Albums/Lyrics

The Magic Wand

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Music and lyrics by Theresa Rhodes

THE BAND

Theresa Rhodes: Vocals
Virginie Behem: backing vocals
Eric Sempé: guitars, bass and keyboard
Christian Grassart: drums
- Sonor Zildjian Vic Firth Aquarian Drumheads PM snare

Arranged and produced by Eric Sempé
Drums recorded at Studio Marilyn, Cagnes-sur-Mer
All other instruments and vocals recorded by Eric Sempé
Graphic Design by Thierry Clauson

Published by Sound Business Publishing © 2023
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All of you liars and power grabbers
Dictators, war mongers and partners in crime
This very morning, since I feel so inclined
You'll self-combust and vanish from this earth

If I was offered a magic wand, what would I want to wish for?
If I was given the gift of choice, this is what I would want

All lethal weapons, all ammunitions,
All bullets, all rockets, and toys made to kill
I don't accept them, and I will interfere
I'll wave my wand and make them disappear.

May pure waters cover the burning sands
May wild forests swallow the concrete lands

If I was offered a magic wand, what would I want to wish for?
If I was given the gift of choice, this is what I would want

Climate deniers, poison producers
Polluters, traffickers and agents of greed
The show is over, you’re on your way out
I'll wave my wand and smoke you as a weed

If I was offered a magic wand, what would I want to wish for?
If I was given the gift of choice, this is what I would want
(repeat)

Bombs on You and I

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Music and lyrics by Theresa Rhodes

THE BAND

Theresa Rhodes: Vocals
Virginie Behem: backing vocals
Eric Sempé: guitars, bass and keyboard
Christian Grassart: drums
- Sonor Zildjian Vic Firth Aquarian Drumheads PM snare

Arranged and produced by Eric Sempé
Drums recorded at Studio Marilyn, Cagnes-sur-Mer
All other instruments and vocals recorded by Eric Sempé at Fahnstock Studio
Graphic Design by Thierry Clauson

Published by Sound Business Publishing © 2022
®All rights reserved

BOMBS ON YOU AND I

You don’t believe state propaganda
Question their lies, you’ll be detained
Speak your mind, you will vanish
Tyrants see freedom as the enemy

We believed freedom
Was ours to keep till kingdom come
All hell broke out all over
Bombs falling out of the sky
On you and I

You don’t agree with their agenda
Say “no to war”, you’ll be seized
Sent to a camp, you’ll be tortured.
Tyrants are threatened by our liberty

We believed freedom
Was ours to keep till kingdom come
All hell broke out all over
Bombs falling out of the sky
On you and I

Outraged, defiant with reason
We’ll stand up for freedom and won’t back down
We believed freedom
Was ours to keep till kingdom come

All hell broke out all over
Bombs falling out of the sky
All hell broke out all over
Bombs falling out of the sky
On you and I

Magic Lingers On

Titles:

  1. You Mean The World To Me
  2. Chance and Fate
  3. Give Me Wings
  4. The Big Taboo
  5. One and the Same
  6. Gather Round
  7. Matilda
  8. Magic Lingers On
  9. Guardians of Angels
10. When Trust Fades Away
11. The Simple Solution
12. As I Lay Still

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Music and lyrics by Theresa Rhodes
Arranged and produced by Eric Sempé

PERFORMERS
Theresa Rhodes, lead vocals
Lizzy Parks, backing vocals on all titles except "As I Lay Still"
Kate Yvorra, backing vocals on "Matilda" & "The Big Taboo"
Eric Sempé, guitars, bass and keyboard
Christian Grassart, drums, cajun and/or percussions on all titles except "As I Lay Still"
(Sonor Drums/PNsnares/Zildjian Cymbals/Vic Firth Sticks/Al Andulus Cajones)

Horns on "When Trust Fades Away"
José Ruggeri, baritone
Mickael Labour, saxophone tenor
Gilles Barosi, trombone
Georges De Martino, trumpet

Strings on "The Big Taboo" & "Give Me Wings" François Arnaud, violin
Lucile Tagliamonte, violin
Helene Mallet, viola
Sophie Desvergnes, double bass

Drums, horns and strings recorded at Studio Mercure
261 Allée des Chardonnerets, 06250 Mougins
Sound engineer: Shahim Rafati
Graphic Design: Thierry Clauson
Art Concept: Teymour Sursock
Mixed and mastered by Eric Sempé  All other instruments and vocals recorded by Eric Sempé at Fahnstock Studio

Published by Sound Business Publishing © 2020 
®All rights reserved

1) YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME

You mean the world to me
You know I’ll always be there for you
You can believe all these words are true
You mean the world to me

Standing by a long line
Swaying in the sunshine
Beating on a wooden drum
Begging for attention
Seeking out redemption
After many lives of fun

You mean the world to me
You know I’ll always be there for you
You can believe all these words are true
You mean the world to me

Lighting up the candles
Floating Chinese lanterns
Dancing in the twilight zone
Yesterday will linger
Echoing the singer
Memories now carved in stone

You mean the world to me
You know I’ll always be there for you
You can believe all these words are true
You mean the world to me

Emotional survival
Mystical revival
Caught you in the nick of time
Running down the long street
Can you hear my heart beat
Longing for a love sublime

You mean the world to me
You know I’ll always be there for you
You can believe all these words are true
You mean the world to me


2) CHANCE AND FATE

Whether you’ll see me, whether you’ll notice me
Whether our eyes will meet today

Whether I’ll want you, whether you’ll need me
Is this meant to be, who can say?

Whether I’ll love you or hate you
Whether in heaven or in hell

Whether you’ll want to be one with me
Can this be, who can tell?

Down the river of chance and fate
I drifted by an opened gate
And there you lay in a dream-like state
A dream-like state

Whether I’ll lose you, whether you’ll find me
Maybe in heaven or in hell

Whether you’ll want to be one with me
Will it be, who can tell?

Somewhere, somehow, someone may steal you from me
Sometime, somehow, somethings are not meant to be

Down the river of chance and fate,
I drifted by an opened gate
And there you lay in a dream-like state,
A dream-like state

Down the river of chance and fate,
I drifted by an opened gate
And there you lay in a dream-like state,
And there you lay…. There you lay


3) GIVE ME WINGS

Quick sideway glances
Emotional trances
A thunderbolt striking me through
Have I lost my senses
I’m weighing my chances
Of sharing these feelings with you

Say the word and I’ll follow
You to the ends of the earth
Will you be mine come tomorrow
I feel my heart’s ready to burst

I’d jump all the fences
Sneak past your defences
To make an impression on you
Starlit romances
And riverside dances
I’m longing to share with you	

Can I be the one
Can I be the one
Can I be the one you love
Could you be the one
Could you be the one
I’ve been dreaming of

Give me wings and I’ll follow
You to the ends of the earth
Will you be mine come tomorrow
I feel my heart ’s ready to burst


4) THE BIG TABOO

He was my teacher for a while and I admired him
One day he told me I would soon
Dream of him at night
So I became the prey of his manipulations
And he would meet me secretly
I was too scared to fight

Whatever worked for you
Whatever got your heart racing
Is now a big taboo
Forever haunting you

I was no more than a child and no-one believed me
Shame and confusion weighed me down
And dragged me to the ground
I was broken by your will and your games of power
But now I know, I’m not alone
My shackles are unbound

Whatever worked for you
Whatever got your heart racing
Is now a big taboo
Forever haunting you

Whatever worked for you
Whatever got your heart racing
Is now a big taboo
Forever haunting you

There’s a tidal wave of claims and retribution
Perpetrators’ payback time
There’s a tidal wave of very angry people
They’re coming after you

Whatever worked for you
Whatever got your heart racing
Is now a big taboo
Forever haunting you

Whatever worked for you
Whatever got your heart racing
Is now a big taboo
We’re coming after you


5) ONE AND THE SAME

The breeze at dawn has woken me
With a gentle whisper falling in my ear
It’s calling out so tenderly
I’m wondering if it’s you that I hear

Once I was this firefly
Whirling and swirling in the night
That marvels at a shooting star
Travelling a clear path of light

Love is composed of a single soul
When two are but one and the same
And like a flower will unfold
When bathed in the sun and the rain

Once I was this floating leaf
Drifting along on a breeze
Startled by love, I turned into
The air that you breathe into me

Love is composed of a single soul
When two are but one and the same
And like a flower will unfold
When bathed in the sun and the rain

Whirling, swirling way up high
Drifting, floating in the sky

Love is composed of a single soul
When two are but one and the same
Like a flower will unfold
When bathed in the sun and the rain

I know that Love is composed of a single soul
When two are but one and the same
Like a flower will unfold
When bathed in the sun and the rain

Two are but one…


6) GATHER ROUND

If you’re ever back in our town, we’ll meet your train
We still walk the paths of our youth; we still dance in rain
If there’s something I have learned it’s true friends always care
Laughing, playing, crying, praying, all of this we share

So come on round, jam forever
A string guitar, a timeless song
Gather round, we’ll band together
This is where we all belong

Autumn leaves keep changing colour, we’re still in love
Love is with us like a halo, shining from above
If I could relive my life I wouldn’t change a thing
Laughing playing, crying praying, through it all, we sing

So come on round, let’s jam together
Take your guitar and sing along
Gather round, we’ll play together
This is where we all belong

Come on round, let’s jam together
Take your guitar and sing along
Gather round, we’ll play together
This is where we all belong


7) MATILDA

I’m caught between the devil and the deep blue sea
I saw Clarita look my way but Matilda is the one for me
I could run after Rita, but what would people say
We’re in a town of bad-tongue gossips and this is not a game I play

Matilda walks down to the river every day at eventide
Matilda knows she must deliver something to the other side
Something to the other side

The juju man is waiting, sipping ginger tea
He knows that Tilda comes each eve like a faithful devotee
She hands him royal honey from all her buzzing bees
And in return he will read her fate sitting by the watapana trees

Matilda walks down to the river every day at eventide
Matilda knows she must deliver something to the other side
Something to the other side

A spark of hope has risen, she wears a secret smile
Lord only knows what goes on in her heart while she walks back home this lonely mile
I’ll send her flowers by the acre, a sparkling diamond ring
So she will know I love her so, I hope she’ll make my heart begin to sing

Matilda walks down to the river every day at eventide
Matilda knows she must deliver something to the other side
Matilda walks down to the river every day at eventide
Matilda knows she must deliver something to the other side
Something to the other side


8) MAGIC LINGERS ON

The shadows fall, the candles burn
You and I still dance
To the rhythm of life, the rhythm of love
In an eternal trance
It’s cold outside, when winter comes
But fires burn in our hearts
We wait each day impatiently
No longer to be apart

We grow wise as years go by the magic lingers on
You belong to me, I belong to you
Flowers fade and leaves turn gold, our magic lingers on
You belong to me, I belong to you

You and I, we walk on by
Together hand in hand
Loving each other so tenderly
Side by side we stand
The shadows fall, the candles burn
You and I still dance
To the rhythm of life, the rhythm of love
In an eternal trance

You and I, walk on by, hand in hand, love forever
You and I, we walk on by, hand in hand, love forever

We grow wise as years go by the magic lingers on
You belong to me, I belong to you
Flowers fade and leaves turn gold, our magic lingers on
You belong to me, I belong to you


9) GUARDIANS OF ANGELS

Can you hear them, can you hear them calling
Can you see them moving, 
Roaming throughout the land
They are travelling on a sacred journey
With an ancient memory to guide them
Do we understand?

