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Eric Clapton: Back Home

 A l b u m   D e t a i l s

Artist: Eric Clapton
Title: Back Home
Released: 2005.08.30
Label: Reprise Records
Time: 60:34
Producer(s): Eric Clapton, Simon Climie
Appears with: The Yardbirds
Category: Blues
Rating: *********. (9/10)
Media type: CD
Purchase date:  2006.02.14
Price in €: 9,99
Web address: www.ericclapton.com

 S o n g s ,   T r a c k s


[1] So Tired (E.Clapton/S.Climie) - 4:50
[2] Say What You Will (E.Clapton/S.Climie) - 4:37
[3] I´m Going Left (S.Wonder/S.Wright) - 4:05
[4] Love Don`t Love Nobody (J.Jefferson/Ch.Simmons) - 7:15
[5] Revolution (E.Clapton/S.Climie) - 5:03
[6] Love Comes To Everyone (G.Harrison) - 4:36
[7] Lost And Found (D.Bramhall/J.Stacey) - 5:22
[8] Piece Of My Heart (D.Bramhall/S.Melvoin/M.Elizondo) - 4:25
[9] One Day (V.Gill/B.Darnall) - 5:22
[10] One Track Mind (E.Clapton/S.Climie) - 5:06
[11] Run Home To Me (E.Clapton/S.Climie) - 6:19
[12] Back Home (E.Clapton) - 3:32

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


Eric Clapton - Vocals, Guitars, Art Direction

Nathan East - Bass
Andy Fairweather-Low - Guitar
Doyle Bramhall II - Guitar
Nicky "Misschief" Shaw - Percussion
Billy Preston - Piano, Keyboards, Hammond Organ
Steve Gadd - Drums
Simon Climie - Keyboards, Pro-Tools
Abraham Laboriel - Drums

Guest Musicians:
Steve Winwood - Guest Appearance
Paul Fakhourie - Guest Appearance
Vince Gill - Guest Appearance
Stephen Marley - Guest Appearance
Pino Palladino - Guest Appearance
Chris Stainton - Guest Appearance
Toby Baker - Guest Appearance

The Kick Horns:
Simon Clarke - Horns
Kick Horns - Horns
Roddy Lorimer - Horns
Tim Sanders - Horns
Paul Spong - Horns
Annie Whitehead - Horns

Nick Ingman - Strings
Gavyn Wright - Strings
Isobelle Griffiths - Strings

Sharon White - Background Vocals
Lawrence Johnson - Background Vocals

Alan Douglas - Recording
Simon Climie - Programming, Producer, Digital Editing
Joel Evenden - Digital Editing, Additional Pro-Tools
Jonathan Shakhovskoy - Additional Pro-Tools
Mick Guzauski - Mixing
Tom Bender - Mix Assistant
Philip Rose - Assistant Engineering
George Renwick - Assistant Engineering
Bea Henkel - Second Assistant
Bob Ludwig - Mastering
Nicky "Misschief" Shaw - drum programming
Catherine Roylance - Art Direction & Design
Lee Dickson - Guitar Techician
Paul Higgens - Album Illustration
Jill Furmanovsky - Photography
Allan Titmuss - Photography
 

 C o m m e n t s ,   N o t e s


2005 CD Reprise 49395
2005 LP Reprise 49397

Eric Clapton's first album of mostly original material since 2001, BACK HOME, as the title implies, finds the revered British guitarist/vocalist in a comfortable, confident setting. Here Clapton's signature blues-rock sound is the order of the day, as exemplified by the easy-going "Revolution," which riffs on the lyrics of the Beatles song of the same name, and conjures up the reggae-tinged vibe of EC's famous rendition of Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff." Clapton's Beatles connection also pops up on a gentle cover of "Love Comes to Everyone" by his friend George Harrison. In addition to his longtime bandmates Doyle Bramhall II and Andy Fairweather Low (guitar), Nathan East (bass), and Steve Gadd (drums), who have an almost telepathic connection with Clapton, BACK HOME features contributions by John Mayer, Billy Preston, Steve Winwood, Vince Gill, and Robert Randolph. However, these artists never distract from Clapton, who is clearly playing to the strengths of his more pop-oriented side.



