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Joe Bonamassa: Don't Explain

 A l b u m   D e t a i l s


Label: J&R Adventures
Released: 2011.09.27
Time:
 50:44
Category: Blues
Producer(s): Kevin Shirley
Rating: *******... (7/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: jbonamassa.com
Appears with:
Purchase date: 2013
Price in €: 1,00





 S o n g s ,   T r a c k s


[1] Sinner's Prayer (Ray Charles) - 4:27
[2] Chocolate Jesus (Tom Waits) - 2:39
[3] Your Heart Is as Black as Night (Melody Gardot) - 5:00
[4] For My Friend (Bill Withers) - 4:11
[5] Don't Explain (Billie Holiday) - 4:34
[6] I'd Rather Go Blind (Etta James) - 8:06
[7] Something's Got a Hold on Me (Etta James) - 6:05
[8] I'll Take Care of You (Bobby Bland) - 5:13
[9] Well, Well (Delaney Bramlett & Bonnie Bramlett) - 3:42
[10] Ain't No Way (Aretha Franklin) - 6:47

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


Joe Bonamassa - guitar, vocals
Beth Hart - piano, vocals, liner notes

Blondie Chaplin - guitar
Anton Fig - drums, percussion
Carmine Rojas - bass guitar
Arlan Scheirbaum - keyboards

Kevin Shirley - mixing, producer
Roy Weisman - executive producer
Jared Kvitka - engineer
James McCullagh - engineer
Vanessa Parr - engineer
Ghian Wright - engineer
George Marino - mastering
Mike Prior - photography
Laura Grover - liner notes

 C o m m e n t s ,   N o t e s


2011 CD J&R Adventures LC03090

Don't Explain is a 2011 cover album recorded by American singer Beth Hart and blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa.

Sängerin Beth Hart, bekannt für ihren markanten starken Blues Rock Sound, veredelt auf 'Don't Explain' mit ihrer ausdrucksstarken Stimme klassische Soul Cover. Ein Album, das durch ihre Freundschaft mit dem Gitarristen Joe Bonamassa entstand. 'Don't Explain' bietet 10 Songs an, unvergleichlich interpretiert von Beth Hart, mit Joe Bonamassa an der Gitarre und seiner einzigartigen Band im Rücken. Die Trackliste beinhaltet Songs, die von KünstlerInnen wie Billie Holiday (das Titelstück, “Don’t Explain”), Aretha Franklin (“Ain’t No Way”), Bill Withers (“For My Friend”), Ray Charles (“Sinner’s Prayer”), Delaney & Bonnie (“Well, Well,” ein Gesangsduett mit Joe Bonamassa), Tom Waits (“Chocolate Jesus”), Etta James (“I’d Rather Go Blind” und “Something’s Got A Hold On Me”)—eins von Beths persönlichen Lieblingssongs. Der Sound auf 'Don't Explain' ist ein kochender Mix aus Soul, Jazz, Rock und Blues, welcher von Harts Gesang dominiert wird. „Beth war ein versteckter Juwel,“ sagt Bonamassa. „Sie hat eine wunderschöne Stimme. Sie ist eine fantastische Sängerin und ein liebenswerter Mensch.“'Don't Explain' erklärt das alles.



