STRONG ENOUGH

MATTHEW WEST
SONGWRITER: WEST MATTHEW JOSEPH
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: THE STORY OF YOUR LIFE
LABEL: SPARROW RECORDS
GENRE: POP
YEAR: 2010
 
      Matthew Joseph West(born April 25, 1977) is an American contemporary Christian musician, singer-songwriter, and actor. He has released five studio albums and is known for his songs, "More", "You Are Everything", and "The Motions". He was nominated for five Dove Awards in 2005, two of which were for his major label debut album, Happy. West won the 2013 American Music Award for Best Contemporary Inspirational Artist.
       Starting as an independent musician in the late 1990s, he released three independent albums before signing with Universal South Records. With the release of his Dove Award-winning debut album, Happy, released in 2003, his first radio single, "More", stayed at No. 1 on Christian Adult Contemporary charts for nine weeks and received two Dove Award nominations. His second album, History, was followed by a 2006 re-release of the originally independent album, Sellout. In 2007, he faced vocal issues that threatened his career with two months of prescribed vocal rest. His third studio album, Something to Say, also enjoyed chart success with Nº 1 hits, "You Are Everything" and "The Motions".
     In addition to his main solo career, West has worked as a songwriter for many Christian musicians and groups such as Point of Grace, Mandisa, Natalie Grant, and Casting Crowns, as well as mainstream country acts, Rascal Flatts, Billy Ray Cyrus, and Vince Gill. In 2013, his second single, "Hello, My Name Is", from the album, Into the Light, was released and reached at Nº 1 for a career-best 17 consecutive weeks on the Billboard Christian Songs chart.
        The Story of Your Life is the fourth studio album by contemporary Christian musician Matthew West. It was released on October 5, 2010 through Sparrow Records. The album was produced by Brown Bannister and Pete Kipley.
          The first radio single was "My Own Little World" that charted at Nº 6 on the Christian Songs chart. The second radio single from the album was "Strong Enough", which charted at Nº 3 on the Christian Songs chart. The album sold over 10,000 copies in its debut week.
You must
You must think I'm strong
To give me what I'm going through
Well, forgive me
 
Forgive me if I'm wrong
But this looks like more than I can do
On my own
 
I know I'm not strong enough to be
Everything that I'm supposed to be
I give up
I'm not strong enough
 
Hands of mercy won't you cover me
Lord right now I'm asking you to be
Strong enough
Strong enough
 
For the both of us, yeah
Well, maybe
Maybe that's the point
To reach the point of giving up
'Cause when I'm finally
Finally at rock bottom
 
Well, that's when I start lookin' up
And reachin' out
I know I'm not strong enough to be
Everything that I'm supposed to be
 
I give up
I'm not strong enough
Hands of mercy won't you cover me?
Lord right now I'm asking you to be
 
Strong enough
Strong enough
'Cause I'm broken
Down to nothing
 
But I'm still holding on to the one thing
You are God
And you are strong
 
When I am weak
I can do all things
Through Christ who gives me strength
And I don't have to be
Strong enough
Strong enough
 
I know I can do all things
Through Christ who gives me strength
And I don't have to be
Strong enough
Strong enough...
Oh...
Yeah...

THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST

SHERYL CROW
SONGWRITERS: GEORGIUS STEVEN DEMITRI & YUSUF ISLAM
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: C’MON AMERICA
LABEL: A & M
GENRE: ROCK
YEAR: 1996
 
           Sheryl Suzanne Crow(born February 11, 1962) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actress. Her music incorporates elements of pop, rock, country, jazz, and blues. She has released ten studio albums, four compilations, and two live albums, and has contributed to several film soundtracks. Her most popular songs include "All I Wanna Do" (1994), "Strong Enough" (1994), "If It Makes You Happy" (1996), "Everyday Is a Winding Road" (1996), "Tomorrow Never Dies" (1997) (the theme song for the James Bond film of the same name), "My Favorite Mistake" (1998), "Picture" (2002) (duet with Kid Rock) and "Soak Up the Sun" (2002).
       Crow has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide and won nine Grammy Awards(out of 32 nominations) from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. As an actress, Crow has appeared on various television series including 30 Rock, Cop Rock, GCB, Cougar Town, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, One Tree Hill and NCIS: New Orleans.
        Sheryl Crow is the second studio album by American singer Sheryl Crow, released on September 24, 1996 by A&M Records. Unlike its predecessor Tuesday Night Music Club, which was written by a casual collective formed by Crow and several other musicians, Sheryl Crow was entirely produced by Crow, who wrote most of the songs alone or with only one collaborator. Most of the album was recorded at Kingsway Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana. The album covers topics of American life, relationship breakups, and moral and ethical issues, while encompassing a variety of music genres such as rock, blues, alternative rock, country, and folk.
        Sheryl Crow was a commercial success, being certified 3× platinum by the RIAA and 3× platinum by the BPI. It also reached Nº 6 on the US Billboard Top 200 chart and produced five singles, including the international hit "If It Makes You Happy". The album received very positive reviews from critics, who praised its intricate production and Crow's louder and more assured singing. At the 39th Annual Grammy Awards, the album was awarded Best Rock Album and Crow received the Best Female Rock Vocal Performance award for "If It Makes You Happy". Retrospectively, it is often regarded as Crow's best album.
        "The First Cut Is the Deepest" is a 1967 song written by Cat Stevens, originally released by P. P. Arnold in May 1967. Stevens' own version originally appeared on his álbum New Masters in December 1967.
The song has been widely recorded and has become a hit single for six different artists: P. P. Arnold(1967), Norma Fraser(1967), Keith Hampshire(1973), Rod Stewart(1977), Dawn Penn(1994), Papa Dee(1995) and Sheryl Crow(2003).
I would have given you all of my heart
But there's someone who's torn it apart
And he's taking just all that I had
But if you want, I'll try to love again
Baby, I'll try to love again, but I know
 