Eric Clapton claimed in the press release for Back Home, his 14th album of original material, that "One of the earliest statements I made about myself was back in the late '80s, with Journeyman. This album completes that cycle in terms of talking about my whole journey as an itinerant musician and where I find myself now, starting a new family. That's why I chose the title. It's about coming home and staying home." With that in mind, it becomes clearer that the studio albums Clapton released during the '90s did indeed follow some sort of thematic logic. 1989's Journeyman did find Clapton regrouping after a muddled '80s, returning to the bluesy arena rock and smooth pop that had been his signature sound as a solo artist. He followed that with 1994's From the Cradle, where he explicitly returned to the roots of his music by recording an album of blues standards. Four years later, he released Pilgrim, a slick album that had Clapton strengthening his collaboration with producer/co-writer Simon Climie (who first worked with EC on his electronica side project T.D.F.). If Pilgrim touched on father issues, 2001's Reptile loosely returned Clapton to his childhood (complete with a smiling boyhood shot of him on the cover) and found the guitarist struggling with a seemingly diverse selection of material, ranking from '50s R&B to James Taylor. After a brief blues detour on 2004's Me and Mr. Johnson, Clapton returns to the sound and feel of Reptile for Back Home, but he doesn't seem to be as tentative or forced as he did there. Instead, he eases comfortably into the domesticity that isn't just the concept for the album, it's reason for being. In fact, the album doesn't need "back" in its title -- ultimately, the album is just about being home (which, if the center photo of Clapton at home with his three young daughters and wife is to be believed, looks alarmingly similar to the set of Thomas the Tank Engine, complete with a painted rainbow shining through the window).

While it's hard to begrudge the 60-year-old guitarist for finding a happy home after all these years, what is puzzling about this calm, comfortable album is that Clapton is equating domestic bliss with a glossy, consciously classy sound that's swept clean of dirt and grit, or even the blues. Consequently, Back Home is pitched halfway between the lite contemporary soul of Pilgrim and Clapton's time as a Michelob spokesman in the late '80s. Each track rides a tight, professional groove -- sometimes a bluesy vamp, sometimes a reggae jam, usually something soulful but relaxed -- and while instruments sometimes bubble up from the mix (sometimes it's Clapton's guitar, but just as often it's Billy Preston's organ, or occasionally a synth straight out of 1987), the emphasis is always on the smooth, shiny surface. Unlike such peers as Bob Dylan, Elton John, and the Rolling Stones who revitalized their recording careers with back-to-basics moves that stripped their music down to its essence, Clapton seems to harbor an aversion to what he built his reputation on, whether it was the lean, sinewy blues of the Yardbirds and Bluesbreakers or the psychedelic freak-outs of Cream, or even the rootsy rock he learned from Delaney & Bonnie in the '70s. Based on Back Home, it really does seem like he considers Journeyman ground zero for his solo career, but instead of replicating the well-balanced mix of rock, pop, and blues that made that record one of his best solo efforts, he settles into a tasteful adult pop sound that makes this record the ideal soundtrack to a pleasant Sunday afternoon at home with the family. Again, it's hard to begrudge Clapton his newfound domestic bliss, but it's just unfortunate that he equates family with blandness.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine - All-Music Guide



As this title to Eric Clapton's new album has it, the guitar giant has now returned back home from his recent meetings at the crossroads with Robert Johnson (Me and Mr. Johnson, Sessions for Robert J) -- and the new album is a far more restrained, tasteful and slickly produced environment. Shaking hellhounds off your trail is one thing, but domesticity, one of Back Home's central themes, presents its own trials. "Now Mama's gettin' snappy/And Daddy won't change no nappy," this married father of three young girls sings on the sprightly opening track, "So Tired." (Must be the nanny's day off.) At sixty, Clapton is deeply grateful to be sober and settled; the specter of his four-year-old son Conor's tragic death in 1991 (the subject of his 1992 ballad "Tears in Heaven") lends weight to the celebrations of "the sweet, simple moments" of family life in the title track and "Run Home to Me." Similarly, his lighthearted rendition of George Harrison's "Love Comes to Everyone" suits the album's mood and poignantly acknowledges his deceased friend. On "Revolution," a sinuous reggae shuffle, Clapton and his deft band (which, on various tracks, includes the likes of drummer Steve Gadd, bassist Nathan East, keyboardist Billy Preston and guests such as John Mayer, Robert Randolph and Steve Winwood) burn off Back Home's polish and heat the track to a seductive simmer. Alas, if you're looking for Slowhand to ignite the pyrotechnics, forget it. He's busy out in the backyard, playing with the girls. But as he sings on "So Tired," "Sometimes I think that I'm too old for this/I must have better things to do/But when it's time for my good-night kiss/My dreams have all come true."