Sängerin Beth Hart, bekannt für ihren markanten starken Blues Rock Sound, veredelt auf "Don't Explain" mit ihrer ausdrucksstarken Stimme klassische Soul-Cover. "Don't Explain", das durch ihre Freundschaft mit dem Gitarristen Joe Bonamassa entstand, beinhaltet 10 Songs, unvergleichlich interpretiert von Beth Hart, mit Joe Bonamassa an der Gitarre und seiner einzigartigen Band im Rücken. Das Tracklisting umfasst Songs, die von KünstlerInnen wie Billie Holiday (das Titelstück, "Don't Explain"), Aretha Franklin ("Ain't No Way"), Bill Withers ("For My Friend"), Ray Charles ("Sinner's Prayer"), Delaney & Bonnie ("Well, Well," ein Gesangsduett mit Joe Bonamassa), Tom Waits ("Chocolate Jesus"), Etta James ("I'd Rather Go Blind" und "Something's Got A Hold On Me") - einer von Beth Harts persönlichen Lieblingssongs. Der Sound auf "Don't Explain' ist ein kochender Mix aus Soul, Jazz, Rock und Blues, welcher von Harts Gesang dominiert wird. "Beth war ein versteckter Juwel," sagt Bonamassa. "Sie hat eine wunderschöne Stimme. Sie ist eine fantastische Sängerin und ein liebenswerter Mensch." Und "Don't Explain" erklärt das alles.

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Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Beth Hart, known for her raw and powerful blues-rock sound, wraps her expressive vocals around classic soul covers on Don't Explain, an album that grew out of her friendship with guitarist Joe Bonamassa. Produced by Kevin Shirley (Joe Bonamassa, Led Zeppelin, Black Crowes), the album features Hart's scorching interpretations of ten songs, with Bonamassa on guitar and his ace band filling out the tracks.

"Beth's got a pretty heady voice, very reminiscent of Janis Joplin, says Shirley, who has produced Bonamassa's last five albums. "She's also got a lot of Etta James in her, but hadn't really accessed it. With this material, there is a gentleness to the way she delivers the most heartfelt tunes that she hasn't shown before. It's very cool, she's done a fantastic job."

Bonamassa and Hart had crossed paths on the road numerous times, and played many of the same festivals in Europe. In early 2010, he caught a show of hers in London. "It was killer," says Bonamassa, and suggested they do a project together sometime. Don't Explain took shape that summer while Bonamassa was recording his latest album, Dust Bowl, in Santorini, Greece. "I was up late one night, I couldn't sleep. I was playing songs on my iPod from the reissue of Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out, which included all the opening acts from that Stones show," he recalls. "As soon as the Ike & Tina Turner tracks came on, I just said out loud, 'Beth Hart.' I emailed Kevin, saying, 'Let's do a soul covers record with Beth,' and he replied back, 'Actually, that's a great idea.'

Beth%26Joe2Hart agreed, though she says, "When I first got the call from Joe about doing a soul record with me, I figured I'd be the background vocalist. He said, 'No, you're singing lead.'" She collaborated with Bonamassa and Shirley on choosing songs, and the final set list features numbers made famous by artists including Billie Holiday (the title track, "Don't Explain"), Aretha Franklin ("Ain't No Way"), Bill Withers ("For My Friend"), Ray Charles ("Sinner's Prayer"), Delaney & Bonnie ("Well, Well," featuring a vocal duet with Bonamassa), Tom Waits ("Chocolate Jesus"), Etta James ("I'd Rather Go Blind" and "Something's Got A Hold On Me") a personal favorite of Hart's - and others.

To accommodate everyone's tight schedules, Don't Explain was recorded in four days over two weekends in January 2011 at Village Recorders in Los Angeles (and later mixed by Shirley at The Cave in Malibu). Hart prepared by listening to the originals over and over, to fully learn the material and absorb its very essence - and she was delighted by quickly capturing the raw energy and immediacy she felt in the studio. "With the level of players there, including Joe of course, I really had to rise to the occasion," she says. "I couldn't do my best, I had to do better. That kind of focus was humbling, and it was great. We had such a good time making the record."

To back Hart up, Bonamassa assembled the band that was heard on his #1 Blues album The Ballad of John Henry (2009): Anton Fig (drums, percussion), Blondie Chaplin (guitar), and Carmine Rojas (bass), as well as Arlan Scheirbaum (keyboards). The sound evolved into a simmering mix of soul, jazz, rock, and blues, with Hart's vocals confidently in the pocket of each and every groove. "Beth has been an absolute hidden gem," says Bonamassa. "She has a beautiful voice. She's a fantastic singer, a lovely person." Don't Explain explains it all.

