Love Has a Mind of Its Own

"Love Has a Mind of Its Own"
"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 (US); April 1984 (Europe);
Recorded	1983
Genre	Pop; soul; R&B;
Length	3:42
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Donna Summer; Bruce Sudano; Michael Omartian;
Producer(s)	Michael Omartian
Donna Summer singles chronology
Donna Summer & Matthew Ward singles chronology

"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]

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

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

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

External links

Donna Summer - Love Has a Mind of Its Own on YouTube

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[auto1-1] 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.

[auto-3] 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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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) "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)
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