I LOVE EVERY LITTLE THING ABOUT YOU

SYREETA WRIGHT

Songwriter: STEVE WONDER

Country: U. S. A.

Album: SYREETA

Label: MOTOWN RECORDS

Genre: PROGRESSIVE SOUL

Year: 1972

 

        Syreeta is the debut studio album by American R&B and soul singer and songwriter Syreeta Wright, released on June 20, 1972, on MoWest, a subsidiary of Motown Records.

     The self-titled debut album was produced by Wright's ex-husband, frequent collaborator and musician Stevie Wonder; it was released following the former couple's separation and subsequent divorce. The album featured compositions by both Wonder and Wright, and also featured Wright's takes on other artists' songs. This included a Wonder-produced, funk-oriented version of his earlier recording, "I Love Every Little Thing About You", which was initially recorded by Wonder for his Music of My Mind project, released earlier that year.

      Wonder and Wright used the talk box prominently on Wright's cover of the Beatles' "She's Leaving Home" while Wright provided a smoother vocal take of Smokey Robinson's "What Love Has Joined Together." Wright wrote the ballad "Happiness" and she and Stevie co-wrote "Baby Don't You Let Me Lose This," and their featured duet "To Know You Is to Love You" together. The album failed to generate success, though Wright would go on to a productive solo career throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Wright and Wonder continued working together for several decades.

Verse 1}

Oh, they say you're not my friend

You've been through thick and thin

And for that, little boy, I love you

And all I want to do is talk about you

I'm here to say I love you more each day

And I just want to tell the world that I love you so, sugar

 

{Verse 2}

Though they put me down because

I love you as much as I do

But they don't know what you've done for me

You made such a happy girl out of me

I'm here to say I love you more each day, yeah

I just want to tell the world that I love you so

 

{Chorus}

Well I love, I love, I love, I love

I love every little thing about you baby

I love, I love, I love, I love

I love every little thing about you baby

What you gonna do about that, brother?

Nothing

 

{Verse 3}

Oh, they say that I am wrong

'Cause my love is strong

There's only one that l place above you

I forever place God above anyone and even you

I'm here to say I love you more every day, yeah

I just want to tell the world that I love you so, baby

 

{Bridge}

Some might say it's strange (well, well, well) but my whole life you've changed

You saved all the pain the world's put on me

And all I want to do is talk about how happy I am

I'm here to say I love you more every day

I just want to tell the world that I love you so yeah

 

{Outro}

I love, I love, I love, I love

I love every little thing about you baby

Well I love, I love, I love, I love

I love every little thing about you baby

Thank God for your lovin'

I love, I love, I love, I love

I love every little thing about you baby

Thank God for your kissin'

I love, I love, I love, I love

I love every little thing about you baby

Thank God for your lovin'

I love, I love, I love, I love

I love every little thing about you baby

I love, I love, I love, I love

I love every littte thing about you baby

Didn't know what I was missin'

I love, I love, I love, I love

I love every little thing about you baby

Thank God for your lovin'

I love, I love, I love, I love

I love every little thing about you baby

You're the one I love, everything about your love

Everything about your love I love

You're the one I love.

HEAVEN

WARRANT

SONGWRITERS: E. TURNER; J. LANE; DIXON; J. CAGLE; S. CHAMBERLAIN & J

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: DIRTY ROTTEN FILTHY STINKING RICH

LABEL: COLUMBIA RECORDS

GENRE: GLAM METAL

YEAR: 1989

 

         Warrant is an American glam metal band formed in 1984 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, that experienced success from 1988 to 1996 with five albums reaching international sales of over 10 million. The band first came into the national spotlight with their double platinum debut álbum Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich and one of its singles, "Heaven", which reached Nº 1 in Rolling Stone and Nº 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The band's success continued in the early 1990s with the double platinum album Cherry Pie, which provided the hit song of the same name.

       Following the critically acclaimed gold álbum Dog Eat Dog the band started to experience frequent changes to the line-up and despite the drop in popularity with the arrival of grunge, they released Ultraphobic in 1995 and a successful greatest hits album in 1996. The band also changed their musical direction with the release of the grunge-influenced Belly to Belly in 1996, but returned to their roots very quickly by the end of the decade. The band experienced highs and lows in the 2000s with successful tours, a new covers álbum Under the Influence, lead singer Jani Lane leaving, a new album called Born Again with Black 'n Blue singer Jaime St. James and a brief reunion of the original line up. Into the new decade, Jani Lane died of alcohol poisoning. After over 30 years, the band is still recording music and performing, now with ex-Lynch Mob lead vocalist Robert Mason.

       Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich is the debut studio album by American glam metal band Warrant, released in 1989.

         The album was highly successful, spawning the hit singles "Heaven" (Nº 2, 1989), "Down Boys" (Nº 27, 1989) and "Sometimes She Cries" (Nº 20, 1990). The album peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200.