(bethhart.com)



"Mehrfaches Hören ist auf jeden Fall anzuraten, damit dieses Album seine ganze Pracht, Vielfalt und auch Subtilität so richtig entfalten kann." (Good Times, Oktober / November 2011)

"Bonamassas Bluesrock-Arrangements schmiegen sich um Funk, Soul und Jazz, während Harts soulige Rockröhre dem feurigen Amalgam die Krone aufsetzt." (Audio, November 2011)

"Lassen es wie gewohnt krachen, überzeugen aber auch mit zurückhaltendem Spiel: Beth Hart und Joe Bonamassa." (Stereo, November 2011)



2011 collaboration between Los Angeles based singer/songwriter Beth Hart and Blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa. Produced by Kevin Shirley (Joe Bonamassa, Led Zeppelin, Black Crowes), the album features Hart's interpretations of 10 soulful Blues songs, with Bonamassa on guitar and his ace band filling out the tracks. Beth collaborated with Bonamassa and Shirley on choosing songs, and the final set list features numbers made famous by artists including Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, Bill Withers, Ray Charles, Delaney & Bonnie, Tom Waits, Etta James and others.

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Fans of guitar master Joe Bonamassa will be delighted that 2011 was such a prolific year in his career. First came the fine, rootsy Dust Bowl, then 2, the second chapter in his Black Country Communion project's catalog. Don't Explain, a collection of soul, blues, and jazz-oriented covers in collaboration with vocal firebrand Beth Hart marks his third entry this year. The ten-song set of blues and soul is a logical extension of her vocal contribution to "No Love on the Street" from Dust Bowl. Opening is a thoroughly raucous contemporary blues reading of Ray Charles' "Sinner's Prayer," followed by a quirky version of Tom Waits' "Chocolate Jesus," and an unusual cover of contemporary jazz-pop singer/songwriter Melody Gardot's "You Heart Is as Black as Night." On this cut, a string orchestra adds a touch of perversity; it offers the impression of a femme fatale singing a Brecht-Weill number in a smoky cabaret in front of a moody string orchestra, buoyed by a brooding electric blues quintet. "For My Friends," a Bill Withers' tune, is a big, nasty, jagged blues number that keeps the funky groove intact. The title track, a number closely associated with Billie Holiday, falls flat. Hart tries too hard to employ Holiday's phrasing, the string orchestrations are overblown, and Bonamassa's crew is too reverent. This formula also mars the remake of Aretha Franklin's "Ain't No Way" that closes the set. Far better are readings of Etta James' signatories "I'd Rather Go Blind," and "Something's Got a Hold on Me." Hart's emotive, throaty delivery is perfectly suited to both songs, and she resists trying to ape James' phrasing. Since they follow one another directly, the musical difference between them also showcase's Hart's diverse abilities. The former is a soul burner, the latter a gospel blues. Bonamassa and band accent her every phrase with requisite rowdiness, sting, and grit. The pair's only vocal collaboration is a burning read of Delaney & Bonnie's "Well, Well." With Anton Fig's breaks and rim shots underscoring Arlan Scheirbaum's electric piano fills, Bonamassa's burning leads, the chunky, rhythmic foundation from guitarist Blondie Chaplin, and Carmine Rojas' bassline, Hart and the lead guitarist trade whip-smart call and response vocals with enough raw country-soul to bring the song to a new audience. While not a perfect recording, Don't Explain is a good one, whose strengths are numerous enough to warrant a second go round.