We are guardians of angels in a garden of Eden
With patience we’ll learn all the lessons they share
Like forests that give out their secrets to heal us
They are mother nature’s gems in our everlasting care

I give thanks for the eagle soaring
High above the mountains, the plainlands,
Riding on the wind
There is music in the deep blue ocean
When the whales are sighing
And singing haunting melodies

We are guardians of angels in a garden of Eden
With patience we’ll learn all the lessons they share
Like forests that give out their secrets to heal us
They are mother nature’s gems in our everlasting care

I give thanks for a mystic morning
When the sun is rising and shining
With the bright hope of the day
As I walk in your splendid beauty
With my eyes wide open 
I’m seeing all that you have made

We are guardians of angels in a garden of Eden
With patience we’ll learn all the lessons they share
Like forests that give out their secrets to heal us
They are mother nature’s gems in our everlasting prayer

One day I hope to say I did all I could have dared


10) WHEN TRUST FADES AWAY

Unexpected trivial things that make you suddenly
See what no-one wants to see
Doubt has crept into my mind, hello anxiety
Goodbye my tranquility

When Love goes astray and Trust fades away
You know I will not stay
Not even for a day

Tell-tale lipstick on your shirt and perfume I don’t wear
A brand new tie I didn’t buy
Looking from the outside on this one-sided affair
Checking your new alibi

When Love goes astray and Trust fades away
You know I will not stay
Don’t try to bar my way

Whispering in the corridor
Things aren’t what they were once before
You look like you’ve been through war
I could take it tongue in cheek
But this is happening twice a week
Cheating spouses are a bore!

When Love goes astray and Trust fades away
You know I will not stay
Not even for a day

When Love goes astray and Trust fades away
You know I will not stay
Not even for a day

When Love goes astray and Trust fades away
You know I will not stay
Not even for a day
Don’t try to bar my way


11) THE SIMPLE SOLUTION

She stands pondering in her room
Making up her face, not her mind
Tell me mirror on the wall
Am I just as empty as them all

It's a foregone conclusion
The devil's confusion
She never gets it quite right
It's the simple solution
That finds resolution
Keeps you grounded in your plight

Wastes hours weaving empty dreams
Never really getting on with life

Take heed, look beyond yourself
Love is always traveling by your side

It’s a foregone conclusion
The devil's confusion
She never gets it quite right
It's the simple solution
That finds resolution
Keeps you grounded in your plight

You can
Change what you want
Love is the key to any door
You can
Change what you want
Love is the key you’re looking for

It’s a foregone conclusion
The devil's confusion
But this time you'll get it right
It's the simple solution
That finds resolution
Keeps you grounded all your life……all your life


12) AS I LAY STILL

In the middle of the night,
The moon was high and bright
And silence reigned when suddenly
In the middle of the night
A shadow crossed the light
And I knew he had come for me

As I lay still across my bed
I felt his hand caress my hips
His fingertips upon my lips
And then he whispered in my ear
Sensual words I long to hear
Be mine tonight

With the ending of the night
Will love fade with the light?
I feared that you’d be gone from me
Like a dream that ends with dawn
And another love to mourn
I held my breath when suddenly

As I lay still across my bed
I felt his hand caress my hips
His fingertips upon my lips
And then he whispered in my ear
Sensual words I long to hear
Be mine tonight, be mine tonight
Be mine for life

The Twisted Logic of Love

Titles:

  1. The Twisted Logic of Love
  2. Where Will I Lay My Head
  3. Ti Chinja
  4. Tomorrow At the Break of Day
  5. The Things I Dread
  6. Wasted Love
  7. He Made Me Laugh
  8. When All Is Said and Done
  9. First and Last
10. Can You Make a Difference
11. Under My Toes

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11 songs written by Theresa Rhodes
Collective arrangements by Claude Tedesco, Alain Ruard and Manu di Costanzo

THE BAND

Theresa Rhodes: Lead vocals, harmonies, guitar
Claude Tedesco: Piano, keyboard, violin
Manu di Costanzo: Guitars
Alain Ruard: Drums
Tony Sgro: Bass

GUEST ARTISTS

Eric Sempé: Additional keyboards, ukulele,udu, kalimba
Cathy Palvair: Backing vocals on Wasted Love
Maria Marolany: Backing vocals on Ti Chinja

Produced and edited by Eric Sempé
Recorded and mixed by Jean-Pierre Chardiet and Eric Sempé at Studio Marylin, Cagnes-sur-Mer (www.studio-marylin.com)
Mastering: Emmanuel Serres (Roots Records)
Cover picture and CD design by Thierry Clauson, Atelier Clauson,
GenevaExecutive producer for Sound Business Records: Nicolas Sursock

Published by Sound Business Publishing © 2012
®All rights reserved

 

THE TWISTED LOGIC OF LOVE
From the album The Twisted Logic Of Love
It hurts me, consumes me
But we are powerless to cope
With the cruel logic of love
I love you; you love her
And you don't leave me any hope
Twisted logic of love
And I need your loving,
Why do I need your love?
Can't blame me, can't blame you
Because there is nothing we can do
It's the twisted logic of love
I love you; you love her
And she's in love with someone else
Evil logic of love
And I need your loving,
Why do I need your love
I Breath in, breath out
I want to scream and shout
But that's not the solution
Where is my resolution?
Breath in, breath out
I'm lost, so lost in doubt
Betrayed by an illusion
I'm drowning in confusion
Because I need your loving
Why do I need your love?

WHERE WILL I LAY MY HEAD
From the album The Twisted Logic Of Love
We have seen a million rising suns
Over golden fields
From this room yeah
I have heard the chorus of the dawn
Waking up the land
From my room yeah
But now, they took everything I loved
Took everything we owned
Took our home
And now gone are the fields of hay
They took everything away
Where will I lay my head?
I have heard the beating of the drums
Quickening my heart
From my room yeah
I have seen the cruel burning flames
Swallowing the night
From my room
And now, they took everything I loved
Took everything we owned
Took our home
And now gone are the fields of hay
They took everything away
Where will I lay my head? Where will I lay my head?
I have heard the screams and seen the pain
Tearing up my soul
From my room
I have said goodbye to my old friends
Looking one last time
From my room
And now, they took everything I loved
Took everything we owned
Took our home
And now gone are the fields of hay
They took everything away
Where will I lay my head? Where will I lay my head?

TI CHINJA (LET'S CHANGE)
From the album The Twisted Logic Of Love
If anybody cares for those who live beyond despair
Hear the story of my brothers unfold
They believed change was in sight
They believed it was their right
And they voted for "chinja". How bold!
Because all of those who dared
Believing change was in the air
Were hunted, tortured and raped
Some were beaten to the bone
Some were burnt inside their homes
And for many there was no escape
But the time has come for changes
And it's there in an outstretched hand
Hear the cries of people suffering
And children of this devastated land
Chinja - Ti chinja - Ti chinja - Hey hey
Chinja - Ti chinja - (n)di zhozho - Hey hey
And shame on those who help preserve
These ruling psychopaths
While they prosper on sorrow and pain
Shame on those who sell them guns
Shame on those who hide their funds
Tyrants must pay for their crimes
Does anybody care for those who live beyond despair
While they're hunted, tortured and die
For their right to decide who's to rule and preside
Let the past step aside, step aside
Because time has come for changes
And it's there in an outstretched hand
Hear the cries of people suffering
And orphans of this devastated land
Chinja - Ti chinja - Ti chinja - Hey hey
Chinja - Ti chinja - (n)di zhozho - Hey hey
Chinja - Ti chinja - Ti chinja - Hey hey hey hey hey hey
Chinja - Ti chinja - (n)di zhozho - Hey hey

TOMORROW AT THE BREAK OF DAY
From the album The Twisted Logic Of Love
Tomorrow at the break of day
When all is quiet in the land
You know will steal away
And I'll take the winding trail
Where you once led me by the hand
You are never far away
I'll cross the meadows and the woods
The golden field where we once laid
How I long to be with you
And when I'll reach the mountain ridge
I'll watch the lights across the bay
Just like we used to do
And you'll be waiting patiently
You are always a part of me
I'll walk alone with my heavy heart
To me the day will be like the night
You once told me to be brave
I'll reach your home when all is dark
Come straight to you with a candlelight
And place wild flowers on your grave

THE THINGS I DREAD
From the album The Twisted Logic Of Love
The night is closing in behind my walls
As darkness prays upon the fears of tormented souls
Lying on my wooden boards
A dreamless sleep is all I need and longing for
As I wait, my heart is drumming in my head
I lie awake and think of all the things I dread
The floor is creaking in the corridor
Some heavy breathing filters through my bolted door
Where are you when I need you most?
You knew just how to chase away these awful ghosts
As I wait my heart is drumming in my head
I lie awake and think of all the things I dread
A shadow moves along the curtain folds
Now I'm in trouble if I lose my self-control
Someone's screaming down the hall
It must have woken all the things that creep and crawl
As I wait, my heart is drumming in my head
I lie awake and think of all the things I dread

WASTED LOVE
From the album The Twisted Logic Of Love
It comes in waves to wound and injure
More than you will ever know
I wonder why, I wonder how and days go by while
I remember when you were my life
My one and only love
I ask myself once more
Did I waste my love? Did I waste my love?
Wasted love, wasted love
Was it worth the many torments?
All the lies you told so well?
Was it worth the broken hearts?
The emptiness, well time will tell
I didn't know how much you yearned for freedom
From our gentle life
You faked your happiness for all to see
Until our final strife
Did I waste my love?
Did I waste my love?
Wasted love, wasted love
Time will ease my pain
But I still ask again
Did I waste my love? Did I waste my love?
Wasted love, wasted love

HE MADE ME LAUGH
From the album The Twisted Logic Of Love
Is love a simple accident
A mere coincidence
The hands of chance
Or was our meeting meant to be
Part of our destiny
I have no idea
But he made me laugh, I made him cry
He made me sometimes just want to die
I made him proud, he made me shine
I often felt I was on cloud nine
Is love celestial chemistry
Two souls in ecstasy
It's a mystery
Did we meet many lives ago
I guess God only knows
Why I love him so
He made me laugh, I made him cry
He made me sometimes just want to die
I made him proud, he made me shine
I often felt I was on cloud nine
I made him laugh, he made me cry
I made him sometimes just want to die
We stood as one through thick and thin
Not always easy but we didn't give in

WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE
From the album The Twisted Logic Of Love
Why go down that road one more time
You said it didn't mean a thing
I've got to smile as you lie to my face
Please explain who's bedded in my place
It was a foregone conclusion
For everyone but me
Robbed of my sweetest delusion
For harsh reality
When all is said and done
This betrayal, like a gun
Shattered my life-long dream
Poor unsuspecting fools
Living by the wedding rules
Learn that things aren't quite what they seem
Not quite what they seem
I will try my luck one more time
To mend my broken confidence
I'll revamp my anatomy
And find some lasting company
It was a foregone conclusion
For everyone but me
Robbed of another delusion
For harsh reality
When all is said and done
This betrayal, like a gun
Shattered my life-long dream
Poor unsuspecting fools
Living by the wedding rules
Learn that things aren't quite what they seem
Not quite what they seem

