lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

NEARNESS OF YOU

(Ned Washington - Hoagy Carmichael)
« © '57 Famous Music, ASCAP »
It's not the pale moon that excites me
That thrills and delights me
Oh no it's just the nearness of you
It isn't your sweet conversation
That brings this sensation
Oh no it's just the nearness of you

When you're in my arms
And I feel you so close to me
All my wildest dreams come true
I need no soft lights to enchant me
If you'll only grant me
The right to hold you ever so tight
And to feel in the night
The nearness of you
[ trumpet ] I need no soft lights to enchant me
If you'll only grant me
The right to hold you ever so tight
And to feel in the night
The nearness of you
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2.

WHERE OR WHEN

(Lorenz Hart - Richard Rodgers)
« © '53 Chappell Co, ASCAP / Williamson Music, ASCAP »
It seems we stood and talked like this before
We looked at each other in the same way then
But I can't remember where or when

The clothes you're wearin' are the clothes you wore
The smile you are smiling you were smiling then
But I can't remember where or when

Some things that happened for the first time
Seem to be happening again
And so it seems that we have met before
And laughed before and loved before
But who knows where or when

Some things that happened for the first time...
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3.

SOFT LIGHTS AND SWEET MUSIC

(Irving Berlin)
« © '57 Irving Berlin Music, ASCAP »
Soft lights and sweet music and you in my arms
Oh that sweet melody will bring you closer to me
Chopin and pale moonlight reveal all your charms
So give me soft lights and sweet music and you in my arms
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4.

IMAGINATION

(Johnny Burke - James VanHeusen)
« © '56 Bourne Co, ASCAP / Marke Music, ASCAP »
Imagination is funny
It makes the cloudy day sunny
Makes the bee think of honey
Just as I think of you

Imagination is crazy
Your whole perspective gets hazy
Starts you asking a daisy
What to do what to do

Have you ever felt the gentle touch
And then a kiss and then and then
Find it's only your imagination again
Oh well

Imagination is silly
You go around willy-nilly
For example I go around wanting you
And yet I can't imagine that you want me too

Imagination is silly...
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5.

SPRING IS HERE

(Lorenz Hart - Richard Rodgers)
« © '38 Robbins Catalog, ASCAP »
Spring is here
Why doesn't my heart go dancing
Spring is here
Why isn't the waltz entrancing
No desire no ambition beats me
Maybe it's because nobody needs me

Spring is here
Why doesn't the breeze delight me
Stars appear
Why doesn't the night invite me
Maybe it's because nobody loves me
Spring is here I hear

Why doesn't the breeze delight me
Why doesn't the night invite me
Maybe it's because nobody loves me
Spring is here I hear love must be near
Cause spring is here I hear
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6.

DEEP IN A DREAM

(Edgar DeLange - Jimmy VanHeusen)
« © '39 Scarsdale Music, ASCAP / WB Music, ASCAP »
I dim all the lights and I sink in my chair
The smoke from my cigarette climbs through the air
The walls of my room fade away in the blue
And I'm deep in a dream of you

The smoke makes a stairway for you to descend
You come to my arms may this bliss never end
For we love anew just as we used to do
When I'm deep in a dream of you

Then from the ceiling sweet music comes stealing
We glide through a lover's refrain
You're so appealing that I'm soon revealing
My love for you over again

My cigarette burns me I wake with a star
My hand isn't hurt but there's pain in my heart
Awake or asleep ev'ry mem'ry I'll keep
Deep in a dream of you

(Then from the ceiling sweet music comes stealing
We glide through a lover's refrain)
You're so appealing that I'm soon revealing
My love for you over again

My cigarette burns me I wake with a star...
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7.

TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS

(Harry Woods - Jimmy Campbell - Red Connelly)
« © '32 Robbins Catalog, ASCAP / Campbell-Connelly Music, ASCAP »
She may be weary womwn do get weary
Wearing that same shabby dress
And when she's weary try a little tenderness

You know she's waiting she's just anticipating
Things she may never possess
While she's without them try a little tenderness

It's not just sentimental
She has her grief and cares
And the word that's soft and gentle
Makes it easier easier to bear

You won't regret it women won't forget it
Love is their whole happiness
It's oh so easy try a little tenderness

It's not just sentimental...
You won't regret it women won't forget it...
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8.

IT ALL DEPENDS ON YOU

(Buddy De Sylva - Ray Henderson - Lew Brown)
« © '55 Chappell Co, ASCAP / Ray Henderson Music, ASCAP »
I can be happy I can be sad
I can be good I can be bad
It all depends on you
I can be lonely out in a crowd
I can be humble I can be proud
It all depends on you

I can save money or spend it
Go right on livin' or end it
You're to blame honey for what I do
I know that I can be beggar I can be queen
I can be almost any old thing
It all depends on you

I can be happy I can be sad...
I can save money or spend it...
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9.

I DON'T STAND A GHOST OF A CHANCE

(Ned Washington - Victor Young)
« © '32 Chappell Co, ASCAP / Mills Music, ASCAP »
I need your love so badly I love you oh so madly
But I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you
I thought at last I'd found you but other loves surround you
And I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you

If you'd surrender just for a tender kiss or two
You might discover that I'm the lover meant for you
And I'd be true
But what's the good of scheming
I know I must be dreaming
For I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you

But what's the good of scheming
I know I must be dreaming
For I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you
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10.

WHY DON'T YOU BELIEVE ME

(Lew Douglas - Roy Rodde - King Laney)
« © '52 Music Sales, ASCAP / PolyGram Int, ASCAP »
Why don't you believe me it's you I adore
Forever and ever can I promise more
I've told you so often the way that I care
Why don't you believe me it just isn't fair

Here is a heart that is lonely
Here is a heart you can take
Here is a heart for you only
That you can keep or break
How else can I tell you what more can I do
Why don't you believe me I love only you

Here is a heart that is lonely...
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11.

IT'S A SIN TO TELL A LIE

(Billy Paycheck)
« © '53 WB Music, ASCAP »
Be sure it's true when you say I love you
It's a sin to tell a lie
Millions of hearts have been broken
Just because these words were spoken
I love you yes I do I love you
If you'll break my heart I'll die
So be sure it's true when you say I love you
It's a sin to tell a lie
[ strings ] So be sure it's true when you say I love you
It's a sin to tell a lie
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12.

DARN THAT DREAM

(Edgar DeLange - Jimmy VanHeusen)
« © '39 Range Road Music, ASCAP / Silver Seahouse Music, ASCAP »
Darn that dream I dream each night
You say you love me and you hold me tight
When I awake and you're out of sight
Oh darn that dream

Darn your lips and darn your eyes
They lift me high above the moonlit skies
I tumble out of paradise
Oh darn that dream

Darn that one track mind of mine
It can't understand that you don't care
Just to change the mood I'm in
I'd welcome a nice old nightmare

Darn that dream and bless it too
Without that dream I never would have you
It haunts me and it won't come true
Oh darn that dream

Darn that one track mind of mine...
Darn that dream and bless it too...
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