"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 on the UK Singles Chart.
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." 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."
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)Peakposition
Personnel Donna Summer - Vocals Harold Faltermeyer - Producer, Keyboards, Programming, Mixing Wesley Plass - Guitar Brian Reeves, Dave Concors, Wesley Plass, Pit Floss - Engineering Uli Rudolf - Mixing Tony Viramontes - Single cover photographyRhys-Morgan, Dean. Bold, Beautiful and Damned: The World of 1980's Fashion Illustrator Tony Viramontes, London: Lawrence King Publishing Ltd., 2013 , p.37
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