Lisa Stansfield – All Around The World

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Il pezzo prende forma in studio quasi per gioco. Ian Devaney suona il piano, Lisa Stansfield inizia a canticchiare sopra quella melodia e le esce di getto quel «I, I, I» senza senso ma con un bel suono. Tutti ridono, ma Devaney capisce che c'è qualcosa di buono e insiste per tenerlo: diventa il gancio dell'intero brano.

La registrazione è veloce ed economica: la voce viene incisa in due sole riprese, poi vengono aggiunti gli archi veri. L'intro parlata è un omaggio a Barry White, ispirata a quella che apriva la versione lunga di «Let the Music Play», solo più breve.

Il brano diventa il primo numero uno britannico di Stansfield e in America arriva terzo sia sulla Billboard Hot 100 sia sulla Cash Box Top 100. Nel 1992 torna in una nuova veste, incisa in duetto proprio con Barry White.

Scheda scritta con l'aiuto dell'intelligenza artificiale, usando solo fatti presi dalle fonti indicate.

I don’t know where my baby is
But I’ll find him, somewhere, somehow
I’ve got to let him know how much I care
I’ll never give up looking for my baby

Been around the world and I, I, I
I can’t find my baby
I don’t know when, I don’t know why
Why he’s gone away
And I don’t know where he can be, my baby
But I’m gonna find him

We had a quarrel and I let myself go
I said so many things, things he didn’t know
And I was oh oh so bad
And I don’t think he’s comin’ back, mm mm

He gave the reason, the reasons he should go
And he said things he hasn’t said before
And he was oh oh so mad
And I don’t think he’s comin’ back, comin’ back

I did too much lyin’, wasted too much time
Now I’m here a’cryin’, I, I, I

Been around the world and I, I, I
I can’t find my baby
I don’t know when, I don’t know why
Why he’s gone away
And I don’t know where he can be, my baby
But I’m gonna find him

So open hearted, he never did me wrong
I was the one, the weakest one of all
And now I’m oh oh so sad
And I don’t think he’s comin’ back, comin’ back

I did too much lyin’, wasted too much time
Now I’m here a’cryin’, I, I, I

Been around the world and I, I, I
I can’t find my baby
I don’t know when, I don’t know why
Why he’s gone away
And I don’t know where he can be, my baby
But I’m gonna find him

I’m gonna find him, my b-b-baby

I did too much lyin’, wasted too much time
Now I’m here a’cryin’, I, I, I

Been around the world and I, I, I
I can’t find my baby
I don’t know when, I don’t know why
Why he’s gone away
And I don’t know where he can be, my baby
But I’m gonna find him

I’ve been around the world, lookin’ from my baby
Been around the world, and I’m gonna
I’m gonna find him
Been around the world and I, I, I
I can’t find my baby
I don’t know when, I don’t know why
Why he’s gone away
And I don’t know where he can be, my baby
But I’m gonna find him

All Around The World

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