FIRST AND LAST
From the album The Twisted Logic Of Love
You promised but a night to me
But then forgot to set me free
You wished to leave and told me so
I bit your lips and let you go
You gave me joys, you gave me pains
You made the blood rush through my veins
And when that night you said farewell
You opened up all living hell
First and last
I wonder, now that time has passed
Where you will come to rest at last
The shadow moved but darkness stayed
Within my heart; it wouldn't fade
Like ancient tales of love gone wrong
Forever in this mournful song
I walk the lonely desert sands
My sadness fills these ancient lands
And every star that hang above
Remind me of my only love
First and last
I wonder, now that time has passed
Where you will come to rest at last
First and last love of mine
I wonder, now that time has passed
Where you will come to rest at last

YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
From the album The Twisted Logic Of Love
You've been away for such a long time
In foreign lands you've cried all your tears
You bare the scars of our broken country
But you're not alone so master your fears
What can you do for your brothers in need?
From dawn to dusk, it's a fight for existence
What can I say that would change your mind?
Oh, you can make a difference
I've lost the count of motherless children
Left on their own, they barely survive
In shanty towns a whole generation
Pays for the sins of corruption and strife
What can you do for your sisters in need?
From dawn to dusk, it's a fight for existence
What can I say that would change your mind?
Oh, you can make a difference
Where are the doctors, where are the teachers,
Where are the farmers to feed and heal the land?
Please heed the call. Your beloved homeland
Calling you back to lend a helping hand
What can you do for your brothers in need?
From dawn to dusk, it's a fight for existence
What can I say that would change your mind?
Oh, can you make a difference?
Yes you can make a difference

UNDER MY TOES
From the album The Twisted Logic Of Love
I could have been a nuclear physicist
I could have been an anthropologist
I could have mastered in philosophy
Cosmography, palaeontology, but I have
Idle hands, lazy bones
Grass grows under my toes
No bees, no honey
No work, no money
I could have been a Nobel price-winner
But I have talent as a bartender
Wasn't cut out to be a politician
Don't know the meaning of the word ambition. I've got
Idle hands, lazy bones
Grass grows under my toes
No bees, no honey
No work, no money
Early to bed, early to rise
Makes you healthy, wealthy and wise
Early to bed, early to rise
Makes you healthy, wealthy and wise, but I've got
A sailor's life is one of constant motion
Rather be floating on a waveless ocean
A vagabond without a begging bowl
My secret goal is to be on the dole because I've got
Idle hands, lazy bones
Grass grows under my toes
No bees, no honey
No work, no money
But easy come easy goes
Grass grows under my toes
Grass grows under my toes

If You Had Only...

Titles:

 1.   Tomorrow You'll Be Mine (4'08)
 2.   Steal A Ray From Heaven (4'26)
 3.   Three Aint A Crowd (3'18)
 4.   More Than My Life (3'32)
 5.   Lonely Ladies (3'58)
 6.   High Hopes (3'03)
 7.   Let It Go (4'12)
 8.   Mr. Right (4'05)
 9.   Travelling On (4'11)
10.  If You Had Only... (3'30)
11.  Insufferable Days (4'50)
12.  Dance Beneath The Sun (4.44)

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12 songs written by Theresa Rhodes

Collective arrangements by the band except:
If You Had Only, More Than My Life, High Hopes, and Lonely Ladies arranged by Eric Sempé

THE BAND

Theresa Rhodes: Lead vocals, harmonies, guitar
Eric Sempé: Guitar, additional keyboards
Neil Gerstenberg: Saxophone, pennywhistle, keyboards, backing vocals on High Hopes
Felix Sabal-Lecco: Drums
Marc Peillon: Bass

GUEST ARTISTS

Claude Tedesco: Piano on Mr. Right, Dance Beneath the Sun, High Hopes, Steal a Ray from Heaven, Violin on Three Ain't a Crowd
Scott Allen: Backing vocals on High Hopes

Recorded by Jean-Pierre Chardiet and Eric Sempé at Studio Marylin in Cagnes-sur-Mer
Realised and edited by Eric Sempé
Mixed by Bruno Ehlinger at Studio du Palais des Congrès in Paris
Mastered by Raphael Jonin at Dyam Mastering in Paris
Cover Design and photographs by Thierry Clauson
Executive producer: Nicolas Sursock

Published by Sound Business Publishing © 2007 
®All rights reserved

TOMORROW YOU'LL BE MINE
From the albums Stealing The Show and If You Had Only...
"Don't move an inch" he said
"I know, tomorrow you'll be mine
I saw you wander in a crowd
With no-one else around"
I like him. I love him
But how can it be that I like him, I love him?
My head was turning when he said:
"I've lost my shadow for a while
And left no trace behind
You haven't changed, I've been around
Tomorrow you'll be mine"
I like him. I love him
But how can it be that I like him, I love him?
Did we meet once upon a time?
Did we part once upon a crime?
"Don't be afraid," he said "Tonight
You're battling with your mind
When comes the dawn you'll realise
And then you will be mine"
I like him. I love him
But how can it be that I like him, I love him?
Is my head burning with desire? Desire
"Long time ago, you wore my crown
And kept right by my side
Now that you're back I guess you know
Tomorrow you'll be mine"
I like him. I love him
But how can it be that I like him, I love him?
How can it be that I like him, I love him?
How can it be that I like him, I love him?
But how can it be that I love him?
I can't deny I feel alive, alive again

STEAL A RAY FROM HEAVEN
From the albums The Other Side and If You Had Only...
Are you lonely? Are you lonely when she's gone? Yeah
Do you want me? Do you want me to come by tonight?
Just for a while? Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Out of sight, out of mind
I'll leave no trace behind. Have no fear
When the night turns to dawn
I'm cutting out of here
Steal a ray from heaven
Love me now or never
Nothing is forever lasting
Steal a ray from heaven
Love me now or never
Nothing is forever, Love me
Are you travelling? Are you travelling on your own? Yeah
Would you keep me? Would you keep me company tonight?
Just for a while. Yeah yeah yeah yeah
I have wandered alone
A thousand miles I've roamed like a storm
Come the dawn I'll belong
To sweet oblivion
Steal a ray from heaven
Love me now or never
Nothing is forever lasting
Steal a ray from heaven
Love me now or never
Nothing is forever. Love me

THREE AIN'T A CROWD
From the albums The Other Side and If You Had Only...
I never wanted to rely
On someone who could mystify me so
Teasing me, teasing my mind
But he came to me just like a revelation ah ha
I never wanted to deny
You of the love you'd crucify me for
Driving you, driving you wild
And you came to me just like an inspiration ah ha
Overwhelmed by love
Who said that three is a crowd?
Overwhelmed by love
Because they're so good, so good to me
I never wanted to imply
Nobody else would qualify as I'm
Walking on cloud number nine
They all come to me much like some recollections ah ha
Overwhelmed by love
Who said that three is a crowd?
Overwhelmed by love
Because they're so good, so good to me
You my revelation, you my inspiration,
You my recollections, play me like a violin
My revelation, you my inspiration,
You my recollections, play me like a violin
Overwhelmed by love
Who said that three is a crowd?
Overwhelmed by love
And they're so good, so good to me
Overwhelmed by love
Who said that three is a crowd?
Overwhelmed by love
And they're so good, so good to me

LET IT GO
From the albums The Other Side and If You Had Only...
Heat and steam and opium dreams
On a hazy lazy afternoon
Golden limbs and female whims
But don't you let it worry you
Sighs and whispers in my ears
Helping to soothe my own fears
And every day goes whirling past me
Like a Dervish in a trance
Hard times coming
Let it go, let it go, down again he goes
Let it go, let him go down again
Saw my lover lying in the gutter
Try to rise and fall back down again
While he's treading muddy waters
So our lives wash down the drain
Spirit calling from the bottle will
Put an end to this romance
And every day goes whirling past me
Like a Dervish in a trance
Let it go, let it go, down again he goes
Let it go, let him go down again
These are hard times coming, hard times
It got a little out of hand
And there is much to understand
Shame for those you leave behind
Have they all vanished from your mind?
Things got a little out of hand
And there is much to understand
I'm taking one breath at a time
Because every day goes whirling past me
Like a Dervish in a trance
Let it go, let it go, down again he goes
Let it go, let him go down again
Let it go, let it go, down again he goes
Let it go, let him go down again

MR. RIGHT
From the albums Stealing The Show, Live At The Chat Noir and If You Had Only
Don't go wasting precious time
Find love while you're easy on the eye
You haven't got a dime
Your foolish dreams could leave you high and dry
She waits for love, the ideal love
The ultimate, the paragon, the unattainable
Not any love, heavens above
She waits for the ideal love
Hey babe, have you found your Romeo?
They tell me you've been searching high and low
Endless nights, with nothing to show but
Cigarette butts and a lip-sticky cup
She waits for love, the ideal love
The kind of love you read about in glossy magazines
Not any love, heavens above
She waits for the ideal love
Great news! The President is on the phone
He'll send the chauffeur if you 're on your own
A stretch limousine with television screens
What's that you say? You're not at home!
"I'm out of town tonight, looking for Mr. Right
Don't you see, the one for me
The ultimate, the paragon, the unattainable
Not any love, heavens above
I wait for the ideal love"
She waits for love, the ideal love
The kind of love you read about in glossy magazines
Not any love, heavens above.
She waits for the ideal love

TRAVELLING ON
From the albums Quiet Storm and If You Had Only...
I've climbed the highest mountains
And sailed the wildest seas
In all those distant lands
You've been on my mind all of the time
I've wandered with nomads on the sands
And followed them down ancient trails
In all those far-off lands
You've been on my mind all of the time
Where are you now my love?
Is she still good to you?
I pray the One above is watching over you
Will you always be the only one for me?
My love, my true love
I've slept in woods beneath the midnight sun
And roamed the hills and valleys wide
In all those far-off lands
You've been on my mind all of the time
Where are you now my love?
Is she still good to you?
I pray the One above is watching over you
Will you always be the only one for me?
My love, my true love
I've lost myself in cities of the East
And shared my bed with gentle souls
Throughout my wanderings
You've been on my mind all of the time
Where are you now my love?
Will I see you again?
I'll keep on travelling until you fade from me
But will you always be the only one for me?
My love, my true love
Will you always be the only one for me?
My love, my true love

HIGH HOPES
From the albums Quiet Storm and If You Had Only...
High hopes for peace when war is raging on
High hopes for love when love is dead and gone
High hopes we'll march the road to freedom
High hopes they'll heed the words of wisdom
High hopes will free men from their chains
Heal the deepest wound and dull a burning pain
High hopes can shatter from despair
Without hope, how much more can they bear?
High hopes to feed the starving everywhere
High hopes to share but no one really cares
High hopes in spite of all the misery
To find some work and feed the family
High hopes to save the forests that remain
Of all our sins, greed is the most insane
High hopes to live in perfect harmony
High hopes that love will shape our destiny
High hopes,
Hope for freedom, for wisdom, Hope for love
Hope for freedom, for wisdom, Hope for peace

