Winter Melody

"Winter Melody"
"Winter Melody"
	Front sleeve of the US 12-inch vinyl release; photo also used for some non-US releases and as part of the pullout calendar inserted for the parent album
Single by Donna Summer
from the album Four Seasons of Love
B-side	Wasted (U.K.); Full of Emptiness (Netherlands); Summer Fever (Mexico);
Released	January 9, 1977
Genre	Soul
Length	6:33 (Album) ; 3:58 (7")
Label	Casablanca (U.S.); GTO (U.K.); Groovy (The Netherlands)
Songwriter(s)	Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte
Producer(s)	Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte
Donna Summer singles chronology

"Winter Melody" is a song by American singer and songwriter Donna Summer released as a single in early-1977 from her Four Seasons of Love album. It became a top 30 hit in the UK, where it peaked at #27.^[1]

By this time Summer was making her name as the queen of disco music, though this song is a soul ballad. The song represented the "winter" phase of the concept album, and speaks of a woman struggling to come to terms with the fact that her relationship has ended. As with much of Summer's material at that time (particularly with songs found on her concept albums), the song played for a considerable amount of time (over six minutes), however, the song was edited for its release as a single.

Record World said that "This is the ballad that should establish the songstress as more than just a disco personality."^[2]

Weekly charts

Chart (1977)	Peak Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[3]	59
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[4]	21
Ireland (IRMA)^[5]	20
UK Singles (OCC)^[6]	27
US Billboard Hot 100^[7]	43
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[8]	8
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[9]	21

References

^ Official Singles Chart Top 50 16 January 1977 - 22 January 1977 Officialcharts.com. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. January 29, 1977. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5274." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 5276." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 2, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Winter Melody". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
^ "Donna Summer Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
^ "Donna Summer Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
^ "Donna Summer Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2016.

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[1] Official Singles Chart Top 50 16 January 1977 - 22 January 1977 Officialcharts.com. Retrieved September 27, 2016.

[rw-2] "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. January 29, 1977. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-16.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_Donna_Summer-3] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5274." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 28, 2013.

[sc_Canadaadultcontemporary_Donna_Summer-4] "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 5276." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 2, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.

[sc_Ireland2_Donna_Summer-5] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Winter Melody". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 6, 2016.

[sc_UK_Donna_Summer-6] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 6, 2016.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Donna_Summer-7] "Donna Summer Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2016.

[sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Donna_Summer-8] "Donna Summer Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2016.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Donna_Summer-9] "Donna Summer Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2016.

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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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