Aint That Just The Way
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Aint That Just The Way never ended up charting in the US, but that didn’t mean it failed to achieve international success. The eponymous single was a No. 1 hit in Sweden for five weeks. In 1977, it was re-recorded by Dutch singer and fellow Playboy model Patricia Paay under the name “Poor Jeremy,” then it resurfaced in 1996 when Lutricia McNeil climbed the charts with her cover.
Benton wasn’t just a model, she was in charge of her musical career. The singer composed her own songs and self-produced her last album. Kinetic Voyage, her 1988 LP, was the only release not on Playboy Records. It was her last.
