Spring Affair Explained

Spring Affair
Cover:Spring Affair (Belgium).jpg
Caption:Belgian vinyl picture sleeve
Type:single
Artist:Donna Summer
Album:Four Seasons of Love
B-Side:"Come With Me" ; "Summer Fever" (South Africa) ; "Winter Melody" (Germany, Peru) ; "Spring Affair (Part. 2)" (Mexico)
Released:August 24, 1976
Genre:Disco
Length:8:29
Label:Casablanca (U.S.)
Atlantic (Germany/France)
Groovy (The Netherlands)
Producer:Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte
Prev Title:Try Me, I Know We Can Make It
Prev Year:1976
Next Title:Winter Melody
Next Year:1977

"Spring Affair" is a song by American singer and songwriter Donna Summer from her 1976 album Four Seasons of Love. The song (which represents the "spring" phase of the concept album) tells of the beginning of a new relationship. "Spring Affair" is more than eight minutes long, though it was edited for release as a single. The song peaked at number 1 on the US Disco chart and number 15 in Spain singles charts and number 3 in Spain Radio chart.[1]

"Spring Affair" was sampled extensively on "Super Disco" by Alex Gopher and Étienne de Crécy from Super Discount (1996).

Track listing

Standard release

  1. "Spring Affair" – 3:39
  2. "Come With Me" – 4:20

Mexican 7-inch single (RCA Victor SP-4696)

  1. "Spring Affair" (Parte 1)
  2. "Spring Affair" (Parte 2)

Germany 7-inch single (Atlantic 10 884N)

  1. "Spring Affair" – 3:39
  2. "Winter Melody" – 3:51

Weekly charts

Chart (1976)Peak
Position
scope=row Italy (Musica e dischi)[2] 5
Spain Singles (Promusicae)13

Notes and References

  1. Book: Fernando Salaverri. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. 1st. September 2005. Fundación Autor-SGAE. Spain. 84-8048-639-2.
  2. Book: Racca, Guido. M&D Borsa Singoli 1960–2019. it. 2019. Independently Published . 9781093264906.