I’M SORRY

ALL 4 ONE

SONGWRITERS: DELIOUS TIMOTHY KENNEDY; GARY ST. CLAIR; JAMIE L. JONES & REGINALD GREEN

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: AND THE MUSIC SPEAKS

LABEL: ATLANTIC RECORDS

GENRE: SOUL

YEAR: 1995

 

         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's hit "I Swear" won a Grammy Award in 1995 for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and enjoyed an eleven-week run at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as a six-week run at number one on the Australian Singles Chart and a seven-week run at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. Other RIAA gold-certified hits by the group include remakes of "So Much in Love" (1993), "I Can Love You Like That" (1995), and "Someday" from the soundtrack to Disney's 1996 animated film The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

        A rift between their independent label, Blitzz Records, and their major label, Atlantic Records, led to the group leaving Atlantic as well as Blitzz Records after the release of the album On and On in 1999. The shift in labels left the group in limbo for a few years as they contemplated their next move. In 2001, the follow-up album, A41, was released on AMC Records and yielded "Beautiful as U", a top 20 hit on the Radio & Records Adult Contemporary chart. The group's 2004 album, Split Personality, was given an Asia-only release, and subsequently gave them Asian hits with "Someone Who Lives in Your Heart" and "I Just Wanna Be Your Everything". For much of the 2000s, All-4-One spent their time touring Asia, in cities such as Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Seoul, Bangkok, Shanghai and Sydney.

          And the Music Speaks is the second album by the American group All-4-One, released on June 6, 1995. It features their Top 5 Pop hit "I Can Love You Like That" which earned the group another Grammy nomination.

They read you Cinderella

you hoped it would come true

that one day your prince charming would come rescue you

you like romantic movies

and you never will forget

the way it felt when Romeo kissed Juliette

and all this time that you've been waiting

you don't have to wait no more

 

I can love you like that

I would make you my world

move heaven and earth if you were my girl

I would give you my heart

be all that you need

show you you're everything that's precious to me

if you give me a chance,

 

I can love you like that

I never make a promise

I don't intend to keep

so when I say forever

forever's what I mean

I'm no Casanova

but I swear this much is true,

 

I'll be holding nothing back

when it comes to you

you dream of love that's everlasting

well baby open up your eyes

 

I can love you like that

I would make you my world

move heaven and earth if you were my girl

I would give you my heart

be all that you need

show you you're everything that's precious to me

if you give me a chance, I can love you like that

 

If you want tenderness

I've got tenderness

and I see through to the heart of you

if you want a man

who will understand

you don't have to look very far

 

I can love you, girl I can (I can love you love you)

oh baby oh

I can love you like that

I would make you my world

move heaven and earth if you were my girl

I would give you my heart

be all that you need

show you you're everything that's precious to me

 

I can love you like that

I can make you my world

move heaven and earth if you were my girl

I would give you my heart

my heart my heart my world

show you you're everything (you're everything to me)

love you like that

 

I can make you my world

move heaven and earth if you were my girl

I would give you my heart

my heart my heart my world

show you you're everything.

LULLABY OF BIRDLAND

SARAH VAUGHAN

SONGWRITERS: GEORGE DAVID WEISS & GEORGE SHEARING

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: SARAH VAUGHAN’S GOLDEN HITS

LABEL: MERCURY RECORDS

GENRE: JAZZ

YEAR: 1958

 

         Sarah Lois Vaughan(March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer.

       Nicknamed "Sassy" and "The Divine One", she won four Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award. She was given an NEA Jazz Masters Award in 1989. Critic Scott Yanow wrote that she had "one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century"

     Vaughan was born in Newark, New Jersey, to Asbury "Jake" Vaughan, a carpenter by trade who played guitar and piano, and Ada Vaughan, a laundress who sang in the church choir, migrants from Virginia. The Vaughans lived in a house on Brunswick Street in Newark for Vaughan's entire childhood. Jake was deeply religious. The family was active in New Mount Zion Baptist Church at 186 Thomas Street. Vaughan began piano lessons at the age of seven, sang in the church choir, and played piano for rehearsals and services.

        She developed an early love for popular music on records and the radio. In the 1930s, she frequently saw local and touring bands at the Montgomery Street Skating Rink. By her mid-teens, she began venturing illegally into Newark's night clubs and performing as a pianist and singer at the Piccadilly Club and the Newark Airport.

