you, baby
[Verse 2]
Do it to me again and again
You put me in such a awful spin
In a spin, in-uh
[Chorus]
I love to love you, baby
I love to love you, baby
I love to love you, baby
I love to love you, baby
I love to love you, baby
I love to love you, baby
I love to love you, baby (Ah, honey)
I love to love you, baby (Love to love you baby)
I love to love you, baby (Ahh)
Meet Me In Montauk 
There’s a 17 minute version of this song? I can’t imagine how repetitive that is!
You can hear it for yourself right here! Most of the runtime is instrumental.