Ain't That a Lot of Love
"(Ain't That) a Lot of Love" is a 1966 song written by Homer Banks and Willia Dean Parker,[1] and first released by Banks on Minit Records, titled "A Lot of Love".
Simply Red version
| "Ain't That a Lot of Love" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Simply Red | ||||
| from the album Love and the Russian Winter[2] | ||||
| B-side | "Come On in My Kitchen" | |||
| Released | October 18, 1999[3] | |||
| Genre | House | |||
| Length | 3:56 (album version)[2] 3:17 (single version)[3] | |||
| Label | East West Records[3] | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Willia Dean Parker, Homer Banks[4] | |||
| Producer(s) | Andy Wright, Gota Yashiki & Mick Hucknall[4] | |||
| Simply Red singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Ain't That a Lot of Love" on YouTube | ||||
In 1999, British soul and pop band Simply Red released a house version of "Ain't That a Lot of Love". The song reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart as well as charting in other countries across Europe.
Critical reception
James Poletti from Dotmusic said that the song "is a similarly house-influenced production", like "Fairground". He added that it "is indebted to the popular late 90s prototype laid down by Stardust's 'Music Sounds Better with You'. The connection isn't as directly obvious this time but the song is built around that kind of groove."[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ain't That a Lot of Love" (Edit) | 3:17 |
| 2. | "Ain't That a Lot of Love" (Phat's & Small Mutant Disco Vocal Mix) | 6:10 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ain't That a Lot of Love" (Edit) | 3:17 |
| 2. | "Ain't That a Lot of Love" (Phat's & Small Mutant Disco Vocal Mix) | 6:10 |
| 3. | "Ain't That a Lot of Love" (Club 69 Underground Dub Mix) | 6:36 |
| 4. | "Ain't That a Lot of Love" (Johnny Vicious Filter Factory Dub Mix) | 8:56 |
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] | 29 |
| Belgium (Ultratop)[7] | 48 |
| Germany (GfK Entertainment)[8] | 55 |
| Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[9] | 20 |
| Italy (FIMI)[10] | 30 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] | 68 |
| New Zealand Music Chart[12] | 41 |
| Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade)[13] | 45 |
| UK Singles Chart[14] | 14 |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[15] | 28 |
Other cover versions
- The Spencer Davis Group utilized the basic riff for their 1966 song "Gimme Some Lovin'"[16]
- Sam & Dave recorded the song for their 1968 Stax Records/Atlantic Records LP, I Thank You.
- Taj Mahal covered the song on his 1968 album The Natch'l Blues. He performed the song on the Rolling Stones' TV show Rock 'n Roll Circus in 1968 with Jesse Ed Davis on guitar.
- Three Dog Night covered the song on their 1969 album Suitable for Framing.
- The Flying Burrito Brothers covered it on their 1972 album Last of the Red Hot Burritos.
- The Band covered it on their 1977 album Islands.[17]
- Webb Wilder covered it on his 1989 album Hybrid Vigor.
- The Fabulous Thunderbirds covered it on their 1991 album Walk That Walk, Talk That Talk.
- Tom Jones covered it with Simply Red on his 1999 duet album Reload.
- Beverley Knight covered it on her 2007 album Music City Soul.
References
- ^ "A Lot of Love - Homer Banks". Discogs.
- ^ a b "Love and the Russian Winter". Discogs.
- ^ a b c "Ain't That a Lot of Love". Discogs.
- ^ a b c "Ain't That a Lot of Love". Discogs.
- ^ Poletti, James (8 October 1999). "SIMPLY RED - 'AIN'T THAT A LOT OF LOVE' (EASTWEST)". Dotmusic. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at.
- ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". ultratop.be.
- ^ "Simply Red Ain't That a Lot of Love - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". offiziellecharts.de.
- ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (Vikuna 14.10. - 21.10. 1999 40. Vika)" (PDF) (in Icelandic). Dagblaðið Vísir. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
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- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl.
- ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz.
- ^ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Ain't That a Lot of Love | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". officialcharts.com.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ "Respect 2003 page". Soulwalking.co.uk.
- ^ Ain't That a Lot of Love at AllMusic