"It's Only Love Doing Its Thing" is a track featured on Barry White

Barry White

Barry White, born Barry Eugene Carter , was an American composer and singer-songwriter.A five-time Grammy Award-winner known for his distinctive bass voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring...

's album The Man

The Man (Barry White album)

The Man is the self-produced eighth album by American R&B singer Barry White,-Reception:Released in 1978 on the 20th Century Records label. The album became White's sixth R&B chart topper and peaked at #36 on the pop chart. Lead single "Your Sweetness Is My Weakness" reached #2 on the R&B chart,...

. British Soul Band Simply Red

Simply Red

Simply Red were a British soul band that sold more than 50 million albums over a 25-year career. Their style drew influences from blue-eyed soul, new romantic, rock, reggae and jazz...

 later covered the song, under the shortened title "It's Only Love", as the lead single for their third studio album, A New Flame

A New Flame

A New Flame is the third album released by British pop group Simply Red in 1989. The album was a huge success worldwide becoming the bands first UK number one album and was certified 7x Platinum by the BPI for sales of 2,100,000 copies in the UK alone...

. The Simply Red cover had its greatest success by charting at Number One in Italy

Italy

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. The song later features 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

21 Questions

"21 Questions" is a song performed by American rapper 50 Cent and Nate Dogg. The song was written by 50 Cent, K. Risto, J. Cameron, and V. Cameron for 50 Cent's commercial debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin . Released in 2003 as the album's second single, it became his second number one song in the...

" by 50 Cent

50 Cent

Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by...

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