Thom Jurek - AllMusic.com



Ist "Don't Explain" jetzt ein Joe Bonamassa-Album, weil er bekanntermaßen die Idee für die vorliegende Kollaboration hatte? Oder ist es eine Beth Hart-CD, weil sie die Songs durch ihre markante Stimme prägt? Oder ist "Don't Explain" ein opus sui generis, weil es Vergleichbares bislang noch nicht gegeben hat? Natürlich hat es schon unzählige Zusammenarbeiten der unterschiedlichsten Künstler unterschiedlichen Geschlechts und Musik-Stils gegeben wie beispielsweise von Robert Plant und Alison Krauss mit Raising Sand oder aber Mark Knopfler und Emmylou Harris mit All The Roadrunning. Aber selten fand ich eine Kombination wie die vorliegende - um mein Fazit bereits vorweg zu nehmen - so derart gelungen. Hier - um ein bekanntes Zitat abzuwandeln - musiziert zusammen, was zusammen gehört!

Die Zusammenarbeit hatte sich ja bereits auf der letzten Bonamassa-CD Dust Bowl angekündigt, auf der Beth Hart - wenn auch nur bei einem Stück und wohl auch nur in untergeordneter Rolle - als Gastsängerin dabei war. Bemerkenswert bei der vorliegenden CD ist zunächst, dass beide Protagonisten - obwohl jeweils selbst geniale Komponisten - gänzlich auf die Verwertung eigenen Materials verzichten und die CD als reines Cover-Album gestalten. Das aber wiederum ist ein gewagtes Spiel, denn der kritische Hörer wird sofort den Vergleich mit den Originalen suchen.

Der Einstieg mit "Sinner's Prayer" klingt genau so, wie ein Joe Bonamassa-Titel halt klingt, doch mit dem Einsetzen des Gesangs kehrt sich dieser Eindruck in sein Gegenteil um, derart wird der Song durch diese markante Stimme von Beth Hart geprägt. Natürlich sage ich nichts Neues, wenn ich schon jetzt feststelle, dass Ähnlichkeiten zu Janis Joplin nicht zu leugnen sind. Beiden gemein ist zudem, dass sie im Leben sowohl Höhen als auch Tiefen durchgemacht haben; letzteres formt und fördert durchaus auch die Stimme. Joe setzt seine Gitarre sehr zurückhaltend ein, doch seine solistischen Einlagen sind unverkennbar.

"Chocolate Jesus" wird - nach einer undefinierbaren Einleitung - musikalisch durch fast Marschmusik-ähnliche zweiviertel-taktige Klavierbegleitung - wohl von Beth Hart herself - geprägt, doch mehr noch fasziniert die facettenreiche Gesangsinterpretation, die die zugrunde liegende Geschichte erzählt. Und Joe trägt wieder ein eigentlich untypisches, weil dezentes Solo bei.

Mit "Your Heart Is As Black As Night" kommen wir in den Bereich 'Bar-Musik', derart ruhig wird diese Ballade - wiederum mit Klavierbegleitung - dargeboten. Und das Gitarrensolo in der Mitte des Songs - zum Wegträumen! Wenn man Anton Fig (Live From The Royal Albert Hall erlebt hat, kann man kaum glauben, dass er derart gefühlvoll die Felle streicheln kann wie vorliegend. Und der beinahe schmerzverzerrte Gesang am Ende lässt sich vielleicht mit dem Bedauern der Sängerin erklären, dass der Song schon zu Ende geht!

Eine härtere Gangart legen die beiden mit "For My Friends" ein. Hier hört man eindeutig den Bonamassa heraus (und entsprechend viel Freiheit nimmt er sich), doch Beth Hart ergänzt den rauen Grundton des Stückes durch eine entsprechend 'dreckige' Stimme - klasse!

Es folgt der Titelsong "Don't Explain". Was soll man dazu noch erklären, nicht nur der Titeltext verbietet es einem. »Einfach wunderbar wie laszive und lässig Beth Hart diesen schönen ... Song interpretiert. Das Gitarren Solo von Joe scheint aus dem Off zu kommen und wird dann immer klarer.« Dieses Zitat habe ich einer Bewertung bei amazon entnommen; ich hätte es nicht treffender, geschweige denn besser formulieren können.

