K-Ci & JoJo

Released: June 22, 1999

Producer: Mike Smoov

[Intro]
We gonna do something a little different for y'all
On this song because
Me and my mama was watching the news the other day and
We saw a lot of thangs that's goin' on in the world
And mama just happen to just come up with some lyrics to a song
She said, "I want y'all to sing this song for me on this CD
'Cause y'all never sang a song for me before"
And ah, this was written by mama
And this is what mama told me to tell y'all
She said

[Chorus]
We all need that kind of love
That special love, the love from above
We all need that kind of love
That special love, the love from above

[Verse 1]
Look into the mirror of life
And tell me what you see
I see people all over the world
Who needs to know the meaning of love
Let me tell you what real love is all about
If you see a man down, don't step on him
Reach down and pick him up
Pick him up, give him a helping hand

[Chorus]
We all need that kind of love
That special love, the love from above
We all need that kind of love
That special love, the love from above

[Verse 2]
Oh, see that mother over there
Strugglin' to survive
She has about five little children
No food or clothes to put on their backs
And what you should do
If you see somebody like that
You should go up to them
Lend them a helping hand
Offer a roof over their head
'Cause the world is in need of love like that

[Chorus]
We all need that kind of love
That special love, the love from above
We all need that kind of love
That special love, the love from above

[Bridfge]
K-Ci help me, K-Ci help me
Tell 'em where we need love
USA, Africa, Bosnia, Ethiopia
Korea and China, even Iraq too
Even in Haiti
That's what we all need

[Chorus]
We all need that kind of love
That special love, the love from above
We all need that kind of love
That special love, the love from above
We all need that kind of love
That special love, the love from above
We all need that kind of love
That special love, the love from above
We all need that kind of love
That special love, the love from above
We all need that kind of love
That special love, the love from above

Brothers Cedric Hailey and Joel Hailey from Monroe, North Carolina make up the duo K-Ci & JoJo, the lead singers and half of the multi-platinum R&B group Jodeci along with brothers Mr. Dalvin and DeVante Swing. After three platinum albums with Jodeci, K-Ci & JoJo branched off and sang hooks for 2Pac on his singles “How Do U Want It” and “Toss It Up” in 1996 before releasing their first album Love Always in 1997. The album featured the #1 hit “All My Life,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks and was nominated for two Grammys. Their second album, It’s Real, was released in 1999 and hit platinum status in part due to the success of the single “Tell Me It’s Real,” which peaked at #2 on the Billboard chart. Their third album, X, was released in 2000 and featured the hit “Crazy,” which peaked at #3 on the Hot 100.

The duo released two more albums—2002’s Emotional and 2013’s My Brother’s Keeper—but they didn’t contain any top hits. In 2010, they starred in their own reality show on TVOne titled K-Ci & JoJo…Come Clean which dealt with their alcohol and relationship issues as they attempted a comeback. They reunited with Jodeci to release the album The Past, The Present, The Future in 2015.

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