CRYING

DON MCLEAN

SONGWRITERS: JOE MELSON & ROY OSBISON

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: CHAIN LIGHTNING

LABEL: EMI MUSIC

GENRE: ROCK

YEAR: 1979

 

     Donald McLean(born October 2, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for his 1971 hit song "American Pie", an 8-and-a-half-minute folk rock "cultural touchstone" about the loss of innocence of the early rock and roll generation. His other hit singles include "Vincent", "Dreidel", a rendition of Roy Orbison's "Crying", a rendition of the Skyliners' "Since I Don't Have You", and "Wonderful Baby".

    McLean's composition "And I Love You So" has been recorded by Elvis Presley, Perry Como, Helen Reddy, Glen Campbell, and others, and in 2000, Madonna had a hit with a rendition of "American Pie".

      In 2004, McLean was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In January 2018, BMI certified that "American Pie" and "Vincent" had reached five million and three million airplays respectively.

    Chain Lightning is an album by American singer-songwriter Don McLean. It was recorded in Nashville between June and August 1978 and featured many of that city's noted session players as well as backing vocals from The Jordanaires. It was first released in December 1978 in the UK and other markets, but not released for another two years in the US following its delayed success in European markets. The lead single "Crying" became a major hit for McLean, reaching Nº 1 in the UK Singles Chart in June 1980. The album was subsequently repackaged and released in the US where it also became a success with "Crying" reaching the top five in early 1981. "Since I Don't Have You" was also released as a single, reaching #23.

I was all right for a while, I could smile for a while

But when I saw you last night, you held my hand so tight

When you stopped to say "Hello"

And though you wished me well, you couldn't tell

 

That I'd been crying over you, crying over you

Then you said "so long" left me standing all alone

Alone and crying, crying, crying crying

It's hard to understand that the touch of your hand

Can start me crying

 

I thought that I was over you but it's tru-ue, so true

I love you even more than I did before but darling what can I do

For you don't love me and I'll always be

 

Crying over you, crying over you

Yes, now you're gone and from this moment on

I'll be crying, crying, crying, crying

Yeah crying, crying, over you.

WHERE WERE YOU

ALAN JAKSON

SONGWRITER: ALAN JACKSON

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: DRIVE

LABEL: ARISTA NASHVILLE

GENRE: COUNTRY MUSIC

YEAR: 2002

 

          Alan Eugene Jackson(born October 17, 1958) is an American singer and songwriter. He is known for blending traditional honky-tonk and mainstream country pop sounds (for a style widely regarded as “neotraditional country”), as well as penning many of his own songs. Jackson has recorded 16 studio albums, three greatest-hits albums, two Christmas albums, and two gospel albums.

           Jackson is one of the best-selling music artists of all-time, having sold over 75 million records worldwide, with 44 million sold in the United States alone. He has had 66 songs appear on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart; of the 66 titles, and six featured singles, 38 have reached the top five and 35 have claimed the number one spot. Out of 15 titles to reach the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, nine have been certified multi-platinum. He is the recipient of two Grammy Awards, 16 CMA Awards, 17 ACM Awards and nominee of multiple other awards. He is a member of the Grand Ole Opry, and was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2001. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2017 by Loretta Lynn and into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018.

         Drive is the tenth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. Released in 2002 on Arista Nashville, the album produced Jackson's highest-debuting single on the Hot Country Songs charts in the number 1 hit, "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)", a ballad written in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. "Drive (For Daddy Gene)", "Work in Progress", and "That'd Be Alright" were also released as singles, peaking at number 1, number 3, and number 2, respectively, on the same chart; "Designated Drinker" also reached number 44 without officially being released. In addition, all four released singles cracked the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at numbers 28, 28, 35 and 29, respectively.

Where were you when the world stopped turnin'

That September day?

Were you in the yard with your wife and children

Or workin' on some stage in L.A.?

Did you stand there in shock at the sight of that black smoke

Risin' against that blue sky?

Did you shout out in anger, in fear for your neighbor

Or did you just sit down and cry?

 

Did you weep for the children, they lost their dear loved ones

Pray for the ones who don't know?

Did you rejoice for the people who walked from the rubble

And sob for the ones left below?

Did you burst out with pride for the red, white, and blue

And the heroes who died just doin' what they do?

Did you look up to heaven for some kind of answer

And look at yourself and what really matters?

 

I'm just a singer of simple songs

I'm not a real political man

I watch CNN, but I'm not sure I can tell you

The diff'rence in Iraq and Iran

But I know Jesus and I talk to God

And I remember this from when I was young

Faith, hope, and love are some good things He gave us

And the greatest is love

 

Where were you when the world stopped turnin'

That September day?

Teachin' a class full of innocent children

Or drivin' down some cold interstate?

Did you feel guilty 'cause you're a survivor?

In a crowded room did you feel alone?

Did you call up your mother and tell her you love her?

Did you dust off that Bible at home?

 

Did you open your eyes and hope it never happened

Close your eyes and not go to sleep?

Did you notice the sunset for the first time in ages

And speak to some stranger on the street?

Did you lay down at night and think of tomorrow

Go out and buy you a gun?

Did you turn off that violent old movie you're watchin'

And turn on I Love Lucy reruns?

Did you go to a church and hold hands with some strangers

Stand in line to give your own blood?

Did you just stay home and cling tight to your family

Thank God you had somebody to love?

 

I'm just a singer of simple songs

I'm not a real political man

I watch CNN, but I'm not sure I can tell you

The diff'rence in Iraq and Iran

But I know Jesus and I talk to God

And I remember this from when I was young

Faith, hope, and love are some good things He gave us

And the greatest is love

I'm just a singer of simple songs

I'm not a real political man

I watch CNN, but I'm not sure I can tell you

The diff'rence in Iraq and Iran

But I know Jesus and I talk to God

And I remember this from when I was young

Faith, hope, and love are some good things He gave us

And the greatest is love

 

And the greatest is love

And the greatest is love

 

Where were you when the world stopped turnin'

On that September day?

