THE RIGHT THING

SIMPLY RED

SONGWRITER: MICHAEL JAMES HUCKNALL

COUNTRY: U. K.

ALBUM: MEN AND WOMEN

LABEL: ELECTRA RECORDS

GENRE: POP

YEAR: 1987

 

       Simply Red are a British soul and pop band formed in Manchester in 1985. The lead vocalist of the band is singer and songwriter Mick Hucknall, who, by the time the band initially disbanded in 2010, was the only original member left. Since the release of their debut studio album Picture Book (1985), they have had ten songs reach top 10 in the UK Singles Chart, including "Holding Back the Years" and "If You Don't Know Me by Now", both of which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. They have had five number one albums in the UK, with their 1991 album, Stars, being one of the best-selling albums in UK chart history.

        At the 1992 and 1993 Brit Awards, they received the award for Best British Group. They received three Grammy Award nominations: for Best New Artist in 1987, and "Holding Back the Years" and "If You Don't Know Me by Now" for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. The band re-formed in 2015. Simply Red has sold over 50 million albums.

       Men and Women is the second album by British pop and soul group Simply Red, released in 1987.

       Five singles were released from the album. "The Right Thing" was the first to be released, peaking at number 11 in the UK Singles Chart. "Infidelity" was the second single, which reached number 31, followed by "Maybe Someday..." which became Simply Red's first single to fail to reach the UK top 75, peaking at number 88. The next single, "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye", a cover of the Cole Porter song, returned the band to the top 20 where it peaked at number 11. "I Won’t Feel Bad" was the fifth and final single from the album, peaking at number 68.

In the middle of the night

When the time is right

Sexily right

 

I'm gonna do the right thing

I'm feeling hot

I ain't ever gonna stop

To get what you got

You better take what I bring

 

I feel it now

Much harder now

More than any old how

Say you feel the pain

 

Feel I'm getting harder now

(Get off your back four, get on top more)

Feel I'm sinking farther down

(Get off your back four, get on top more)

I told you to stop

You're sleeping out a lot

You told me get lost

Where's your understanding

 

I feel it now

Much harder than I've ever done now, now

Hey, I'm gonna do the right thing

 

Feel I'm getting harder now

(Get off your back four, get on top more)

Feel I'm sinking farther down

(Get off your back four, get on top more)

 

In the middle of the night

When the time is right

Sexily right

I'm gonna do the right thing

 

I'm on fire now

You know I'm on fire now

You know I told you

That I would never dream of leaving now

If I did it right.

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.