Homer Banks

Homer Banks (August 2, 1941 – April 3, 2003) was an American songwriter, singer and record producer. Although best known by many for his songwriting for Stax Records in the 1960s and 1970s,

Life Banks was born in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, and at the age of 16 formed the Soul Consolidators gospel group which toured around the southern states, often performing his own material. In 1999, "A Lot of Love" was covered by the British band Simply Red and released as "Ain't That a Lot of Love".

Jim Stewart at Stax refused to give Banks a contract as a singer, but eventually Stax did give him a songwriting contract.

After Stax folded, Homer Banks and Carl Hampton signed a publishing deal with A&M Records and moved to California, where they continued to write but with less success. In 1977, as Banks and Hampton, they recorded the album Passport to Ecstasy for Warner Bros. Records. In the 1980s, Banks formed the Two's Company recording company with Lester Snell, which released albums by J. Blackfoot and Ann Hines.

Compositions With Carl Hampton, he co-wrote "I've Got a Feeling (We'll Be Seeing Each Other Again)", which was recorded by Al Wilson. The song was produced by Marc Gordon and arranged by H.B. Barnum. The B-side "Be Concerned" was produced by Herbert Santifer. The record made it to number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 26, 1976. Together, Banks and Hampton also wrote "(Too Little in Common to Be Lovers) Too Much Going to Say Goodbye" for The Newcomers (1974). The track was heavily sampled for Aaliyah's 2001 song "I Care 4 U".