ANTHONY DECURTIS - Rolling Stone
(Posted: Sep, 8 2005)



Mojo (p.98) - 3 stars out of 5 - "Clapton's playing is still fluid, his vocals remain convincing, and the songs range from a smouldering semi-reggae groove on 'Revolution' to a growling slow blues...



Judging by the mellow, contented songs that dominate Back Home, Eric Clapton finds himself in a particularly grounded place right now, lending the disc a subdued and inviting energy. That aura is intensified by the presence of guests as varied as John Mayer, Steve Winwood, and Robert Randolph (the last of whom turns in some stellar dobro work), all of whom are sympathetic enough to Clapton's intent that their presences are more felt than instantly heard. In keeping with his tendencies to seek out unusual covers for Claptonization, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer swept a wide swath of the sonic spectrum to come up with some of the disc's most intriguing cuts -- notably a languid, almost churchly take on the Spinners' "Love Don't Love Nobody" that's veined with eloquent picking. He's every bit as effective when he puts the guitar on the back burner to showcase his underrated vocal abilities, best demonstrated by a sweaty, horn-dappled version of "I'm Going Left" (which Stevie Wonder wrote with his late wife, Syreeta Wright). The R&B bent extends to many of the disc's originals as well: "One Track Mind" has a cognac-smooth groove that'd do Al Green proud, while "Say What You Will" interweaves that Memphis vibe with a reggae rhythm that's a little more subtle, a little more sensual, than Clapton's earlier forays into island sounds. A similar silkiness permeates his playing as well, as the bracing fire-and-ice interchanges of yore have given way to quieter explosions, as evidenced by the liquid-silver lines he unskeins on the Vince Gill–penned "One Day." Yes, he slips into Hallmark card territory now and again (especially on the doting-dad ditty "So Tired"), but it's hard to begrudge the man his happiness. In fact, as long as he keeps channeling it into the directions he does here, it's mighty easy to share in it.

David Sprague - Barnes & Noble



Back Home is Eric Clapton in a good mood, filled with upbeat toe-tappers about hearth and home (a young child even puts in a cameo on "So Tired"). Blues-rock ("Lost and Found"), reggae ("Revolution"), and R&B (the Spinners' "Love Don't Love Nobody") mingle comfortably with laid-back pop (George Harrison's "Love Comes to Everyone"). Recorded around the same time as Me and Mr. Johnson, his bestselling collection of Robert Johnson songs, Clapton's first recording of (mostly) original material since 2001's Reptile is a combination of solo compositions, covers, and collaborations with writing partner Simon Climie. Backing musicians include John Mayer (guitar), Blind Faith mate Steve Winwood (synthesizer), and longtime associate Billy Preston (keyboards), whose expertise with the Hammond B3 shines brightest on the Vince Gill cowritten "One Day". There are no real surprises on Back Home, just Clapton doing what he does best--with an extra spring in his step.

Kathleen C. Fennessy - Amazon.com



Der fahrende Geselle wird allmählich sesshaft, scheint's. Viele Jahre lang befand sich Eric Clapton fast ununterbrochen "on the road". Er absolvierte Tournee auf Tournee, war der ewige Reisende (Journeyman, 1989). Nun will er die Pilgerfahrt (Pilgrim, 1998) beenden, mit sechzig Jahren ist es für ihn offensichtlich an der Zeit, nach Hause zurückzukehren und sich niederzulassen. Back Home heißt denn auch treffend das jüngste Album des Engländers, dessen Booklet mit Familienfotos bebildert ist und dessen erster Track "So Tired" mit Babygeplapper ausklingt: Mister Clapton wurde vor kurzem zum fünften Mal Vater und will sich in Zukunft verstärkt dem Eheleben mit der nur halb so alten Melia McEnery widmen. Können und wollen sich die Fans diesen Rückzug ins Private wirklich vorstellen? Hm.

