라샨 패터슨의 존재와 음악을 이해하기 위해서는 1990년대 중반 무렵으로 거슬러 올라가야 한다. 때는 정확히 1995년. 당시 21세의 디안젤로(D'Angelo)가 처녀작 를 통해 '네오 소울 시대의 개막'을 알렸을 때, 사람들은 이 새로운 세기말 트렌드 뮤직에 촉각을 곤두세웠다. R&B 보컬 하모니가 대세를 장악하던 흑인 음악 신에서 네오 소울은 마치 새가 알을 깨고 나오듯 태동한다. 디안젤로와 맥스웰이 선두주자로 올라선 그들만의 리그는 그 후로 실력파 남녀 뮤지션들을 발굴해내며 이내 황금시대를 열어갔다. 싱어 송라이터 라샨 패터슨의 등장도 그 무리와 동질선상에 위치한다. 네오 소울을 표방한 데뷔 앨범으로 음악계에 투신한 해가 1997년이라는 것은 그가 네오 소울 퍼레이드에 동참했다는 사실을 간접적으로 시사해주는 대목이다. 하지만 라샨 패터슨의 2집 (1999)가 막 나오던 시기에 매체의 스포트라이트는 철저히 여가수에게로 쏠렸다. 즉 '블랙 다이아몬드'라는 칭찬을 얻어낸 에리카 바두, 질 스코트, 로린 힐, 앤지 스톤 등에 의해 네오 소울만큼은 여성상위시대 임을 공포했기 때문이다. 정작 매끄러운 보컬 기교와 작업 능력을 지녔음에도 이 때문에 라샨 패터슨의 주류 입성은 몇 년간 인내의 세월을 필요로 했다. 결국 그 오랜 결실은 3집에서 최상의 콘텐츠로 빛을 발하고 있다. 시기상으로는 전작을 공개한 지 5년이 지난 작년 하반기 무렵이다. .... ....
I been missin' you Baby, mmh I been missin' Your heavenly eyes I was thinkin' that maybe You'd wanna come And play awhile I been wantin' To touch you, yeah I been wantin' To spend a little time I been dyin' to make love To you again Like we did last night
So, baby, won't you Ooh, come around my way Baby, stop by Ooh, come around my way Baby, stop by
I ain't never had a bad love Feel so good in all my life I realize now I love you And that I don't wanna Ever say good-bye Ever since the first time You've been blowin' my mind You got me up in cloud nine Fallin' deeper In love with you, oh Your love is so amazing? Fallin' head Over heels for you
So, baby, won't you Ooh, come around my way Baby, stop by Ooh, come around my way Baby, stop by Ooh, come around my way Baby, stop by Stop by, stop by Ooh, come around my way Baby, stop by Yeah, yeah, yeah
The sun Shines much brighter Baby Now that you've come my way I just can't get over The way that this love Is makin' me feel Oh, yeah
I can't believe that this is happening something's taking over me I can't seem to shake the thought of you and I in love so sweet If you let me try I'll be sure to satisfy All your aching wants and needs Do the best I can To make you understand That together we should be Spend the night If you like And I'll be good to you Spend the night And baby you might See I'm the one for you Spend the night It's alright Baby I want you to Spend the night Spend the night with me Girl I know it may be hard to see That I simply want to please you can tell me anything you like Baby you secret is safe with me Open up your heart This could be the start Of a love so heavenly Let me kiss your smile Make it worth your while Baby spend the night with me Spend the night If you like And I'll be good to you Spend the night And baby you might See I'm the one for you Spend the night It's alright Baby I want you to Spend the night Spend the night with me Spend the night with me Spend the night with me Spend the night with me Spend the night with me If you let me try I'll be sure to satisfy All your aching wants and needs Let me kiss your smile Make it worth your while Baby spend the night with me Spend the night Spend the night Spend the night Spend the night Spend the night If you like And I'll be good to you Spend the night And baby you might See I'm the one for you Spend the night It's alright Baby I want you to Spend the night Spend the night If you like And I'll be good to you Spend the night And baby you might See I'm the one for you Spend the night It's alright Baby I want you to Spend the night
(Verse 1) Baby, forgive me For making you wait so long But please believe that It's due to my lack of funds Baby, I swear I'm gonna fine a way to get out of here 'Cause I wanna be where you are
(Chorus) I got to get to where you are 'Cause I get can't stand to being a part from you Just to think of you smile Soothes my soul for a while, girl, it's true I got to get to where you are I'll take a bus, plane, train or car All I know is that I must find a way to get to where you are
(Verse 2) Oh, what a feeling Oh, what a sweet surprise When I am finally there Staring into your eyes So, maybe tonight I'll hitch a ride and leave everything behind 'Cause I wanna be where you are
(Chorus)
I got to get to where you are I got to get to where you are I got to get to where you are..., where you are...
