Ain't Love a Good Thing

"Ain't Love a Good Thing" is a single by American country music artist Connie Smith. Released in September 1973, the song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. The song was issued onto Smith's 1974 studio album entitled That's the Way Love Goes. The single became Smith's first major hit and first top ten single under Columbia Records.[1] Additionally, "Ain't Love a Good Thing" reached #12 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.[2]

"Ain't Love a Good Thing"
Single by Connie Smith
from the album That's the Way Love Goes
B-side"I Still Feel the Same About You"
ReleasedSeptember 1973
GenreCountry
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Dallas Frazier
Producer(s)Ray Baker
Connie Smith singles chronology
"Dream Painter"
(1973)
"Ain't Love a Good Thing"
(1973)
"Dallas"
(1974)

Chart performance

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Chart (1973–74) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 10
CAN RPM Country Tracks 12

Cover versions

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  • The New Coon Creek Girls on Ain't Love a Good Thing (1995)
  • Ricky Skaggs on Life Is a Journey (1997)

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. pp. 387–88.
  2. ^ "Search results for "Ain't Love a Good Thing"". RPM. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2011.