Nach mehreren Blueseinspielungen (zuletzt Me And Mr. Johnson) deckt der 16-fache Grammy-Gewinner diesmal ein breiteres Sound- und Stilspektrum ab. Die Palette reicht hier von bläserverstärktem R&B ("So Tired") und lässig schlurfendem Boogierock ("Lost And Found") über Souliges ("Piece Of My Heart") und Folkiges ("Back Home") bis zu Reggae ("Revolution") und beatleskem Pop (beim George-Harrison-Cover "Love Comes To Everyone"). Fünf der insgesamt zwölf Titel hat Clapton mit seinem Langzeitpartner Simon Climie geschrieben (erinnert sich noch jemand an das 80's-Popduo Climie Fisher?), beim Rest handelt es sich um Bearbeitungen von Fremdtiteln. So drückt "Slowhand" zum Beispiel dem Spinners-Oldie "Love Don't Love Nobody" und Stevie Wonders "Going Left" seinen Stempel auf.

Alte Weggefährten (Steve Gadd, Nathan East, Andy Fairweather Low, Billy Preston) und namhafte Gäste (Steve Winwood, John Mayer, Pino Palladino) setzen all das gekonnt, aber leider auch etwas routiniert um. Eric Clapton selbst liefert eine gewohnt erstklassige Saitenarbeit ab, sein Gesang ist einfühlsam wie immer, große Überraschungen darf man aber wohl auch von ihm nicht mehr erwarten. So wurde Back Home ein grundsolider Longplay, an dem echte Anhänger bestimmt ihre Freude haben werden, die Zeiten der Geniestreiche sind hingegen (vorerst?) vorbei.

Harald Kepler - Amazon.de



Quicklebendig geht es los, mit hellwachem Beat und scharfen Licks - aber das Stück heißt trotzdem ãSo tired". Die gelassene, auf Bläser gebettete Toleranz von ãSay what you will" steckt dafür im luftigen Reggae-Kleid, und Claptons Stimme hat eine verspielte Frische, die er zuletzt vor seinem (wirklich müden) Unplugged-Ausflug von 1992 hatte. ãI'm younger than that now", sang Dylan einst; heute scheint das für Clapton zu gelten. PassŽ sind sowohl die puristischen Forschungsreisen zu den Wurzeln des Blues, passŽ auch das allzu Weiche, das viele seiner Alben aus den 90ern prägte. Auf ãBack home" spielt Clapton begeistert wie ein Novize mit den Stilen, die er sich in 40 Jahren raufschaffte, und in den besten Momenten verschmelzen sie zu einem ebenso leichtfüßigen wie erdigen Americana-Poprock mit Charts-Appeal. Und in den schlechtesten hat das etwas Cocker-haftes. Dennoch: Dieses Album könnte für Clapton ein ähnlicher Neuanfang sein wie für Santana 1999 ãSupernatural".

(mw) - kulturnews.de


Nachdem ERIC CLAPTON das letzte Jahr in Begleitung seines unsterblichen Idols Robert Johnson verbracht hat und mit jenem die lange, mystische Bluesreise vom Mississippi-Delta bis Chicago antrat, kehrt er nun an einem Ort ein, an dem sich die gequälte Seele entspannen kann. Soul heißt das Allheilmittel, mit dem es sich an einem Ort wie Zuhause gut einrichten lässt, und so gibt sich Mr. Slowhand auf seinem neuen Album Back Home mit Hilfe von souligen Arrangements und sonnigen Ausflügen in Reggae, Gospel und entspannten Pop ganz lässig – ein Mann, der auf der Veranda sitzt, und nichts mehr zu beweisen braucht, dem aber die Songs wie kleine Edelsteine aus dem Handgelenk purzeln. Mit dem ersten eigenen Neumaterial nach fast fünf Jahren präsentiert ERIC CLAPTON sich gelassen wie nie zuvor.

