# UMe Celebrates Songwriting Legend PAUL JABARA’s Birthday With Newly Remastered “Greatest Hits… and Misses”

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/ume-celebrates-songwriting-legend-paul-jabaras-birthday-with-newly-remastered-greatest-hits-and-misses/
- Published: 2023-02-03T09:00:00-06:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

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### **UMe Celebrates Songwriter⏎ PAUL JABARA’s Birthday⏎ ⏎ With Newly Remastered Version of Casablanca󠀁[_Paul Jabara’s Greatest Hits… and Misses_](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=7b320888f4&e=615f2b8493)󠁿On January 31, 2023

**JANUARY 31, 2023 (Santa Monica, CA) – **Today, UMe announces the release of _**
Paul’s Jabara’s Greatest Hits…and Misses **_on_** **_**UMe** by late iconic songwriter**
Paul Jabara** which was originally released on the renowned Casablanca Records label
and can be ordered/streamed [HERE](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=e11cecfe85&e=615f2b8493).

Best known as a composer of worldwide classics like “**Last Dance**” by Donna summer,“**
The Main Event**” by Barbara Streisand, “**Enough is Enough**” by Donna Summer and
Barbra Streisand, and “**It’s Raining Men**” by the Weather Girls, Jabara was a 
successful recording artist in his own right. Covering his three studio albums on
Casablanca, Paul personally chose the songs on _Paul’s Jabara’s Greatest Hits…and
Misses_ and created new music and different versions of existing tracks showcasing
his unique talents and extraordinary songwriting ability.  

Celebrating the anniversary of Paul Jabara’s birth on January 31,1948, his family,
friends, and fans worldwide will be commemorating his birthday by remembering this
disco legend for his versatile talent and keen sense of humor. His legacy lives 
on through his music and his influence remains as strong as ever.

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**PAUL JABARA
_Greatest Hits… And Misses_

**PAUL JABARA
_Greatest Hits… And Misses_
   
1.    “Overture” 2.    “Yankee Doodle
Dandy” – Remix3.    “Hungry for Love” – Remix4.    “Sun in Your Smile” – Remix5.“
It All Comes Back to You” – Remix6.    “Shut Out” [duet with Donna Summer] / “Heaven
Is a Disco” – Medley/Remix7.    “Dance” – Remix8.    “Last Dance”9.    “Trapped 
in a Stairway” – Remix10. “Disco Queen” – Remix11. “Pleasure Island” – Remix12. “
Beautiful Dreamer”13. “Disco Wedding”/”Honeymoon (In Puerto Rico)”/”Disco Divorce”–
Medley/Remix14. “Something’s Missing” [duet with Donna Summer] – Remix15. “Foggy
Day” / ” Never Lose Your Sense Of Humor” [duet with Donna Summer] – Remix16. “One
Man” / “Finale”  

Oscar winner, Jabara first made his mark as an actor on stage in the late 1960s 
and early ’70s in the musicals _Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar_ and _Rocky Horror 
Picture Show_ and later in cinema including _Midnight Cowboy _and_ Day of the Locust_.
He released his debut album, _Shut Out_, in 1977 which included the title song, 
featuring his friend and label mate Donna Summer, and “Dance,” both US Dance chart
top 40 hits. In 1978, he had a role in the 1978 film, _Thank God It’s Friday,_ that
featured “Last Dance,” a song he wrote for Summer, who was also in the film. Its
success—winning an Oscar® and a Golden Globe for Best Original Song, a GRAMMY® Award
for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and peaking at #3 on _Billboard_’s Hot 100
Chart—propelled Jabara into the spotlight.

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**Paul Jabara**

His second album, _Keeping Time_ (1978), featured his own recording of “Last Dance,”“
Trapped In A Stairway” from _Thank God It’s Friday_, “Something’s Missing,” a second
duet with Donna Summer, and “Take Good Care of My Baby / What’s a Girl to Do” featuring
Pattie Brooks. The full album hit #12 on Billboard’s Dance chart. For the movie,
The Main Event, starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan O’Neal in 1979, Jabara co-wrote
with Bruce Roberts the title song for Barbra Streisand, which became a gold-selling
single, a #3 Pop chart smash, and winner of a People’s Choice Award for “Favorite
Theme/Song from a Motion Picture.” “No More Tears (Enough is Enough),” became a 
number-on single on the _Billboard Hot 100_ Chart.

His solo album, _The Third Album_, released in 1979, was produced by Jabara and 
included two long disco medleys, plus another Donna Summer feature, “Never Lose 
Your Sense of Humor.” The full album hit #12 on _Billboard_’s Dance chart. Jabara’s
4th album, _Paul Jabara and Friends_, featured the first official recording by Whitney
Houston, as well as the perennial smash hit, “It’s Raining Men,” which Jabara co-
wrote with Paul Shaffer. In 1989,Casablanca released the original compilation, _Greatest
Hits…And Misses_, which featured unique mixes and edits of his best-loved tracks
plus three new songs.

By popular demand, [expanded editions of Jabara’s albums _Shut Out _and_ Keeping Time _were released in September 2022](https://www.nyrdcast.com/2022/09/ume-celebrates-songwriting-legend-paul-jabara-with-expanded-digital-releases-of-his-first-two-albums/).
_Shut Out _included his early singles on A&M Records, “One Man Ain’t Enough,” from
1975, and the original A&M single version of “Dance,” from the film _Mother, Jugs
and Speed_, along with_ _the 7” edits of “Slow Dancing” and “Shut Out.” The expanded
_Keeping Time_ features as a bonus “Disco Queen,” originally from the soundtrack
to _Thank God It’s Friday_, in both its LP version and a super-rare 12” version.

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