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If You Want ToAlannah Myles

Every man I meet is in a hurry to find a new romance
Always wanna leave the party early, maybe I'd like to dance
Slowly, if you really wanna know me, take it easy when you hold me
I might let go

Play it cool, straight and true, look me in the eye
If you want to (want to) talk to me
Take your time, don't be shy, tell me your name
If you want to (want to) walk with me

I'm the kind who waits for something special, instead of falling too fast
I believe the night is something precious, that's why I want it to last
So slowly, if you really wanna know me, take it easy when you hold me
Don't let me go

Play it cool, straight and true, look me in the eye
If you want to (want to) talk to me
Take your time, don't be shy, tell me your name
If you want to (want to) walk with me

What are we gonna do, you look like you're something new
And I like the way you move

Don't let me go!

Play it cool, straight and true, look me in the eye
If you want to (want to) talk to me
Take your time, don't be shy, tell me your name
If you want to (want to) walk with me

Little by little I let you know
If I want you (want to) to get close to me
(Na na na na, na na na na, na na - want to)
(Na na na na, na na na na, na na - want to) Only if you want to

Alannah Myles

When Alannah Myles played the role of a young aspiring singer on an episode of The Kids Of Degrassi Street, it was more than just an act. Less than a decade later, the daughter of Canadian Hall Of Fame Broadcaster William Douglas Byles would be a Grammy and Juno Award-winning singer best known for her 1990 international hit “Black Velvet”.

Myles (who changed her last name from Byles as a teen) began writing songs at nine and was participating in Toronto’s Kiwanis Music Festival at twelve. While gigging solo at nineteen across southern Ontario, songwriter/musician Christopher Ward invited her to form a rock and blues cover band with him. During this time Ward became MuchMusic’s first VJ.

Ward spent seven years trying to get Myles signed. He produced a three song demo for her, and her entertainment lawyer Stephen Stohn came up with the idea of making a ‘video demo’ of Myles singing “Just One Kiss”. This finally attracted Warner Music Canada in 1987. The demo was passed along to Warner’s US affiliate labels and Atlantic Records also took interest.

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