It's a Loving Thing

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"It's a Loving Thing"
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Single by CB Milton
from the album It's My Loving Thing
Released1994
Studio Soundsational Studio
Genre
Length4:02
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Phil Wilde
  • Peter Bauwens
  • Michael Leahy
Producer(s)
  • Phil Wilde
  • Peter Bauwens
CB Milton singles chronology
"No One Else"
(1993)		"It's a Loving Thing"
(1994)		"Hold On (If You Believe in Love)"
(1994)
Music video
"It's a Loving Thing" on YouTube

"It's a Loving Thing" is a song by Dutch dance music vocalist CB Milton, released in 1994 by Byte Records and SGA as the third single from his debut album by the same name (1994). The song was both co-written and co-produced by 2 Unlimited-producer Phil Wilde and became a sizeable hit in Europe. It reached number three in Belgium, and was a top-20 hit in both the Netherlands and Finland, peaking at numbers 16 and 19, respectively. In the UK, the song peaked at number 49, but in March 1995, a remixed version reached number 34. [4] On the UK Dance Singles Chart, it fared better, reaching number 27, while on the European Dance Radio Chart, it peaked at number one. [5] Outside Europe, "It's a Loving Thing" hit success in Israel, peaking at number three. Two different music videos were made to promote the single.

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Critical reception

In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton wrote, "For a change, some of the best pop records are down in the lower reaches this week. The debut hit for CB Milton follows a tried and tested Eurodisco formula and in the footsteps of artists such as Haddaway. The result is an extremely radio-friendly hit single which deserves better things than this chart position." [2] Pan-European magazine Music & Media commented that Milton "has drunk out of Haddaway's cup, and now he knows what's love. And what's more, his producers provided him with the right pop techno slammer." [3] They also complimented it as "a restoration of the old values of pop dance." [1]

A reviewer from Music Week gave the song a score of three out of five, adding, "Milton's soulful voice is down in the mix on this relentless Euro techno stomper, unsurprisingly remixed by the 2 Unlimited production team. Annoying, and annoyingly catchy." [6] In 1995, the magazine named it an "excellent debut single" that "deserved more chart glory than its number 32 peak." [7] James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update declared it as a "huskily lisping black Dutchman's cheesy synth seared galloping 0-137.9bpm Haddaway-ish but more frantic catchy Euro smash" in his weekly dance column. [8]

Track listing

  1. "It's a Loving Thing" (Airplay Edit) – 4:01
  2. "It's a Loving Thing" (Continental Edit) – 3:59
  1. "It's a Loving Thing" (New Mix 7") – 3:50
  2. "It's a Loving Thing" (Greed Club Thang Mix) – 4:41
  1. "It's a Loving Thing" (Airplay Edit) – 4:01
  2. "It's a Loving Thing" (Continental Edit) – 3:59
  3. "It's a Loving Thing" (Continental Clubmix) – 6:14
  4. "It's a Loving Thing" (X-Out in Trance) – 7:04
  5. "It's a Loving Thing" (Extended) – 5:54
  1. "It's a Loving Thing" (New Mix 7") – 3:50
  2. "It's a Loving Thing" (Airplay Edit) – 4:01
  3. "It's a Loving Thing" (New 12" Mix) – 5:48
  4. "It's a Loving Thing" (Continental Club-Mix) – 6:14
  5. "It's a Loving Thing" (Greed Lovin' Club Mix) – 7:26
  6. "It's a Loving Thing" (Greed Club Thang Mix) – 4:11
  7. "It's a Loving Thing" (X-Out In Trance) – 7:04

Charts

References

  1. 1 2 "New Releases: Albums" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 11, no. 18. 30 April 1994. p. 11. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 Masterton, James (19 March 1995). "Week Ending March 25th 1995". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. 1 2 "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 11, no. 6. 5 February 1994. p. 11. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  4. 1 2 "It's a Loving Thing". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  5. 1 2 "European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media . 7 May 1994. p. 18. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 4 April 1995. p. 10. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 8 July 1995. p. 10. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  8. ↑ Hamilton, James (14 May 1994). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 7. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "CB Milton – It's A Loving Thing" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  10. ↑ Week 6, 1994.
  11. ↑ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "C B Milton".
  12. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – CB Milton" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "CB Milton – It's A Loving Thing" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  14. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 (19 March 1995 – 25 March 1995)". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  15. ↑ "CB Milton – It's A Loving Thing". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  16. ↑ "Official UK Dance Singles Chart (19 March 1995 – 25 March 1995)". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  17. ↑ "The Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week . 4 June 1994. p. 18. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  18. ↑ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 21 May 1994. p. 28. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  19. ↑ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 30 April 1994. p. 8. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  20. ↑ "The RM on a Pop Tip Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 18 March 1995. p. 10. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  21. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1994" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  22. ↑ "Jaarlijsten 1994" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
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