Shalamar

Released: July 11, 1983

Songwriter: Leon Sylvers III D. Leslie W. Shelby

Producer: Leon Sylvers III

[Verse 1]
A breath of fresh air, that's what you are to me
When I need that room to breathe, you're part of me
You're always right there, I look into your eyes and I see
How hard it is to fight what's meant to be

I'm giving in, can't fight a love so strong
Girl, don't stop, keep it coming on and on
You're like sweet music to that same old song
And the hook of love is all I hear

[Chorus]
(Over and over)
I love you, girl
And I've yet to find someone that comes close to you
(Over and over)
You're my whole world

[Verse 2]
Hey girl, I like the way you cover love's ground
It shows you got stability and those fringe benefits, babe
Keep me from sneaking around
Got to help each other fight temptation

Have you ever noticed the games that people play?
Trying to get next to love without getting involved, girl
Let's take it further, I'm talking all the way
And I'll show you love through ups and downs, in and outs
And, baby, over...

[Chorus]
(Over and over)
No matter how many times a day
I'll never get enough of your love
(Over and over)
I'll tell you over and over and over again, ooh babe

(Over and over)
I love you, girl
And I know now what it means to speak those words
(Over and over)
Over and over I'll tell you, girl

[Bridge]

[Verse 3]
I need no more convincing
As far as I'm concerned
You're all the woman I will ever need
When love is this good
I could go on talking forever
But forever's just not enough time to tell you over and over

[Chorus]
(Over and over)
Ooh, I need you, baby
I love you
(Over and over)
Nobody does what you do to me over and over

(Over and over)
No matter how many times a day
I'll never get enough of your love

[Fade out]

Shalamar is an American R&B and soul music vocal group, active in the mid-1970s and throughout the 1980s. Their original lineup consisted of Jeffrey Daniel, Jody Watley, and Gary Mumford. The group went through various lineup changes throughout the years, with Mumford replaced by Gerald Brown, and again by Howard Hewett. The lineup of Daniel, Hewett, and Watley was the most successful, selling two Platinum albums (Three For Love, Friends) and one Gold album (Big Fun).

Despite more lineup changes in the ‘80s, the group still churned out hits such as “Dancing in the Sheets” and “Don’t Get Stopped in Beverly Hills”, which won them a Grammy.

Daniel, Hewett, and Watley eventually reunited several times in the ‘90s and as recently as 2015, playing in the UK where they’ve had the most success.

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