"I'd Rather Go Blind": Wie viele Versionen von diesem Song besitze ich? Genügend, um zu wissen, wie variantenreich man sich diesem Titel widmen kann. Doch keine Version hat bislang eine solch eindringliche Wirkung auf mich gehabt wie diese. Und wenn man - nach etwa sechs Minuten und einem fantastischen Gitarrensolo - denkt, die Aufnahme neigt sich mit von Keyboard und Drums eingebrachtem 'Gewitterdonner' dem Ende zu, fängt sie fast schon wieder von Neuem an, um dann nach über acht Minuten letztendlich doch noch auszuklingen - ich könnte stundenlang da capo rufen!

"Something's Got A Hold On Me" beginnt mit einem a-capella-Gesang von Beth Hart im Wechselspiel mit der Band, bevor das Stück gospelartig an Tempo gewinnt. Und wunderbar in diesem Zusammenhang die 'Schweineorgel'. Man fühlt sich in der Kirche, will aufstehen und sich vom Rhythmus treiben lassen. Der Live-Charakter wird unterstützt durch einen zwischenzeitlichen Wechselgesang mit einer imaginären Gemeinde.

Absoluter Stimmungswechsel zu "I'll Take Care Of You": Zunächst nur mit dem eigenen Piano und sanftem Schlagzeug begleitet, wird die Nummer - auch wenn sie stark von Streichern unterlegt ist - in erster Linie wiederum von der Stimme Beth Harts dominiert; die gefühlvollen Gitarren-Soli von Bonamassa sind - jedenfalls im Rahmen der 'Kurzversion' (dazu s.u.) - lediglich gutes und nettes Beiwerk; erst zum Schluss dreht er nochmal so richtig auf und liefert ein Beispiel seiner Virtuosität. Soweit im Booklet steht, dass Beth anfangs Probleme mit diesem Song gehabt haben soll - hier sind sie nicht mehr zu hören. Bei "Well, Well" kommt schließlich auch Joe Bonamassa gesanglich zu Gehör; ein flotter Song, der wieder richtig Stimmung in die Bude bringt.

Ouvertürenhaft der Einstieg zu "Ain't No Way", bevor diese Ballade im Dreiviertel-Takt - zudem mit viel 'Streicheleinheiten' - recht schwülstig interpretiert wird. Beth Hart hält sich - von einzelnen Passagen abgesehen - mit ihrem Gesang etwas zurück; die sporadischen Gitarrenklänge weisen jedoch unzweifelhaft auf ihren Urheber hin.

Zum Schluss wird nochmals "I'll Take Care Of You" dargeboten, dieses Mal in der 'Radio-Edit-Version'. Warum das sein muss, ist mir nicht erklärlich, da die Spielzeit der CD bislang schon immerhin über 50 Minuten war. Und das abschließende Gitarren-Solo von Joe Bonamassa (s.o.) fehlt hier einfach.

Auch wenn ich eingangs davon geschrieben habe, dass ein Cover-Album zwangsläufig den Vergleich zu den Originalen (oder auch früheren Cover-Versionen) herausfordert, habe ich vorliegend bewusst darauf verzichtet, derartige Vergleiche anzustellen bzw. zu beschreiben. Jeder Hörer wird - bewusst oder unbewusst - Vergleiche anstellen und entsprechend bewerten. Für mich sind die vorliegenden Songs - mögen sie auch nah am Original angelegt sein oder eine völlig abweichende Interpretation darstellen - für sich genommen einfach erstklassige Interpretationen, die für sich allein stehen. Und - nebenbei bemerkt - die keinen Vergleich zu scheuen brauchen!

Zum Schluss noch ein paar Formalien: Die CD erscheint in einer normalen Jewel-Box. Das Booklet enthält einige Anmerkungen zu den einzelnen Titeln, die üblichen Credits sowie einige Fotos, die die Verbundenheit zwischen den Protagonisten dokumentieren. Die Aufnahmen sind technisch einwandfrei und lassen keine Wünsche offen.

