I SWEAR

ALL 4 ONE
SONGWRITERS: GARY BAKER & FRANK MYERS
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: ALL 4 ONE
LABEL: ATLANTIC RECORDS
GENRE: R & B
YEAR: 1994
 
        All-4-One is an American male R&B and pop group best known for their hit singles "I Swear", "So Much in Love" and "I Can Love You Like That". The group is composed of Jamie Jones, Delious Kennedy, Alfred Nevarez, and Tony Borowiak, all from the Antelope Valley and Mojave, California areas. The group has sold 69 million records worldwide.
        All-4-One is the eponymous debut album by All-4-One released on April 12, 1994. It features the Grammy-award-winning hit single, "I Swear".
I swear by the moon and the stars in the skies
And I swear like the shadow that's by your side
 
I see the questions in your eyes
I know what's weighing on your mind
You can be sure I know my part
'Cause I'll stand beside you through the years
And you'll only cry those happy tears
And though I'll make mistakes, I'll never break your heart
 
And I swear by the moon and the stars in the skies
I'll be there
And I swear like the shadow that's by your side
I'll be there
 
For better or worse, 'til death do us part
I'll love you with every beat of my heart
And I swear
Ooh
 
I'll give you everything I can
I'll build your dreams with these two hands
We'll hang some memories on the walls
And when (and when)
Just the two of us are there
You won't have to ask if I still care
'Cause as the time turns the page, my love won't age at all
 
And I swear (I swear)
By the moon and the stars in the skies
I'll be there (I'll be there)
 
And I swear (and I swear)
Like the shadow that's by your side
I'll be there (I'll be there)
 
For better or worse 'til death do us part
I'll love you with every beat of my heart (beat of my heart)
And I swear (oh yeah)
 
I swear (and I swear)
By the moon and the stars in the skies
I'll be there (I'll be there)
(And I swear) I swear like the shadow that's by your side
I'll be there (I'll be there)
For better or worse (better or worse)
'Til death do us part (oh no)
(I'll love you with) every single beat of my heart
(I swear) I swear
Whoa-oh, I swear.

THE DAY YOU WENT AWAY
M2M
SONGWRITERS: LARSEN MARIL ELISABETH & RAVN MARION ELISE
COUNTRY: NORWAY
ALBUM: THE BEST OF M2M
LABEL: ATLANTIC RECORDS
GENRE: POP ROCK
YEAR: 2003
 
          M2M were a Norwegian pop duo comprising Marit Larsen and Marion Raven. Larsen and Raven had been friends since the age of five, and formed a music duo when they were eight. They released a children's album in 1996 when Larsen was 12 and Raven was 11, under the name "Marit & Marion". The album was nominated for a Spellemannprisen award and the band changed their name to M2M after signing a record deal with Atlantic Records in 1998. M2M were frequently praised for writing most of their songs and performing their own instruments, something which was considered to set them aside from the majority of teen pop music artists.
        Their debut single, "Don't Say You Love Me"(1999), was both a critical and commercial success, and remained their biggest hit. Their debut album, Shades of Purple(2000), was critically acclaimed and sold over 1.5 million units worldwide. Despite critical acclaim, their second album, The Big Room(2001), did not perform as well commercially, and the duo broke up in 2002, with each pursuing a solo career. A greatest hits album, The Day You Went Away: The Best of M2M(2003), was released after they disbanded. M2M sold over 2 million albums.
        The Day You Went Away: The Best of M2M is a greatest hits compilation album by Norwegian teen-pop duo M2M. It was released in 2003 after M2M disbanded in 2002.
        The compilation includes all of their singles from their two studio albums Shades of Purple and The Big Room, acoustic versions of some other songs and popular album tracks. It also contains a Mandarin Chinese version of their song "Pretty Boy" and a Spanish version of "Everything You Do". "Everything" is also shortened without the faded out ending and "Everything You Do" was completely re-recorded with new vocals. It also has the previously unreleased songs, "Not to Me" and "Is You". The song "Wait for Me" is also included, which was previously an Australian bonus track for The Big Room. A DVD is included with the album, which contains music videos and a featurette, as well as footage of M2M in Bangkok and Norway.
        Marisa Brown from AllMusic gave the album four out of five stars, concluding "It's way more M2M than is necessary, but it certainly does the job of giving the best of them." The liner notes include lyrics to the songs; however, there is a mistake in the lyrics for "Don't Say You Love Me", as the notes contain the lyrics from the version of the song that appeared on Pokémon: The First Movie, whereas the album includes the version that appeared on Shades of Purple.

