WORDS BY HEART

BILLY RAY CYRUS
SONGWRITERS: Monty Powell & Reed Nielsen
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: IT WON’T BE THE LAST
LABEL: MERCURY RECORDS
GENRE: COUNTRY
YEAR: 1993
 
       Billy Ray Cyrus(born August 25, 1961) is an American singer and actor. He has released 16 studio albums and 53 singles since 1992, and is known for his hit single "Achy Breaky Heart", which topped the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart and became the first single ever to achieve triple platinum status in Australia. It was also the best-selling single in the same country in 1992. Due to the song's music video, the line dance rose in popularity.
        A multi-platinum selling artist, Cyrus has scored a total of eight top-ten singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. His most successful album to date is his debut Some Gave All, which has been certified 9×multi-platinum in the United States and is the longest time spent by a debut artist at number one on the Billboard 200(17 consecutive weeks) and most consecutive chart-topping weeks in the SoundScan era. It ranked 43 weeks in the top 10, a total topped by only one country album in history, Ropin' the Wind by Garth Brooks. Some Gave All was also the first debut album to enter at number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The album has also sold more than 20 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling debut album of all time for a solo male artist. Some Gave All was also the best-selling album of 1992 in the US with 4,832,000 copies. In his career, he has released 36 charted singles, of which 17 charted in the top 40. In 2019, Cyrus earned his first number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 as a featured artist on a remix of Lil Nas X's song "Old Town Road", which spent a record-breaking nineteen consecutive weeks at the top spot (eighteen of them credited to Cyrus). It also spent a record-breaking twenty consecutive weeks (nineteen of them credited to Cyrus) at the top spot on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Billboard Hot Rap Songs. Thanks to the song, Cyrus won his first two Grammy Awards, in the categories Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Music Video.
        From 2001 to 2004, Cyrus starred in the television show Doc. The show was about a country doctor who moved from Montana to New York City. From 2006 to 2011, he co-starred in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana with his daughter Miley Cyrus. From 2016 to 2017, he starred as Vernon Brownmule on the CMT sitcom Still the King.
           It Won't Be the Last is the second studio album released by country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus. Certified Platinum in just under a year after release by the RIAA, the album has sold over 1 million copies in the US and over 3 million copies worldwide. This album produced four singles for Cyrus on the Hot Country Songs charts: "In the Heart of a Woman", "Somebody New", "Words by Heart" and "Talk Some", which reached number #3, number #9, number #12, and number #63, respectively, on the charts. The first, third and fourth singles, plus two album tracks ("Ain't Your Dog No More" and "When I'm Gone") had accompanying music videos. "Somebody New" was covered in 2008 by Jill King, whose version was released as a single, however, it did not chart.
I was goin' through the closet
Back in my old home
Found my letterman's jacket, so I slipped it on
Deep in the pocket, still folded up tight
Was the letter you wrote to tell me goodbye
The minute I saw it I just had to smile
It smelled like old leather, as smooth as a child
I took a deep breath, then put it away
There was no need to read, I knew just what it would say
 
I know the words by heart, I know every line
From "this ain't easy" to "you'll get along just fine"
I know every comma, every question mark
No, I don't have to look, I know the words by heart
 
Scenes like home movies flash through my head
The homecoming game, that night on my bed
The words that you wrote still cut me in two
How you said you still cared but that we were through
 
I know the words by heart, I know every line
From "this ain't easy" to "you'll get along just fine"
I know every comma, every question mark
No, I don't have to look, I know the words by heart
 
Ain't it funny how a memory
Can play tricks on your mind
I don't remember a thing from my classes
But I can quote you every line
 
I took off my jacket and put it away
With your note in the pocket
Like I found it that day
Poured me a beer, then pictured your face
And drank a silent toast to things that time can't erase
 
I know the words by heart, I know every line
From "this ain't easy" to "you'll get along just fine"
I know every comma, every question mark
No, I don't have to look, I know the words by heart
 
I know the words by heart, I know every line
From "this ain't easy" to "you'll get along just fine"
I know every comma, every question mark
No, I don't have to look, I know the words by heart.

NOBODY BUT YOU

BLAKE SHELTON - (DUET WITH GWEN STEFANI)
SONGWRITERS: TOMMY LEE JAMES; SHANE MCANALLY; ROSS COPPERMAN & JOSH OSBORNE
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: BLAKE SHELTON’S BARN E GRILL
LABEL: WARNER RECORDS/NASHVILLE
GENRE: COUNTRY
YEAR: 2004
 
