BETTER PLACE

SPRING GANG FEAT. ASTYN TURR

SONGWRITERS: RACHEL PLATTEN & SALLY SELTMANN

COUNTRY: U. K.

ALBUM: NOW I’M ALL YOURS

LABEL: EPIDEMIC SONG

GENRE: ROCK

YEAR: 2019

 

      Spring were an English progressive rock band from Leicester.

        They released only one album in their career, a self-titled LP in 1971. Spring's music is notable for the use of the mellotron with three of its five members credited with playing that instrument on the album. Songs for a second album were recorded but not released at the time. They were later released on CD together with some demos as Untitled 2, as a bonus CD on the Esoteric CD release of 2015, and as a bootleg vinyl album Spring 2(with Roger Dean cover). Three of the tracks were used as bonus on the single CD edition of the first album.

      Spring originally consisted of Pat Moran (vocals), Ray Martinez (guitars), Kips Brown (keyboards), Pick Withers(drums) and Adrian Maloney(bass), all of whom had previously played in various local Leicester bands.

       A turning point in Spring's fortunes happened after a gig in Cardiff, when the band's van broke down somewhere in the Welsh countryside, coincidentally very near where producer/engineer Kingsley Ward had recently set up Rockfield Studios. Ward would later marvel at the "coincidence of meeting a group with a broken down truck in your own home town when you have previously spent months traipsing around the country in search of talent". He was particularly intrigued by the fact that they owned a mellotron, and "invited them down the following week for an audition with my brother Charles and myself", the outcome of which was "good enough for us to want to be involved with them". Several demo sessions followed. The band were rehearsing at Rockfield when producer Gus Dudgeon (of David Bowie and Elton John fame) dropped by to check the studio out, heard them play and expressed interest in producing them. A few months later, sessions took place at both Rockfield and London's Trident Studios, and the resulting album was released on the RCA/Neon label in 1971.

There's a sparkle in your eyes

I feel the warmth of your skin

Just the touch of your hand

Makes me tremble within

Love the smell of your hair

Lying here in our bed, oh

Never gonna be alone

'Cause with you I'm finally coming home

 

I want to be with you always

'Cause that is what my heart says, (that's what my heart says)

I want to be with you always

You are my world in every place

It's the things that you do

And it's the smile on your face

And as time goes by (I know)

I know I'm in a better place

I'm in a better place

 

Without your love I am out of place

And without you I am just a trace

I love you with all of my heart

Together forever, never to part

 

I want to be with you always

'Cause that is what my heart says, (that's what my heart says)

I want to be with you always (always yeah)

You are my world in every place, oh woah

It's the things that you do, (it's the things you do baby)

And it's the smile on your face (smile on your face)

And as time goes by (I know)

I know I'm in a better place

I'm in a better place

 

It's the things that you do (the things that you can oh)

And it's the smile on your face (the smile on your face)

And as time goes by, (I know)

I know I'm in a better place

I'm in a better place.

OH! SHERRIE

STEVE PERRY

SONGWRITERS: Craig Krampf; Bill Cuomo; Randy Goodrum & Stephen Ray Perry

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: STREET TALK

LABEL: COLUMBIA RECORDS

GENRE: ROCK

YEAR: 1984

 

    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.

   Street Talk is Steve Perry's first solo studio album, released in April 1984.

      Street Talk contains Perry's biggest hit as a solo artist, "Oh Sherrie", written for his then-girlfriend Sherrie Swafford. The song hit #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on Billboard's Rock chart, and the accompanying music video (also featuring Swafford) was a hit on MTV. Other singles included "Foolish Heart" (peaked at #18), "She's Mine" (peaked at #21), and "Strung Out" (peaked at #40).

   There were a number of nods to Perry's pre-Journey band Alien Project on this album—in fact, that band was originally going to be called Street Talk. In the liner notes, Perry dedicates the album to Richard Michaels (the bassist for Alien Project). Also, drummer Craig Krampf was a member of Alien Project later in the 1970s.

      In addition to launching Perry's solo career, the cover photo for Street Talk served as a career launchpad for music photographer John Scarpati, who met Perry during the album's recording sessions at a studio in Sherman Oaks.

