Love Has a Mind of Its Own

"Love Has a Mind of Its Own" is a song from She Works Hard for the Money, the 1983 album by Donna Summer. The song was written by Summer, Bruce Sudano and Michael Omartian, and produced by Omartian. It was issued as the third and final single in December 1983 by Mercury Records from the LP, all of which became chart hits in the US.[1]

"Love Has a Mind of Its Own"
Single by Donna Summer
from the album She Works Hard for the Money
B-side"People, People"
Released
  • December 1983 (1983-12) (US)
  • April 1984 (Europe)
Recorded1983
Genre
Length3:42
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Michael Omartian
Donna Summer singles chronology
"Unconditional Love"
(1983)
"Love Has a Mind of Its Own"
(1983)
"There Goes My Baby"
(1984)
Donna Summer & Matthew Ward singles chronology
"Stop, Look and Listen"
(1984)
"Love Has a Mind of Its Own"
(1983)
"There Goes My Baby"
(1984)

A ballad, it is performed as a duet with 2nd Chapter of Acts singer Matthew Ward, although he is uncredited on the sleeve.[2] The single was released internationally in 1984, but had first been issued in this form in the US and Japan the previous year.

"Love Has a Mind of Its Own" charted on three U.S. charts. It peaked at number 70 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 35 on the US R&B chart.[1] The song did best on the Adult Contemporary chart, where it reached number 19 and remained on the charts for 12 weeks.[3]

Chart history edit

Chart (1984) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[1] 70
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[3] 19
US Billboard Hot Black Singles 35
US Cash Box Top 100[4] 77

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  2. ^ "Donna Summer With Matthew Ward - Love Has A Mind Of Its Own". 45cat.com. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 234.
  4. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 2/18/84". Cashboxmagazine.com. Retrieved 24 April 2021.

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