Ain't That Just the Way

"Ain't That Just the Way"
Single by Barbi Benton
from the album Ain't That Just the Way
A-side	Ain't That Just the Way
Format	grammophone
Writer(s)	Bruce Belland, Glen Larson, Stu Phillips
Producer(s)	Roger Glover

"Ain't That Just The Way" is a song written by Bruce Belland, Glen Larson and Stu Phillips. The song was originally recorded by Barbi Benton releasing it is a 1976 single. It became a major hit in Sweden, topping the 'Swedish singles chart for 10 weeks in 1977. In 1978, it appeared on her album with the same name. The song was performed in the McCloud TV series.^[1]

Other recordings

• In 1997 the song once again topped the charts of Sweden and many other countries, having been recorded by Lutricia McNeal.
• In 2007 Anna Book recorded the song on the album Samba Sambero. ^[2]
• Ingela "Pling" Forsman wrote lyrics in Swedish, "Är det inte så", and in that language it was recorded by Wizex on the 1977 album Som en sång^[3] and by Friends on the album Dance with Me^[4]

Chart positions

Barbi Benton recording

Chart (1976-1977)	Peak position
Norway	2[5]
Sweden	1[6]

Lutricia McNeal recording

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Austria	2[7]
Belgium (Flanders)	13[8]
Belgium (Wallonia)	29
Finland	15[9]
France	2[10]
Germany	5
Netherlands	2[11]
New Zealand	2[12]
Norway	2[13]
Sweden	1[14]
Switzerland	3[15]

References

1. "McCloud (TV Series)" (in Swedish). Internet Movie Database. 1975. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
2. "Samba Sambero" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
3. "Som en sång" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1977. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
4. "Dance with Me" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 2002. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
5. "Ain't That Just the Way". Norwegiancharts. 1976. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
6. "Ain't That Just the Way". Swedishcharts. 1976. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
7. "Ain't That Just the Way". Austriancharts. 1996. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
8. "Ain't That Just the Way". Ultratop. 1996. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
9. "Ain't That Just the Way". Finnishcharts. 1996. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
10. "Ain't That Just the Way". Les Charts. 1996. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
11. "Ain't That Just the Way". Dutchcharts. 1996. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
12. "Ain't That Just the Way". Charts NZ. 1996. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
13. "Ain't That Just the Way". Norwegiancharts. 1996. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
14. "Ain't That Just the Way". Swedishcharts. 1996. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
15. "Ain't That Just the Way". Hitparade. 1996. Retrieved 8 May 2011.