„Ich war schon seit längerem dabei, ein Studioalbum aufzunehmen, ohne zu wissen, wie es sich anhören würde,“ erklärt CLAPTON die Entstehung von Back Home, an dem er vor etwa anderthalb Jahren mit seinem langjährigen Kollaborateur Simon Climie zu arbeiten begann. „Wir hatten uns damit abgefunden, dass das sehr lange dauern konnte, und immer wenn wir das Gefühl hatten, in eine Sackgasse geraten zu sein, oder wenn die Arbeit irgendwie stockte, haben wir einen Song von Robert Johnson eingespielt, um die Luft zu reinigen. Die Folge war, dass wir im letzten Jahr zuerst das Album Me & Mr. Johnson fertig hatten,“ schmunzelt er.

Back Home wurde wieder von der klassischen ERIC CLAPTON-Besetzung eingespielt, die den Meister schon seit einigen Jahren fest begleitet, nämlich Drummer Steve Gadd, Bassist Nathan East, die Gitarristen Andy Fairweather Low und Doyle Bramhall II sowie Keyboarder Billy Preston und Simon Climie. Aber auch die Reihe der Gäste auf dem Album kann sich sehen lassen und führt mit Steve Winwood (Synth), John Mayer (Gitarre), Robert Randolph (Dobro), Chris Stainton (Fender Rhodes), Stephen Marley (Perc), Abraham Laboriel, Jr. (Drums), Pino Paladino (Bass) und Toby Baker (Keyboards) illustre Namen im Programm. Die Streicherarrangements auf Back Home stammen von Nick Ingman.

Neben 5 Songs, die CLAPTON gemeinsam mit Simon Climie schrieb, befinden sich auch einige Coverversionen auf Back Home. So die George Harrison-Nummer Love Comes To Everyone, der Spinners-Track Love Don’t Love Nobody und Stevie Wonders/Syretta Wrights’ Going Left. Weitere Songs stammen von Vince Gill, Doyle Bramhall II und CLAPTON selbst. Die deutlichen Soul- und Reggae-Anleihen erinnern zuweilen an den sich selbst ausprobierenden CLAPTON Mitte der Siebziger, und so wirken Songs wie Revolution, Say What You Will und Heaven wie erwachsene Erfüllungen juvenil gegebener Versprechungen. Der lockere Pop von Harrisons Love Comes To Everyone, den CLAPTON mit äußerster Souveränität aufs Parkett setzt, die stille Ballade One Day, die tief unter die Haut geht und vollkommen unangestrengt daherkommt, der unfassbar understatete Groove von One Track Mind – allein dies wären schon Höhepunkte auf jedem Album eines „ganz normalen“ Popstars.

Der Grundgedanke von Back Home entstand während des Kompositions- und Aufnahmeprozesses, so erklärt CLAPTON. „Eines meiner frühesten Statements über mich selbst legte ich Ende der Achtziger mit Journeyman ab. Back Home schließt diesen Zirkel nun, indem das Album von meiner Reise als fahrender Musiker erzählt. Nun finde ich mich selbst zuhause, wo ich zur Ruhe komme und ein neues Familienleben beginne. Darum geht es im Titel: um das Nachhausekommen.“ Und lachend fügt CLAPTON hinzu: „Was mich nicht davon abhalten wird, das neue Album im nächsten Jahr auf Tour vorzustellen...“

Amazon.de



Back Home is Eric Clapton’s first album of new original material in nearly five years. Featuring twelve songs, five of which were penned by Clapton with creative collaborator Simon Climie, Back Home also includes "Love Comes To Everyone" by George Harrison, the Spinners’ "Love Don’t Love Nobody", a rendition of Stevie Wonder and Syretta Wright’s "I’m Going Left", and compositions by Vince Gill, Doyle Bramhall II and others.

Produced by Clapton and Simon Climie, who together also wrote the album’s first single "Revolution", Back Home additionally spotlights an all-star backing band, many of whose members have worked extensively with Clapton over the years. Included are drummer Steve Gadd, bassist Nathan East, guitarists Andy Fairweather-Low and Doyle Bramhall II, and keyboardists Billy Preston and Simon Climie.

