THEN

BRAD PAISLEY

SONGWRITERS: BRAD DOUGLAS PAISLEY; ASHLEY GLENN GORLEY; CHARLES CHRISTOPHER DU BOIS

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ÁLBUM: AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT

LABEL: ARISTA NASHVILLE

GENRE: COUNTRY

YEAR: 2009

 

         Brad Douglas Paisley(born October 28, 1972) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Starting with his 1999 debut álbum Who Needs Pictures, he has released eleven studio albums and a Christmas compilation on the Arista Nashville label, with all of his albums certified Gold or higher by the RIAA. He has scored 32 Top 10 singles on the US Billboard Country Airplay chart, 19 of which have reached number 1. He set a new record in 2009 for the most consecutive singles reaching the top spot on that chart.

            Paisley has sold over 11 million albums and has won three Grammy Awards, 14 Academy of Country Music Awards, 14 Country Music Association Awards, and two American Music Awards. He has also earned country music's crowning achievement, becoming a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Paisley also wrote songs for Pixar's Cars franchise ("Behind the Clouds", "Find Yourself", "Collision of Worlds" (along with Robbie Williams), "Nobody's Fool", etc.).

       "Then" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Brad Paisley. It is his twenty-third entry on the Billboard country charts, debuting at number 26 on the chart week of April 4, 2009. The song is the lead-off single from his seventh studio album, American Saturday Night, which was released via Arista Nashville on June 30, 2009. It is one of Paisley's four songs certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, the others being "She's Everything", "Whiskey Lullaby", and "Remind Me". Paisley wrote this song with Ashley Gorley and Chris DuBois.

I remember, trying not to stare, the night that I first met you

You had me mesmerized

And three weeks later, in the front porch light

Taking forty-five minutes to kiss goodnight

I hadn't told you yet

But I thought I loved you then

 

And now you're my whole life

Now you're my whole world

I just can't believe the way I feel about you, girl

Like a river meets the sea,

Stronger than it's ever been.

We've come so far since that day

And I thought I loved you then

 

And I remember, taking you back to right where I first met you,

You were so surprised

There were people around, but I didn't care

I got down on one knee right there and once again,

I thought I loved you then

 

But now you're my whole life

Now you're my whole world

I just can't believe, the way I feel about you, girl

Like a river meets the sea,

Stronger than it's ever been.

We've come so far since that day

And I thought I loved you then

 

And I can just see you, with a baby on the way

And I can just see you, when your hair is turning gray

What I can't see is how I'm ever gonna love you more

But I've said that before

 

And now you're my whole life

Now you're my whole world

I just can't believe the way I feel about you, girl

We'll look back someday, at this moment that we're in

And I'll look at you and say

And I thought I loved you then

And I thought I loved you then. 

SAY YOU WON’T LET GO

JAMES ARTHUR

SONGWRITERS: STEVE SOLOMON; JAMES ANDREW ARTHUR & NEIL RICHARD ORMANDY

COUNTRY: U. K.

ALBUM: BACK FROM THE EDGE

LABEL: COLUMBIA RECORDS

GENRE: POP

YEAR: 2016

 

     James Arthur(born 2 March 1988) is an English singer and songwriter. He rose to fame after winning the ninth series of The X Factor in 2012. His debut single, a cover of Shontelle's "Impossible", was released by Syco Music after the final, and debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart. Since then, it has gone on to sell over 2.5 million copies worldwide, making it the most successful winner's single in the show's history.

       The follow-up single, "You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You", reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. He released his self-titled debut studio album in November 2013. The album debuted and peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart. After the release of his debut studio álbum James Arthur, he was involved in a series of controversies which led iTunes to offer refunds for the album.

       Arthur parted ways with Simon Cowell's record label Syco in 2014. In 2015, he signed a new deal with Columbia Records to release his second studio album, Back from the Edge, in 2016; he was also re-signed to Syco in 2016. The album's lead single, titled "Say You Won't Let Go" and released in September 2016, saw great success, peaking at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart and selling close to 2.7 million copies as of February 2021. Back from the Edge was released on 28 October 2016, and debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart. On 18 October 2019, after releasing numerous singles throughout the prior two years, Arthur released his third studio album, You; this album debuted and peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart. In February 2021, Arthur signed with Columbia Records UK and Columbia Records Germany after Syco had ceased operations.

        "Say You Won't Let Go" is a song by English singer and songwriter James Arthur. The song was released as a digital download on 9 September 2016 in the United Kingdom by Columbia Records as the lead single from his second studio album Back from the Edge(2016). The single peaked at the top of the UK Singles Chart, a position it maintained for three weeks. Outside the United Kingdom, the single has topped the charts in Australia, New Zealand, Sweden and the Republic of Ireland. It also became his breakthrough hit in the US, peaking at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. In early March, it had gone double platinum in the UK. In May 2018, it was reported that The Script had launched legal proceedings against Arthur due to alleged copyright infringement in regards to the song.

      In response to claims that the song sounds similar to The Script's "The Man Who Can't Be Moved", the song's writers initially decided not to pursue legal action. However, following a claim in May 2018, they were successfully awarded a songwriting credit.