Wenn ich gezwungen wäre, die eingangs selbst gestellten Fragen zu beantworten, würde ich "Don't Explain" als Beth Hart-CD einstufen; zu sehr prägt sie mit ihrem Gesang die Songs. Auch wenn sie - im Booklet zitiert - mehrfach andeutet, dass sie die Stücke nicht interpretieren könnte - fishing for compliments - sie kann es - und wie! Aber auch wenn es eine Beth Hart-CD ist: Sie hat eine verdammt gute Begleitband gehabt!

Mögen Joe Bonamassa und Beth Hart zu gegebener Zeit wieder kooperieren; nichts kann ich mir sehnlicher wünschen. Aber bitte nicht in dieser schnellen Abfolge, die Joe bei seinen eigenen Produktionen derzeit walten lässt. Ich möchte noch möglichst lange die aktuelle Scheibe als etwas wirklich Besonderes wahrnehmen. Und deshalb - wohl wissend, dass ich mich weit aus dem Fenster lehne, gebe ich der Scheibe 10 RockTimes-Uhren! - Ein eindeutiger Tipp! Anspieltipp? Jeder einzelne Song! Und am Besten: die gesamte CD!

Jürgen Hauß - RockTimes.at
 

 L y r i c s


Sinner's Prayer

Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy on me
Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy on me
Well, if I've done somebody wrong
Lord, have mercy if you please

I used to have plenty of money
The finest clothes in town
Bad luck and trouble overtook me
And God, look at me now

Please have mercy, Lord, have mercy on me
And if I've done somebody wrong
Lord, have mercy if you please

Keep on working, my child
Oh, in the morning, oh
Lord, have mercy

If I've been a bad girl, baby
Yeah, I'll change my ways
Don't want bad luck and trouble
On me all my days

Please have mercy, Lord, have mercy on me
And if I've done somebody wrong
Lord, have mercy if you please
Have mercy on me


Chocolate Jesus

Don't go to church on Sunday
Don't get on my knees to pray
Don't memorize the books of the Bible
I got my own special way
But I know Jesus loves me
Maybe just a little bit more

I fall out on my knees every Sunday
At Zerelda Lee's candy store

Well it's got to be a chocolate Jesus
Make me feel good inside
Got to be a chocolate Jesus
Keep me satisfied

Well I don't want no Abba Zabba
Don't want no Almond Joy
There ain't nothing better
Suitable for this boy
Well it's the only thing
That can pick me up
Better than a cup of gold
See only a chocolate Jesus
Can satisfy my soul

(Solo)
When the weather gets rough
And it's whiskey in the shade
It's best to wrap your savior
Up in cellophane
He flows like the big muddy
But that's ok
Pour him over ice cream
For a nice parfait

Well it's got to be a chocolate Jesus
Good enough for me
Got to be a chocolate Jesus
Good enough for me

Well it's got to be a chocolate Jesus
Make me feel good inside
Got to be a chocolate Jesus
Keep me satisfied


Your Heart Is as Black as Night

Your eyes may be whole
But the story I'm told
Is that your heart is as black as night
Your lips may be sweet
Such that I can't compete
But your heart is as black as night

I don't know why you came along
At such a perfect time
But if i let you hang around
I'm bound to lose my mind
Cuz your hands may be strong
But the feeling's all wrong
Your heart is as black as night

I don't know why you came along
At such a perfect time
But if i let you hang around
I'm bound to lose my mind
Cuz your hands may be strong
But the feeling's all wrong
Your heart is as black as night

Your eyes may be whole
But the story I'm told
Is that your heart is as black as night
Your lips may be sweet
Such that I can't compete
But your heart is as black as night

I don't know why you came along
At such a perfect time
But if i let you hang around
I'm bound to lose my mind
Cuz your hands may be strong
But the feeling's all wrong
Your heart is as black
Your heart is as black
Oh, your heart is as black as night
As Night, as night
Ohohohohohoh