Among the special guests appearing on Back Home are Steve Winwood (synthesizer), John Mayer (guitar), Robert Randolph (dobro), Chris Stainton (Fender Rhodes), Stephen Marley (percussion), Abraham Laboriel, Jr. (drums), Pino Paladino (bass) and Toby Baker (keyboards). The album also highlights string arrangements by Nick Ingman and performances by the Kick Horns.

"I wanted to make a studio album without quite knowing what it was going to be", remarks Clapton on the creative impetus behind Back Home. Working closely with Climie, Clapton began recording over a year ago, working around his touring schedule and family commitments. "We kind of resigned ourselves to the fact that it was going to take a long time", he continues, "but when we got stuck or if it wasn’t moving fast enough we’d stop and do a Robert Johnson song. That would clear the air and we’d go back and carry on for the new album. As a result, we ended up with a complete Robert Johnson album first, which was released last year as Me And Mr Johnson".

It was through the writing and recording process, Clapton explains, that the theme of Back Home emerged. "One of the earliest statements I made about myself", he reveals, "was back in the late ‘80’s, with Journeyman. This album completes that cycle in terms of talking about my whole journey as an itinerant musician and where I find myself now, starting a new family. That’s why I chose the title. It’s about coming home and staying home. Even though," he adds with a laugh, "I’ll be out on the road again next year, playing this music".

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So Tired

Get up in the morning already yawning and I'm so tired
I Ain't had a wink of sleep seems like all week
We're So tired
The Baby's only feeding and one of them is teething
They're So tired
They get up before the dawn I don't know how we carry on
We're so tired

Thank God their mama is a natural
She knows exactly what to do
And as for me I think I'd go insane
I just wouldn't have a clue

You know we try to do our best
Just don't get no rest
We're so tired
Would do it all again you can bet your life my friend
But I'm So tired
Bomp ba da da da da da
We're So tired So Tired
Bomp ba da da da da da
So tired So tired

Just can't wait til the sun goes down and all the kids have gone to bed
Trying to sleep you know but sleep won't come
With all the stuff goin through my head

Well its play group on thursday Music class on Friday, I'm so tired
And Now Mamas getting snappy
Daddy won't change no messy
And I'm so tired
Bomp ba da da da da da
So tired
Bomp ba da da da da da
So tired

Sometime I think I'll just go on to bed
I must have better things to do
When Its time to get my good night kiss
My dreams have all come true
Bomp ba da da da da da
So Tired
Bomp ba da da da da da
So tired
So tired... So tired
So tired... So tired
So tired... So tired
So tired... So tired


Say What You Will

Say what you will
Good love is hard to find
I've had my fill of the hurtin' kind

Take alot of money
To buy up all the pain

Take alot of honey
To fill me up and put me back
On my feet again

You've seen the worst
Still you find the best of me
My love was cursed
Loosin' destiny

Take alot of livin'
To dry up all the tears
Take alot of grinnin'
To cheer me up and put me back
On my feet again

You know I needed a friend
I could tell my troubles to
And you have been my friend
So I will give my love to you
Good love from me to you

Here it comes again
I feel I'm not good enough
Can't remember when
It ever felt so tough

Take alot huggin'
Drive away the fear
Take alot of lovin'
To pick me up and put me back
On my feet again

You know I needed a friend
I could tell my troubles to
And you have been my friend
So I will give my love to you
Good love from me to you

I know you needed a friend
You could tell your troubles to
And I'll be your friend
And I will give my love to you
Good love from me to you

Good love
Good love
Good love from me to you
Good love


Going Left

[Chorus:]
(Well) I'm goin' left
'Til you lead me to the right
Lead me to what is right
I'm goin' left
'Til you lead me to the right
Lead me to what is right

There's a train people say
I could ride to get my whole life straight
But the bridge on the way
Has a toll too much for me to pay
Yes I know it must be
What I chose could mean my destiny
Lights are green all is go
But my heart keeps telling my mind no

[Chorus]

There's a plane over there
Where all are given even share
What you get is so small
It's like never having nothing at all
Take my hand says a friend
A will stick with you until the end
But I'm in doubt I must decline
'Cause even friends can change their lines

[Chorus]


Love Don't Love Nobody

Sometimes a girl
Will come and go
You reach for love
But life wont let ya know
That in the end
Youll still be lovin her
But then shes gone
Youre all alone

Sign of pain
Is on my face, well
My hearbeat stops
But I wont take the blame, no no
I gave her all the love I had within
My love was strong
Somethin went wrong, no! no!