         The unique cover art features "Fugazi", known as "Cashly Guido Bucksley" in the "Big Talk" music video, an overpaid, amoral infrastructure manager and archetypal business psychopath.

          The first four words of the album's title ("Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinkin'...!") were mentioned in the intro to the title track of their 1990 follow-up album Cherry Pie.

I've got a picture of your house

And you're standing by the door.

It's black and white and faded,

And it's looking pretty worn.

See the factory that I worked

Silhouetted in the back.

The memories are gray but man they're really coming back.

 

I don't need to be the king of the world

As long as i'm the hero of this little girl

 

Heaven isn't too far away

Closer to it everyday

No matter what your friends might say

 

How I love the way you move

And the sparkle in your eyes

There's a color deep inside them

Like blue suburban skys

When i come home late at night

And you're in bed asleep

I wrap my arms around you

So I can feel you breathe

 

I dont need to be a superman

As long as you will always be my biggest fan

 

Heaven isn't too far away

Closer to it everyday (Ah, ah)

No matter what your friends might say

We'll find our way, yeah

 

Now the lights are going out,

Along the boulevard

Memories come rushing back and makes it pretty hard

I've got nowhere left to go

And no one really cares

I don't know what to do

But I'm never giving up on you.

 

Heaven isn't too far away

Closer to it every day

Ohhhh ohhh

No matter what your friends say

I know we're gonna find a way

Heaven

 

Whoah, oohh, ohhh

Whoah, oohh, ohhh

Heaven

 

It's not too far away

It's not too far away

It's not too far away

It's not too far away

It's not too far away.

FAITHFULLY

STEVE PERRY (JOURNEY BAND)

SONGWRITER: JONATHAN CAIN

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: FRONTIERS

LABEL: COLUMBIA RECORDS

GENRE: SOFT ROCK

YEAR: 1983

 

       Stephen Ray Perry(born January 22, 1949) is an American singer and songwriter. He is known for being the lead singer of the rock band Journey during their most commercially successful periods from 1977 to 1987, and again from 1995 to 1998. Perry also had a successful solo career between the mid-1980s and mid-1990s, made sporadic appearances in the 2000s, and returned to music full-time in 2018.

         Perry's singing voice has garnered acclaim from prominent musical peers and publications; he has been dubbed "The Voice", a moniker originally coined by Jon Bon Jovi. Ranked Nº 76 on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Singers of All Time", Perry was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Journey on April 7, 2017.

          Journey is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1973 by former members of Santana, Steve Miller Band, and Frumious Bandersnatch. Guitarist Neal Schon is their only constant member. The rest of the current lineup includes keyboardists Jonathan Cain and Jason Derlatka, drummers Narada Michael Walden and Deen Castronovo, bassist Randy Jackson, and vocalist Arnel Pineda.

       Journey had their biggest commercial success between 1978 and 1987, When Steve Perry was lead vocalist; they released a series of hit songs, including "Don't Stop Believin'"(1981), which in 2009 became the top-selling track in iTunes history among songs not released in the 21st century. Escape, Journey's seventh and most successful album, reached Nº 1 on the Billboard 200 and yielded another of their most popular singles, "Open Arms". The 1983 follow-up album, Frontiers, was almost as successful in the United States, reaching Nº 2 and spawning several successful singles; it broadened the band's appeal in the United Kingdom, where it reached Nº 6 on the UK Albums Chart. Journey enjoyed a successful reunion in the mid-1990s and have since regrouped twice; first with Steve Augeri from 1998-2006, then with Arnel Pineda from 2007 to the present.

      Sales have resulted in twenty five gold and platinum albums, in addition to the fifteen-time platinum RIAA Diamond Certified, 1988's Greatest Hits album. They have had nineteen Top 40 singles in the U.S. (the second most without a Billboard Hot 100 number one single behind Electric Light Orchestra with 20), six of which reached the Top 10 of the US chart and two of which reached Nº 1 on other Billboard charts, and a Nº 6 hit on the UK Singles Chart in "Don't Stop Believin'". In 2005, "Don't Stop Believin'" reached Nº 3 on iTunes downloads. Originally a progressive rock band, Journey was described by AllMusic as having cemented a reputation as "one of America's most beloved (and sometimes hated) commercial rock/pop bands" by 1978, when they redefined their sound by embracing pop arrangements on their fourth album, Infinity.

         According to the Recording Industry Association of America, Journey has sold 48 million albums in the U.S., making them the 25th best-selling band. Their worldwide sales have reached over 80 million records globally, making them one of the world's best-selling bands of all time. A 2005 USA Today opinion poll named Journey the fifth-best U.S. rock band in history. Their songs have become arena rock staples and are still played on rock radio stations around the world. Journey ranks No. 96 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

         Journey was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the class of 2017. Inductees included lead singer Steve Perry, guitarist Neal Schon, keyboardists Jonathan Cain and Gregg Rolie, bassist Ross Valory, and drummers Aynsley Dunbar and Steve Smith.

