About The Song
In “Ain’t That Love,” Ray Charles’s distinctive voice and expressive delivery shine through. The song features a lively piano-driven arrangement, with Charles’s vocals conveying a sense of exuberance and celebration. Lyrically, the song expresses the joy and fulfillment that love brings, and the upbeat tempo adds to its overall positive and infectious vibe.
Ray Charles was a pioneer in the blending of genres, creating a style that became known as soul music. “Ain’t That Love” is a great example of his ability to fuse different musical elements, and it played a role in establishing him as a seminal figure in the evolution of popular music.
The song has endured as a classic and is recognized as one of Ray Charles’s early hits that contributed to shaping the landscape of rhythm and blues and soul music during the late 1950s.
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Now, baby when you sigh (when you sigh)
I wanna sigh with you
When you cry (when you cry)
I wanna cry some, too
Now, ain’t that love? (Ain’t that love?)
Oh, ain’t that love that I feel (that I feel)
In my heart for you
When your friends (when your friends)
Turn their back on you
I’ll be here (I’ll be here)
Just to see you through
Now, ain’t that love? (Ain’t that love?)
Ain’t that love? (Ain’t that love?)
Ain’t that love? Oh, now
Ain’t that love? Baby
That I feel in my heart for you
Now when you walk (when you walk)
I wanna walk with you
When you talk (when you talk)
Wanna talk some too
Now, ain’t that love? (Ain’t that love?)
Oh, ain’t that love that I feel (that I feel)
In my heart for you
If you ever (if you ever)
Ever need a friend
I’ll be with you (be with you)
Yes, until the end
Now, ain’t that love? (Ain’t that love?)
Ain’t that love? (Ain’t that love?)
Don’t you know? Baby, don’t you know? I (oh, oh, oh, oh)
Ain’t that love? Baby
That I feel in my heart for you
Baby, won’t you let me hold your hand?
I want to squeeze you as tight as I can
Baby, don’t you need my by your side
To protect you and be your guide
Baby, I’m so in love with you
I’d do anything you tell me to
Now, ain’t that love? (Ain’t that love?)
Ain’t that love? (Ain’t that love?)
Come on now, ain’t that love? Now (oh, oh, oh, oh)
Ain’t that love? Baby
That I feel in my heart for you
Oh, that I feel in my heart for you
Oh, that I feel in my heart for you
Oh, that I feel in my heart for you
Oh!