Carl Carlton

Songwriter: Lee Garrett Lula Mae Hardaway Stevie Wonder Syreeta

Producer: Bob Monaco

Like a fool I went and stayed too long, ooh baby
Now I'm wondering if your love's still strong
Ooh baby, here I am
Signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours
Hey, I'm yours, oh!

Then that time I went and said goodbye, oh baby
Now I'm back and not ashamed to cry
Ooh baby, here I am
Signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours, ah
Oh, I'm yours, yeah

Here I am baby, oh no (signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours)
You got the future in your hand, ah, ah
Here I am baby, oh (signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours)
You got the future in your hand, ah yeah

I've done a lot of foolish things
That I really didn't mean, no, oh
Yeah, yeah, didn't I, whoa baby, yeah, yeah
(Baby)

Seen a lot of things in this old world (This old world)
That's why I know you're my, my heart's only desire
Ooh baby, here I am
Signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours, yeah, yeah, yeah
Hey, dig it

Ooh, baby, you set my soul on fire
That's why I know you're my only desire
Ooh baby, here I am
Signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours, yeah, yeah

Oh, here I am baby, oh no (signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours)
You got the future in your hand, baby, oh yeah, yeah
Here I am baby, yeah, yeah, oh no
You got the future in your hand, baby
Oh yeah

I've done a lot of foolish things
That I really didn't mean
I could be a broken man, yeah, here I am
Oh no, oh no, oh baby, yeah
Yeah, here I am baby, yeah yeah
Ooh, here I am baby, yeah, hey
Hey, I'm yours, no no no no no
Yeah, yeah, here I am, here I am darlin', yeah
Open up your arms
Yeah, yeah
Oh no, baby
You've got to take a hold of me
Take a hold of me now, yeah, yeah
I'm here, darlin'
Oh, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Oh, take me down, take me down, yeah yeah yeah
Here I am, here I am, here I am
Oh yeah, oh yeah

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.

From the album

Everlasting Love (1974)

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