Alannah Myles

I've heard there's always one that's got to get away
Let him go even though it's not that easy
I never listen to what the people say
I lose control
I let desire lead me

My conscience aches, but it's gonna lose the fight
I don't care, I'd give it all away tonight
For just one kiss
For just one kiss
For just one kiss
For just one of these fantasies

I've kept inside till now
Lead me on
I will follow gladly
Please don't be mad at me because I let it show
Is it so wrong to want you so badly

You got the power that I know I can't resist
My heart is pounding and I'm bound to take the risk
For just one kiss
For just one kiss
For just one kiss

What if we lose tonight?
We'll never know
Should we give love a try or let it go?
I can't help what I do
The closer and closer I get to you

My conscience aches, but it's gonna lose the fight
I don't care I'll give it all away tonight
For just one kiss
For just one kiss
For just one kiss

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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