         "Faithfully" is a song by American rock band Journey, and the second single from their album Frontiers. The song was written by keyboardist Jonathan Cain. It peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving the band their second consecutive top-twenty hit from Frontiers. Despite featuring no chorus, it has gone on to become one of the band's most recognizable hits and has enjoyed lasting popularity. In a Classic Rock article, "Faithfully" was called the greatest power ballad ever recorded.

Highway run

Into the midnight sun

Wheels go round and round

You're on my mind

Restless hearts

Sleep alone tonight

Sendin' all my love

Along the wire

 

They say that the road

Ain't no place to start a family

Right down the line

It's been you and me

And lovin' a music man

Ain't always what it's supposed to be

 

Oh girl, you stand by me

I'm forever yours, faithfully

 

Circus life

Under the big top world

We all need the clowns

To make us smile

Through space and time

Always another show

Wondering where I am

Lost without you

 

And being apart ain't easy on this love affair

Two strangers learn to fall in love again

I get the joy of rediscovering you

Oh girl, you stand by me

I'm forever yours, faithfully

 

Whoa-oh, oh-oh

Whoa-oh, oh-oh, oh

Whoa-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh

 

Faithfully

I'm still yours

 

I'm forever yours

Forever yours

Faithfully.

TEARS FROM MY EYES

UB 4O

SONGWRITER: TEDDY DAVIS

COUNTRY: U. K.

ALBUM: LABOUR OF LOVE II

LABEL: VIRGIN RECORDS

GENRE: REGGAE

YEAR: 1989

 

        UB40 are an English reggae and pop band, formed in December 1978 in Birmingham, England. The band has had more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart, and has also achieved considerable international success. They have been nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album four times, and in 1984 were nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Group. UB40 have sold over 70 million records worldwide. The ethnic make-up of the band's original line-up was diverse, with musicians of English, Welsh, Irish, Jamaican, Scottish, and Yemeni parentage.

           Their hit singles include their debut "Food for Thought" and two Billboard Hot 100 number ones with "Red Red Wine" and "Can't Help Falling in Love". Both of these also topped the UK Singles Chart, as did the band's version of "I Got You Babe". Their two most successful albums, Labour of Love(1983) and Promises and Lies(1993), reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. UB40 and the English ska band Madness hold the record for most weeks spent by a group in the UK singles chart during the 1980s, with 214 weeks each.

         The band's line-up was stable for nearly 29 years, from March 1979 until January 2008, when frontman Ali Campbell left the band, followed shortly thereafter by keyboardist Mickey Virtue. Another member, Astro, remained with the band until November 2013, when he departed the original band to team up with Campbell and Virtue in a new version of UB40. In 2014, legal advice was sought by the original band (now consisting of remaining co-founding members drummer Jimmy Brown, guitarist Robin Campbell, bassist Earl Falconer, percussionist Norman Hassan, and saxophonist Brian Travers, along with new vocalist Duncan Campbell) who took action against the group containing Campbell, Virtue, and Astro over usage of the band name, due to it being used by both parties. On 5 July 2021, it was announced that Matt Doyle (formerly of the reggae band Kioko) would become the band's new vocalist, following Duncan Campbell's retirement due to ill health. Travers died from cancer on 22 August 2021, and Astro died on 6 November 2021 following a short illness.

          Labour of Love II is the ninth album and second covers album by UB40, released in 1989. The album contained two Top Tem Billboard Hot 100 hits – "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" peaked at Nº 7, "The Way You Do the Things You Do" peaked at Nº 6 – and "Kingston Town" reached Nº 4 on the UK singles chart.

The tears from my eyes keep on falling

'Cause you are leaving, leaving with another

The things that we've done together

I'll always remember though you're with another, baby

The tears from my eyes keep on falling

'Cause you are leaving, leaving with another

The things that we've done together

I'll always remember though you're with another, baby

 

I've done everything one man can do, girl

Said every word one man can say

The thing that we had has gone astray, girl

I'm missing you from day to day

 

The tears from my eyes keep on falling

'Cause you are leaving, leaving with another

The things that we've done together

I'll always remember though you're with another, baby

 

I've done everything one man can do, girl

Said every word one man can say

The thing that we had has gone astray, girl

I'm missing you from day to day

 

Tears from my eyes keep on falling

'Cause you are leaving, leaving with another

The things that we've done together

I'll always remember though you're with another, baby

 

Tears from my eyes keep on falling

'Cause you are leaving, leaving with another

The things that we've done together

I'll always remember though you're with another, baby

 

Tears from my eyes keep on falling

'Cause you are leaving, leaving with another

The things that we've done together

I'll always remember though you're with another.