The first cut is the deepest, baby, I know
The first cut is the deepest
But when it comes to being lucky, he's cursed
When it comes to lovin' me, he's worse
 
I still want you by my side
Just to help me dry the tears that I've cried
And I'm sure gonna give you a try
If you want, I'll try to love again, try
Baby, I'll try to love again, but I know, oh
 
The first cut is the deepest, baby, I know
The first cut is the deepest
But when it comes to being lucky, he's cursed
When it comes to lovin' me, he's worse
 
I still want you by my side
Just to help me dry the tears that I've cried
But I'm sure gonna give you a try
'Cause if you want, I'll try to love again
(Try to love again, try to love again)
Baby, I'll try to love again, but I know, oh
 
The first cut is the deepest, baby, I know
The first cut is the deepest
But when it comes to being lucky, he's cursed
When it comes to lovin' me, he's worse, oh oh
 
The first cut is the deepest, baby, I know
The first cut is the deepest
Try to love again.

ANANIAS E O CAVALO

LORDOSE PRA LEÃO
COMPOSITOR:
PAÍS: BRASIL/ES
ÁLBUM: OS PÁSSAROS NÃO CALÇAM RUAS
GRAVADORA: LÄJÄ RECORDS
GENRE: ROCK
YEAR: 1996
 
       Em 1996 sai o 1º CD da banda "Os pássaros não calçam rua" que traz a participação especial de Zé Ramalho entoando "Ananias e o Cavalo" de autoria de Adolfo e Zé Renato. O estreitamento com o músico paraibano se deu por causa da releitura "Heavy Metal" de "Frevo Mulher" pela banda capixaba, versão que encantou Zé Ramalho.
          Com 20 anos de estrada, o Lordose pra Leão está de volta com a formação que gravou o 1º CD, mais o guitarrista Gean Pierre que gravou os outros 3 álbuns e Luciano Cruz o saxofonista, que integrou a banda na Turnê do 2º álbum. O próximo capítulo nesta trajetória será contado pelo Documentário que narrará os 20 anos do Lordose Pra Leão. O projeto, que também foi viabilizado através da Lei Chico Prego, é capitaneado pela Empresa Bossa Brasil, teve edição de Phillipe Grillo, Direção de Lizandro Nunes e foi lançado no 1º semestre de 2012.
Ananias passeava solitário montado em seu cavalo
Quando de repente viu alguma coisa que o fez cair
Uberaldo advogado do cavalo quis culpar o Ananias
Quis prendê-lo pelo fato de se ter deixado derrubar tão facilmente por aí
 
Ananias solitário pôs o rabo do cavalo entre as pernas
Passeando sem cavalo pelo teto solitário bem no meio da prisão
O cavalo cavalgando passeando solitário contratou outro advogado
Argumentando que Ananias podia frequentar a sociedade
Sim
 
Ananias passeava solitário montado em seu cavalo libertário
Quando viu alguma coisa que o fez não mais cair
O cavalo cavalgando passeando acompanhado
Demitiu o Uberaldo que era seu advogado
Só porque esse safado lhe impôs a solidão durante dias
 
Enquanto preso Ananias
Enquanto preso Ananias
Enquanto preso Ananias
 
O cavalo cavalgando passeando solitário contratou outro advogado
Argumentando que Ananias podia frequentar a sociedade
Sim
 
Ananias passeava solitário montado em seu cavalo libertário
Quando viu alguma coisa que o fez não mais cair
O cavalo cavalgando passeando acompanhado
Demitiu o Uberaldo que era seu advogado
Só porque esse safado lhe impôs a solidão durante dias
 
Enquanto preso Ananias
Enquanto preso Ananias
Enquanto preso Ananias.

ME AND YOU

DAVE MCLEAN
SONGWRITER: DAVE MCLEAN
COUNTRY: BRASIL
ALBUM: HITS AGAIN VOLUME 2
LABEL: ONE WAY
GENRE: ROCK
YEAR: 1973
 
 Dave Maclean (born José Carlos González (September 29, 1944, São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, whose repertoire sung in English was very successful in the 1970s.
           Born in Brazil to a Spanish father, Santan Dave became interested in singing and playing at the age of five. In 1969, he started a band named "Os Botões" in the ABC Region, in the Greater São Paulo. The band had its name anglicized later, becoming "The Buttons". In 1973, Som Livre, a subsidiary of Rede Globo, made a proposal for Dave to record songs in English, so they could become part of soap opera soundtracks. At that time, being featured in the television shows with the highest audienc across all TV channels in the country, would push sales of any records related to those programs. Because of that, Dave became a very popular artist in Brazil.
Give me only a smile
Cause I don't have no time to wait
Give me only your love
Time has passed and I need your love
 
All life I've dreamed for someone like you
And in my dreams you came to me
I'll never go away from you
If you look at yourself
You find me and you
Just look at yourself
You find me and you
Me and you
 
All life I've dreamed for someone like you
And in my dreams you came to me
I'll never go away from you
If you look at yourself
You find me and you
Just look at yourself
You find me and you
Look at yourself
You find me and you.