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Crayons
Crayons
Studio album by Donna Summer
Released	May 20, 2008
Genre	R&B
Length	50:18
Label	Burgundy
Producer	Nathan DiGesare; Toby Gad; Jamie Houston; Greg Kurstin; Lester Mendez; Sebastian Arocha Morton; J. R. Rotem;
Donna Summer chronology
Singles from Crayons
	"I'm a Fire"; Released: March 11, 2008; "Stamp Your Feet"; Released: April 15, 2008; "It's Only Love"; Released: August 5, 2008 (US); "Fame (The Game)"; Released: November 19, 2008;

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Crayons is the seventeenth and final studio album by American singer Donna Summer. It was released through Sony Burgundy on May 20, 2008 in the United States. Recorded over a period of two years since signing with the Sony Music label in 2006, Crayons marked Summer's first full-length studio album in fourteen years since 1994's Christmas Spirit, and her first album of original material since 1991's Mistaken Identity. She worked with a number of different producers and songwriters on the album, including Greg Kurstin, J. R. Rotem, Wayne Hector, Toby Gad, Lester Mendez.

The album debuted and peaked at number 17 on the US Billboard 200 and entered the top fifty of the Italian Albums Chart. In the US, despite a high debut position, the disc fell off the chart in just five weeks. Crayons was preceded by its first official single, "Stamp Your Feet", which was released to radio on April 15, 2008. A follow-up, "I'm a Fire", reached number-one on the US Dance Club Songs, giving Summer her 13th number-one hit on that chart. Crayons marked Summer's last album released before her death on May 17, 2012.

Background

Crayons marked Summer's first full-length studio album in fourteen years since 1994's Christmas Spirit. When commenting on the album, Summer explained, "I wanted this album to have a lot of different directions on it [...] I did not want it to be any one baby. I just wanted it to be a sampler of flavors and influences from all over the world. There's a touch of this, a little smidgeon of that, a dash of something else [...] like when you're cooking."^[2] The lead track "Stamp Your Feet" was originally called "The Player's Anthem" and talks about "being a player in life, coupled with the idea of being a player on an actual field, the whole thing, dealing with the pain and doing things even though you are afraid."^[2]

Summer wrote "The Queen Is Back" and "Mr. Music" with Jonathan "J.R." Rotem and Evan Bogart, whose father, Casablanca Records boss Neil Bogart, died from cancer at the age of 39.^[2] When Summer met Evan Bogart, she was struck by his uncanny resemblance to his label executive father, commenting: "Evan and I hit it off immediately; there was a synergy that happened really quickly."^[2] "The Queen is Back," which discusses her musical legacy and public persona, samples "Lose Control" by Kevin Federline. Both songs were produced by Rotem.^[2] About the song "Crayons", Summer said, "It encompasses a lot of what the album is about [...] Everybody gets crayons at some point in their lives, everybody can relate to the basics. It comes down to that child in us, I think there's a commonality in the concept of crayons."^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	66/100^[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
BBC	(favorable)^[4]
Billboard	(positive)^[5]
Boston Herald	B^[6]
Canoe.ca	^[7]
Digital Spy	^[8]
The Guardian	^[9]
Okayplayer	(78/100)^[10]
Slant Magazine	^[11]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Crayons has an average score of 66 based on 12 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews."^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Stamp Your Feet"	Danielle Brisebois Greg Kurstin Donna Summer	Kurstin	3:52
2.	"Mr. Music"	Evan Bogart J. R. Rotem Donna Summer Meredith Willson	Rotem	3:14
3.	"Crayons" (featuring Ziggy Marley)	Brisebois Kurstin Marley Summer	Kurstin	3:21
4.	"The Queen Is Back"	Bogart Rotem Summer	Rotem	3:27
5.	"Fame (The Game)"	Toby Gad Summer	Gad	4:03
6.	"Sand on My Feet"	Gad Summer	Gad	3:51
7.	"Drivin' Down Brazil"	Brisebois Kurstin Summer	Kurstin	4:43
8.	"I'm a Fire"	Al Kasha Sebastian Arocha Morton Summer	Morton	7:11
9.	"Slide Over Backwards"	Nathan DiGesare Jakob Petren Summer	DiGesare	4:10
10.	"Science of Love"	Gad Summer	Gad	3:48
11.	"Be Myself Again"	Wayne Hector Lester Mendez Summer	Mendez	4:19
12.	"Bring Down the Reign"	Jamie Houston Fred Kron Summer	Houston	4:33

International edition bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
13.	"It's Only Love"	Kasha Morton Summer	Morton	6:58

iTunes bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
14.	"I'm a Fire" (Matty Soulflower Club Mix)	Kasha Morton Summer	Morton	9:00

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[12]	77
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[13]	73
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[14]	42
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[15]	97
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[16]	85
US Billboard 200^[17]	17

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Russia (NFPF)^[18]	Gold	10,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