The mere sight of your face Brings to me joy Unexplainable Wanna have it this way Till the dawning breaks Right outside my front door
There`s nothing better There`s nothing more true Than you and I Together in tune Don`t break it down Don`t tear it up `Cause baby it`s all around you So won`t you stay awhile
I need you to stay awhile There`s no way you can leave me now I need you to stay awhile Tell me you`ll stay awhile So won`t you just stay awhile
From the very first day You know that I`ve been watchin` Eyeing your every move And with my heart I can say That forever and on...... I`ll give myself to you
There`s nothing better There`s nothing more true Than you and I Together in tune Don`t break it down Don`t tear it up `Cause baby it`s all around you So won`t you stay awhile
I need you to stay awhile There`s no way you can leave me now I need you to stay awhile Tell me you`ll stay awhile So won`t you just stay awhile
I can`t see tomorrow with out you Because I would never be able to make it through No, never without you So why don`t you stay
He never has too much to say But demanding everything goes his way Dismissing affection that's needed He comes in and then goes out everyday
So baby, I got to know just what you want What you need in each and every single way Yeah, yeah
If you ever want it to satisfy your needs Hey baby, come over Heart breaker, never would I take you for granted No baby, so come over
Come on, baby
He looks at every woman passing by More than the woman he's got at home He doesn't even know the way she feels Nor does he know she's on her way out the door
So baby, I got to know just what you want What you need in each and every single way Yeah
If you ever want it to satisfy your needs Hey baby, come over Heart breaker, never would I take you for granted No baby, so come over
If you ever want it to satisfy your needs Hey baby, come over Heart breaker, never would I take you for granted No baby, so come over
Come on in over Come over tonight Come on in over Come over tonight
I can give you the time of your life and I can give you the world, oh, baby I can give you the love you've been missing Destiny is in your hands
Hey, I got to know Just what you want And what you need in each And every single way, yeah, baby
If you ever want it to satisfy your needs Hey baby, come over Heart breaker, never would I take you for granted No baby, so come over
If you ever want it to satisfy your needs Hey baby, come over Heart breaker, never would I take you for granted No baby, so come over
If you ever want it to satisfy your needs Hey baby, come over tonight Heart breaker, never would I take you for granted No baby, so come over tonight
If you ever want it to satisfy your needs Hey baby, come over tonight Heart breaker, never would I take you for granted No baby, so come over tonight
I can't understand why you're leaving me You're going too early, baby, stay at home 'Cause home is right here with me Baby, I can make it right, I'm begging you to see
Stay Please stay One more night Stay, one more night
I know I haven't been always been there for you I want you to understand my feelings they're still true My love is just as strong as on the day we met And if you give me another night, I'll prove my love to you
We can do it Baby, we can do it tonight, yeah [Incomprehensible], yeah
I'm in no way prepared for you to leave The thought of you leaving me drives me crazy I'm down on my knees and here I will stay All I need is one more night to make you stay
Hearts poundin' like crazy Seein' you after all this time It brings back memories But that was tears ago
Remember when our love Was so strong that neither one of us could do no wrong Believed in you with all my heart, that's when the pain began You left me for another lover
Loved you girl, tears ago I used to love you, tears ago Loved you girl But that was tears ago