It takes a fool to learn
Yes sir
That love don't love nobody
Love love love love love love
It takes a fool to learn
Yes it does, girl
That love don't love no one
That love don't love no one
It takes a fool to learn
Stop to think about it, well
That love don't love nobody
Oh! Oh no!
It takes a fool to learn
When youre down and out, shout about it
That love don't love no more
Tell the world, oooh babe
No more...
Ohhhhhh, babe
It takes a fool to learn
Gotta be more careful about myself
That love don't love nobody
It takes a fool to learn
Woah baby, took me a long time to learn, to learn, well

That love don't love no one
It takes a fool to learn
I was a fool, you were a fool
That love don't love nobody
Now we got love, we need love
It takes a fool to learn


Revolution

I told you once, I told you twice
You never listen to my advice
Good kind treatment, I'm threw with you
Won't get to heaven, I don't care what you do

I seen you changin from day to day
Nothin never gets in your way
Don't feel nothin for no one else
Take what you want, jus help yo self

(Say you wanna, say you wanna)
Now you want a Revolution
(Want a revolution)
A revolution now
(Say you wanna, say you wanna)
Say you wanna a revolution
(Wanna revolution)
A revolution now

(Told you once) I told you twice
(Ya never listen) To my advice
(Now your out there) Your on your own
Ain't got no friends, ain't got no home

(Getting mad)
I'm gettin mad at you (Mad at you)
Just don't like the way you do
Don't know where you think you been
But your goin to wind up back there again

(Say you wanna, say you wanna)
Now you want a Revolution
(Want a revolution)
A revolution now
(Say you wanna, say you wanna)
You wanna a revolution
(Wanna revolution)
A revolution now
Say wanna revolution
(Say you wanna, say you wanna)
Do you wanna revolution now?

(Revolution, a Revolution now)
(Time has come) and it won't be long
For you to see where you come from
(You can't go back) Can't go back, can't stay the same
No one but yourself to blame

(Say you wanna, say you wanna)
Now you want a Revolution
(Want a revolution)
A revolution now
(Say you wanna, say you wanna)
You wanna a revolution
(Wanna revolution)
A revolution now
(Say you wanna, say you wanna)
Do you wanna revolution now?
(Revolution, a Revolution now)


Lost And Found

Falling in the deep end
Stop messin' around
I cant keep from falling
When your not around
I cant no rest when you leave
Your love keeps me burnin'
You got me lost and found
And my world keeps turnin'

It's not the same
When your gone
Feel like I'm
Half of myself
Cause i need to have you around

I need to hear that sound
Of you creepin in the mornin'
I need to look in your eyes
When it keeps me learnin'

It's not the same
When your gone
Feel like I'm
Half of myself
Cause I cant keep my feet on the ground
You keep my lost and found
And girl it feels good

So, I want you to know
Im ready to let it show
That I'll be around

It's not the same
When your gone
Feel like I'm
Half of myself
It's not the same
When your gone
Feel like I'm
Half of a man
But, I cant keep my feet on the ground
You got me lost and found
And, girl, it feels good

So, I want you to know
I'm ready to let it show
That I'll be around

Cant keep my feet on the ground
You got me lost and found
And girl it feels good

So, I want you to know
I'm ready to let it show
That I'll be around


Heaven (Piece Of My Heart)

My life was always draggin on
You showed me how to be in love
I Realize when you were gone
And I love everything about you baby

Cuz your the vision in my mind
Your spirit is so sweet and strong
You help me up when I'm broken down

And I love everything about you baby
Never let our love fall away

Cuz this is heaven when your close to me
Oh, it flows like a river

Cuz this is heaven when your close to me
And I'll give a piece
A piece of my heart

Cuz you're the star in all my dreams
You keep me goin on and on
No one knows what you do for me