MORE THAN MY LIFE
From the album If You Had Only...
If you go down the middle road
It'll take you to me
Come at the edge of darkness and
Look for the Judas tree
No need to bring me anything
You gave it all before
And all your pearls of wisdom
I can't Use them anymore
But I loved you more than my life
More than my life
And I loved you so much more than my life
If you look far beyond despair
In the land of nowhere
You'll see the torments of a soul
Deprived of love and care
For all the broken promises
There was a price to pay
I did what I was meant to do
And they took you away
But I loved you more than my life
More than my life
And I loved you so much more than my life
And in the shadow of a doubt
That lies in wait for me
I'm turning back the wheels of time
To cheat my destiny
And now you look into my eyes
Just a heartbeat away
I swear I'll never let you down
Come what may
Because I love you more than my life
More than my life
And I love you so much more

LONELY LADIES
From the album If You Had Only...
Ghost town, a derelict café
Shelters all those who've lost their way
Anyone is welcome
Anyone can walk in
It's passed the lighthouse
Pass the word on
Pass the gin
Lonely ladies
Will help you lighten the load
Lonely ladies
Will offer you one for the road
Oh what a beauty, here comes that Ruby
She sparkles, she knows it all
Ask for Malena, lovely Malena,
She sings to soothe your soul
Anyone is welcome
Anyone can walk in
It's passed the lighthouse
Pass the word on
Pass the gin
Lonely ladies 
Will help you lighten the load
Lonely ladies
Will offer you one for the road
Lola, Lolita, what is a girl like you doing in a place like this?
Well Segnorita, this is my home and there is no better place than this!
Anyone is welcome
Anyone can walk in
It's passed the lighthouse
Pass the word on
Pass the gin
Lonely ladies
Will help you lighten the load
Lonely ladies
Will offer you one for the road

IF YOU HAD ONLY...
From the album If You Had Only...
If you had only, if you had only seen
How much I want you, how much I want you to be
Lying beside me, breaking my loneliness
Sharing a moment, a moment of happiness
I saw you walking, I watched you walking by
Holding your head up, your beautiful head up high
Mystical angel, you looked into my eyes
And for a moment, I stood in paradise
How long? How long?
Will I wait for your warm embrace?
How long? How long?
Will I wait for your warm embrace?
I saw you walking, I watched you walking by
I saw you looking, looking into my eyes
Beautiful stranger, you vanished into the night
Will I be searching with every morning light
How long? How long?
Will I wait for this warm embrace?
How long? How long?
Will I wait for your warm embrace?
If you had only, if you had only seen
How much I want you, how much I want you to be
Lying beside me, breaking my loneliness
Sharing a moment, a moment of happiness

INSUFFERABLE DAYS
From the album If You Had Only...
God-fearing, flag-waving, gun-loving
Straight-talking kind of guy
All dressed up to kill,
Pride of a military drill
You must obey
All orders that come down the chain of command
For this is the law of the land
You're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't
For many insufferable days
You'll dance with the woman dressed in black
You'll dance while the hangman sways
One man's gain is another man's pain
In many insufferable ways, for many insufferable days
Determined, hate ridden, believer
Cool-headed kind of guy,
So willing to blow
Up in the middle of a crowd
You will obey
The order that comes from your leader, your guide
You mother will know why you died
And while I cry a thousand hawks cloud up the sky
And darken the light of my day
You'll dance with the woman dressed in black
You'll dance while the hangman sways
One man's gain is another man's pain
In many insufferable ways
War is on, load your gun
Keep your finger on the trigger
Hate and scorn, wail and mourn
While the rift is getting bigger
Shattered souls, secret goals
Propaganda meant to fool you
Take a stand, save the land
Do it even if it kills you
You'll dance with the woman dressed in black
You'll dance while the hangman sways
One man's gain is another man's pain
In many insufferable ways
For many insufferable days

DANCE BENEATH THE SUN
From the albums The Other Side and If You Had Only...
If I've fallen out of grace
Dumped like radioactive waste
Yet there's nothing that I miss from the things I've lost
You don't care and I don't mind
In a circle I go round
And in dancing beat the ground along the way
And I wouldn't trade my place with anyone
Because I'm happy as I dance beneath the sun
Nothing is supposed to last
I'm indifferent to the past
And there's nothing that I miss from the things I've lost
In a festival of sound
In a circle I go round
And in dancing beat the ground along the way
And I wouldn't trade my place with anyone
Because I'm happy as I dance beneath the sun
I turn and turn till I'm losing my direction
Whirl and whirl in the circle of illusion
Turning, turning round and round again
I turn and turn till I'm losing my direction
Whirl and whirl in the circle of illusion
Turning, turning round and round again
Curse the need to understand
I brought the struggle to an end
And there's nothing that I miss from the things I've lost
As the truth cannot be found
In a circle I go round
And in dancing beat the ground along the way
And I wouldn't trade my place with anyone
Because I'm happy as I dance beneath the sun
I turn and turn till I'm losing my direction
Whirl and whirl in the circle of illusion
Turning, turning round and round again

The Other Side

Titles:

 1.  Dance Beneath The Sun (5'38)
 2.  Let It Go (3'59)
 3.  Sentimental Crime (4'03)
 4.  Back For More (3'41)
 5.  Cold Winter Night In Harlem (4'26)
 6.  Steal A Ray From Heaven (4'25)
 7.  Three Ain't A Crowd (3'27)
 8.  Don't Abandon Me (4'40)
 9.  It Was Fate (3'52)
10. Irate (4'56)
11. The Other Side (4'50)

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Distributed in Switzerland by Disques Office (ref.: 65523)

11 songs written by Theresa Rhodes
Arrangements by Kiet Nguyen

THE BAND

Theresa Rhodes: Vocals
Kiet Nguyen: Guitars, saz, tres, tempura, programming
Peter Greenwood: Guitar
Laurent Sonnerat: Accordion, keyboard
Michelle Ortiz: Backing vocals
Claude Currat: Bass
Thierry Hochstatter: Washboard, other percussions
Felix Sabal-Lecco: Drums

GUEST ARTISTS

Marcello Giuliani: Bass on all the tracks except Don't Abandon Me, Cold Winter Night In Harlem
Dorothy Cox: Backing vocals on It Was Fate, The Other Side, Steal A Ray From Heaven, Irate
Ahmed Ait Hssain: Ethnic vocals on Let It Go

Produced and engineered by Kiet Nguyen
Mixed by Bruno Ehlinger and Kiet Nguyen at Studios du Palais des Congrès in Paris
Mastered by Raphael Jonin at Dyam Mastering in Paris
Cover Design and photographs by Thierry Clauson
Executive producer: Nicolas Sursock
Published by Sound Business Publishing © 2004 
®All rights reserved

DANCE BENEATH THE SUN
From the albums The Other Side and If You Had Only...
If I've fallen out of grace
Dumped like radioactive waste
Yet there's nothing that I miss from the things I've lost
You don't care and I don't mind
In a circle I go round
And in dancing beat the ground along the way
And I wouldn't trade my place with anyone
Because I'm happy as I dance beneath the sun
Nothing is supposed to last
I'm indifferent to the past
And there's nothing that I miss from the things I've lost
In a festival of sound
In a circle I go round
And in dancing beat the ground along the way
And I wouldn't trade my place with anyone
Because I'm happy as I dance beneath the sun
I turn and turn till I'm losing my direction
Whirl and whirl in the circle of illusion
Turning, turning round and round again
I turn and turn till I'm losing my direction
Whirl and whirl in the circle of illusion
Turning, turning round and round again
Curse the need to understand
I brought the struggle to an end
And there's nothing that I miss from the things I've lost
As the truth cannot be found
In a circle I go round
And in dancing beat the ground along the way
And I wouldn't trade my place with anyone
Because I'm happy as I dance beneath the sun
I turn and turn till I'm losing my direction
Whirl and whirl in the circle of illusion
Turning, turning round and round again

LET IT GO
From the albums The Other Side and If You Had Only...
Heat and steam and opium dreams
On a hazy lazy afternoon
Golden limbs and female whims
But don't you let it worry you
Sighs and whispers in my ears
Helping to soothe my own fears
And every day goes whirling past me
Like a Dervish in a trance
Hard times coming
Let it go, let it go, down again he goes
Let it go, let him go down again
Saw my lover lying in the gutter
Try to rise and fall back down again
While he's treading muddy waters
So our lives wash down the drain
Spirit calling from the bottle will
Put an end to this romance
And every day goes whirling past me
Like a Dervish in a trance
Let it go, let it go, down again he goes
Let it go, let him go down again
These are hard times coming, hard times
It got a little out of hand
And there is much to understand
Shame for those you leave behind
Have they all vanished from your mind?
Things got a little out of hand
And there is much to understand
I'm taking one breath at a time
Because every day goes whirling past me
Like a Dervish in a trance
Let it go, let it go, down again he goes
Let it go, let him go down again
Let it go, let it go, down again he goes
Let it go, let him go down again

SENTIMENTAL CRIME
From the album The Other Side
Slow down, we've come to the right place
Watch the day light coming down
Bathe in the warm rays, golden rays, always
Mesmerised by your eyes
Sentimental crime
Now the king is up in arms
I've been loving you from time out of mind
No-one can untwine
Our two hearts; they beat as one
Come we'll walk into the sun
And melt away
Ominous shadows grow taller
Watch the sun drown in the sea
Go through the ritual, magical, sensual
Love of mine, love divine
Sentimental crime
Now the king is up in arms
I've been loving you from time out of mind
No-one can untwine
Our two hearts; they beat as one
Come we'll walk into the sun
And melt away
Sentimental crime
Now the king is up in arms
I've been loving you from time out of mind
No-one can untwine
Our two hearts; they beat as one
As we cross the great divide
And fade away

BACK FOR MORE
From the album The Other Side
I never will comprehend the reason
Why you keep going back for more
There are no walls around your prison
We've been through all of this before
Wasting your life with an illusion
Filling your head with many lies
He's got you twisted in confusion
With all his phoney alibis
Still I see you go back for more
Yeah why do you go back for more
Yeah I see you go back for more
Oh why do you go back for more
Silent accomplice to your downfall
Hiding dark bruises on your arm
You say he didn't mean to harm
Your battered heart and shattered soul
Addicted to pain and degradation
You fear the moment he'll return
He feeds upon humiliation
I wonder if you'll ever learn
Because I see you go back for more
Yeah why do you go back for more
Living with amnesia
Can ease the chill of failure but
This isn't the answer
To your trouble my friend
I know you'd find your Eden
If you chose to leave him and
I beg you to listen because it hurts me so
When I see you go back for more
Oh why do you go back for more
Yeah I see you go back for more
Oh why do you go back for more

COLD WINTER NIGHT IN HARLEM
From the album The Other Side
Cold winter night down in Harlem 
Wandering star on the wane
Searched in her eyes for some kind of hope, in vain
It was gone; and she
Sang through the night in Harlem
Filled me with anguish and blues
Glittering star how I wish I could soothe
All the wounds of your heart; and she
Sang of men gone away, gone away
She sang of love gone astray yeah
She sang of men who betray, who betray
Oh why must love fade away
Cold winter night in Harlem
Beautiful soul on the wing
Hooked on a diet of bourbon and gin
And heroin for the sting
When she sang through the night in Harlem
I never could swallow my tears
Wandering star with a voice so sincere
It would pierce through my heart and she
Sang of men gone away, gone away
She sang of love gone astray yeah
She sang of men who betray, who betray
Oh why must love fade away
Cold winter night down in Harlem 
Wandering star on the wane
Searched in her eyes for some kind of hope, in vain
It was gone
And she sang of men gone away, gone away
She sang of love gone astray yeah
She sang of men who betray, who betray
Oh why must love fade away
She sang of men gone away, gone away
She sang of love gone astray yeah
She sang of men who betray, who betray
Oh why must love fade away, fade away