Never satisfied Always thought the grass was greener on the other side But now you've finally found the love was right before your eyes You want me now but it's too late, I love
Loved you girl, tears ago I used to love you, tears ago Loved you girl But that was tears ago
There's no more trust in this heart of mine A new love, I'll have to find, yes The one thing that I still know Is that I loved you girl But that was tears ago
Loved you girl, tears ago
Loved you girl, tears ago I used to love you, tears ago Loved you girl But that was tears ago
Loved you girl, tears ago I used to love you, tears ago Loved you girl But that was tears
'Cause I loved you baby But that was tears ago, yeah
[Verse 1] I'm giving up on we Leaving behind the past and what might be Erasing all of the memories Form my mind So I Can set my soul free
[Bridge 1] No matter where you are Baby near or so far You must always know that You're in my heart
As I tried to forget All the time that we've spent I'm sure I'll never love this way again
[Chorus] I need to set my soul free, soul free Even though in time it may hurt me Gotta set my soul free
I need to set my soul free, soul free Let go of this love baby completely (completely) Soul free
[Verse 2] Far too many times baby We've played the game of lovers hide & seek (Loving so tired) Growing oh so tired of the mystery I've decided to set my soul free yeah
[Bridge 2] No matter where you are Baby near or so far You've got to know that you're in my heart (say yes) We've travelled far beyond Still to believe in one tune And I don't think we'll ever find our way back home I need to set
[CHORUS x1]
[BRIDGE] Need to set my soul free soul free, soul free (soul) Need to set my soul free (soul free) (soul baby) Baby soul free (woooohoooo) hhmmm soul free ha, ha ha ha ha ha ha he eee
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My soul, my soul, yeah my soul, my soul ooohhhh my soul, my soul my soul, my soul
Baby tell me why You're wearing dark glasses inside What you trying to hide Is it another black eye
What you gonna do Next time he lays his hands on you Let me tell you the truth Don't you realize he don't love you
If he don't treat you like a queen You should be steppin' It's obvious to me that He ain't worth it What's the use of staying When he hurts you Baby you should know He don't deserve you
Tell me what makes a man Treat his woman so cruel To me it makes so sense For you to stand this abuse Well
Enough is enough You deserve a love much better A little joy and laughter Understanding on a silver platter
If he don't treat you like a queen You should be steppin' (You should be steppin' baby) It's obvious to me (me) that (that) He ain't worth it (If he hurt you baby) What's the use of staying When he hurts you (If he hurt you baby) Baby you should know (You should know) He don't (he don't) deserve you
(Deserve you babe)
You can't go on pretending not to see What everyone knows Open you eyes And realize You're running out of time
There's no joy in pain What ya gonna gain He don't feel no shame (He don't feel no shame no no) Why is it that you stay Loving this way It could end your life someday
If you don't know If you don't know
If he don't treat you like a queen You should be steppin' It's obvious to me that He ain't worth it (Want you to know, he ain't worth it) What's the use of staying (What's the use) (What's the use of staying) When he hurts you (You know he hurt you baby, you baby) Baby you should know He don't deserve you (If he don't treat you like a queen, yeah)
If he don't treat you like a queen You should be steppin' It's obvious to me that He ain't worth it What's the use of staying When...
[수입] Rahsaan Patterson - Rahsaan Patterson 노래/MCA 2009년도 후반에 나온 라샨의 크리스마스 앨범을 듣고 거슬러 올라가 이 앨범을 듣게 됐다. 작년 겨울, 멜론에서 아무런 사전 지식 없이 그의 크리스마스 앨범을 다운로드해서 들었는데 정말 충격을 받았다. 개인적으로 크리스마스 앨범을 정말 싫어하는데 그의 성탄절 기념 앨범은 정말 짱이었다. 스팅이 크리스마스 앨범 낸 거 보고 싫어졌을 정도니까 얼마나 그런 기획 앨.....
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