Sylvester

Songwriter: Warren “Pete” Moore Smokey Robinson

Producer: Sylvester Harvey Fuqua

[Chorus]
Ooh-ooh, baby baby...
Ooh-ooh-ooh, baby baby...

[Verse 1]
I did you wrong, my heart went out to play
In the game I lost you, what a price to pay!
I'm cryin'

[Chorus]
Ooh-ooh, baby baby... Well
Ooh-ooh-ooh, baby baby...

[Verse 2]
Mistakes, you know I've made a few
But I'm only human, you've made mistakes too!
Oh, I'm cryin', baby

[Chorus]
Ooh-ooh, (well), baby baby
(Ooh) ooh-ooh-ooh, baby baby... (oh baby)

[Verse 3]
I'm just about at the end of my rope
I can't stop tryin', can't give up hope
'Cause I feel someday I'll hold you near
Whisper I still love you
'Til that day is here, baby
Well, oh!

[Chorus]
Ooh-ooh, baby baby... baby, baby, well
Ooh-ooh-ooh, baby baby... oh, baby
Oh! Yeah, woo-mhm, baby
Mhm, baby baby, baby, oh yeah!
Ooh-ooh, baby baby... oh baby, well
Ooh-ooh-ooh, baby baby... woo, baby, oh!
Ooh-ooh, baby baby... oh-oh-oh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, baby baby...
Woo-ooh...

Sylvester was known as the “Queen of Disco” during his time, inspiring countless scores of marginalized queer youth of color to embrace their inner selves.

Sylvester was born in Watts, Los Angeles in 1947. He developed a love for singing in a gospel choir as a kid, but left the church when it became clear the church opposed his homosexuality. He developed a love for singing in a gospel choir as a kid, but left the church when it became clear the church opposed his homosexuality.

At 22, Sylvester moved to San Fransisco, where he found like-minded friends in the city’s community of black crossdressers and trans women. Sylvester, who became revered for his flashy, unpredictable style, androgynous appearance, and blaring falsetto joined an avant-garde dance troupe called the Cockettes.

From the album

Too Hot To Sleep (1981)

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