Carl Carlton

Songwriter: Leon Haywood

Producer: Leon Haywood

[Verse 1]
Lying here, baby... with you in my arms, baby
Your warm and tender body close to mine
Soft and gentle fingers, up and down my spine
Oh, I've got so much to give
But there's so much love to live
Yeah, with you... oh baby, oh baby, ah...

[Chorus]
Oh-oh... (this feeling's) rated x-tra
Oh, this feeling's rated "Love" for you... ooh, oh!

[Verse 2]
Can't control this fire burning in my emotions
You're makin' me scream, baby, when I don't have a notion
Heavenly, these precious moments here with you
Good sensations, thrills me through and through
Oh, I know I've got a love Jones coming on, baby
'Cause I just can't leave your love alone
And oh... I need you, oh baby, oh baby... ah, oh!

[Chorus]
This feeling's rated x-tra – oh, you know it is, darling
(This feeling's) oh, rated "Love" for you...

[Bridge]
Ah, you got a beautiful love
And oh, I love the way you love me, baby
And hey, you mean the world to me
You mean everything to me
And I just wanna hold you
I wanna love you, and oh, ow, ow!

[Verse 2]
Can't control this fire burning in my emotions
You're makin' me scream, baby, when I don't have a notion
Heavenly, these precious moments here with you
Good sensations, thrills me through and through
Oh, I know I've got a love Jones coming on, baby
'Cause I just can't leave your love alone
And oh... I need you, oh baby, oh baby... ah, oh!

[Chorus]
This feeling's rated x-tra – oh, you know it is, darling
(This feeling's) oh, rated "Love" for you...

[Outro]
Ohhhh... (doo-daw, this feeling, this feeling, this feeling) oh!
A lovely feeling (this feeling, this feeling, this feeling)
A lovely, lovely, lovely, lovely, lovely, yeah, oh
(Doo-daw, this feeling, this feeling, this feeling)
Hold me real tight, baby, and don't let go
(This feeling, this feeling, this feeling)
Let me make mad love to you, darling
Till you don't want no more
(Doo-daw, this feeling's rated x-tra) he-he-hey! Oh now...
Oh I love, I love, I love (this feeling, this feeling, this feeling)
The way you love me, the way you love me
(Doo-daw, this feeling's) heaven only knows...

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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