STEAL A RAY FROM HEAVEN
From the albums The Other Side and If You Had Only...
Are you lonely? Are you lonely when she's gone? Yeah
Do you want me? Do you want me to come by tonight?
Just for a while? Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Out of sight, out of mind
I'll leave no trace behind. Have no fear
When the night turns to dawn
I'm cutting out of here
Steal a ray from heaven
Love me now or never
Nothing is forever lasting
Steal a ray from heaven
Love me now or never
Nothing is forever, Love me
Are you travelling? Are you travelling on your own? Yeah
Would you keep me? Would you keep me company tonight?
Just for a while. Yeah yeah yeah yeah
I have wandered alone
A thousand miles I've roamed like a storm
Come the dawn I'll belong
To sweet oblivion
Steal a ray from heaven
Love me now or never
Nothing is forever lasting
Steal a ray from heaven
Love me now or never
Nothing is forever. Love me

THREE AIN'T A CROWD
From the albums The Other Side and If You Had Only...
I never wanted to rely
On someone who could mystify me so
Teasing me, teasing my mind
But he came to me just like a revelation ah ha
I never wanted to deny
You of the love you'd crucify me for
Driving you, driving you wild
And you came to me just like an inspiration ah ha
Overwhelmed by love
Who said that three is a crowd?
Overwhelmed by love
Because they're so good, so good to me
I never wanted to imply
Nobody else would qualify as I'm
Walking on cloud number nine
They all come to me much like some recollections ah ha
Overwhelmed by love
Who said that three is a crowd?
Overwhelmed by love
Because they're so good, so good to me
You my revelation, you my inspiration,
You my recollections, play me like a violin
My revelation, you my inspiration,
You my recollections, play me like a violin
Overwhelmed by love
Who said that three is a crowd?
Overwhelmed by love
And they're so good, so good to me
Overwhelmed by love
Who said that three is a crowd?
Overwhelmed by love
And they're so good, so good to me

DON'T ABANDON ME
From the album The Other Side
God it's so dark in here
Have I just crossed the last frontier?
I feel so light and free yet something is holding me
From drifting silently towards the light that shines for me
Into the night
God it's so dark in here! Is this the moment that I feared?
A thousand memories assail my dazzled mind
And suddenly I hear a voice that echoes in the space
Surrounding me
Don't abandon me; I would be lost on my own
Please stay with me, don't ever leave me alone
Don't abandon me
What am I doing here? Where has my body disappeared?
It's strange but I could swear I'm floating in the air
And down below I see the mirrored image of myself
Still in your arms
Don't abandon me; I would be lost on my own.
Please stay with me. Don't ever leave me
Don't abandon me; I would be lost on my own.
Please stay with me. Don't ever leave me alone
Don't abandon me
God it's so bright in here! Was it a dream? Was it for real?
I felt so light and free! There's nothing to be feared
And all the time I heard your haunting voice fill in the space
Surrounding me
Don't abandon me; I would be lost on my own
Please stay with me. Don't ever leave me
Don't abandon me; I would be lost on my own
Please stay with me. Don't ever leave me alone
Don't abandon me

IT WAS FATE
From the album The Other Side
I was walking on the sand by the shore
On my way to a fatal rendez-vous
When I heard a voice call out of the blue
Such a beauty I had never seen before
It was fate, it was fate, it was fate
It was fate I came to stop by heaven's gate
It was fate, it was fate, it was fate
Fate I came to stop by heaven's gate
I was talking to a daughter of the sea
And she said she'd really like to be free
To run into the woods and the fields
And make herself at home up on the hills
Oh it was fate, it was fate, it was fate
It was fate I came to stop by heaven's gate
It was fate, it was fate, it was fate
Fate I came to stop by heaven's gate
She was smiling at me with melancholy
When I saw her tears melting in the sea
I felt like holding her tenderly
I guess I fell in love instantly
It was fate, it was fate, it was fate
It was fate I came to stop by heaven's gate
It was fate, it was fate, it was fate
Fate I came to stop by heaven's gate
I said I'd really like to be free
To swim amongst the creatures of the sea
So she took me by the hand graciously
And I followed her below fearlessly
It was fate, it was fate, it was fate
It was fate I came to stop by heaven's gate
It was fate, it was fate, it was fate
Fate I came to stop by heaven's gate

IRATE
From the album The Other Side
Ohhhh run away, far away, run away, run
You used me, abused me
Passion turned a lighter shade of red
You tricked me, deceived me
Visions of Johanna in your bed
I've been down a solitary road, now I'm turning
How about a lonely, lonely, lonely heart for the taking
Irate, I hate you for leading me astray
Irate, I hate you for letting me down, ohhhh
Ohhhh run away, far away, run away, run
Blue eyes, sweet lies
Took me to the point of no return
High heels, low deals
And all of my bridges left to burn
I've been down a solitary road, now I'm turning
How about a lonely, lonely, lonely heart for the taking
Irate, I hate you for leading me astray
Irate, I hate you for letting me down, ohhhh
I got to run away, far away, get a life
"Is it possible?"
Run away, far away, run for my life
Irate, I hate you for leading me astray
Irate, I hate you for letting me down, ohhhh
Ohhhh run away, far away, run away, run

THE OTHER SIDE
From the album The Other Side
Wake up in the dead of night
To find I can no longer hear that ticking sound
Did someone break the hands of time?
Can't sleep, can't weep
Is my imagination playing tricks on me?
A case of uninvited company
Can anybody hear? Can anybody hear me call?
Can anybody hear, hear me on the other side?
Shadows come alive
I hear a thousand whispers in a foreign tongue
Is this the land where I belong?
Pray for my soul
I can't believe this curse is happening to me
Forever changing my reality
Can anybody hear? Can anybody hear me call?
Can anybody hear, hear me on the other side?
Shadows come alive
I find I can no longer hear that ticking sound
Did someone break the hands of time?
Pray for my soul
Because I am drifting in a world no one can see
Beyond the realm of mortal certainty
Can anybody hear? Can anybody hear me call?
Can anybody hear, hear me on the other side?
Can anybody hear? Can anybody hear me call?
Can anybody hear me calling?
Can anybody hear? Can anybody hear me call?
Can anybody hear me calling yeah?

(We Can) Clone Your Favorite Lovers (Remix)

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Distributed in Switzerland by Disques Office (ref.: 65352)

Song written by Theresa Rhodes
Arrangements by Kiet Nguyen

THE BAND

Theresa Rhodes: Vocals
Kiet Nguyen: Acoustic guitars, Unicorn, twang bass
Peter Greenwood: Acoustic guitar
Laurent Sonnerat: Accordion, ottavino spinet
Michelle Ortiz: Backing vocals
Dominique Bollinger: Acoustic bass
Etienne Brachet: Drums
Roger Melt 'Tibois': other percussions acoustic rhythm guitar

Produced, engineered & mixed by Kiet Nguyen
Mastering by Glenn Miller at Greenwood Digital in Nunningen
Cover Design and photographs by Thierry Clauson
Executive producer: Nicolas Sursock

Published by Sound Business Publishing © 2004
®All rights reserved

CLONE YOUR FAVORITE LOVERS
From the album An Acoustic Affair and Single Remix by Gareth Cousins

Face the mirror image of your long lost lover
Tremble in the presence of the one you want
Try our carbon copy of your first love story
It's not a fantasy
Take him to bed, you'll be
Praising our technology
We can clone your favorite lovers
Born of virgin mothers
We can clone your favorite lovers
Born of virgin
So won't you try our latest model 
Of your bedtime hero?
And how about a twin set of the one you want
You just supply the genes
We'll take care of your dreams
Make them a reality
We can clone your favorite lovers
Born of virgin mothers
We can clone your favorite lovers
Born of virgin
Triple your chance to be happy as you can be
Satisfaction guaranteed
Yes I know, I know, we tamper with the mystery
Yes I know, I know, some will call it heresy
Triple your chance to be happy as you can be
We can clone your favorite lovers
Born of virgin mothers
We can clone your favorite lovers
Born of virgin

An Acoustic Affair

Titles:

 1.  Clone your favorite Lovers (3'27)
 2.  Just Call me Jane (3'23)
 3.  Taste of Paradise (3'56)
 4.  I took the Lot (4'47)
 5.  I'll Follow the Signs (3'31)
 6.  A Tale of Mystery (4'05)
 7.  Island Lady (3'44)
 8.  Amai Africa (4'36)
 9.  Come To Think of It (4'58)
10. The Mirror for the Blind (3'19)
11. TheToy (3'59)
12. Secret to Love (3'49)

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Distributed in Switzerland by Disques Office (ref.: 65352)

12 songs written by Theresa Rhodes
Arrangements by Kiet Nguyen

THE BAND

Theresa Rhodes: Vocals
Kiet Nguyen: Acoustic guitars, Unicorn, twang bass
Peter Greenwood: Acoustic guitar
Laurent Sonnerat: Accordion, ottavino spinet
Michelle Ortiz: Backing vocals
Dominique Bollinger: Acoustic bass
Etienne Brachet: Drums
Roger Melt 'Tibois': other percussions acoustic rhythm guitar

GUEST ARTISTS

Willy Wainright: Fiddle on Just Call Me Jane
Gerard Paolo: Bass on Amai Africa, The Mirror for the Blind
Vincent Courtois: Violoncello on Taste of Paradise, A Tale of Mystery, Come To Think of It
Clovis Lobao: Cowbells on Taste of Paradise, I'll Follow the Signs. Triangle on Amai Africa
Patrick Merz: Congas on I'll Follow the Signs, Vietnamese woodblock on Island Lady
Gerard Fourtois: Backing vocals on I'll Follow The Sign, The Mirror for the Blind
Letty Girardet: Backing vocals on I'll Follow The Signs
Dorothy Cox: Backing vocals on Amai Africa
Philippe Massey: Ottavino spinet on The Mirror for the Blind

Produced, engineered & mixed by Kiet Nguyen
Mastering by Glenn Miller at Greenwood Digital in Nunningen
Cover Design and photographs by Thierry Clauson
Executive producer: Nicolas Sursock

Published by Sound Business Publishing © 2004
®All rights reserved

CLONE YOUR FAVORITE LOVERS
From the album An Acoustic Affair and Single Remix by Gareth Cousins
Face the mirror image of your long lost lover
Tremble in the presence of the one you want
Try our carbon copy of your first love story
It's not a fantasy
Take him to bed, you'll be
Praising our technology
We can clone your favorite lovers
Born of virgin mothers
We can clone your favorite lovers
Born of virgin
So won't you try our latest model 
Of your bedtime hero?
And how about a twin set of the one you want
You just supply the genes
We'll take care of your dreams
Make them a reality
We can clone your favorite lovers
Born of virgin mothers
We can clone your favorite lovers
Born of virgin
Triple your chance to be happy as you can be
Satisfaction guaranteed
Yes I know, I know, we tamper with the mystery
Yes I know, I know, some will call it heresy
Triple your chance to be happy as you can be
We can clone your favorite lovers
Born of virgin mothers
We can clone your favorite lovers
Born of virgin

