SOUL PROVIDER

MICHAEL BOLTON
SONGWRITERS: MICHAEL BOLTON; A. GOLDMARK & ANDREW GOLDMARK
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: SOUL PROVIDER
LABEL: COLUMBIA RECORDS
GENRE: SOFT ROCK
YEAR: 1989
 
           Michael Bolotin (born February 26, 1953), known professionally as Michael Bolton, is an American singer and songwriter. Bolton originally performed in the hard rock and heavy metal genres from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, both on his early solo albums and those he recorded as the frontman of the band Blackjack. He became better known for his series of pop rock ballads, recorded after a stylistic change in the late 1980s.
         Bolton's achievements include selling more than 75 million records, recording eight top 10 albums and two number-one singles on the Billboard charts, as well as winning six American Music Awards and two Grammy Awards.
       Soul Provider is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Michael Bolton. The album was released on June 19, 1989 by Columbia Records/CBS.
          Supported by five US top 40 hits (including three that reached the top 10), Soul Provider achieved longevity on the charts. The album spent almost four years on the Billboard 200 and peaked at number 3. It was certified 6× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
         For the single version of "Georgia on My Mind", CBS edited out Michael Brecker's saxophone solo and replaced it with one by Kenny G.
Talk about love, talk about trust
Talkin' 'bout forever, baby
When you're talkin' 'bout us
I give you my word, stick to my guns
Believe me, when I tell you, baby
That we've just begun
You don't understand, no
The full intent of my plan
 
Baby, I wanna be soul provider, yeah
Baby, I wanna stay that way for the longest time
Baby, I wanna be soul provider
Just say you'll let me and, darlin', I will, I will yeah
 
I know you've been hurt,
You don't have to say it, baby
It's gonna take some time
You got my heart in the palm of your hands
Swear, it's gonna stay there, baby,
Give me half a chance
You don't understand, no
The full intent of my plan
 
Baby, I wanna be soul provider
And, baby, I wanna stay that way for the longest time
Baby, I wanna be soul provider
Just say you'll let me and,darlin', I will
 
I've been waitin' for a long time for somebody like you
To give my love, all my love day and night oh
Just say you'll be mine for the rest of your life
Baby, I'll show you why
 
I wanna be soul provider
Baby, I wanna be soul provider, yeah
Oh honey, I wanna stay that way for the longest time
Baby, I wanna be, wanna be your soul provider, yeah
Baby...Talk about love...Talk about trust...
I wanna, I wanna be, baby, I wanna be your soul,
Your soul provider...

RIGHT HERE WAITING

RICHARD MARX
SONGWRITER: RICHARD MARX
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: REPEAT OFFENDER
LABEL: EMI RECORDS
GENRE: SOFT ROCK
YEAR: 1989
 
           Richard Noel Marx (born September 16, 1963) is an American adult contemporary and pop rock singer and songwriter.
       His self-titled debut album went triple-platinum in 1987, and his first single, "Don't Mean Nothing", reached number three in the charts. Between 1987 and 1994, he had 14 Top 20 hits, including three number one singles; his first seven singles all reached the Top Five. His singles during the late 1980s and 1990s included "Endless Summer Nights", "Hold On to the Nights", "Right Here Waiting", "Now and Forever", "Hazard", and "At the Beginning" with Donna Lewis. Marx has also written or collaborated on songs with other artists such as "This I Promise You" by NSYNC and "Dance with My Father" by Luther Vandross. The latter song won several Grammy Awards. Songs written or co-written by Marx have topped the charts in four different decades.
          "Right Here Waiting" is a song by American singer and songwriter Richard Marx. It was released on June 29, 1989, as the second single from his second album, Repeat Offender. The song was a global hit, topping charts throughout the world, including the U.S. where it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. It was certified Platinum by the RIAA. The song has been covered by many artists, including Monica for her album The Boy Is Mine.
Oceans apart day after day
And I slowly go insane
I hear your voice on the line
But it doesn't stop the pain
 
If I see you next to never
How can we say Forever
 
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes
Or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you
 
I took for granted, all the times
That I thought would last somehow
I hear the laughter, I taste the tears
But I can't get near you now
 
Oh, can't you see it, baby?
You've got me goin' crazy
 
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes
Or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you
 
I wonder how we can survive
This romance
But in the end if I'm with you
I'll take the chance
 
Oh, can't you see it, baby?
You've got me goin crazy
 
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes
Or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you
Waiting for you.

NEVER THOIGHT THAT I COULD LOVE
DAN HILL
SONGWRITER: DAN HILL
COUNTRY: CANADA
ALBUM: DAN HILL
LABEL: COLUMBIA RECORDS
GENRE: SOFT ROCK
YEAR: 1987
 
          Daniel Grafton Hill IV (born 3 June 1954) is a Canadian pop singer and songwriter. He had two major international hits with his songs "Sometimes When We Touch" and "Can't We Try", a duet with Vonda Shepard, as well as a number of other charting singles in Canada and the United States. He also established himself as a songwriter who produced hit songs for artists such as George Benson and Celine Dion.
             "Never Thought (That I Could Love)" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Dan Hill, released as a single in 1987. It was the second single released from his eponymous eighth studio album, Dan Hill. In the U.S., it reached No. 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Nº. 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart. 

