Too Much Ain't Enough Love

"Too Much Ain't Enough Love"
Single by Jimmy Barnes
from the album Freight Train Heart
ReleasedOctober 1987 (1987-10)
Recorded1987
GenreRock
LabelMushroom/Geffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jonathan Cain
Jimmy Barnes singles chronology
"Good Times"
(1986) 		"Too Much Ain't Enough Love"
(1987) 		"Driving Wheels"
(1988)

"Too Much Ain't Enough Love" is a song by Australian rock singer, Jimmy Barnes. It was released in October 1987 as the first single from Barnes' 1987 album, Freight Train Heart. It was his first Australian No. 1 hit single[1] and reached No. 4 on the New Zealand Singles Chart.[2] In the United States it was issued in the following year, which peaked at No. 91 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1988.[3] It featured back-up vocals by Venetta Fields (who often performed back-up for both Barnes and John Farnham), as well as Wendy Matthews, who later found acclaim as a solo singer.

Reception

In a Cash Box magazine review, they said "He's been called the Australian Bruce Springsteen, and this great cut proves it. He's got a phenomenal rock voice. Great song".[4]

Track listing

7" single (K-424)

  • Side A "Too Much Ain't Enough Love" - 3:35
  • Side B "Do or Die" - 3:47

12" single (X 14519)

  • Side A "Too Much Ain't Enough Love" - 4:35
  • Side B1 "Lessons In Love" - 3:43
  • Side B2 "Working Class Man" (live) - 4:11

Music video

A music video was filmed in Hong Kong with local actors.[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australia (Australian Music Report)[6] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1987) Position
Australia (Australian Music Report)[8] 44

Cover versions

In 2012 a cover version of the song was released by Joe Bonamassa on his album Driving Towards the Daylight, with Jimmy Barnes again singing the lead vocals

References

  1. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988.
  2. ^ "New Zealand Charts – Jimmy Barnes". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Allmusic - Billboard Singles > Jimmy Barnes". All Music. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Feature Picks" (PDF). Cash Box. 6 June 1988. p. 8. Retrieved 15 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
  5. ^ Video on YouTube
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 27. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
  7. ^ "Jimmy Barnes – Too Much Ain't Enough Love". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Australian Music Report No 701 – 28 December 1987 > National Top 100 Singles for 1987". Australian Music Report. Retrieved 11 December 2019 – via Imgur.