Peter John Bellotte (born 28 August 1943)[1] is a British songwriter and record producer most noted for his work in the 1970s with Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer.
In Hamburg, they encountered another English band, Bluesology, and Bellotte became friends with their keyboard player, Reg Dwight, who later changed his name to Elton John.
[2] Linda Laine and the Sinners released several singles in the UK on EMI, all recorded at Abbey Road Studios in the early and mid-1960s, including "I Can't Stand It" (1963), the B-side of which, "If You Leave Me Now", was written by Bellotte.
Moroder and Bellotte began to work with American singer Donna Summer, who had married an Austrian actor and lived in Germany, and they wrote and produced several hits in Europe for her.
[3] According to Steve Kurutz at AllMusic, "the heavily orchestrated, throbbing hit singles produced by Bellotte were the virtual blueprint for disco music".
[2] In September 2004, Bellotte was honoured at the Dance Music Hall of Fame ceremony, held in New York; he was inducted there for many achievements and contributions as a producer and songwriter.