Shalamar

Released: August 30, 1979

Songwriter: William Shelby Leon Sylvers III

Producer: Leon Sylvers III

[Verse 1]
I know you've come a long way, baby
But you don't need that heart of stone, no
You proved that you could do it, do it, baby
You can make it on your own

[Verse 2]
But you can't keep runnin' away from love
'Cause the first one let you down, no, no, no
And though others try to satisfy you, baby
With me true love can still be found
Love can still be found

[Chorus]
The second time around
Ooh, the second time is so much better, baby
The second time around
And I'll make it better than the first time

[Verse 3]
You know I really love you
And I paid for my mistakes, yes I did, girl
The more I try to hide my feelings, baby
This old heart gets in the way
And love won't let me wait

[Chorus]
The second time around
Girl, with me, it's better than the first time
The second time around
Let's do it one more time, say it again
The second time around
All that I've been through, I'll do it again
Just as long as I'm with you
The second time around
Oh, the second time

[Interlude]
Ooh
I'll make it so good to you, babe
I'll make it so good to you

[Bridge]
Not like the first time (not like the first time)
Not like the first time (not like the first time)
Not like the first time
Talking 'bout the second time
Not like the first time (not like the first time)
Not like the first time (not like the first time)
Not like the first time
Talking 'bout the second time

[Verse 4]
You can't keep runnin' away from love
'Cause the first one let you down
And though others try to satisfy you, baby
With me true love can still be found

[Chorus]
The second time around
I'm gonna keep you mine the second time, baby
The second time around
I'll know what to do just as long as I'm with you
The second time around
Do it one more time, say it again
The second time around

Shalamar is an American R&B and soul music vocal group, active in the mid-1970s and throughout the 1980s. Their original lineup consisted of Jeffrey Daniel, Jody Watley, and Gary Mumford. The group went through various lineup changes throughout the years, with Mumford replaced by Gerald Brown, and again by Howard Hewett. The lineup of Daniel, Hewett, and Watley was the most successful, selling two Platinum albums (Three For Love, Friends) and one Gold album (Big Fun).

Despite more lineup changes in the ‘80s, the group still churned out hits such as “Dancing in the Sheets” and “Don’t Get Stopped in Beverly Hills”, which won them a Grammy.

Daniel, Hewett, and Watley eventually reunited several times in the ‘90s and as recently as 2015, playing in the UK where they’ve had the most success.

more tracks from the album

Big Fun

From the album

Big Fun (1979)

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Second Time AroundShalamar

Shalamar

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