Carl Carlton

Released: September 1, 1981

Songwriter: Ernest Latimore Tyrone Steele William Talbert

Producer: Leon Haywood

[Intro]
Hey hey hey hey hey
Hey baby
Oh you got the love I need baby
Listen baby

[Chorus]
Don't you want, don't you wanna
Make love
Don't you wanna
Make love tonight
(Don't you wanna)
Don't you want, don't you wanna
Make love tonight

[Verse 1]
Tonight's the night
We're gonna make everything alright
Just take my hand
While we groove down love lane
The groove is strong
And the feeling lasts all night long
Just do as you please
When you're ready I'm ready to lead, ooh baby

[Chorus]
Don't you want, don't you wanna
Make love
Don't you wanna
Make love tonight (Don't you want)
Don't you want, don't you wanna
Make love tonight
(Let's make love baby oh)

Don't you want, don't you wanna
Make love
Don't you wanna
Make love tonight (Yeah babe)
Don't you want, don't you wanna
Make love tonight

[Verse 2]
Get down tonight
The feeling's here, the time is right
Love is in the air
And I can feel it, I can, can, can
What you gonna do baby?
As sure as my name
It's up to you
Don't let me down
Cause I love to party and mess around
Oh, all
You have to do
Is say you want to
And I can leave with you
And we can get back down to it
Start our own little project
Oh

[Chorus]
Don't you want, don't you wanna
Make love
Don't you wanna
Make love tonight (Trust me)
Don't you want, don't you wanna
Make love tonight (Ooh let me love baby oh)
Oh I like the way you love me baby

[Bridge]
Hey hey hey hey hey hey
Hey baby
Woah, don't you wanna?

[Chorus]
Don't you want, don't you wanna
Make love
Don't you wanna
Make love tonight (Trust me baby)
Don't you want, don't you wanna
Make love tonight (Oh oh oh ooh, let me love)

Don't you want, don't you wanna
Make love
Don't you wanna
Make love tonight (Oh the feeling's good)
Don't you want, don't you wanna
Make love tonight
(Oohohohhh)

Don't you want, don't you wanna (Wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna)
Make love
Don't you wanna
Make love tonight
Don't you want, don't you wanna
Make love tonight

Carl Carlton was born on May 21st, 1953. He began his career in the mid-sixties under the name, “Little Carl” Carlton.

His first major single, “Competition Ain’t Nothing”, was a huge hit in the UK and Northern Ireland. After his success in the UK and Northern Ireland, his hit cover of “Everlasting Love”, made number 6 on the U.S. Billboard 100.

His most famous song is, “She’s a Bad Mama Jama” which reached number 2 on the R&B charts in the U.S. earning Carlton a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male.

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