Cold Love

"Cold Love" is a song by American singer Donna Summer, released as the second single from her album The Wanderer. The song was written by Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey and Pete Bellotte and produced by Bellotte and Giorgio Moroder. It peaked at No. 33 in the Billboard Hot 100,^[4] and No. 49 in Cash Box. Summer earned a Grammy nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.^[5]

Vocally, this song contrasts with the just previous "The Wanderer" single release - it is very reminiscent of her 1979 disco hit "Hot Stuff" - power belt and hard rock approach. This style was currently in vogue in the early 1980s and used by female vocalists in groups such as Heart and in Pat Benatar's "Hit Me with Your Best Shot".

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Track listing

7" vinyl single

"Cold Love" (Faltermeyer, Forsey, Bellotte) – 3:11
"Grand Illusion" (Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder) – 3:51

12" vinyl single

"Cold Love" (Faltermeyer, Forsey, Bellotte) – 3:37
"Grand Illusion (Summer, Moroder) – 3:54

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Cold Love"
Chart (1980-1981)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)^[6]	30
UK Singles (OCC)^[7]	44
US Billboard Hot 100^[8]	33
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[9]	8
US Cash Box Top 100^[10]	49

References

^ Carpenter, Bil. "The Wanderer > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
^ Matos, Michaelangelo (8 December 2020). "Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles: February 28, 1984". Can’t Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year. Hachette Books. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-306-90337-3.
^ Cold Love by Donna Summer - Track Info at AllMusic. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
^ "Allmusic - Donna Summer - Billboard singles". Retrieved December 5, 2008.
^ "Donna Summer". Grammy Awards. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Cold Love". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
^ "Donna Summer Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
^ "Donna Summer Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles (Week ending JANUARY 24, 1981)". Cash Box. Archived from the original on February 22, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

External links

Ellen, Mark (January 8, 1981). "Donna Summer – "Cold Love" review" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 3, no. 1. p. 25. ISSN 0260-3004. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2022.
"Cold Love" at Discogs (list of releases)

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Discography Awards
Studio albums	Lady of the Night (1974) Love to Love You Baby (1975) A Love Trilogy (1976) Four Seasons of Love (1976) I Remember Yesterday (1977) Once Upon a Time (1977) Bad Girls (1979) The Wanderer (1980) I'm a Rainbow (rec. 1981, rel. 1996) Donna Summer (1982) She Works Hard for the Money (1983) Cats Without Claws (1984) All Systems Go (1987) Another Place and Time (1989) Mistaken Identity (1991) Christmas Spirit (1994) Crayons (2008)
Live albums	Live and More (1978) Live & More Encore (1999)
Compilations	On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II (1979) 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) Endless Summer: Donna Summer's Greatest Hits (1994) The Ultimate Collection (2003) The Journey: The Very Best of Donna Summer (2003) Gold (2005) Singles... Driven by the Music (2015) The Ultimate Collection (2016)
Remix albums	Love to Love You Donna (2013)
Singles	"The Hostage" (1974) "Lady of the Night" (1974) "Virgin Mary" (1975) "Love to Love You Baby" (1975) "Could It Be Magic (1976) "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It (1976) "Spring Affair (1976) "Winter Melody (1977) "Can't We Just Sit Down (And Talk It Over)" (1977) "I Feel Love" (1977) "Shut Out" (1977) "Down Deep Inside" (1977) "I Remember Yesterday" (1977) "Love's Unkind" (1977) "I Love You" (1977) "Rumour Has It" (1978) "Last Dance" (1978) "Back in Love Again" (1978) "Back in Love Again" (1978) "MacArthur Park" (1978) "Heaven Knows" (1978) "Hot Stuff" (1979) "Bad Girls" (1979) "Dim All the Lights" (1979) "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (1979) "On the Radio" (1979) "Sunset People" (1980) "Walk Away" (1980) "The Wanderer" (1980) "Cold Love" (1980) "Who Do You Think You're Foolin'" (1981) "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)" (1982) "State of Independence" (1982) "I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley Remix)" (1982) "The Woman in Me" (1983) "Protection" (1983) "She Works Hard for the Money" (1983) "Unconditional Love" (1983) "Love Has a Mind of Its Own" (1984) "There Goes My Baby" (1984) "Supernatural Love" (1984) "Eyes" (1984) "Dinner with Gershwin" (1987) "Only the Fool Survives" (1987) "This Time I Know It's for Real" (1989) "I Don't Wanna Get Hurt" (1989) "Love's About to Change My Heart" (1989) "Breakaway" (1989) "When Love Takes Over You" (1989) "State of Independence (New Bass Remix)" (1990) "When Love Cries" (1991) "Work That Magic" (1991) "Carry On" (1992) "La Vie en rose" (1994) "Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved)" (1994) "Any Way at All" (1994) "I Feel Love (Remix)" (1995) "Whenever There Is Love" (1996) "I Will Go with You (Con te partirò)" (1999) "Love Is the Healer" (1999) "The Power of One" (2000) "You're So Beautiful" (2003) "Dream-A-Lot's Theme (I Will Live for Love)" (2004) "I Got Your Love" (2005) "I'm a Fire" (2008) "Stamp Your Feet" (2008) "It's Only Love" (2008) "Fame (The Game)" (2008) "To Paris with Love" (2010)
Related topics	Brooklyn Dreams Pete Bellotte Joe "Bean" Esposito Giorgio Moroder Bruce Sudano Neil Bogart Paul Jabara Sunshine "Down Deep Inside" Love to Love You, Donna Summer (2023)

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