I met you in the dark, you lit me up

You made me feel as though I was enough

We danced the night away, we drank too much

I held your hair back when

You were throwing up

 

Then you smiled over your shoulder

For a minute, I was stone-cold sober

I pulled you closer to my chest

And you asked me to stay over

I said, I already told ya

I think that you should get some rest

 

I knew I loved you then

But you'd never know

'Cause I played it cool when I was scared of letting go

I know I needed you

But I never showed

But I wanna stay with you until we're grey and old

Just say you won't let go

Just say you won't let go

 

I'll wake you up with some breakfast in bed

I'll bring you coffee with a kiss on your head

And I'll take the kids to school

Wave them goodbye

And I'll thank my lucky stars for that night

 

When you looked over your shoulder

For a minute, I forget that I'm older

I wanna dance with you right now

Oh, and you look as beautiful as ever

And I swear that everyday you'll get better

You make me feel this way somehow

 

I'm so in love with you

And I hope you know

Darling, your love is more than worth its weight in gold

We've come so far, my dear

Look how we've grown

And I wanna stay with you until we're grey and old

Just say you won't let go

Just say you won't let go

 

I wanna live with you

Even when we're ghosts

'Cause you were always there for me when I needed you most

 

I'm gonna love you 'til

My lungs give out

I promise 'til death we part like in our vows

So I wrote this song for you, now everybody knows

That it's just you and me 'til we're grey and old

Just say you won't let go

Just say you won't let go

 

Just say you won't let go

Oh, just say you won't let go. 

IN CASE YOU DIDN’T KNOW

BRETT YOUNG

SONWRITERS: BRETT CHARLES YOUNG; KYLE SCHLIENGER; TRENTON BLAKE TOMLINSON & TYLER M. REEVE

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: BRETT YOUNG

LABEL: REPUBLIC NASHVILLE

GENRE: COUNTRY

YEAR: 2016

 

         Brett Charles Young(born March 23, 1981) is an American country pop singer, songwriter and guitarist from Orange County, California. He was a college baseball pitcher but took up songwriting after an elbow injury. His self-titled debut EP, produced by Dann Huff, was released by Republic Nashville on February 12, 2016. The lead single, "Sleep Without You", was released on April 11, and he had a major success with his following single, "In Case You Didn't Know". He released his second major label álbum Ticket to L.A. in 2018.

       "In Case You Didn't Know" is a song recorded by American country pop singer Brett Young and co-written by Young, Trent Tomlinson, Tyler Reeve, and Kyle Schlienger. It was released to radio on January 9, 2017 as the second single from his debut self-titled album(2017). The song has been certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA, the first song by Brett Young to receive a Platinum certification.

        The song was written in 2016 during a working trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Young co-wrote the song at the retreat with Tyler Reeve, Kyle Schlienger, and Trent Tomlinson. According to Young, the inspiration for the song came from a story told by Peters about his wife Brandy: "[Peters] said when he was a kid, his mom would not be the type to say "I love you" but he seemed to always know it in some way. Peters married his wife in March 1998 and he wanted to show his love for her by co writing this song."

          In 2017, Young released a duet version of the song with Irish singer Una Healy. 

I can't count the times

I almost said what's on my mind

But I didn't

And just the other day

I wrote down all the things I'd say

But I couldn't

I just couldn't

 

Baby, I know that you've been wonderin'

Mm, so here goes nothin'

 

In case you didn't know

Baby, I'm crazy 'bout you

And I would be lyin' if I said

That I could live this life without you

Even though

I don't tell you all the time

You had my heart a long, long time ago

In case you didn't know

 

The way you look tonight

That second glass of wine

That did it

Mm

There was somethin' 'bout that kiss

Girl, it did me in

Got me thinkin'

I'm thinkin'

 

One of the things that I've been feelin'

Mm, it's time you hear 'em

 

In case you didn't know

Baby, I'm crazy 'bout you

And I would be lyin' if I said

That I could live this life without you

Even though

I don't tell you all the time

You had my heart a long, long time ago

In case you didn't know

 

You got all of me

I belong to you

Yeah, you're my everything

 

In case you didn't know

I'm crazy 'bout you

I would be lyin' if I said

That I could live this life without you

Even though

I don't tell you all the time

You had my heart a long, long time ago

Yeah, you had my heart a long, long time ago

Mm

In case you didn't know

No, no

In case you didn't know.

MR. LONELY

BOBBY VINTON

SONGWRITERS: BOBBY VINTON & GENE ALLAN

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: BOBBY VINTON “MR. LONELY”

LABEL: EPIC RECORDS

GENRE: POP

YEAR: 1964

 

         Stanley Robert Vinton(born April 16, 1935), better known by his stage name Bobby Vinton, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. As a teen idol, he became known as 'The Polish Prince', as his music paid tribute to his Polish heritage. One of his most popular songs is "Blue Velvet" (a cover of the 1951 song recorded by Tony Bennett) which reached Nº 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963 and No. 2 in the UK in 1990.

          "Mr. Lonely" is a song co-written and recorded by American singer Bobby Vinton, backed by Robert Mersey and his Orchestra. The song was first released on Vinton's 1962 album, Roses Are Red.

Lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely

I have nobody for my own

Now I am so lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely

Wish I had someone to call on the phone

 

Now I'm a soldier, a lonely soldier

Away from home through no wish of my own

That's why I'm lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely

I wish that I could go back home

 

Letters, never a letter

I get no letters in the mail

I've been forgotten, yes, forgotten

Oh, how I wonder, how is it I failed

 

Now I'm a soldier, a lonely soldier

Away from home through no wish of my own

That's why I'm lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely

I wish that I could go back home.