        Street Talk is certified as 2× Platinum (2,000,000) in sales by the RIAA

You should've been gone

Knowing how I made you feel

And I should've been gone

After all your words of steel

Oh, I must've been a dreamer

And I must've been someone else

And we should've been over

 

Oh, Sherrie, our love

Holds on, holds on

Oh, Sherrie, our love

Holds on, holds on

 

Oh, I want to let go

You'll go on hurtin' me

You'd be better off alone

If I'm not who you thought I'd be

 

But you know that there's a fever

Oh, that you'll never find nowhere else

Can't you feel it burnin'

On-and-on

 

Oh, Sherrie, our love

Holds on, holds on

Oh, Sherrie, our love

Holds on, holds on

 

Oh, Sherrie

Oh, Sherrie

 

But I should've been gone

Long ago, far away

And you should've been gone

Now I know you'd lie

You'll stay

 

Oh, Sherrie, our love

Holds on, holds on

Oh, Sherrie, our love

Holds on, holds on

 

Oh, Sherrie, our love

Holds on, holds on

 

Hold on

Oh, Sherrie.

MANDOLIN MOON

SISTER HAZEL

SONGWRITER: DAVID COLEMAN & DUANE JARVIS

COUNTRY: u. s. a.

ALBUM: ABSOLUTELY

LABEL: ADRENALINE MUSIC

GENRE: SOUTHERN ROCK

YEAR: 2006

 

       Sister Hazel is an American alternative rock band from Gainesville, Florida, whose style blends elements of jangle pop, folk rock, classic rock, and southern rock.

        Sister Hazel formed in Gainesville, Florida, in 1993 and was named for Sister Hazel Williams, a local missionary who ran a homeless shelter. The group released its self-titled debut album in 1994, through its independent record label Croakin' Poets. Shortly after its release, singer/guitarist Ryan Newell and drummer Mark Trojanowski joined the band. Newell played on the album before officially joining the group.

      The band's second album, ...Somewhere More Familiar was released in 1997 and sold approximately 30,000 copies through its initial pressing, prompting Universal Records to sign the band. Universal re-released ...Somewhere More Familiar in late 1997. A single from the album, "All For You" hit Nº 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remains the band's most successful single.

          The band's third album Fortress was released in 2000 by Universal. The band worked with producers Mike Clink(Guns N' Roses, Mötley Crüe, Heart), Richie Zito(Cheap Trick), and Paul Ebersold (3 Doors Down). The album featured minor pop hits "Champagne High" and "Change Your Mind." The album's title track was featured as the outro of Valparaiso University radio station WVUR's weekly Saturday night program during the 2000-01 academic year.

        In 2003, after the band split from Universal, they released their fourth studio album, Chasing Daylight, on the Sixthman label and toured throughout the year to promote the album. The band's internet presence emerged during this time period, and hardcore fans dubbing themselves "Hazelnuts" studied setlists, shared bootleg concert recordings, and initiated a promotion scheme with the band through their official website. 2003 also saw the simultaneous release of Live*LIVE, a two-disc live album, and A Life in the Day, a live DVD.

        Absolutely is Sister Hazel's sixth studio album. It was released on October 10, 2006 by Adrenaline/Wandering Hazel Records. It is Sister Hazel's first album since departing from their previous record label, Sixthman. "Mandolin Moon", was the first single. The album was leaked to torrent websites on August 10, 2006. The leaked version was an advance copy of the CD and featured a short spoken-word track in place of "Hello It's Me."

Everything changes in the face of the moon

Now times here, and you're in for bloom

When you woo me

My luna girl

 

My feet two feet from the ground

I'm tasting colors, and I'm seeing sounds

When you take me out of this world

 

Well I, I count my blessings

And hug my luck like an old brass penny

With two heads up

It's all right if you're late

I'd just hope that you find your way soon

 

Shine down, light it up, wash it over

Wait around for my mandolin moon

Come around till the sweet, sweet morning

Come along, I'll be waiting for you

Waiting for you

 

You pull the tides up around me

So much that it could drown me

And you surround me

My luna girl

 

Don't tell me, I don't wanna hear

Wake me up before you disappear

Won't you take me out of this world?

