K ▁players ▁Category : S wed ish ▁ice ▁hockey ▁def enc emen <0x0A> </s> ▁" A in ' t ▁No ▁Love ▁in ▁the ▁Heart ▁of ▁the ▁City " ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁R & B ▁song , ▁written ▁by ▁Michael ▁Price ▁and ▁Dan ▁Wal sh , ▁and ▁first ▁recorded ▁by ▁Bobby ▁" Blue " ▁B land ▁for ▁the ▁ABC ▁Dun hill ▁album ▁Dream er . ▁While ▁B land ▁scored ▁a ▁minor ▁hit ▁with ▁the ▁song , ▁landing ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁of ▁the ▁R & B ▁charts , ▁it ▁is ▁perhaps ▁best ▁known ▁through ▁cover ▁versions ▁and ▁samples . ▁While ▁it ▁is ▁ost ens ibly ▁a ▁love ▁song , ▁some ▁critics ▁have ▁also ▁heard ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁l ament ▁on ▁urban ▁pover ty ▁and ▁hop eless ness ; ▁the ▁cover ▁version ▁by ▁reg ga e ▁singer ▁Al ▁Brown ▁even ▁changes ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁to ▁magn ify ▁this ▁emphas is . ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁sound tra cks ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁film ▁Fight ing ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁crime ▁drama ▁The ▁Lincoln ▁Law yer . ▁ ▁Co vers ▁and ▁samples ▁ ▁A ▁well - known ▁cover ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁is ▁by ▁the ▁hard ▁rock ▁band ▁Wh ites nake , ▁who ▁included ▁it ▁on ▁their ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁debut ▁EP , ▁S nake b ite , ▁and ▁again ▁as ▁a ▁live ▁recording ▁on ▁Live ... in ▁the ▁Heart ▁of ▁the ▁City . ▁The ▁cover ▁was ▁the ▁new ▁band '