Love's About to Change My Heart

"Love's About to Change My Heart" is the third single from Another Place and Time, the 1989 album by Donna Summer. The song was released on August 14, 1989 by Atlantic Records and Warner Bros. Records. It was written and produced by British production team Stock Aitken & Waterman. Released as the second single in the US, the song was another commercial failure for Summer in the US.

"Love's About to Change My Heart"
Single by Donna Summer
from the album Another Place and Time
B-side"Love's About to Change My Heart" (Instrumental)
ReleasedAugust 14, 1989
Recorded1989 at PWL, London
GenreDance-pop
Length4:03 (Album version)
3:45 (PWL 7" Remix)
LabelWarner Bros. (Europe)
Atlantic (U.S.)
Songwriter(s)Matt Aitken, Mike Stock, Pete Waterman
Producer(s)Stock, Aitken & Waterman
Donna Summer singles chronology
"I Don't Wanna Get Hurt"
(1989)		 "Love's About to Change My Heart"
(1989)		 "Breakaway"
(1989)
Music video
"Love's About to Change My Heart" on YouTube

Critical reception

Pop Rescue stated that "Love's About to Change My Heart" "opens sounding a bit like a Whitney Houston 80s song, before absolutely roaring into a hi-NRG bass/keyboards/beats track", and added positively that "Donna's vocals sit confidently on top of this, and at times it gives a wonderful nod to her disco era".[1]

Chart performances

In US, "Love's About to Change My Heart" peaked at number 85 on Billboards Hot 100. Despite the lack of chart success in the US, it was a solid top 20 hit in the UK and it became a favorite among Donna Summer fans due to her strong vocal performance and the fact that it had a slow beginning, reminiscent of several of Summer's disco hits of the 1970s, during which time she was the most successful female of that genre.

The song was remixed from its original album version for release as a single. Notably the European single remix was different from the one found in the U.S. It reached number three on the U.S. Dance Chart[2] and number 20 on the UK Singles Chart.[3] The video was directed by Dieter Trattmann.

Cover versions

The song was covered by Spanish singer Mónica Naranjo in her debut album. She made a Spanish-language version called "Fuego de Passion".

Track listings
UK 7" single
  1. "Love's About to Change My Heart (Edit)" - 3:47
  2. "Love's About to Change My Heart (Instrumental)" - 3:47
UK 12" single / UK CD
  1. "Love's About to Change My Heart (Extended Remix)" – 6:23
  2. "Love's About to Change My Heart (Instrumental)" – 5:10
  3. "Jeremy" - 4:40
UK second 12" single
  1. "Love's About to Change My Heart (Clivilles & Cole 12" Mix)" – 7:40
  2. "Love's About to Change My Heart (Dub 2)" – 7:10
  3. "Love's About to Change My Heart (Clivilles & Cole 7" Mix)" – 4:20
US 12" single (Atlantic 0-86309)
  1. "Love's About to Change My Heart (PWL 12" Mix)" - 6:23
  2. "Love's About to Change My Heart (PWL 7" Mix)" - 3:45
  3. "Love's About to Change My Heart (Clivillés & Cole 12" Mix)" - 7:40
  4. "Love's About to Change My Heart (Dub)" - 7:10
  5. "Love's About to Change My Heart (Clivillés & Cole 7" Mix)" - 4:20

Charts
Chart (1989) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 71
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 33
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 59
United Kingdom (CIN)[3] 20
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 85
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[8] 3

References
  1. "REVIEW: "ANOTHER PLACE AND TIME" BY DONNA SUMMER (CD, 1989)". Pop Rescue. January 6, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  2. Hot Dance/Disco (1974-2003). Record Research, Inc. 2004. ISBN 0-89820-156-X.
  3. "Official Charts > Donna Summer". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  4. "Chartifacts: Week Ending 4th December 1994 (from The ARIA Report No. 251)". ARIA. Retrieved 2020-04-17 – via Imgur.com.
  5. "Ultratop Vlaanderen > Donna Summer – Love's About to Change My Heart" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  6. "Donna Summer > Love's About to Change My Heart" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  7. "Billboard > Donna Summer Chart History > Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  8. "Billboard > Donna Summer Chart History > Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
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