JUST CALL ME JANE
From the album An Acoustic Affair
In a moment of pure madness
I called him on the phone
Hadn't seen him for a life time
And prayed that he was home alone
I said -"I've got two things to wear
And if I dare ask for advice (...)".
-"Who is on the line
At this late hour of the night"?
-"Just call me Jane
Just call me Jane, remember"?
Searching for an everlasting love
The real love every girl is dreaming of
Searching for an everlasting love
I am searching for everlasting love
Searching for a love, everlasting love
-"So can you help me make my mind up?
Should it be black? Should it be white"?
When I heard him laughing gently
There was a glimmer of a light
Now you can guess who spoke all night
To the stranger on the line
Just call me Jane, just call me Jane, remember?
Searching for a love, everlasting love
I am searching for everlasting love
Just call me Jane, just call me Jane, remember?
Just call me Jane, just call me Jane, remember?
Just call me

TASTE OF PARADISE
From the album An Acoustic Affair
Sadly I write in the dim station light
For my unfaithful love won't be coming
Soon on my way to defend our homeland
I will reach our front lines by the morning
You gave me your sweet love
Then slipped through my fingers
You gave me sweet lies
Taste of paradise, only for a while
I'll be on the road to living hell
While you sigh within his arms
Does it matter if I live or die?
Will you cry if I come to harm?
My love, soul of my soul, pour out your heart
Be truthful, and tell me if I stand a chance
Will we go on just as friends?
I do believe you'll come back to me
Here I stand in the dim station light
With a burning desire to see you again
You should have been with me
You should have known better
I long for your lies
Taste of paradise, if only for a while
I'll be on the road to living hell
While you lie within his arms
Does it matter if I live or die?
Will you cry if I come to harm?
Soul of my soul, write to me soon
Be truthful, and tell me if I stand a chance
Will we go on just as friends?
I do believe you'll come back to me

I TOOK THE LOT
From the album An Acoustic Affair and Live at Le Chat Noir
Why do you need me so badly
Your feelings are foreign to me
You proudly expose
All the scars down your back
My nails are razor sharp
You gave me all you've got
And I, I took the lot
I took all that you had
And that was very bad, very bad
The whole town is been talking 'bout this affair
But I don't even care
Your mother insists that I should get the boot
Your father finds me cute
You gave me all you've got
What could I say? Thanks a lot
I took all that you had
And that was very bad, very bad
I took all that you had
I guess it was very bad, very bad
The sheriff came by with his loaded gun
But it turned out to be fun
And now he's just looking for more evidence
To claim my innocence
You gave me all you've got
What could I say? Thanks a lot
You gave it all away
Along the way, along the way, along the way

I'LL FOLLOW THE SIGNS
From the album An Acoustic Affair and Live at Le Chat Noir
I'm going South from town to town
I get to meet new faces along the way
But I intend to settle down
In a village by the sea
Where the rhythm suits me
He told me he'd take me
Down where the sun always shines
That 'll do fine!
Walking down the highway
Early on a Monday
Wary of a stormy sky
I stopped the one truck passing by
-"Haven't I seen you before?
Find this weather such a bore!"
Then he asked me:
-"By the way, do you need a place to stay?"
I'm going South ...
He showed me the back of his truck
Couldn't quite believe his luck
But when he came out in the nude
I just wasn't in the mood
Running in the pouring rain
I got on to a late night train
-"Looks like you're drenched to the bone"
Said a man sitting on his own
I'm going South from town to town
I get to meet new faces along the way
And I intend to settle down
In a village by the sea
Where the rhythm suits me
He told me he knew of
A place where the sun always shines
Or some words along those lines

A TALE OF MYSTERY
From the album An Acoustic Affair
I cannot, for my soul
Remember how I met her
Long years of suffering
Have bled my heart and mind
My memory 's possessed
By visions of my lover
Since she laid down and died
And fate left me behind
Deep into the night, she calls me out
In every ray of light, I seek her out
She struggled for her life
With passionate devotion
Her spirit truly fierce
Her will to live so strong
I have gone mad I fear
A breakdown from emotion
Is it her voice I hear
That haunts me like a song?
Deep into the night, she calls me out
In every ray of light, I seek her out
Is it you that I see?
So slowly you approach me
Your skin like ivory
You move with gentle grace
You know that I will go
Wherever you will take me
Our love is not entombed
I yearn for your embrace
Deep into the night, you call me out
In every ray of light, I seek you out

ISLAND LADY
From the album An Acoustic Affair and Live at Le Chat Noir
Hear me sighing, tossing and turning
I'm your island, I'm your island lady
Once you said our love is sweeter than wine
And you'll stay with me till the end of the line
But I wonder if your heart is still true to mine
Love another woman and a spell will come your way
Love another woman and you'll need someone to pray
Love another woman and you'll see me get my way
I'm a jealous lady
Hear me sighing, I lie awake all night
Tossing and turning, I lie awake all night
I'm your island, I'm your island lady
Careless lover are you seeing someone?
I recall being second to none
Now I wonder If your heart is holding true to mine
Catch you with another and I'll bend your will my way
Catch you with another and a curse will make you pay
Catch you with another and you'll need someone to pray
I'm a jealous lady
Love another woman and a spell will come your way
Love another woman and you'll need someone to pray
Love another woman and you'll see me get my way
I'm a jealous lady
I'm your island, I'm your island lady

AMAI AFRICA
From the album An Acoustic Affair and Live at Le Chat Noir
Amai Africa, how I miss my Africa
Amai Africa, how I long for Africa
Oh why am I today in a land so grey
Kune makore
Everyday I pray I'll be home one day
Hakuna zuva
I'd travel lightly
Happy memories are the only things I'd carry
I'd go on gladly, if I could only find a way
I'm in disarray like a castaway
Kune makore
Everyday I pray I'll return one day
Hakuna zuva
I miss my Africa; how I long for Africa
Amai Africa, take me back to Africa
Amai Africa, how I miss my Africa
Much to my dismay I'm a castaway
Kune makore
Everyday I pray, I'll return one day
Hakuna zuva
I'm in disarray like a castaway
Kune makore
Everyday I pray I'll go back someday
Hakuna zuva
Why am I in a land so grey?
How I pray I'll be home someday
Take me home I'm in disarray
How I pray I will find a way
Here I am just a castaway
Lord I pray I'll go home to stay
Why am I in a land so grey?
Lord I pray I'll be home someday

COME TO THINK OF IT
From the album An Acoustic Affair
Come to think of it
There was sadness in her eyes
Come to think of it
There was no time to realize
Why did I let her go?
I should have stayed right by her side
Things are not as they seem
Like in a distant dream
She came upon the scene
-"Don't get the wrong idea,
The morning mist will clear
Then I will disappear
I'm running out of time
I'm running out of time
I'm running out of time"
Come to think of it
Although it took me by surprise
Come to think of it
I could have read between the lines
Why did I let her go?
I should have stayed right by her side
And now I miss her so
Things are not as they seem
Like in a distant dream
She travelled in between
This world and the next
And when the mist did clear
She was no longer here
She was no longer here
We had run out of time
We had run out of time
We had run out of time
Why did I let her go away?

THE MIRROR FOR THE BLIND
From the album An Acoustic Affair
Slow down, go lightly on the wine
The mirror for the blind
Reveals what lies behind
This cold, cold heart
Lights fires with a spark
Oh boy! You burn your wings
For her, it was just a fling
She doesn't love him
She doesn't need him
She'll never care for him at all
She only faked it
Boy! He fell for it
Cool down, go easy on the wine
Your foolish acrobat
Has landed on his back
Calm right down
I see she's leaving town
Forget about his lies
And his phoney alibis
My visions are sold
For a few coins of gold
See this line in your hand
Joins the path of your man
She didn't love him
She didn't need him
She never cared for him at all
She only faked it
Boy! He fell for it
Cool down, slow down, slow down
Slow down, cool down, cool down

THE TOY
From the album An Acoustic Affair
Man, I stand at your command
My fate is in your hand
I'll do as you demand
I don't hang my head in shame
'though I'll take all the blame
I long to play the game
You watch me as I move
I hope you will approve
I know what's on your mind
My love for you is blind
When you hold me tight
I don't put up a fight
I'm just a toy
You play with as you choose
I hope you won't abuse
'though I'd never refuse
You brought me to the wilder shores of love
And this is where I want to be
So long as you will stay with me my love
So long as you will stay with me
When you go, I break down when you go
Don't leave me all alone, all on my own
I'll do just as you please
And do it at your ease
Or I will improvise
Forgetting to be wise
When you hold me tight
I don't put up a fight
Man, my man, I stand at your command
My fate is in your hand
I'll do as you demand
I don't hang my head in shame
'though I'll take all the blame
I long to play the game

SECRET TO LOVE
From the album An Acoustic Affair and Live at Le Chat Noir
I've been looking at you baby
And I've seen you hide your tears away
There's something I must tell you
To help you through those troubled days:
My love's here to stay and love won't run away
Thoughts weigh heavy on your heart
When we are far apart, I know
But any time, any day
If you're looking for someone
Just to light your way
I'll be there, you will see
I hold the secret to love in me
I hold the secret to love in me
There's no reason to cry
I will never be too far away
And soon you won't remember
Why we've been through all those troubled days
My love's here to stay
And love won't run away
So dream of all the love we have
And the good times that we'll share again
Any time, any day
If you're looking for someone
Just to light your way
I'll be there, you will see
I hold the secret to love in me
Any time, any day
If you're looking for someone
Just to light your way
I'll be there, you will see
I hold the secret to love in me
I hold the secret to love in me

Stealing The Show

Titles:

 1.  The Bare Truth (5'42)
 2.  Tomorrow You'll Be Mine (3'41)
 3.  The Lounge Lizard (4'29)
 4.  Mr. Right (4'45)
 5.  Street Sounds of Saigon (0'24)
 6.  Embers Of Love (4'44)
 7.  Paper Planes (3'59)
 8.  Fallen Angel (4'32)
 9.  The Dreamer (4'40)
10. The Vampire's Tricks (5'06)
11. Stealing The Show (4'01)

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Distributed in Switzerland by Disques Office (ref.: 65260)

10 songs written by Theresa Rhodes
Arrangements by Kiet Nguyen

THE BAND

Theresa Rhodes: Vocals
Kiet Nguyen: Guitars, twang bass, bouzouki, dobro, Unicorn, keyboard, drum programming
Peter Greenwood: Guitar
Laurent Sonnerat: Accordion, accordina, ottavino spinet, Hammond organ
Michelle Ortiz: Backing vocals, percussion
Claude Currat: Bass, double bass
Etienne Brachet: Drums

GUEST ARTISTS

Gerard Paolo: Bass on Stealing The Show
Christophe Caccia: Bass on Tomorrow You'll Be Mine
Denis Favrichon: Double bass on The Dreamer
Laurent Soriano: Bass on Mr. Right
Yannis Schweri: Banjo on Mr. Right
Julien Israelian: Percussion on Mr. Right
Barry Gilbert: The man from the Ministry on The Lounge Lizard

Produced and engineered by Kiet Nguyen
Mixed by Dave Richards, assisted by Kris Fredriksson at Mountain Studios in Montreux
Mastering by Antoine Confetti at Dyam Mastering in Paris
Cover Design and photographs by Thierry Clauson
Executive producer: Nicolas Sursock