List of release dates, showing region
Region	Date
United States	May 20, 2008
Canada	May 20, 2008
Denmark	May 26, 2008
Germany	June 6, 2008
Australia^[19]	June 7, 2008
France	June 9, 2008
Spain	June 10, 2008
Brazil	June 16, 2008
United Kingdom	June 23, 2008
Japan	June 25, 2008

References

^ ^a ^b Kellman, Andy. "Crayons > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Summer On Crayons". MySpace. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Donna Summer - Crayons (2008) album reviews at Metacritic
^ Easlea, Daryl. "Crayons > Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
^ Wood, Mikael. "Crayons > Review". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
^ Katz, Larry. "Crayons > Review". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
^ Campbell, Stephane. "Crayons > Review". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
^ Levine, Nick. "Crayons > Review". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
^ Macpherson, Alex (2008-06-20). "Crayons > Review". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
^ Book, John. "Crayons > Review". Okayplayer. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
^ Henderson, Eric. "Crayons > Review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
^ "Ultratop.be – Donna Summer – Crayons" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
^ "Italiancharts.com – Donna Summer – Crayons". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
^ "Spanishcharts.com – Donna Summer – Crayons". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Donna Summer – Crayons". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
^ "Donna Summer Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
^ "Russian album certifications – Donna Summer – Crayons" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF). Retrieved August 28, 2020.
^ Moran, Jonathon (May 25, 2008). Donna Summer's Back. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on May 25, 2008.

[AllMusic-1] Kellman, Andy. "Crayons > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2011.

[myspace-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Summer On Crayons". MySpace. Retrieved October 17, 2020.

[Metacritic-3] Donna Summer - Crayons (2008) album reviews at Metacritic

[bbc-4] Easlea, Daryl. "Crayons > Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 2011-09-24.

[billboard-5] Wood, Mikael. "Crayons > Review". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-09-24.

[bostonherald-6] Katz, Larry. "Crayons > Review". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2011-09-24.

[canoe.ca-7] Campbell, Stephane. "Crayons > Review". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 2011-09-24.

[digitalspy-8] Levine, Nick. "Crayons > Review". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2011-09-24.

[theguardian-9] Macpherson, Alex (2008-06-20). "Crayons > Review". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2011-09-24.

[okayplayer-10] Book, John. "Crayons > Review". Okayplayer. Retrieved 2011-09-24.

[slantmagazine-11] Henderson, Eric. "Crayons > Review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2011-09-24.

[ac_Flanders_Donna_Summer-12] "Ultratop.be – Donna Summer – Crayons" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2016.

[ac_Germany_Donna_Summer-13] "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved March 8, 2016.

[ac_Italy_Donna_Summer-14] "Italiancharts.com – Donna Summer – Crayons". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2016.

[ac_Spain_Donna_Summer-15] "Spanishcharts.com – Donna Summer – Crayons". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2016.

[ac_Switzerland_Donna_Summer-16] "Swisscharts.com – Donna Summer – Crayons". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2016.

[ac_Billboard200_Donna_Summer-17] "Donna Summer Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2016.

[RussiaDonna_SummerCrayonsalbumCertRef-18] "Russian album certifications – Donna Summer – Crayons" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF). Retrieved August 28, 2020.

[19] Moran, Jonathon (May 25, 2008). Donna Summer's Back. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on May 25, 2008.

