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It's Only Love Doing Its Thing

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"'It's Only Love Doing Its Thing'" is a track featured on Barry White's album 'The Man'. English soul band Simply Red later covered the song, under the shortened title "'It's Only Love'", as the lead single for their third studio album, 'A New Flame'. The Simply Red cover had its greatest success by charting at number one in Italy. The song was later featured in several greatest-hits albums and a ballad collection of the same name, and it remains a live favorite.

Elements from the song were sampled in "21 Questions" by 50 Cent. In 2008, the song was featured on 'Grand Theft Auto IV's fictional soul/R&B radio station The Vibe 98.8.

Overview



The song is a ballad performed by Soul singer Barry White on his 1978 album The Man, Elements from the song were sampled in 21 Questions by 50 Cent. In 2008, the song was featured on Grand Theft Auto IV's fictional soul/R&B radio station The Vibe 98.8.

Simply Red version



{{Infobox song

| type = single

| name = It's Only Love

| cover = Simply Red-It's Only Love.jpg

| artist = Simply Red

| album = A New Flame

| released = January 16, 1989

| recorded = 1988–1989

| genre = Blue-eyed soul

| label = Elektra, WEA

| producer = Stewart Levine

| writer = Jimmy Cameron, Vella Cameron

| length = 4:58

| prev_title = I Won't Feel Bad

| prev_year = 1988

| next_title = If You Don't Know Me by Now

| next_year = 1989

| misc =

}}

In 1989, English soul band Simply Red released a cover as "'It's Only Love'" as the lead single of their third studio album, A New Flame. This version had its greatest success by charting at number-seven in Ireland. The cover was later featured in several greatest-hits albums and a ballad collection of the same name, and it remains a live favorite.

Critical reception

Robin Smith from 'Record Mirror' wrote, "Hell, sure has been a long time since we last heard Mick Hucknall crooning blissfully, but all good things are worth waiting for. 'It's Only Love' is a magnificent slow-burning track to cherish and savour, as Hucknall side-steps his vocals around some powerful instrumentation. It's nice to hear that Simply Red aren't merely regurgitating old ideas, and I can hardly wait for the album."

Chart performance

{| class="wikitable sortable"

! Chart (1989)

! Peak
position

|-

|Australia (Kent Music Report)

|align="center"|31

|-

|Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)

|align="center"|11

|-

|Canada (RPM)

|align="center|30

|-

|Ireland (IRMA)

|align="center"|7

|-

|Germany (Gfk Entertainment charts)

|align="center"|21

|-

|Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade)

|align="center"|12

|-

|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)

|align="center"|31

|-

|New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)

|align="center"|31

|-

|UK Singles (OCC)

|align="center"|13

|-

|US 'Billboard' Hot 100

|align="center"|28

|}

Personnel

*Fritz McIntyre - keyboards and backing vocals

*Tim Kellett - trumpet and keyboards

*Chris Joyce - drums

*Tony Bowers - bass guitar

References



Category:1978 songs

Category:1989 singles

Category:Barry White songs

Category:Simply Red songs

Category:Pop ballads

Category:Number-one singles in Italy


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