Published by Sound Business Publishing © 2000 
®All rights reserved

THE BARE TRUTH
From the album Stealing The Show
I deny the rumours we've heard overnight
And I rely on you my friend to shed some light
Did I break a rule?
You must try to keep your cool
Did I cross the line?
Was it something in the wine?
Oh, won't you interfere?
As for the truth, no fear:
It's going right past
Going right past their eyes
Yeah, going right past their eyes
I deny ever having an affair
And I reply these allegations are unfair
Will you testify?
Offer me an alibi
I hope you won't decline
Signing on the dotted line
The hounds bark at the door
We've stretched the truth before
It's going right past
Going right past their eyes
Yeah, going right past and I deny
All rumours of a cover up
And I rely on you my friend to back me up
It's going right past
Going right past their eyes
Yeah, going right past their eyes

TOMORROW YOU'LL BE MINE
From the albums Stealing The Show and If You Had Only...
"Don't move an inch" he said
"I know, tomorrow you'll be mine
I saw you wander in a crowd
With no-one else around"
I like him. I love him
But how can it be that I like him, I love him?
My head was turning when he said:
"I've lost my shadow for a while
And left no trace behind
You haven't changed, I've been around
Tomorrow you'll be mine"
I like him. I love him
But how can it be that I like him, I love him?
Did we meet once upon a time?
Did we part once upon a crime?
"Don't be afraid," he said "Tonight
You're battling with your mind
When comes the dawn you'll realise
And then you will be mine"
I like him. I love him
But how can it be that I like him, I love him?
Is my head burning with desire? Desire
"Long time ago, you wore my crown
And kept right by my side
Now that you're back I guess you know
Tomorrow you'll be mine"
I like him. I love him
But how can it be that I like him, I love him?
How can it be that I like him, I love him?
How can it be that I like him, I love him?
But how can it be that I love him?
I can't deny I feel alive, alive again

THE LOUNGE LIZARD
From the album Stealing The Show
There is a curse upon a friend of mine
Dark shadows testify
He's fighting wars and waging battles
Like a lonesome samurai
There is a woman living down the way
Who delves into the mind
She takes you up a winding garden path
Like the blind leading the blind
And I see it through my bedroom eyes
Play the fool and shun the wise
Lord knows I'm on a high, electrified
There's a lounge lizard in my gown
I'm on a high, fully satisfied
Living carefree in this crazy town, crazy town
Well Louise called me up to let me know
The end of the Earth is near
She's making tracks to join her mentor
Like a brainwashed volunteer
While in the traffic jam the sandwich man
Is working for his bread
There is a purple cloud over our heads
And it is hanging by a thread
But I take it with a pinch of salt
Anyway it's not my fault
And I see it through my naked eyes
Play the fool and shun the wise
Lord knows I'm on a high, electrified
There's a lounge lizard in my gown
I'm on a high, fully satisfied
Living carefree in this crazy town, crazy town
I'm on a high, electrified
There's a lounge lizard in my gown
I'm on a high, fully satisfied
Living carefree in this crazy town, crazy town
Crazy town, what a crazy town, crazy town

MR. RIGHT
From the albums Stealing The Show, Live At The Chat Noir and If You Had Only...
Don't go wasting precious time
Find love while you're easy on the eye
You haven't got a dime
Your foolish dreams could leave you high and dry
She waits for love, the ideal love
The ultimate, the paragon, the unattainable
Not any love, heavens above
She waits for the ideal love
Hey babe, have you found your Romeo?
They tell me you've been searching high and low
Endless nights, with nothing to show but
Cigarette butts and a lip-sticky cup
She waits for love, the ideal love
The kind of love you read about in glossy magazines
Not any love, heavens above
She waits for the ideal love
Great news! The President is on the phone
He'll send the chauffeur if you 're on your own
A stretch limousine with television screens
What's that you say? You're not at home!
"I'm out of town tonight, looking for Mr. Right
Don't you see, the one for me
The ultimate, the paragon, the unattainable
Not any love, heavens above
I wait for the ideal love"
She waits for love, the ideal love
The kind of love you read about in glossy magazines
Not any love, heavens above.
She waits for the ideal love

EMBERS OF LOVE
From the album Stealing The Show
Can I find peace of mind?
Embers of love still burn in me
I thought your fate was mine
And tenderness our guiding line
But heaven in a spell
Turned to hell
They kept you hidden well
Confined you in the darkest cell
You never could hear me call
Damn them all!
Embers of love burn in me
Embers of love burning me
Harbouring the pain buried inside
Keeping love alive, keeping it alive
Embers of love burn in me
Embers of love burning me
I wonder if you can feel it in your heart
Keeping love alive, keeping it alive
Life goes on, years went by
Embers of love still burn in me
One day they'll set you free
But will you come back to me
The day you'll walk down the road
From Saigon
Embers of love burn in me
Embers of love burning me
Harbouring the pain buried inside
Keeping love alive, keeping it alive
Embers of love burn in me
Embers of love burning me
I wonder if you can feel it in your heart
Keeping love alive, keeping it alive

PAPER PLANES
From the album Stealing The Show
I lie in fear of footsteps coming near
No-one would hear me if I called
Don't tell anyone, don't spoil all the fun
They're laughing and drinking down the hall
It's late, I hear the footsteps coming near
I wish that I could disappear
Be gentle, be bold and do just as you're told
Or you will be taken down the hall
And so I make a paper plane, a boat, a train
In dreams they take me far away
A paper plane, a boat, a train
To help the hours go by
It's late, I hear more footsteps coming near
I wish that I was strong and tall
Be gentle, be bold and do just as you're told
More daddies are waiting in the hall
And so, I make a paper plane, a boat, a train
In dreams they take me far away
A paper plane, a boat, a train
To help the hours go by
Keep pleasing everyone
They'll catch you if you run
Keep pleasing everyone
There's nowhere you can run
Keep pleasing everyone
They'll get you if you run
And so I make a paper plane, a boat, a train
In dreams they take me far away
A paper plane, a boat, a train
To help the night go by

FALLEN ANGEL
From the album Stealing The Show
Living on a pipe dream, dizzy from the heights
Flowing in the mainstream, blinded by the lights
Was a fallen, fallen angel, fooling, fooling around
Cosmic revelation, he swept me off the ground
Coming out of nowhere, stepping out of bounds
My foolish, foolish angel
Crying, crying out loud:
"I've fallen, fallen down
I've fallen from the skies
Drowning, I'm drowning
I'm drowning in your eyes"
Got myself untangled, then I realised
It's good to be manhandled, taken by surprise
By a fallen, fallen angel, fooling, fooling around
Speaking of the devil, can you hear the sound
Of his crying, crying out loud:
"I didn't know my luck until
It ran away from me
I need your love now. Oh, don't you see
I've fallen, fallen down, I've fallen from the skies
Drowning, I'm drowning
I'm drowning in your eyes"
I didn't know, I didn't know
I didn't know what love is all about
I didn't know, I didn't know, I didn't know
I didn't know, no, I didn't know
I didn't know what love is all about
I didn't know, no, I didn't know, I didn't know

THE DREAMER
From the album Stealing The Show
Everybody sleeps. I'm still trying
Everybody wakes me when I'm dreaming
Everybody talks. I'm not listening
Everybody screams; then I'm down
Everybody works. I'm pretending
Everybody stands up when I'm sitting
Everybody calls. I'm just hiding
Everybody screams; then I'm down
How I wish they wouldn't break my reverie
I feel so at ease living in my fantasy
And I wish they wouldn't break my reverie
Bring me back to face reality
You want to be my friend. I'm not hiding
You take me by the hand. Am I dreaming?
You say you will be mine. Now I'm listening
We whirled into the night going round and round
God I wish they wouldn't break my reverie
I feel so at ease living in my fantasy
And I wish they wouldn't break my reverie
Bring me back to face reality
Let me go. Let me go
Everybody sleeps. I'm still trying
Everybody wakes me when I'm dreaming
Everybody talks. I'm not listening
Everybody screams; then I'm down
How I wish they wouldn't break my reverie
I feel so at ease living in my fantasy
And I wish they wouldn't break my reverie
Bring me back to face reality

THE VAMPIRE'S TRICK
From the album Stealing The Show
Wait because I'm a getting kind of hungry
Aren't you feeling pretty lonely? Just like me
Who knows? We might get a little closer
You could do with something warmer
Just like me
I hide from the sun
Coming and going when the moon stands high
No, I can't say why
We're having good fun
Laughing and playing. I've got a bag of tricks
I'll show you just for kicks
Don't be shy. You're my guy
Slow down. I'm a feeling kind of weary
And my legs are pretty shaky
Stand by me
Hold on. Come a little closer
Let me lean over your shoulder
Just like this
I hide from the sun.
Coming and going when it's biting cold
And my fangs unfold
I'm having such fun
Laughing and playing. I've got a bag of tricks
I'll show you just for kicks
Don't be shy. You're my guy
I hide from the sun
Coming and going like a bat out of hell
To get you under my spell
I'm having such fun. Laughing and playing
I've got a bag of tricks. I'll show you just for kicks

STEALING THE SHOW
From the album Stealing The Show
Someone is asking
If God will be baking
Our favourite cookies for tea
My head is just spinning
While Stalin is talking
And pointing his finger at me
And rain keeps falling; my mind keeps fogging
Two wide-eyed women lay low
I wouldn't be here
If you hadn't been stealing the show
It comes and goes
Someone is screaming
The walls are still moving
But here comes the wandering knight
These pills make me lazy
I never get angry
When Roosevelt is picking a fight
And rain keeps falling; my mind keeps fogging
Two wide-eyed women lay low
I wouldn't be here
If you hadn't been stealing the show
It comes and goes
But soon I will be much stronger
Ready to conquer the world without you
Yeah, soon I'll be back on the ball and
Prove to you all that I'm second to none
And rain keeps falling; my mind keeps fogging
Two wide-eyed women lay low
I wouldn't be here
If you hadn't been stealing the show

Quiet Storm

Titles:
 1.  Save Tomorrow (4'30)
      (Duet with Jermaine Jackson)
 2.  The Loner (4'30)
 3.  The Fantasy (3'47)
 4.  Indifference (4'33)
 5.  Heart full of Tears (4'27)
 6.  Bright Lights (4'03)
 7.  Steamboat (4'02)
 8.  Travelling On (6'21)
 9.  Crying Shame (3'40)
10. High Hopes (3'30)
11. A Secret of Mine (3'37)
12. The Midnight Trail (3'40)
13. Love at first Smile (3'35)
14. You're the One (4'35)

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Distributed in Switzerland by Disques Office (ref: 65350 - 94533)

14 songs written by Theresa Rhodes

Produced by Matt Clifford
Production assistance by John Acock
Mastered by Toby Alington
Preproduction assistance by Kiet Nguyen & Peter Rebeiz
Engineered by Steve Satkowsky, David Golan, Michelangelo de Feo and Paul Sutin
Recorded and mastered at Dinemec Sound Studio, Geneva
Cover Design by Thierry Clauson
Cover photo by Nicolas Sursock
Executive producer: Nicolas Sursock