       Blake Tollison Shelton(born June 18, 1976) is an American country music singer and television personality. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin". The lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" spent five weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The now Platinum-certified debut album also produced two more top 20 entries ("All Over Me" and "Ol' Red").
         His second and third albums, 2003's The Dreamer and 2004's Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill, are gold and platinum, respectively. His fourth album, Pure BS(2007), was re-issued in 2008 with a cover of Michael Bublé's pop hit "Home" as one of the bonus tracks. His fifth album, Startin' Fires was released in November 2008. It was followed by the extended plays Hillbilly Bone and All About Tonight in 2010, and the albums Red River Blue in 2011, Based on a True Story... in 2013, Bringing Back the Sunshine in 2014, If I'm Honest in 2016, Texoma Shore in 2017, and Fully Loaded: God's Country in 2019.
     As of December 2020, Shelton has charted 40 singles, including 28 number ones, 17 of which were consecutive. The 11th Nº 1 ("Doin' What She Likes") broke "the record for the most consecutive Nº 1 singles in the Country Airplay chart's 24-year history". He is a nine-time Grammy Award nominee.
          Shelton is also known for his role as a judge on the televised singing competitions Nashville Star, Clash of the Choirs, and as a coach on NBC's The Voice. He has been on The Voice since its inception, and, so far, in eight of twenty-one seasons, a member of his team has won.
         Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill is the third studio album by American country music artist Blake Shelton. Released in 2004 on Warner Bros. Records Nashville, it is his second album to achieve RIAA platinum certification. The album produced four singles in "When Somebody Knows You That Well", "Some Beach", "Goodbye Time" and "Nobody but Me." Like his previous album, he co-wrote two songs.
Don't have to leave this town to see the world
'Cause it's something that I gotta do
I don't wanna look back in 30 years
And wonder who you're married to
 
Wanna say it now, wanna make it clear
For only you and God to hear
When you love someone, they say you set 'em free
But that ain't gonna work for me
 
I don't wanna live without you
I don't wanna even breathe
I don't wanna dream about you
Wanna wake up with you next to me
I don't wanna go down any other road now
I don't wanna love nobody but you
Looking in your eyes now, if I had to die now
I don't wanna love nobody but you (You)
 
All the wasted days, all the wasted nights
I blame it all on being young
Got no regrets, 'cause they got me here
But I don't wanna waste another one
 
I been thinkin' about what I want in my life
It begins and ends the same
If I had to choose what I couldn't lose
There'd only be one thing
 
I don't wanna live without you
I don't wanna even breathe
I don't wanna dream about you
Wanna wake up with you next to me
I don't wanna go down any other road now
I don't wanna love nobody but you
Looking in your eyes now, if I had to die now
I don't wanna love nobody but you (You)
I don't wanna love nobody but you (You)
 
I wanna say it now, wanna make it clear
For only you and God to hear
 
I don't wanna live without you (I don't wanna live)
I don't wanna even breathe
I don't wanna dream about you
Wanna wake up with you next to me (Next to me)
I don't wanna go down any other road now
I don't wanna love nobody but you (I don't wanna love nobody)
Lookin' in your eyes now, if I had to die now
I don't wanna love nobody but you (You)
 
I don't wanna love nobody (You)
I don't wanna love nobody but you.

MAL, TU ME FAIS MAL

FRÉDÉRIC FRANÇOIS
COMPOSITEURES: FREDERIC FRANCOIS & R. MARINO ATRIA
PAYS: ITALO-BELGE
ALBUM: CHICAGO
RECORD: VOGUE
GENRE: CHANSON FRANÇAISE
ANNÉE: 1975
 
             Francesco Barracato, dit Frédéric François, né le 3 juin 1950 à Lercara Friddi, en Sicile(Italie), est un chanteur-compositeur italo-belge francophone.
            Né le 3 juin 1950 à Lercara Friddi en Sicile, dans une famille très modeste de l'Italie, Francesco Barracato, dit Frédéric François, est le deuxième enfant de Giuseppe Barracato (d'origine libanaise du nom Barakat) dit Peppino, et de Salemi Antonina. Son père est d'abord mineur dans une mine de soufre à Lercara; sa mère est couturière à Lercara. Le couple a huit enfants1. Son père émigre em Belgique dans le bassin houiller de Liège où il décroche un contrat de trois ans en tant que mineur.
              En 1951, Nina et ses deux fils rejoignent le père à Tilleur dans un convoi de la Croix-Rouge. Peppino chante pour le plaisir des chansons napolitaines et des airs d’opéra en s’accompagnant lui-même à la guitare. Francesco n'a que dix ans quand il chante pour la première fois en public'O sole mio dans un café majoritairement fréquenté par des Siciliens de Tilleur, Le Passage à niveau.
       Son père l'encourage et le forme pour ses premières prestations, alors qu'il est encore adolescent.
Je n'ai jamais connu
Qu'un peu d'amour
Qu'un peu de joie
A vivre à tes côtés
Et pour te retenir
Moi, j'ai trahi cent fois
Mon cur, côté désirs
 