For My Friends

One of us has to say he's sorry, yeah
Or we will never be friends again
Let's have a drink and talk it over
I wanna keep you for my date
We're here today and gone tomorrow, oh
None of us knows when life will end
I said some things that caused you sorrow
I wanna keep you for my friend
A-ha, oh ha
A-ha, oh ho
Yeah
Oh ho
One of us has to say he's sorry
Or we will never be friends again
Let's have a little drink and talk it over, oh
I wanna keep you for my friend
We're here today and gone tomorrow, oh
None of us knows when life will end
I said some nasty things that caused you sorrow
But I wanna keep you for my friend, hey
Aha, oh ho
Aha, oh ho
Oh
Oh ho


I'd Rather Go Blind

Something told me that it was over, baby, yeah
When I saw you
When I saw you and that girl
And y'all was talking

Something deep down
Something deep down in my soul said
"Go on, go on and cry, girl"
When I saw you, when I saw you with that same person
And y'all was walking around

And I'd rather
I'd rather be a blind girl, baby, yeah, yeah
Than to see you walk away, walk away from me, baby
Don't leave me, I don't wanna see you go

'Cause you see, I love you so much
And I don't wanna watch you leave me
Don't wanna watch you leave me, baby
And another thing is, one more thing is
I just don't, I just don't wanna be free
Scared to be by myself

I was just, I was just sitting here thinking
About your sweet kiss and your, your warm embrace
Hmm, your warm embrace
Hmm, yo, yo, warm, warm embrace

When I look down in the glass that I held to my lips
And I saw the reflection of the tears rolling down my face
That's when I knew I love you and I couldn't do without you
And I'd rather be a blind girl

Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
Baby, baby, babe, no, babe, oh, oh
Oh babe, all day sitting up
Sitting up thinking about you

Myself, I don't wanna see you leave
Please don't go
Oh, babe, no, babe, oh, babe
I'd rather be a blind girl

Something told me that it was over, baby
When I saw you
When I saw you and that girl
And y'all was talking

Something deep down in my soul said
"Go on, go on and cry, girl"
When I saw you, when I saw you and that girl
And y'all was walking by

And I'd rather go blind, I'd rather go blind
I'd rather go blind, babe
Than to see you walk away, walk away
Don't walk away 'cause I'd rather go blind


Something's Got a Hold on Me

I know sometimes I get a good feeling, yeah
And I get a feeling that I never, never, never
Never had before, no, no, hey
And I, and I, I just wanna tell y'all, I said y'all
I believe, I believe, I believe

Something got a hold on me, yeah, yeah
Oh, it must be love
Something got a hold on me right now
Oh, it must be love

Let me tell, I never felt like this before
Something got a hold and it won't let go
Believe I'd fly if only I could
Sound so strange, sure it's good

I said whoa, I said whoa
I said whoa
Aha-ho, aha-hey, yeah
Hey, now it must be love

Let me tell you now
Something got a hold on me, yeah, yeah
Oh, it must be love
Something got a hold on me right now, yeah, child
Oh, it must be love

Let me tell you
I never felt like this before
Something's got a hold and it won't let go
Believe I'd fly if only I could
Sound so strange, sure it's good

I said whoa, I said whoa
I said whoa
Aha-ho, aha-hey, yeah
Hey, now it must be love

Let me tell you know
My heart feel heavy, feet feel light
I shake all over, I feel alright
I never thought it could happen to me

It got me heavy without the misery
I never thought it could be this way
Love's sure gone and put a hurting on me

I said whoa, I said whoa
I said whoa
Aha-ho, aha-hey, yeah
Hey, now it must be love

You know it talk like love
It walk like love
It make me feel alright, aye
Hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, I feel alright
Yeah, yeah, I feel that I feel alright
Let me hear you say yeah
Yeah
Let me hear you say yeah
Yeah

Let me hear you say yeah
Yeah
Let me hear you say yeah
Yeah
Alright, alright, yeah