Published by Sound Business Publishing © 1993-94 
®All rights reserved

SAVE TOMORROW
From the album Quiet Storm
Too much pain, too much sorrow
Children cry in vain: "Save tomorrow"
When all the dying is done
Will they work as one?
Too much pain, too much sorrow
Ruined cities lie everywhere
Shadows run through streets in the cold night air
Search for shelter and some bread to share
A sniper in the dark brings in more despair
Too much pain, too much sorrow
Children cry in vain: "Save tomorrow"
Tortured memories carve an empty hole
Women raped of their very soul
We sit and watch the war take its toll
Indifferent to the curse on us all
Too much pain, too much sorrow
Women cry in vain: "Save tomorrow"
So much pain, so much sorrow
When will they finally go their way
When will they ever know a future safe?
Why all the hate and the futile crime?
Killing one another in an endless line
Too much pain, too much sorrow
Children cry in vain: "Save tomorrow"
So much pain, so much sorrow
Children cry in vain

THE LONER
From the album Quiet Storm
I hear the thunder, I feel my heart beat
I see a shadow moving swiftly
And in the depth of the night vanish from my sight
I leave my shelter, breathe in the cool air
I sense a presence very near me
Lurk in the still of the night, but I feel no fright
And I say: "Hey, hey, hey, come to me,
I'm not your enemy
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey"
And I pray: "Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, come to me
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, come to me
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey"
The moon is rising over the prairie
I see the loner staring at me
Then in the silvery light, howl with all its might
And I hear: "Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh"
I feel a shiver as he's watching me
And wonder how long, oh yes how long
Will we be sharing this space in perfect harmony?
And I say: "Long last your liberty
Keep on roaming wild and free
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey"
And I say: "Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey,
May you always live wild and free
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey"
And I pray: "Long last your liberty
May you always live wild and free
Keep on roaming, keep on roaming free"

THE FANTASY
From the album Quiet Storm
Gently you steal into my daydream
And take possession of my mind
I'll readily surrender
To leave the loneliness behind
I know the bonds of complete slavery
As you stand watching over me
I feel my body trembling helplessly
Your presence leads me to ecstasy
You take me far away
From my everyday
How I wish you'd stay with me
Just a little while longer
Tonight my dream will bring you back to me
When all lies quiet around me
I'll welcome you my lover
Can't I keep dreaming eternally?
You take me far away 
From my everyday
How I wish you'd stay with me
Just a little while longer

INDIFFERENCE
From the album Quiet Storm
Silent accusations from a photograph
Showing starving people lining up in chains
Latest victims of some ruling psychopath
We've allowed to prosper on sorrows and pains
Our indifference has caused their agony
Nothing's being done to soothe their misery
We'd rather not believe, we'd rather not see
Our indifference favours barbarity
Violent confrontations on the TV news
Involving innocents killed for their belief
Latest victims of the one they wouldn't choose
A tyrant who thrives on anguish and grief
Our indifference won't end the tyranny
Just dispel the fears in our own memory
We'd rather not believe, we'd rather not see
Our indifference has caused their agony
Daily allegations on the radio
Charges of mass-murders no one can explain
Latest victims of a known scenario
We've allowed to happen, again and again
Our indifference has caused their agony
Nothing's being done to soothe their misery
We'd rather not believe, we'd rather not see
Our indifference favours barbarity
And indifference won't end the tyranny
Just dispel the fears in our own memory
We'd rather not believe, we'd rather not see
Our indifference has caused their agony

HEART FULL OF TEARS
From the album Quiet Storm
I was living with a heart full of tears
I couldn't help looking back on all those years
And I was living with a heart full of tears
I couldn't help looking back on all those years
It doesn't matter any more
Though when you walked away, you left me so unsure
I needed time
But on your way you said: "To part is not a crime"
And I was living with a heart full of tears
I couldn't help looking back on all those years
Yes I was living with a heart full of tears
I couldn't help looking back on all those years
It doesn't matter any more
All of your promises you've chosen to ignore
I needed you
But on your way you said: "One love just couldn't do"
And I was living with a heart full of tears
Couldn't help looking back on all those years
It doesn't matter any more
I have remade my life; on you I've closed the door
It took a while,
But now I know for sure that you just cramped my style
And I am living now with a heart full of joy
I have seen true love in the eyes of a tender boy
Yes I am living now with a heart full of joy
I have seen true love in the eyes of a tender boy
And I was living with a heart full of tears
I couldn't help looking back on all those years
And I am living now with a heart full of joy
I have seen true love in the eyes of a tender boy

BRIGHT LIGHTS
From the album Quiet Storm and Live at Le Chat Noir
I'm going 'round, looking for a lover
I'm going down town tonight
I'm going 'round, looking for adventure
I'm going where the lights shine so bright
I hear the soldiers are back in town
Put on a tight dress and we'll really have a good time
You know they long to touch a silky gown
Let's have some fun!
Hey you handsome in the uniform
Don't you just sit there while the music is rolling
Get up and move to the beat of the travelling band
Let's have some fun!
Let's look around, find ourselves new lovers
Let's head for town again tonight
Let's hang around, ready for adventures
Let's head for lights that shine so bright
Now it's the sailors turn to be in town
Put on some colours and we'll really have a good time
You know they long to touch a silky gown
Let's have some fun!
Hey you handsome in the blue and white stripes
Instead of whistling won't you order us some gin slings
My friend and I love the groove of this travelling band
Hey you handsome in the uniform
Don't you just sit there while the music is rolling
Get up and move to the beat of the travelling band
Let's have some fun!
Fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun

THE STEAMBOAT
From the album Quiet Storm
Steamboat, rolling down the river
Took my love away, and now I wonder
How long, lonely down the river
Will he wait for me? Oh I wonder
Endless horizons in foreign lands
Were on his mind
I knew he wouldn't stay another day
He'd leave me behind
Though I lay in his arms, he didn't see my pain
He didn't feel my heart break apart
Steamboat, rolling down the river
Took my love away, and now I wonder
How long, lonely down the river
Will he wait for me? Oh I wonder
The nights turned cold and days turned to months
I felt so alone
I made up my mind to buy my fare and leave my home
But then his letter came
With sweet words of love to heal my pain
Oh it wasn't all in vain
Steamboat, brings me down the river
To my love again, and now I wonder
Will he, be waiting by the river
To carry me away? Oh I wonder
Steamboat, rolling down the river
Took my love away

TRAVELLING ON
From the albums Quiet Storm and If You Had Only...
I've climbed the highest mountains
And sailed the wildest seas
In all those distant lands
You've been on my mind all of the time
I've wandered with nomads on the sands
And followed them down ancient trails
In all those far-off lands
You've been on my mind all of the time
Where are you now my love?
Is she still good to you?
I pray the One above is watching over you
Will you always be the only one for me?
My love, my true love
I've slept in woods beneath the midnight sun
And roamed the hills and valleys wide
In all those far-off lands
You've been on my mind all of the time
Where are you now my love?
Is she still good to you?
I pray the One above is watching over you
Will you always be the only one for me?
My love, my true love
I've lost myself in cities of the East
And shared my bed with gentle souls
Throughout my wanderings
You've been on my mind all of the time
Where are you now my love?
Will I see you again?
I'll keep on travelling until you fade from me
But will you always be the only one for me?
My love, my true love
Will you always be the only one for me?
My love, my true love

CRYING SHAME
From the album Quiet Storm
She never plays by the rules
Cruel game!
She's taking you for a fool
Who's to blame?
You can't afford such precious jewels
You've been hoping for so long
Can't you see you don't belong
In the high realms she glides along?
She can't hear your song:
"On your breast my beauty
I would lay my head to rest
But you show no mercy
And put my love to the test"
Your dying soul she will not save
Crying shame!
For all these years you've been her slave
Who's to blame?
She won't be weeping on your grave
It's no wonder you've gone insane
She'll never be your own to claim
Your eyes are blurred with the mist of pain
Life runs from your vein
"On your breast my beauty
I would lay my head to rest
But you show no mercy
And put my love to the test"

HIGH HOPES
From the albums Quiet Storm and If You Had Only...
High hopes for peace when war is raging on
High hopes for love when love is dead and gone
High hopes we'll march the road to freedom
High hopes they'll heed the words of wisdom
High hopes will free men from their chains
Heal the deepest wound and dull a burning pain
High hopes can shatter from despair
Without hope, how much more can they bear?
High hopes to feed the starving everywhere
High hopes to share but no one really cares
High hopes in spite of all the misery
To find some work and feed the family
High hopes to save the forests that remain
Of all our sins, greed is the most insane
High hopes to live in perfect harmony
High hopes that love will shape our destiny
High hopes,
Hope for freedom, for wisdom, Hope for love
Hope for freedom, for wisdom, Hope for peace

A SECRET OF MINE
From the album Quiet Storm and Live at Le Chat Noir
He walked into my life
Late on a stormy evening
The clouds were gathering up high in the sky
A voice came through the darkness
And then a flash of lightning
Revealed the face I would cherish for life
He looked into my eyes
And asked for one night's shelter
How could I possibly just turn him away?
He told me of his travels
The fire warmed the hours
I wished this moment
Would stand still in time
I'll remember forever
Forever he'll be on my mind
I'll remember forever
And ever this moment in time
He saw into my heart
And shared my deepest yearnings
A love so perfect would never come again
He begged me to go with him
To leave my man and children
My heart had never known such cruel pain
We had three days together
And three nights to last all our lives
I will love him forever
Forever a secret of mine

THE MIDNIGHT TRAIL
From the album Quiet Storm
She looked around her for a last time
And heaved a sigh
Their belongings she would leave behind
Tears in her eyes
From the valley below
Rose the anger of the battle
She took her child in her arms and prayed
For a future free of wars
Will she see her valley once more
With fields of barley growing
And a gentle river flowing
Through its heart?
Someone came knocking on the window
She drew on a veil
They would soon be moving shadows
On the midnight trail
From the valley below
Rose the fires of the battle
She kissed the child in her arms and prayed
For a future in foreign lands
Will she ever see her valley again
With fields of barley growing
And a gentle river flowing
Through its heart?

LOVE AT FIRST SMILE
From the album Quiet Storm
I heard a laugh which crossed my path
A crowd had gathered in the room
I raised my eyes and loved his smile
A jukebox started playing an old tune
The smoke and music filled the air
A lonely girl begged for a dance
As friends sat over cans of beer
I was willing him to take a glance
I watched as she leaned closer
And prayed he wouldn't answer
I felt so drawn into the scene
Why is this happening to me?
Will I no longer be free
From feelings that he cannot see?
And as she pulled him by the hand
Someone invited me to dance
And so we joined them on the floor
The time had come to take a chance
He saw me swaying gently
The music playing softly
His eyes were travelling over me
I smiled and kept on dancing
Life is so enchanting
Wrapped in his arms I longed to be
Our bodies turned, a secret born
His eyes were locked right into mine
The lights dimmed low, the rhythm slowed
To steal her man would be my crime
What is this happening to me?
No longer can I stay free
From feelings that he shares with me

YOU ARE THE ONE
From the album Quiet Storm
Oh you are the one
I've been waiting for all along
I know you're the one
Take me in your arms where I belong
You'll be gone with the morning light
And return in the heat of the night
I'll be waiting here for you
Because all I really want to do
Is be with you
Oh you, you are the one
I've been longing for all this time
Hold me in your arms
Whisper in my ear you're all mine
And in the evening of our days
When the shadow comes in to stay
I'll be sitting here with you
Because all I really want to do
Is leave with you
Oh you, you are the one
I've been loving so all my life
Oh you are the one
Keep me in your arms where I belong