 

Well I, I count my blessings

And hug my luck like an old brass penny

With two heads up

It's all right if you're late

I'd just hope that you find your way soon

 

Shine down, light it up, wash it over

Wait around for my mandolin moon

Come around till the sweet, sweet morning

Come along, I'll be waiting for you

Waiting for you

 

I'm waiting

Still waiting

If only you could stay a while

I'm waiting

Still waiting

If only you could stay a while

I'm waiting

I'm waiting

If only you could stay a while

 

Shine down, light it up, wash it over

Wait around for my mandolin moon

Come along till the sweet, sweet morning

Come along, I'll be waiting for you

 

Shine down, light it up, wash it over

Wait around for my mandolin moon

Come around till the sweet, sweet morning

Come along, I'll be waiting for you

Waiting for you.

TAKE ME BACK

BONNIE TYLER

SONGWRITER: BILLY CROSS

COUNTRY: GALES(WELSH)

ALBUM: FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF NIGHT

LABEL: COLUMBIA RECORDS

GENRE: ROCK

YEAR: 1983

 

    Gaynor Sullivan(née Hopkins; born 8 June 1951), known professionally as Bonnie Tyler, is a Welsh singer who is known for her distinctive husky voice. Tyler came to prominence with the release of her 1977 album The World Starts Tonight and its singles "Lost in France" and "More Than a Lover". Her 1978 single "It's a Heartache" reached number four on the UK Singles Chart, and number three on the US Billboard Hot 100.

      In the 1980s, Tyler ventured into rock music with songwriter and producer Jim Steinman. He wrote Tyler's biggest hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart", the lead single from her 1983 UK chart-topping album Faster Than the Speed of Night. Steinman also wrote Tyler's other major 1980s hit "Holding Out for a Hero". She had success in mainland Europe during the 1990s with Dieter Bohlen, who wrote and produced her hit "Bitterblue". In 2003, Tyler re-recorded "Total Eclipse of the Heart" with singer Kareen Antonn. Their bilingual duet, titled "Si demain... (Turn Around)", topped the French charts.

    Rocks and Honey was released in 2013 and features the single "Believe in Me", which she performed representing the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. After reuniting with the producer David Mackay, she released Between the Earth and the Stars(2019) and The Best Is Yet to Come(2021).

    Her work has earned her three Grammy Award nominations and three Brit Award nominations, among other accolades.

       Faster Than the Speed of Night is the fifth studio album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. It was released first in Europe on 8 April 1983 and later that year in the US through Columbia Records. Tyler had changed musical direction and soon after began working with Jim Steinman, who produced the album and wrote its most successful single "Total Eclipse of the Heart".

       Faster Than the Speed of Night reached Nº 1 in the UK Albums Chart, and was certified Silver in the UK, Platinum in the US, and Double Platinum in Canada.

You said it's over now

It's just not right

You said there's a better place for you to be

It's not with me

Then you turned and walked away

I can't believe what I see

And I can't go to sleep at night when I think of how it used to be

 

She can't give you what I've got

And she can't stop your pain

And she can't love you the way I do

God I want you back again

Maybe she could try with money

Or she could buy you clothes

But baby when it's dark and you're home at night

Does she ever hold you close

 

She takes you out in style

She treats you right

She gives you all the things I never could, she's so good

But don't you think of me

Baby late at night

And I just can't take it boy, together we could be so right

 

She can't give you what I've got

And she can't stop your pain

And she can't love you the way I do

God I want you back again

Maybe she could try with money

Or she could buy you clothes

But baby when it's dark and you're home at night

Does she ever hold you close

 

Take me back

(Ooh you're gonna need me)

(Ooh you're gonna need me)

Take me back

(Ooh you're gonna need me)

All those things we did before

Whatever happened to them

And all those things I've been living for

Gotta start 'em all over again

 

You said it couldn't last

That we were meant to part

A guy like you and a girl like me didn't stand a chance - not from the

Start

But then you looked at me

I had to ask you why

As I see and try to find out why you left me for those hungry eyes

 

She can't give you what I've got

And she can't stop your pain

And she can't love you the way I do

God I want you back again

Maybe she could try with money

Or she could buy you clothes

But baby when it's dark and you're home at night

Does she ever hold you close

 

Take me back

(Ooh you're gonna take me)

Take me back

(Ooh you're gonna take me)

Take me back

(Ooh you're gonna take me)

Take me back.