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+'''''Crayons''''' is the seventeenth and final [[studio album]] by [[United States|American]] singer [[Donna Summer]]. It was released through [[Burgundy Records|Sony Burgundy]] on May 20, 2008 in the United States. Recorded over a period of two years since signing with the [[Sony Music]] label in 2006, ''Crayons'' marked Summer's first full-length studio album in fourteen years since 1994's ''[[Christmas Spirit (Donna Summer album)|Christmas Spirit]]'', and her first album of original material since 1991's ''[[Mistaken Identity (Donna Summer album)|Mistaken Identity]]''. She worked with a number of different [[Record producers|producers]] and [[songwriter]]s on the album, including [[Greg Kurstin]], [[J. R. Rotem]], [[Wayne Hector]], [[Toby Gad]], [[Lester Mendez]].
+The album debuted and peaked at number 17 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and entered the top fifty of the [[Italian Albums Chart]]. In the US, despite a high debut position, the disc fell off the chart in just five weeks. ''Crayons'' was preceded by its first official single, "[[Stamp Your Feet]]", which was released to radio on April 15, 2008. A follow-up, "[[I'm a Fire]]", reached number-one on the US [[Dance Club Songs]], giving Summer her 13th number-one hit on that chart. ''Crayons'' marked Summer's last album released before her death on May 17, 2012.
+==Background==
+''Crayons'' marked Summer's first full-length studio album in fourteen years since 1994's ''[[Christmas Spirit (Donna Summer album)|Christmas Spirit]]''. When commenting on the album, Summer explained, "I wanted this album to have a lot of different directions on it [...] I did not want it to be any one baby. I just wanted it to be a sampler of flavors and influences from all over the world. There's a touch of this, a little smidgeon of that, a dash of something else [...] like when you're cooking."<ref name="myspace">{{cite web|title=Summer On ''Crayons''|work=[[MySpace]]|url=https://myspace.com/donnasummer|accessdate=October 17, 2020}}</ref> The lead track "Stamp Your Feet" was originally called "The Player's Anthem" and talks about "being a player in life, coupled with the idea of being a player on an actual field, the whole thing, dealing with the pain and doing things even though you are afraid."<ref name="myspace"/>
+Summer wrote "The Queen Is Back" and "Mr. Music" with [[J. R. Rotem|Jonathan "J.R." Rotem]] and [[Evan Bogart]], whose father, Casablanca Records boss [[Neil Bogart]], died from cancer at the age of 39.<ref name="myspace"/> When Summer met Evan Bogart, she was struck by his uncanny resemblance to his label executive father, commenting: "Evan and I hit it off immediately; there was a synergy that happened really quickly."<ref name="myspace"/> "The Queen is Back," which discusses her musical legacy and public persona, samples "Lose Control" by [[Kevin Federline]]. Both songs were produced by Rotem.<ref name="myspace"/> About the song "Crayons", Summer said, "It encompasses a lot of what the album is about [...] Everybody gets crayons at some point in their lives, everybody can relate to the basics. It comes down to that child in us, I think there's a commonality in the concept of crayons."<ref name="myspace"/>
+==Critical reception==
 {{Album ratings
-| MC = 66/100<ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/music/crayons/donna-summer Donna Summer - Crayons (2008) album reviews]  at [[Metacritic]]</ref>
+| MC = 66/100<ref name="Metacritic">[http://www.metacritic.com/music/crayons/donna-summer Donna Summer - Crayons (2008) album reviews]  at [[Metacritic]]</ref>
 |rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
 |rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{AllMusic |class=album |id=r1364120 |tab=review |label="''Crayons'' > Review" |first=Andy |last=Kellman |accessdate={{date|2011-08-29}}}}</ref>
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+At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''Crayons'' has an average score of 66 based on 12 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews."<ref name="Metacritic" />
-'''''Crayons''''' is the seventeenth and final [[studio album]] by [[United States|American]] singer [[Donna Summer]]. It was released through [[Burgundy Records|Sony Burgundy]] on May 20, 2008 in the United States. Recorded over a period of two years since signing with the [[Sony Music]] label in 2006, ''Crayons'' marked Summer's first full-length studio album in fourteen years since 1994's ''[[Christmas Spirit (Donna Summer album)|Christmas Spirit]]'', and her first album of original material since 1991's ''[[Mistaken Identity (Donna Summer album)|Mistaken Identity]]''. She worked with a number of different [[Record producers|producers]] and [[songwriter]]s on the album, including [[Greg Kurstin]], [[J. R. Rotem]], [[Wayne Hector]], [[Toby Gad]], [[Lester Mendez]].
-The album debuted and peaked at number 17 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and entered the top fifty of the [[Italian Albums Chart]]. In the US, despite a high debut position, the disc fell off the chart in just five weeks. ''Crayons'' was preceded by its first official single, "[[Stamp Your Feet]]", which was released to radio on April 15, 2008. A follow-up, "[[I'm a Fire]]", reached number-one on the US [[Dance Club Songs]], giving Summer her 13th number-one hit on that chart. ''Crayons'' marked Summer's last album released before her death on May 17, 2012.
-==Overview==
-''Crayons'' marked Summer's first full-length studio album in fourteen years since 1994's ''[[Christmas Spirit (Donna Summer album)|Christmas Spirit]]''. When commenting on the album, Summer explained, "I wanted this album to have a lot of different directions on it [...] I did not want it to be any one baby. I just wanted it to be a sampler of flavors and influences from all over the world. There's a touch of this, a little smidgeon of that, a dash of something else [...] like when you're cooking."<ref name="myspace">{{cite web|title=Summer On ''Crayons''|work=[[MySpace]]|url=https://myspace.com/donnasummer|accessdate=October 17, 2020}}</ref> The lead track "Stamp Your Feet" was originally called "The Player's Anthem" and talks about "being a player in life, coupled with the idea of being a player on an actual field, the whole thing, dealing with the pain and doing things even though you are afraid."<ref name="myspace"/> About the song "Crayons", Summer said, "It encompasses a lot of what the album is about [...] Everybody gets crayons at some point in their lives, everybody can relate to the basics. It comes down to that child in us, I think there's a commonality in the concept of crayons."<ref name="myspace"/>
-Summer wrote "The Queen Is Back" and "Mr. Music" with [[J. R. Rotem|Jonathan "J.R." Rotem]] and [[Evan Bogart]], whose father, Casablanca Records boss [[Neil Bogart]], died from cancer at the age of 39.<ref name="myspace"/> When Summer met Evan Bogart, she was struck by his uncanny resemblance to his label executive father, commenting: "Evan and I hit it off immediately; there was a synergy that happened really quickly."<ref name="myspace"/> "The Queen is Back," which discusses her musical legacy and public persona, samples "Lose Control" by [[Kevin Federline]]. Both songs were produced by Rotem.<ref name="myspace"/>
 ==Track listing==

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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) "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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