Said it walk like love
Said it talk like love
It makes me feel alright
Oh whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, oh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I said something gotta hold on, child
And it won't let go
Said it walk like love, it talk like love
Make me feel alright, make me feel alright

I said hey, I said hey, I said hey
I said hey, I say hey, I say hey
I said hey, I said hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, yeah, hey, yeah
Hey, hey, hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yay, yay, yay

Something got a hold on me, yeah, yeah
Oh, it must be love
Something got a hold on me right now
Oh, it must be love

Let me tell you, I never felt like this before
Something got a hold and it won't let go
Believe I'd fly if only I could
Sound so strange, sure it's good

I said whoa, I said whoa
I said whoa, whoa
Say yeah, say yeah, yeah
Oh, now it must be love, yeah

 

I'll Take Care Of You

I know you've been hurt
By someone else
I can tell by the way
You carry yourself
But if you'll let me
Here's what I'll do
I'll take care of you
I, I loved and lost
The same as you
So you see I know
Just what you've been through
And if you'll let me
Here's what I'll do
I just have got to take care of you
You won't ever have to worry
You don't ever have to cry
I'll be there beside you
To dry your weeping eyes
So darlin' tell me
That you'll be true
'Cause there's no doubt in my mind
I know what I want to do
And just as sure
One and one is two
I just got, I got to take care of you
I just got to take care of you
Take care of you


Well, Well

Well well gettin to know you so well
Well well gettin to know you so well
I've heard some talk in the neighborhood bout a good time somebody's havin'
They don't know
They just don't know the half about it
And that there's so much to it
And what they're sayin
They don't know what we're knowin
Never gonna catch up
Never get goin

Well well gettin to know you so well
Well well gettin to know you so well
As long as I can see its you and me alone together
It feels so good
Lord I feel so good about it
If its feelin good inside of one
Nothin ever matters
Lovin you doin what I'm lovin
Lovin me lovin what ya do
Well well gettin to know you so well
Well well gettin to know you so well

don't you hear me talkin to you Joe?
come on
well well

Well well gettin to know you so well
Well well gettin to know you so well
I heard some talkin in the neighborhood bout a good time somebody's havin
But they don't know
They just don't know the half about it
And that there's so much to it
What they're sayin
They don't know but we know it
Never gonna catch us
They'll never get goin

Well well gettin to know you so well
Well well gettin to know you so well
Well well gettin to know you so well
Well well gettin to know you so well


Ain't No Way

Ain't no way for me to love you
If you won't let me
It ain't no way for me to give you all you need
If you won't let me give all of me

I know that a woman's duty
Is to help and love a man
And that's the way it was planned

Oh, how can I, how can I, how can I
Give you all those things I can
If you're tying both of my hands
It ain't no way, ain't no way

Just ain't no way, baby
Ain't no way, baby
It ain't no way for me to love you
If you won't let me

Stop trying to be
Someone you're not
Hard, cold and cruel is a man
Who paid too much for what he got

And if you need me
Like you say, say, yeah, you do
Oh, then babe, babe, baby
Don't you know that I need you? oh

It ain't no way
I tell you that it ain't no way
It ain't no way, it ain't no way, baby, no
Just ain't no way, sure ain't no way, baby

It ain't no way for me to love you
If you won't let me
If you won't let me, no way

If you won't let me
No way


I'll Take Care Of You

I know you've been hurt
By someone else
I can tell by the way
You carry yourself
But if you'll let me
Here's what I'll do
I'll take care of you
I, I loved and lost
The same as you
So you see I know
Just what you've been through
And if you'll let me
Here's what I'll do
I just have got to take care of you
You won't ever have to worry
You don't ever have to cry
I'll be there beside you
To dry your weeping eyes
So darlin' tell me
That you'll be true
'Cause there's no doubt in my mind
I know what I want to do
And just as sure
One and one is two
I just got, I got to take care of you
I just got to take care of you
Take care of you

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