Can I touch you?
I can't believe that you are real
How did I ever find you?
 
You are the dream that saved my life
You are the reason I survived
Baby
 
I never thought that I could love
Someone as much as I love you
I know it's crazy but it's true
I never thought that I could need
Someone as much as I need you
I love you
 
Can I hold you?
Girl, your smile lights up the sky
You are too beautiful for the human eye
 
You are the dream that never dies
You are the fire that burns inside
Baby
 
I never thought that I could love
Someone as much as I love you
I know it's crazy but it's true
I never thought that I could need
Someone as much as I need you (I love you)
 
You are the sunshine in the sky
You are the sparkle in my eyes
 
I never thought that I could love
Someone as much as I love you
I know it's crazy but it's true
I never thought that I could need
Someone as much as I need you
I love you.

 TORNA A SURRIENTO
BRUNO VENTURINI
COMPOSITORI: ERNESTO DE CURTIS & GIAMBATTISTA DE CURTIS
PAESE: ITALIA
ALBUM: LA CANCIÓN NAPOLITANA
ETICHETTA: AZUR
GENERE: MUSICA LEGGERA
ANNO: 1974
 
          Bruno Venturini, pseudonimo di Bonaventura Esposito (Pagani, 1º dicembre 1945), è un cantante italiano. Ha tenuto concerti in tutto il mondo. La sua opera discografica più conosciuta è l'Antologia della Canzone napoletana (Joker) pubblicata dalla SAAR Records di Milano.
       Nasce a Pagani, centro industriale della provincia di Salerno. Il padre Raffaele era napoletano, commerciante di tessuti, la madre Vittoria Fusco era originaria di Angri. A dieci anni nel 1955 si trasferisce a Roma, in seguito a una grave malattia, la cirrosi epatica, che improvvisamente colpisce il padre.
           Durante il periodo delle scuole elementari viene scelto per una breve esperienza nel coro de La Radio per le scuole, un programma radiofonico che, nei primi anni cinquanta, è presentato da Nunzio Filogamo.
             Per sostenere parte delle spese ospedaliere del genitore, nel 1957 il fratello maggiore Peppino comincia a girare per i mercatini della capitale come venditore ambulante di maglieria e lui lo accompagna cantando per attirare i passanti. In una di queste occasioni, a Porta Portese, viene ascoltato per caso dal tenore Mario Lanza che con Marisa Allasio gira per strada alcune scene del film Arrivederci Roma e viene da quest'ultimo incoraggiato a studiare e a perfezionarsi nel canto, dopo aver ricevuto in dono dieci dollari autografati.
Il mese successivo il padre muore e si trasferisce a Salerno con la madre e i fratelli; consegue la licenza media proseguendo poi gli studi presso l'istituto di ragioneria. In questi anni durante uno degli spettacoli di beneficenza a cui spesso prende parte tra gli altri giovani figuranti, presso i piccoli teatri e auditorium sparsi in città, conosce un'ex cantante lirica che entusiasmata dalle sue potenzialità si impegna a farlo studiare canto al liceo musicale. La prova d'ingresso dura poche battute di Torna a Surriento. Il maestro Alfredo Giorleo dopo averlo sentito cantare, gli offre gratuitamente ore di lezione e si offre di pagare il metodo Bona di solfeggio. Nel docufilm Vinilici. Perché il vinile ama la musica (2018), regia di Fulvio Iannucci, racconta dei suoi esordi con la famiglia Esposito a Napoli, alla Società Fonografica Napoletana, poi divenuta Phonotype.
 
Vide 'o mare quant'è bello!
Spira tantu sentimento.
Comme tu a chi tiene mente
Ca scetato 'o faje sunnà.
Guarda, gua' chistu ciardino;
Siente, sie' sti sciure arance.
Nu prufumo accussì fino
Dinto 'o core se ne va...
 
E tu dice "I' parto, addio!"
T'alluntane da stu core...
Da la terra da l'ammore...
Tiene 'o core 'e nun turnà
 
Ma nun me lassà
Nun darme stu turmiento!
Torna a Surriento,
Famme campà!
Vide 'o mare de Surriento,
Che tesoro tene 'nfunno:
Chi ha girato tutto 'o munno
Nun l'ha visto comm'a ccà.
 
Guarda attuorno sti sserene,
Ca te guardano 'ncantate
E te vonno tantu bene...
Te vulessero vasà.
E tu dice "I' parto, addio!"
T'alluntane da stu core...
Da la terra da l'ammore...
Tiene 'o core 'e nun turnà
 
Ma nun me lassà
Nun darme stu turmiento!
Torna a Surriento,
Famme campà!