Mal, tu me fais mal
Mais lorsque tu me reviens
J'oublie dans tes bras
Que tu es mon premier chagrin
Mal, tu me fais mal
Mais quand je vois ton sourire
Je n'arrive pas à te chasser
A te maudire
 
La nuit, lorsque mes mains
Espéraient auprès de toi
Trouver un peu de tendresse
Un geste pour me dire
Que tu tenais à moi
Tu te tournais pour dormir
 
Mal, tu me fais mal
Mais lorsque tu me reviens
J'oublie dans tes bras
Que tu es mon premier chagrin
Mal, tu me fais mal
Mais quand je vois ton sourire
Je n'arrive pas à te chasser
A te maudire
 
J'en ai passé des nuits
A marcher seul, le long des rues
Sans savoir où aller
Sans autre compagnie
Que tes cris de bonheur
Partagés avec lui
 
Mal, tu me fais mal
Mais lorsque tu me reviens
J'oublie dans tes bras
Que tu es mon premier chagrin
Mal, tu me fais mal
Mais quand je vois ton sourire
Je n'arrive pas à te chasser
A te maudire
 
Mal, tu me fais mal
Mais lorsque tu me reviens
J'oublie dans tes bras
Que tu es mon premier chagrin
Mal, tu me fais mal
Mais quand je vois ton sourire
Je n'arrive pas à te chasser
A te maudire.

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PATRÍCIA SOSA
COMPOSITOR: JUAN ANGEL FORCADA; OSCAR MEDIAVILLA & PATRICIA SOSA
PAIS: ARGENTINA
ÁLBUM: SUAVE Y PROFUNDO
DISCOGRÁFICA:
GÉNERO: POP
AÑO: 1994
 
               Patricia Elena Sosa(Barracas, Buenos Aires; 23 de enero de 1956) es una cantante, compositora y actriz argentina que a mediados de los años setenta fue líder del (grupo) Nomady Soul. Luego en los años ochenta fue voz líder del grupo La Torre y luego emprendió una carrera como solista.
                Su carrera musical comenzó en 1976 cuando se incorporó a la banda "Nomady Soul", en la que cantaba en inglés y español.
               Tuvo que lidiar con el machismo de un público que la recibía con insultos al tratarse de la primera cantante de una banda de hard rock.
          Realizó giras internacionales y permaneció allí por seis años. Luego de abandonar la formación, se unió al grupo La Torre, marcando un nuevo estilo: el de las mujeres en el rock. Con él grabó seis álbumes, desde 1982 hasta 1989. En el año 1985, la Fundación Konex le otorgó el Diploma al Mérito, como una de las cinco mejores cantantes de la historia del rock argentino. Hacia finales de los ochenta, realizó dos giras extensas por la entonces Unión Soviética con La Torre.
       Sosa ha incursionado en el campo de la actuación, incluyendo participaciones en televisión (Poliladron, RRDT, Chiquititas, Un cortado... historias de café), cine (Noche de ronda de Marcos Carnevale, Ningún amor es perfecto de Pablo Sofovich, Papá por un día de Raúl Rodríguez Peila, Otro Corazón) y teatro (Las hijas de Caruso, El Principito, Teatro por la identidad). En 2021 volvió a la actuación en Perla negra 2.0, remake de la telenovela original transmitida entre 1994-1995 y protagonizada por Andrea del Boca y Gabriel Corrado. Sosa interpreta a Miss Helen, papel que en la original le correspondía a Regina Lamm. La telenovela dirigida por Andrea del Boca y escrita por el guionista original Enrique Óscar Torres, está reversionada en formato serie web, a través del canal SOAPY series de YouTube, con 20 capítulos en total, divididos en dos temporadas, y pocos minutos de duración cada uno. La telenovela se estrenó en junio de 2021. Además preside la fundación Pequeños Gestos, Grandes Logros. Realiza diversas tareas solidarias, destacando su ayuda a distintas comunidades Tobas de El Impenetrable.
Duro es el camino y sé que no es fácil
No sé si habrá tiempo para descansar
En esta aventura de amor y coraje
Solo hay que cerrar los ojos y echarse a volar
 
Y cuando el corazón galope fuerte, déjalo salir
No existe la razón que venza la pasión, las ganas de reír
 
Puedes creer, puedes soñar
Abre tus alas, aquí esta tu libertad
Y no pierdas tiempo, escucha al viento
Canta por lo que vendrá
No es tan difícil que aprendas a volar
 
No pierdas la fe, no pierdas la calma
Aunque a veces este mundo no pide perdón
Grita aunque te duela, llora si hace falta
Limpia las heridas que cura el amor
 
Y cuando el corazón galope fuerte, déjalo salir
No existe la razón que venza la pasión, las ganas de reír
 
Puedes creer, puedes soñar
Y no apures el camino, al fin todo llegará
Cada luz, cada mañana, todo espera en su lugar
Puedes creer, puedes soñar.