"Love's Unkind" is a 1977 song written and produced by

Giorgio Moroder Giovanni Giorgio Moroder (, ; born 26 April 1940) is an Italian composer and music producer. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Father of Disco", Moroder is credited with pioneering Euro disco and electronic dance music. His work ...

and

Pete Bellotte Peter John Bellotte (born 28 August 1943)Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Birth Index: 1916–2005 atabase on-line Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Inde ...

, with lyrics and vocals by

Donna Summer Donna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948May 17, 2012), known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the "Queen of Disco", while her music ...

. It was recorded for the Donna Summer album, '' I Remember Yesterday'', which combined modern

disco Disco is a music genre, genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the late 1960s from the United States' urban nightclub, nightlife, particularly in African Americans, African-American, Italian-Americans, Italian-American, LGBTQ ...

beats with sounds of previous decades. "Love's Unkind" was released as a single in Europe in November 1977, reaching number three on the UK Singles Chart, and number 32 in the Netherlands. It entered the

Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is the Republic of Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) and compiled on their behalf by the Official Charts Company. Chart rankings are ...

on 5 January 1978, where it stayed for six weeks, peaking at number two. Though never released as a single in the USA, it topped the ''

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'' 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

Certifications and sales

Cover version

English actress

Sophie Lawrence Sophie Lawrence (born 12 June 1972, Ilford, London) is an English actress and singer. She played the role of Diane Butcher in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' as a regular cast member from 1988 to 1991, making subsequent guest appearances in ...

reached 21 on the UK Singles Chart in 1991 with her cover of the song.

References

1977 singles Casablanca Records singles Donna Summer songs Songs about school Songs written by Donna Summer Songs written by Giorgio Moroder Songs written by Pete Bellotte Song recordings produced by Giorgio Moroder Song recordings produced by Pete Bellotte 1977 songs GTO Records singles {{1970s-pop-song-stub