       Vaughan attended East Side High School, then transferred to Newark Arts High School, which opened in 1931. As her nocturnal adventures as a performer overwhelmed her academic pursuits, she dropped out of high school during her junior year to concentrate on music.

Lullaby of birdland that's what I

Always hear when you sigh

Never in my wordland could there be ways to repeal

In a phrase, how I feel

 

Have you ever heard two turtledoves

Bill and coo when they love

That's the kind of magic music we make with our lips

When we kiss

 

And there's a wheapy ol' willow

He really knows how to cry

That's how I'll cry on my pillow

If you should tell me farewell and goodbye

 

Lullaby of birdland whisper low

Kiss me sweet, and we'll go

Flying high in birdland high in the sky up above

All because we're in love

 

And there's a wheapy ol' willow

He really knows how to cry

That's how I'll cry in my pillow

If you should tell me farewell and goodbye

 

Lullaby of birdland whisper low

Kiss me sweet, and we'll go

Flying high in birdland high in the sky up above

All because we're in love.

HELLO, I LOVE YOU

THE DOORS

SONGWRITERS: JAMES MORRISON; JOHN DENSMORE; RAY MANZAREK & ROBBY KRIEGER

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: WAITING FOR THE SUN

LABEL: ELEKTRA RECORDS

GENRE: ROCK

YEAR: 1968

 

         The Doors were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1965, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger, and drummer John Densmore. They were among the most controversial and influential rock acts of the 1960s, partly due to Morrison's lyrics and voice, along with his erratic stage persona, and the group is also widely regarded as an important part of the era's counterculture.

         The band took its name from the title of Aldous Huxley's book The Doors of Perception, itself a reference to a quote by William Blake. After signing with Elektra Records in 1966, the Doors with Morrison released six albums in five years, some of which are considered among the greatest of all time, including their self-titled debut (1967), Strange Days(1967), and L.A. Woman (1971). They were one of the most successful bands during that time and by 1972 the Doors had sold over 4 million albums domestically and nearly 8 million singles.

         Morrison died in uncertain circumstances in 1971. The band continued as a trio until disbanding in 1973. They released three more albums in the 1970s, two of which featured earlier recordings by Morrison, and over the decades reunited on stage in various configurations. In 2002, Manzarek, Krieger and Ian Astbury of the Cult on vocals started performing as "The Doors of the 21st Century". Densmore and the Morrison estate successfully sued them over the use of the band's name. After a short time as Riders on the Storm, they settled on the name Manzarek–Krieger and toured until Manzarek's death in 2013.

        Waiting for the Sun is the third studio album by the American rock band the Doors. Recorded at TTG Studios in Los Angeles, the album's 11 tracks were recorded between late 1967 and May 1968 and the album was released by Elektra Records on July 3, 1968. It became the band's only number one album (topping the charts for four weeks) and included their second US number one single, "Hello, I Love You" (for two weeks starting August 3, 1968). The first single released off the album was "The Unknown Soldier," which peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also became the band's first hit album in the UK, where it peaked at number 16.

         Having released two records, the Doors started to improvise for this third LP in late 1967. Due to the absence of original material however, the group suffered what drummer John Densmore described as the "third album syndrome", meaning the difficulty of a band to have a stock of very good compositions, capable of filling a third disc in a row. This was something that had been pointed out by the critics at the time. The recording was also hugely difficult for the group due to lead singer Jim Morrison's worsening alcoholism.

        To coincide with the 50th anniversary of the album's release in 2018, a 1-LP/2-CD deluxe version of the album was released by Rhino Records. This was overseen by long-time Doors sound engineer Bruce Botnick.

Hello, I love you, won't you tell me your name?

Hello, I love you, let me jump in your game

Hello, I love you, won't you tell me your name?

Hello, I love you, let me jump in your game

 

She's walking down the street

Blind to every eye she meets

Do you think you'll be the guy

To make the queen of the angels sigh?

 

Hello, I love you, won't you tell me your name?

Hello, I love you, let me jump in your game

Hello, I love you, won't you tell me your name?

Hello, I love you, let me jump in your game

 

She holds her head so high, like a statue in the sky

Her arms are wicked, and her legs are long

When she moves my brain screams out this song

 

Sidewalk crouches at her feet

Like a dog that begs for something sweet

Do you hope to make her see, you fool?

