| 词条 | Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City |
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"Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" is a 1974 R&B song, written by Michael Price and Dan Walsh, and first recorded by Bobby Bland for the ABC Dunhill album Dreamer. While Bland scored a minor hit with the song, landing in the top ten of the R&B charts,[1] it is perhaps best known through cover versions and samples. While it is ostensibly a love song, some critics have also heard it as a lament on urban poverty and hopelessness; the cover version by reggae singer Al Brown even changes most of the lyrics to magnify this emphasis.[1] The song is featured on the soundtracks to the 2009 film Fighting and the 2011 crime drama The Lincoln Lawyer.[2] Covers and samples{{Infobox song| name = Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City | cover = WSAin'tNoLoveSingle.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Whitesnake | album = Live...in the Heart of the City and Snakebite EP | B-side = "Take Me With You" (Live) | released = 1978 (studio version) 1980 (live version) | format = Vinyl LP | recorded = April 7–13, 1978 (studio version) November 23, 1978 (live version) | studio = | venue = | genre = Hard rock, blues rock | length = 5:07 (studio) 8:18 (live) | label = United Artists, Geffen, EMI (studio) Liberty, Sunburst (live) | writer = Michael Price Dan Walsh | producer = Martin Birch(both versions) | prev_title = Ready an' Willing | prev_year = 1980 | next_title = Don't Break My Heart Again | next_year = 1981 }} A well-known cover of the song is by the hard rock band Whitesnake, who included it on their 1978 debut EP, Snakebite, and again as a live recording on Live...in the Heart of the City. The cover was the new band's first hit, and it became a staple of their live set. For his 2001 album The Blueprint, rapper Jay-Z recorded the song "Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)," a Kanye West-produced track built around a sample of Bobby Bland's chartmaking rendition. Jay-Z's song was used in the trailer for the 2007 film American Gangster, in a 2011 Chrysler commercial, as the theme song for the CBS series NYC 22 and a Crown Royal commercial in 2013. The song is featured in the 2009 video game DJ Hero, in "mashed-up" form. Other notable cover versions have been recorded by:
References1. ^1 {{cite web|author=Jo-Ann Greene |url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/aint-no-love-in-the-heart-of-the-city-mt0001852314 |title=Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City - Al Brown : Listen, Appearances, Song Review |publisher=AllMusic |date=2001-08-14 |accessdate=2013-03-26}} {{Bobby Bland}}{{Whitesnake}}2. ^{{cite web|title=The Lincoln Lawyer (Soundtrack) |publisher=Blogs.indiewire.com |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/the_lincoln_lawyer_soundtrack_features_erik_b._rakim_gang_starr_deadmau5_mo/ |accessdate=2011-03-24 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407093920/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/the_lincoln_lawyer_soundtrack_features_erik_b._rakim_gang_starr_deadmau5_mo |archivedate=2011-04-07 }} 3. ^{{cite web|last=Hamilton |first=Andrew |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/something-to-talk-about-mw0000609370 |title=Something to Talk About - Willie Clayton : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=1998-06-02 |accessdate=2013-03-26}} 5 : 1974 songs|1978 songs|Whitesnake songs|Hard rock ballads|Rhythm and blues ballads |
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