Ain,t no love in the heart of the city (Whitesnake)
Michael Joseph "Micky" Moody (born 30 August 1950) is an English guitarist, and a former member of the rock bands Juicy Lucy and Whitesnake.
"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 "Blue" 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, it is perhaps best known through cover versions and samples.
Bobby"Blue"Bland - Ain,t no love in the heart of the city
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.
Other notable cover versions have been recorded by:
- Allman Brothers (Blues, 2009 live recording)
- Mick Abrahams (rock, 1996)
- Long John Baldry (blues, 1977)
- Maggie Bell (rock, 2004, live recording)
- Al Brown (reggae, mid-1970s)
- Joe Budden(Rap, 2007)
- Cafe Jacques - on the album Round the Back' (rock, 1977)
- Paul Carrack (Blue-Eyed Soul, Pop/Rock, 2008)
- Willie Clayton (R&B, 1998, as "Heart of the City")[3]
- Mary Coughlan (jazz, 2002)
- Chris Farlowe (R&B, 1985)
- Crystal Gayle (country, 1980)
- Jorn Lande (hard rock, The Snakes live in Europe 1998)
- Nicky Moore (blues rock, 2009)
- Ruthless Blues (blues, 1989)
- Barrett Strong (R&B, 1976)
- Grady Tate (jazz, 1977)
- Kate Taylor (rock, 1979)
- Joey Tempest (rock/metal, 2003)
- DJ Andrew Unknown & DJ Mekalek (hip hop/rap (intro), 2002)
- Vaya Con Dios (rock, 2004)
- Paul Weller (rock, 1998)
- YTcracker (From the "STC Is the Greatest" album, track #16, "spamcity", 2004)
- The Good Earth (pop/rock, 1994)
- Lukas Graham (Blue-Eyed Soul, 2012 as ″Daddy, Now That You're Gone (Ain't No Love)″)
- Jay Z (on the album The Blueprint, as ″Heart of City (Ain't No Love)″)