Shalamar

Released: July 11, 1983

Songwriter: Leon Sylvers III Howard Hewett Isaias Gamboa

Producer: Leon Sylvers III

(Verse 1)
Girl, Its seems so unfair
I should take on the world,without you by my side
Baby but now
Reality begins when infatuation ends
Cause this feeling is to strong to hide

(Bridge)
I wanna fall so deep in love
But I gotta know
Is it in your heart
Is it really what you want to do... ooh hoo
Can you give it up?
When things are getting serious?
My heart is carrying a heavy load
I'd knock on your door if I thought your heart would let me in, your game of love is difficult, sometimes to win
I ask myself why
I endure when I should search anew but the answer always seems to be
You're the one for me

(Verse 2)
Ooh, They say that love is blind
Also hard to find
Just listen to your heart and don't give up
You know
You never said to me
That you fell out of love
You just covered up emotions when said you wanted more of

(Bridge)
The things you need
But they're right here with me
All you need is one
One true love for you believe me girl
I got a lot of love to give
But no one to give it to
Girl I want it to be you
You're the one
You're the one for me
In this game of love I really want to win for us
You're the one (for me)
You're the one for me
Baby we've been through to much
To just give it up
You're the one for me
I don't need to look no further for love
You're the one, hoo
You're the one
(Bridge/ Segue)
Oh such misery, you'll put me though
If you should try, to leave my world
But even then, it might be true
I'd be better off without you
To leave me in pain

(Verse 3)
It started out a game
But now it's not the same
Just can't explain
How love lifted me and brought me to my knees
Look me in the eye
Tell me that my love you'll deny
You got realize
You're the one
You're the one for me
It may take a while
But I'm gonna hold on
Cause baby
You're the one, you're the one, you're the one
You're the one for me
I can't hide it
You can't disguise it
You're the one
One day you'll realize
I'm the one for you

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.

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