Tevin Campbell

Released: May 14, 1992

Songwriter: Shuggie Otis

Producer: Quincy Jones

Hello, my love
I heard a kiss from you
Red magic satin playing near
Too

All through the morning rain
I gave
The sun doesn't shine
Rainbows and waterfalls
Run through my mind

In the garden
I see
(Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah)
West purples shower bells and tea
Orange birds and river cousins
(Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah)
Dressed in green

Pretty music I hear
So happy and loud
(Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah)
Blue flowers echo
From a cherry cloud
(Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah)

Feel sunshine
Sparkle pink and blue
Playgrounds will laugh
If you try to ask, "is it cool?"
"Is it cool?"

If you arrive and don't see me
I'm gonna be with my baby
I am free flying
In her arms over the sea

Stained window
Yellow candy screen
See speakers of kite
(Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah)
With velvet roses
Digging freedom flight
(Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah)

A present from you
(Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah)
Strawberry letter 22
The music plays I sit in for a few
(Ah, ah, ah, ah)

(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh...)

(Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah)
(Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah)

[Repeat x2:]
A present from you
(Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah)
Strawberry letter 22
The music plays I sit in for a few
(Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah)

(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)

Tevin Campbell is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter that got his career started with two big names in music—first working with Quincy Jones in 1989 on “Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me)” from the album Back on the Block and then working with Prince on “Round and Round” from the Graffiti Bridge soundtrack in 1990.

His debut album T.E.V.I.N. was released on November 19, 1991 and features the #1 R&B hits “Tell Me What You Want Me To Do” and “Alone With You,” which helped the album go platinum and earn Tevin a Grammy nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. His next album I’m Ready was released on October 26, 1993 and featured the Babyface-produced hits “Can We Talk” and “I’m Ready.” This album went double platinum and led to three more Grammy nominations for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for “Can We Talk,” Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for “I’m Ready,” and Best R&B Album.

Tevin’s third album Back to the World was released on June 25, 1996 and he followed that up with the release of a self-titled album on February 23, 1999. He appeared in the Broadway musical Hairspray in 2005 and after some guest appearances on various shows throughout the years, he released the song “Safer on the Ground” in 2016.

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