Love's Unkind
"Love's Unkind" | ||||
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Single by Donna Summer | ||||
from the album I Remember Yesterday | ||||
B-side |
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Released | November 29, 1977 | |||
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Length | 4:29 | |||
Label | Casablanca (US) GTO (UK) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte | |||
Producer(s) | Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte | |||
Donna Summer singles chronology | ||||
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"Love's Unkind" is a 1977 song written and produced by Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, with lyrics and vocals by Donna Summer. It was recorded for the Donna Summer album, I Remember Yesterday, which combined modern disco beats with sounds of previous decades. "Love's Unkind" was released as a single in Europe in November 1977, reaching number three in the UK,[2] and number 32 in the Netherlands. Though never released as a single in the USA, it topped the dance chart as part of the I Remember Yesterday album, as at that time entire albums could count as one entry on that particular chart. The lyrics are of high school crushes and love triangles.
Weekly charts
Chart (1977-1978) | Peak position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] | 18 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] | 25 |
Ireland (IRMA)[5] | 2 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] | 32 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] | 28 |
UK (Official Charts Company)[2] | 3 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[8] | 1 |
West Germany (Official German Charts)[9] | 18 |
Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[11] | Gold | 550,000[10] |
Cover version
English actress Sophie Lawrence reached #21 on the UK Singles Chart in 1991 with her cover of the song.[12]
References
- ^ Hull, Tom (2004). "Donna Summer". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 792–793. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ a b "1978 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive - 14th January 1978". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
- ^ "Donna Summer – Love's Unkind" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ "Donna Summer – Love's Unkind" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Love's Unkind". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Donna Summer" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ^ "Donna Summer – Love's Unkind" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Donna Summer awards on Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Donna Summer – Love's Unkind" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ "The Winning Formula" (PDF). Music Week. February 18, 1978. p. 8 (scroll to page 34). Retrieved November 13, 2023.
- ^ "British single certifications – Donna Summer – Love's Unkind". British Phonographic Industry.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 314. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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- 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)
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- The Ultimate Collection (2003)
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