That's the Way Love Is (Ten City song)

"That's the Way Love Is" is a 1989 dance and soul single by Chicago-based dance trio Ten City. The single reached number eight in the UK and number eighteen in Germany and was the group's highest charting single on both the R&B and dance charts in the U.S. "That's the Way Love Is" reached number twelve on the U.S R&B Singles chart,[1] and number one on the Dance Club Play chart.[2] The single featured two main versions - on most releases, an acid house mix by Steve "Silk" Hurley (variously titled either "Deep House Mix" or "Acieeed Mix") was the A-side, while a string-led mix by Timmy Regisford, named the "Underground Mix", appeared on the B-side. Both mixes also had corresponding radio edits and dub versions

"That's the Way Love Is"
Single by Ten City
from the album Foundation
Released1989
Genre
LabelAtlantic
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)
Ten City singles chronology
"Funny Love"
(1989)		 "That's the Way Love Is"
(1989)		 "Devotion"
(1989)
Music video
"That's the Way Love Is" on YouTube

Impact and legacy

Alex Henderson from AllMusic said it "aren't simply about the beat and the track, but also the rich vocals that would have sounded great even if Ten City had gone a cappella." He noted that "these guys enthusiastically recall the great soul/disco of the mid- to late 1970s and make no secret of their love of that era."[3]

In 2018, British magazine Mixmag included the song in their ranking of "Vocal House: The 30 All-Time Biggest Anthems".[4] Tillie Wood wrote,

"The kind of track that grabs you and can instantly send your mood shooting to the stratosphere. Hearing this one dropped while walking into a club has had us wanting to backflip before we’ve even reached the dancefloor. The 1989 single from Chicago-based trio Ten City reached number 1 in the US Dance Music Play Chart. Featuring Marshall Jefferson on production, it's full of all the elements any vocal house anthem needs to make you feel alive on the dancefloor."

Charts

Byron Stingily version
"That's the Way Love Is"
Single by Byron Stingily
Released1999
GenreHouse
Length4:30
LabelNervous Records

Ten years later, former Ten City lead singer Byron Stingily returned to the top of the dance chart with his own recording of the song.[15]

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 572.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 256.
  3. Henderson, Alex. "Ten City – Foundation". AllMusic. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  4. "Vocal House: The 30 All-Time Biggest Anthems". Mixmag. December 4, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  5. "Ultratop.be – Ten City – That's the Way Love Is" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  6. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – That?s the Way Love Is". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  7. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 14, 1989" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  8. "Dutchcharts.nl – Ten City – That's the Way Love Is" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  9. "Charts.nz – Ten City – That's the Way Love Is". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  11. "Ten City Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  12. "Ten City Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  13. "Offiziellecharts.de – Ten City – That's the Way Love Is". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  14. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  15. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 247.
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