It was recorded by Sylvie Vartan and released in August 1977 as the lead single off of her 1977 studio album Georges.

[9] The song was also adapted into German from French by Michael Kunze as "Ein kleines Herz auf der Haut" (English: "A little heart on the skin", French: "Un petit coeur sur la peau") in 1978 but failed to chart.

Bobby Vinton covered "Summerlove, Sensation" (adding a comma to the title) in 1978 as a non-album single, released that August on Elektra Records.

Billboard Easy Listening chart during the summer of that year, with Coulter returning to produce Vinton's version.

[13] Vinton's version was also released as a promotional single in Canada around the same time but failed to chart.