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"
Single by Simply Red
from the album Love and the Russian Winter[2]
B-side"Come On in My Kitchen"
ReleasedOctober 18, 1999[3]
GenreHouse
Length3:56 (album version)[2]
3:17 (single version)[3]
LabelEast West Records[3]
Songwriter(s)Willia Dean Parker, Homer Banks[4]
Producer(s)Andy Wright, Gota Yashiki & Mick Hucknall[4]
Simply Red singles chronology
"Night Nurse"
(1997)		 "Ain't That a Lot of Love"
(1999)		 "Sunrise"
(2003)
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
CD single, UK (1999)
No.TitleLength
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
CD single, Europe (1999)
No.TitleLength
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

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

References
  1. "A Lot of Love - Homer Banks". Discogs.
  2. "Love and the Russian Winter". Discogs.
  3. "Ain't That a Lot of Love". Discogs.
  4. "Ain't That a Lot of Love". Discogs.
  5. Poletti, James (8 October 1999). "SIMPLY RED - 'AIN'T THAT A LOT OF LOVE' (EASTWEST)". Dotmusic. Archived from the original on 2000-09-01. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  6. "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at.
  7. "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". ultratop.be.
  8. "Simply Red Ain't That a Lot of Love - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". offiziellecharts.de.
  9. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (Vikuna 14.10. - 21.10. 1999 40. Vika)" (PDF) (in Icelandic). Dagblaðið Vísir. Retrieved 13 July 2018. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  10. http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_interprete/as.htm
  11. "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl.
  12. "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz.
  13. "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". hitparade.ch.
  14. "Ain't That a Lot of Love | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". officialcharts.com.
  15. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  16. "Respect 2003 page". Soulwalking.co.uk.
  17. Ain't That a Lot of Love at AllMusic
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