Ain't That a Lot of Love
| "Ain't That a Lot of Love" | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Single by Simply Red | |
| from the album Love and the Russian Winter[1] | |
| B-side | "Come On In My Kitchen" |
| Released | 1999[2] |
| Format | CD, Single, Cardsleeve[3] |
| Genre | Progressive House[3] |
| Length |
3:56 (album version)[1] 3:17 (single version)[2] |
| Label | East West Records[2] |
| Songwriter(s) | Willia Dean Parker, Homer Banks[3] |
| Producer(s) | Andy Wright, Gota Yashiki & Mick Hucknall[3] |
| Music video | |
| "Ain't That a Lot of Love" on YouTube | |
"(Ain't That) a Lot of Love" is a 1966 song written by Homer Banks and Willia Dean Parker.[4]
Cover versions
- The Spencer Davis Group utilized the basic riff for their 1966 song "Gimme Some Lovin'"[5]
- 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 Band covered it on their 1977 odds and sods album Islands[6]
- 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.
- Simply Red had a worldwide hit with a Progressive House remix of the song in 1999.
- Tom Jones covered it with Simply Red on his near-covers album Reload.
- Beverley Knight covered it on her 2007 album Music City Soul.
- The Flying Burrito Brothers covered it on [[Last of the Red Hot Burritos[7]]]
Charts
- Weekly charts (for Simply Red)
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8] | 28 |
| Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[9] | 20 |
External links
References
- 1 2 "Love and the Russian Winter". Discogs.
- 1 2 3 "Ain't That a Lot of Love". Discogs.
- 1 2 3 4 "Ain't That a Lot of Love". Discogs.
- ↑ "A Lot of Love - Homer Banks". Discogs.
- ↑ "Respect 2003 page". Soulwalking.co.uk.
- ↑ Ain't That a Lot of Love at AllMusic
- ↑ Last of the Red Hot Burritos
- ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ↑ "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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