POUR QUE TU M’AIMES ENCORE

CELINE DION

COMPOSITEURES: JEAN-JACQUES GOLDMAN; ERICK BENZI & PHIL GALDSTON

PAYS: CANADA

ALBUM: D’EUX

RECORD: COLUMBIA RECORDS

GENRE: POP

ANNÉE: 1996

 

  Céline Dion, née le 30 mars 1968 à Charlemagne(Québec), est une chanteuse québécoise.

         Dernière d'une famille de quatorze enfants, elle connaît un succès presque immédiat dans sa province d'origine, le Québec, dès 1981 avec la chanson Ce n'était qu'un rêve. Une série d'albums francophones, dans les années 1980, consolide sa popularité au Québec, alors que le titre D'amour ou d'amitié(1983) lui vaut sa première exposition en France. Elle acquiert sa première renommée internationale en gagnant le Concours Eurovision de la chanson 1988 durant lequel elle représente la Suisse avec la chanson Ne partez pas sans moi. Elle apprend ensuite l'anglais, change de style vestimentaire et signe un contrat chez Epic Records aux États-Unis. Son premier album anglophone, Unison, sort en 1990 et l'établit comme une artiste pop importante sur les marchés nord-américains et anglo-saxons.

          D'eux(ou The French Album aux États-Unis), est le quinzième album de Céline Dion, sorti le 28 mars 1995. Écrit et réalisé par Jean-Jacques Goldman, il est l'album francophone le plus vendu de l'histoire de la musique et est certifié «disque de diamant» en France en 1995.

You're the bravest of hearts

You're the strongest of souls

You're my light in the dark

You're the place I call home

 

You can say it's all right

But I know that you're breaking up inside

I see it in your eyes

Even you face the night

Afraid and alone

That's why I'll be there

 

When the storm rises up

When the shadows descend

Every beat of my heart

Every day without end

 

Every second I live

That's the promise I make

Baby, that's what I'll give

If that's what it takes

If that's what it takes

 

You can sleep in my arms

You don't have to explain

When your heart's crying out

Baby, whisper my name

 

'Cause I've reached out for you

When the thunder is crashing up above

You've given me your love

When you smile like the sun

That shines through the rain

That's why I'll be there

 

When the storm rises up

When the shadows descend

Every beat of my heart

Every day without end

 

I will stand like a rock

I will bend 'til I break

'Til there's no more to give

If that's what it takes

 

I will risk everything

I will fight, I will bleed

I will lay down my life

If that's what you need

 

Every second I live

That's the promise I make

Baby, that's what I'll give

If that's what it takes

 

Through the wind and the rain

Through the smoke and the fire

When the fear rises up

When the wave's ever higher

 

I will lay down my heart

My body, my soul

I will hold on all night

And never let go

 

Every second I live

That's the promise I make

Baby, that's what I'll give

If that's what it takes

 

If that's what it takes

Whatever it takes

Whatever it takes

If that's what it takes

Oh ooh

Whatever, whatever it takes. 

YOU’RE SMILING FACE

JAMES TAYLOR

SONGWRITER: JAMES TAYLOR

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ÁLBUM: JT

LABEL: COLUMBIA RECORDS

GENRE: SOFT ROCK

YEAR: 1977

 

          James Vernon Taylor(born March 12, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 100 million records worldwide.

            Taylor achieved his breakthrough in 1970 with the Nº 3 single "Fire and Rain" and had his first Nº 1 hit in 1971 with his recording of "You've Got a Friend", written by Carole King in the same year. His 1976 Greatest Hits album was certified Diamond and has sold 12 million copies in the US alone. Following his 1977 album JT, he has retained a large audience over the decades. Every album that he released from 1977 to 2007 sold over 1 million copies. He enjoyed a resurgence in chart performance during the late 1990s and 2000s, when he recorded some of his most-awarded work (including Hourglass, October Road, and Covers). He achieved his first number-one album in the US in 2015 with his recording Before This World.

Taylor is also known for his covers, such as "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" and "Handy Man", as well as originals such as "Sweet Baby James". He played the leading role in Monte Hellman's 1971 film Two-Lane Blacktop.

          "Your Smiling Face" is a hit single by singer James Taylor. First available on the álbum JT, and released as the album's sophomore single in September 1977, "Your Smiling Face" peaked at number 11 in Cash Box magazine and at 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 near year's end. It reached number 11 on the RPM Top Singles chart in Canada. On Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart, it reached number 6.

Whenever I see your smiling face

I have to smile myself

Because I love you, yes, I do

And when you give me that pretty little pout

It turns me inside out

There's something about you, baby

I don't know

 

Isn't it amazing a man like me

Can feel this way

Tell me how much longer

It could grow stronger every day

Oh, how much longer?

 

I thought I was in love a couple of times

Before with the girl next door

But that was long before I met you

Now I'm sure that I won't forget you

And I thank my lucky stars

That you are who you are

And not just another lovely lady

Set out to break my heart

 

Isn't it amazing a man like me

Can feel this way

Tell me how much longer

It could grow stronger every day

How much longer?

 

No one can tell me that I'm doing wrong today, whenever I see you smile at me

No one can tell me that I'm doing wrong today

Whenever I see your smiling face my way

No one can tell me that I'm doing it wrong today

No one can tell me that I'm doing it wrong today, no, no, darling

La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la

Ye, ye, ye, ye, ye, ye, ye, ye, ye, ye.