And I love everything about you baby
Never let our love fall away

Cuz this is heaven when your close to me
Oh, it flows like a river

Cuz this is heaven when your close to me
And I'll give a piece
A piece of my heart

[4x:]
(Don't let go)
(I'm livin for ya baby)

Never let your love fall away

And I love everything about you baby

This is heaven when your close to me
Oh, it flows like a river

This is heaven when your close to me
And I'll give a piece of my heart

This is heaven when your close to me
Oh, it flows like a river

This is heaven when your close to me
And I'll give a piece of my heart

(Heaven... close to me)
(Heaven... close to me)
(I'll give a piece, piece of my heart)
(I'll give a piece, piece of my heart)


Love Comes To Everyone

Go do it,
Got to go through that door,
There's no easy was out at all...
Still it only takes time
'Til love comes to everyone.

For you who it always seems blue
It all comes, it never rains
But it pours,
Still it only takes time...
'Til love comes to everyone.

There in your heart...
Something that's never changing;
Always a part of...
Something that's never ageing,
That's in your heart...

It's so true it can happen to you all; there,
Knock and it will open wide,
And it only takes time
'Til love comes to everyone.


One Day

One day
I believe
One day
I can see
Baby
Out in the country, maybe down by the sea
Will I wake up one morning and find that I've been set free
One day
One day

Some day
I can't say how
Some day
But I don't know now
Maybe tomorrow when I'm old and gray
What I ever wanted will finally come my way
One day
One day

One day
This dream will come true
One day
Maybe you will too
Maybe flying high, maybe close to the ground
I will hear your voice and I'll know I've been found
Hold me tight, baby make me stay
I can hear every word you've been trying to say
One day
One day


One Track Mind

Tossing and turning
All night long
Down in my pillow
Felt so strong
Had to get up
And write this song
Baby where do we go from here?

Can't do anything to make you see
You've been your loving was made for me
What can I do
To make you see
That with you I can't go wrong

All I do is pray
That you will come my way
No doubt about it
I've got a one track mind

You took my breath so easily
And You touched my heart so carefully
And You give your love so tenderly
And You can't do nothing wrong

I got no time for no one else
And I got no love for no one else
Cause I don't believe in no one else
With you I do belong

[Chorus:]
As far as I can see
You're the one for me
No doubt about it
I've got a one track mind

[Chorus]

You take my breath so easily
And you took my heart so carefully
And you give your love so readily
And you can't do nothing wrong

[Chorus 2x and fade]


Run Home To Me

We went down to the seaside,
One cold frosty morning.
Just to go out for a drive,
For an hour or two.

I walked down to the water,
With my love and our baby.
Watched the waves breaking in,
We're enjoying the view.

Then I heard myself saying,
"We should do this more often,
To watch the little ones playing,
On that bright stony shore."

And I wished deep down in my heart,
That we could stay here forever.
In these sweet simple moments,
That will come back no more.

When it's 3 o'clock in the morning,
And something scared you from your breast,
I will gently rock you in my arms,
And lay your little head on my chest,

And when you run, from my arms,
Know we'll always find you.
And when you run, out of loving,
And run home to me. (Run home to me)

And the years fly by so quickly,
Like a plane before my eyes,
And you've grown up into a woman,
Before I had time, had time to realize.

And then you'll run, from my arms,
And we'll always come and find you.
And when you run, out of loving,
Then run home to me.

Lord when you run, run out of my arms,
We will always come and find you,
And when you run, out of loving,
Then run home to me. (Run home to me)


Back Home

I've been on the road too long
Moving in the wrong direction
I don't know where I belong
I don't know what I will do, if I can't get back home

Troubles I've got on my phone (?)
They don't fit no other person
Memories keep rollin' on
I don't know what I will do, if I can't get back home

I don't fit, but I don't give a damn
I won't quit, cause I know who I am
And I admit and I've been on the left (?)
Bit by bit, I'll review my plan
This is it, do the best I can
Trust and understand

'Cause I know I'm loved
I'll be on my way
Got no need to stay... 'round here

'Cause I been on this road too long
Going in the wrong direction
And I don't know where I come from
All I know is I will die, if I don't get back home

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