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"(Ain't That) a Lot of Love" is a 1966 song written by Homer Banks and Willia Dean Parker, and first released by Banks on Minit Records, titled "A Lot of Love".
In 1999, British soul and pop band Simply Red made a cover of the song as "Ain't That a Lot of Love". It was released as the first single from their seventh studio album, Love and the Russian Winter (1999), and was a top 20 hit in Iceland, Scotland and the UK. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it peaked at number 28. Remixes by Club 69 and Phats & Small were released as bonus tracks on a 2008 Special Edition of the album. A black-and-white music video was filmed for the song, directed by Mike Lipscombe. The same year, Welsh singer Tom Jones covered the song with Simply Red on his 1999 duet album Reload.
Critical reception
James Poletti from Dotmusic viewed the song as "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." A reviewer from Florida Today said it "conjures up a flash of magic". John Terlesky from The Morning Callstated that "its rhythmic hooks and catchy chorus, tarted up with techno trappings, stand out" of the other songs of the album.
Track listing
CD single, UK (1999)
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Ain't That a Lot of Love" (Edit)
3:17
2.
"Ain't That a Lot of Love" (Phats & Small Mutant Disco Vocal Mix)
6:10
CD single, Europe (1999)
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Ain't That a Lot of Love" (Edit)
3:17
2.
"Ain't That a Lot of Love" (Phats & 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)
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.