Oh-oh
Mmm
Well I wonder could it be
When I was dreaming 'bout you baby, you were dreaming of me
Call me crazy
Call me blind
To still be suffering is stupid after all of this time
Did I lose my love to someone better
And does she love you like I do, I do
You know I really really do
 
Well hey, so much I need to say
Been lonely since the day
The day you went away
So sad but true for me there's only you
Been crying since the day
The day you went away
Oh wow, yeah heh heh oh oh oh
 
I remember date and time
September 22, Sunday, 25 after nine
In the doorway with your case
No longer shouting at each other there were tears on our faces
And we were letting go of something special
Something we'll never have again
I know I guess I really really know
 
Well hey, so much I need to say
Been lonely since the day
The day you went away
So sad but true for me there's only you
Been crying since the day
The day you went away
The day you went away
The day you went away
 
Oh wow, yeah heh heh oh oh oh oh
Did I lose my love to someone better
And does she love you like I do, I do
You know I really really do
 
Well hey, so much I need to say
Been lonely since the day
The day you went away
So sad but true for me there's only you
Been crying since the day
The day you went away
 
Why do we never know what we've got 'til it's gone?
How could I carry on?
The day you went away
 
'Cause I've been missing you so much I have to say
Been crying since the day
The day you went away
The day you went away
The day you went away.

BLACK NIGHT

DEEP PURPLE
SONGWRITER: RITCHIE BLACKMORE; IAN GILLAN; ROGER GLOVER; JON LORD & IAN PACE
COUNTRY: U. K.
ALBUM: THE ESSENCIAL
LABEL: HARVEST RECORDS
GENRE: HARD ROCK
YEAR: 1970
 
         Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in London in 1968. They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, but their musical approach has changed over the years. Originally formed as a psychedelic rock and progressive rock band, they shifted to a heavier sound with their 1970 album Deep Purple in Rock. Deep Purple, together with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, have been referred to as the "unholy trinity of British hard rock and heavy metal in the early to mid-seventies". They were listed in the 1975 Guinness Book of World Records as "the globe's loudest band" for a 1972 concert at London's Rainbow Theatre and have sold over 100 million albums worldwide.
        Deep Purple have had several line-up changes and an eight-year hiatus (1976–1984). The 1968–1976 line-ups are commonly labelled Mark I, II, III and IV. Their second and most commercially successful line-up consisted of Ian Gillan(vocals) and Roger Glover(bass), who joined founder members Jon Lord(keyboards), Ian Paice(drums) and Ritchie Blackmore(guitar). This line-up was active from 1969 to 1973 and was revived from 1984 to 1989 and again from 1992 to 1993. The band achieved more modest success in the intervening periods between 1968 and 1969 with the line-up including Rod Evans (lead vocals) and Nick Simper(bass, backing vocals), between 1974 and 1976 with the line-up including David Coverdale(lead vocals) and Glenn Hughes(bass, vocals) (and Tommy Bolin replacing Blackmore in 1975), and between 1989 and 1992 with the line-up including Joe Lynn Turner(vocals). The band's line-up(currently including Ian Gillan, and guitarist Steve Morse from 1994) has been much more stable in recent years, although keyboardist Jon Lord's retirement from the band in 2002(being succeeded by Don Airey) left Ian Paice as the last original Deep Purple member still in the band.
    Deep Purple was ranked number 22 on VH1's Greatest Artists of Hard Rock programme, and a poll on radio station Planet Rock ranked them 5th among the "most influential bands ever". The band received the Legend Award at the 2008 World Music Awards. Deep Purple (specifically Blackmore, Lord, Paice, Gillan, Glover, Coverdale, Evans, and Hughes) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016.
          "Black Night" is a song by British hard rock band Deep Purple, first released as a single in June 1970 and later included on the 25th Anniversary version of their 1970 album, Deep Purple in Rock. It became a hit following its release, peaking at Nº 2 on UK charts, and remains Deep Purple's highest charting UK single. It topped the charts in Switzerland, and is one of only two singles from the band to chart in Ireland, peaking at Nº 4, thus making it the group's only Irish Top 10 hit. It was also the second non-album single penned by the band and also reached number 6 in South Africa.