Do you hope to pluck this dusky jewel?

 

Hello, hello, hello, hello, hello, hello, hello

I want you, hello, I need my baby

Hello, hello, hello, hello.

WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN

THE WHO

SONGWRITER: Peter Dennis Blandfor Townshend

COUNTRY: U. K.

ALBUM: WHO’S NEXT

LABEL: DECCA RECORDS

GENRE: ROCK

YEAR: 1971

 

      The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist and singer Pete Townshend, bass guitarist and singer John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century, and have sold over 100 million records worldwide. Their contributions to rock music include the development of the Marshall Stack, large PA systems, the use of the synthesizer, Entwistle and Moon's influential playing styles, Townshend's feedback and power chord guitar technique, and the development of the rock opera. They are cited as an influence by many hard rock, punk rock and mod bands, and their songs are still regularly played. The Who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.

       The Who developed from an earlier group, the Detours, and established themselves as part of the pop art and mod movements, featuring auto-destructive art by destroying guitars and drums on stage. Their first single as the Who, "I Can't Explain" (1965), reached the UK top ten, and was followed by a string of hit singles including "My Generation" (1965), "Substitute" (1966) and "Happy Jack" (1966). In 1967, they performed at the Monterey Pop Festival and released "I Can See for Miles", their only US top ten single. The group's 1969 concept album Tommy included the single "Pinball Wizard" and was a critical and commercial success.

       Who's Next is the fifth studio album by English rock band the Who. It developed from the aborted Lifehouse project, a multi-media rock opera conceived by the group's guitarist Pete Townshend as a follow-up to the band's 1969 album Tommy. The project was cancelled owing to its complexity and to conflicts with Kit Lambert, the band's manager, but the group salvaged some of the songs, without the connecting story elements, to release as their next album. Eight of the nine songs on Who's Next were from Lifehouse, the lone exception being the John Entwistle-penned "My Wife". Ultimately, the remaining Lifehouse tracks would all be released on other albums throughout the next decade.

      The Who recorded Who's Next with assistance from recording engineer Glyn Johns. After producing the song "Won't Get Fooled Again" in the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio, they relocated to Olympic Studios to record and mix most of the album's remaining songs. They made prominent use of synthesizer on the album, particularly on "Won't Get Fooled Again" and "Baba O'Riley", which were both released as singles. The cover photo was shot by Ethan Russell; it made reference to the monolith in the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, as it featured group members standing by a concrete piling protruding from a slag heap in Easington Colliery, County Durham, apparently having urinated against it.

         The album was an immediate success when it was released on 14 August 1971. It has since been viewed by many critics as the Who's best album and one of the greatest albums of all time. It was reissued on CD several times, often with additional songs originally intended for Lifehouse included as bonus tracks.

We'll be fighting in the streets

With our children at our feet

And the morals that they worship will be gone

And the men who spurred us on

Sit in judgement of all wrong

They decide and the shotgun sings the song

 

I'll tip my hat to the new Constitution

Take a bow for the new revolution

Smile and grin at the change all around

Pick up my guitar and play

Just like yesterday

Then I'll get on my knees and pray

We don't get fooled again

 

A change, it had to come

We knew it all along

We were liberated from the fold, that's all

And the world looks just the same

And history ain't changed

'Cause the banners, they all flown in the last war

 

I'll tip my hat to the new Constitution

Take a bow for the new revolution

Smile and grin at the change all around

Pick up my guitar and play

Just like yesterday

Then I'll get on my knees and pray

We don't get fooled again, no, no

 

I'll move myself and my family aside

If we happen to be left half-alive

I'll get all my papers and smile at the sky

For I know that the hypnotized never lie

 

Do you?

Yeah

 

There's nothing in the street

Looks any different to me

And the slogans are effaced, by-the-bye

And the parting on the left

Is now parting on the right

And the beards have all grown longer overnight

 

I'll tip my hat to the new Constitution

Take a bow for the new revolution

Smile and grin at the change all around

Pick up my guitar and play

Just like yesterday

Then I'll get on my knees and pray

We don't get fooled again

Don't get fooled again, no, no

 

Yeah

Meet the new boss

Same as the old boss.