Black night is not right
I don't feel so bright
I don't care to sit tight
 
Maybe I'll find on the way down the line
That I'm free, free to be me
Black night is a long way from home
 
I don't need a dark tree
I don't want a rough sea
I can't feel, I can't see
 
Maybe I'll find on the way down the line
That I'm free, free to be me
Black night is a long way from home
 
Black night, black night
I don't need black night
I can't see dark night
 
Maybe I'll find on the way down the line
That I'm free, free to be me
Black night is a long way from home.

RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS

THE CARPENTERS
SONGWRITERS: PAUL H. WILLIAMS & ROGER S. NICHOLAS
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: CARPENTERS
LABEL: A & M
GENRE: SOFT ROCK
YEAR: 1971
 
         The Carpenters(officially known as Carpenters) were an American vocal and instrumental duo consisting of siblings Karen(1950–1983) and Richard Carpenter (born 1946). They produced a distinct soft musical style, combining Karen's contralto vocals with Richard's harmonizing, arranging and composition skills. During their 14-year career, the Carpenters recorded 10 albums along with numerous singles and several television specials.
        The siblings were born in New Haven, Connecticut, and moved to Downey, California, in 1963. Richard took piano lessons as a child, progressing to California State University, Long Beach, while Karen learned the drums. They first performed together as a duo in 1965 and formed the jazz-oriented Richard Carpenter Trio followed by the middle-of-the-road group Spectrum. Signing as Carpenters to A&M Records in 1969, they achieved major success the following year with the hit singles "(They Long to Be) Close to You" and "We've Only Just Begun". The duo's brand of melodic pop produced a record-breaking run of hit recordings on the American Top 40 and Adult Contemporary charts, and they became leading sellers in the soft rock, easy listening and adult contemporary music genres. They had three number-one singles and five number-two singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and 15 number-one hits on the Adult Contemporary chart, in addition to 12 top-10 singles.
       The duo toured continually during the 1970s, which put them under increased strain; Richard took a year off in 1979 after he had become addicted to Quaalude, while Karen suffered from anorexia nervosa. Their joint career ended in 1983 when Karen died from heart failure brought on by complications of anorexia. Extensive news coverage surrounding these circumstances increased public awareness of eating disorders. Their music continues to attract critical acclaim and commercial success. They have sold more than 90 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
       "Rainy Days and Mondays" is a 1971 song by the Carpenters, with instrumental backing by L.A. session musicians from the Wrecking Crew, that went to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It's Too Late/I Feel the Earth Move by Carole King kept it from number 1. "Rainy Days and Mondays" was the duo's fourth number 1 song on the Adult Contemporary singles chart. However, the song failed to chart in the United Kingdom until it went to number 63 in a reissue there in 1993. "Rainy Days and Mondays" was certified Gold by the RIAA.
           The song was composed in 1971 by the then fairly unknown composers Roger Nichols and Paul Williams. It was released as the first track on the álbum Carpenters, popularly known as the Tan Album, and the B-side on the single is "Saturday", written and sung by Richard Carpenter.

Talkin' to myself and feelin' old
Sometimes I'd like to quit
Nothin' ever seems to fit
Hangin' around
Nothin' to do but frown
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down
 
What I've got they used to call the blues
Nothin' is really wrong
Feelin' like I don't belong
Walkin' around
Some kind of lonely clown
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down
 
Funny, but it seems I always wind up here with you
Nice to know somebody loves me
Funny, but it seems that it's the only thing to do
Run and find the one who loves me (the one who loves me)
 
What I feel has come and gone before
No need to talk it out (talk it out)
We know what it's all about
Hangin' around (hangin' around)
Nothin' to do but frown
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down
 
Funny, but it seems that it's the only thing to do (only thing to do)
Run and find the one who loves me (ooh)
 
What I feel has come and gone before
No need to talk it out (to talk it out)
We know what it's all about
Hangin' around (hangin' around)
Nothin' to do but frown
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down
Hangin' around (hangin' around)
Nothin' to do but frown
Rainy days and Mondays always get
Me down.