Paul CARRACK


Groovin'

(2002)



1. Harvest For The World 3'12
(Ronald Isley / Rudolph Bernard Isley / O'Kelly Isley, Marvin Isley / Ernie Isley / Chris Jasper)
2. Sunny 3'19
(Bobby Hebb)
3. Too Busy Think 'Bout My Baby 3'18
(Janie Bradford / Norman Jesse Witfield / Barrett Strong)
4. Crazy Love 2'44
(Van Morrison)
5. Baby I Need Your Lovin'
(7" version) 2'52
(Lamont Dozier / Brian Holland / Eddie Holland)
6. Walk On By 2'50
(Burt Bacharach / Hal David)
7. What Does It Take 2'52
(Johnny Bristol / Vernon Bullock / Harvey Fuqua)
8. Any Day Now 3'41
(Burt Bacharach / Bob Hilliard)
9. Cover Me 2'37
(Eddie Hinton / Marlin Greene)
10. With You In Mind 3'31
(Allen Toussaint)
11. Ain't No Sunshine 2'30
(Bill Withers)
12. Groovin' 2'44
(Felix Cavalerie / Edward J. Brigati Jr.)
13. You've Got A Friend 3'22
(Carole King)

Bonus Track

14. Into The Mystic 3'35

(Van Morrison)

Total Time: 43:07


  • Paul Carrack - Main Performer
  • Steve Beighton - Saxophone

    Paul Carrack - Producer
    Peter Van Hooke - Executive Producer
    Nigel Bates - Mastering, Mixing

    One sunny day back in June I was messing about in my studio as usual when I found myself gazing out of the window singing "Groovin' on a Sunday afternoon", remembering my days as a young lad in Sheffield, gigging around the dancehalls and clubs, dreaming of sitting behind a big old Hammond B3 organ and becoming a Young Rascal. In no time I was laying down a track just for fun (the joy of a home studio).
    Later, having played the track to some pals, we found ourselves reminiscing about the great songs ®f that era, which had been the soundtrack of our lives. The vibrant sound of MOTOWN that combined beautiful melodies, uplifting grooves and hair raising vocal performances; the aching poetry of Bacharach and David and later the magic of Van the Man. It wasn't long before the lists were being compiled and the whys and wherefores debated. Is it okay to dabble with the greats or is it sacrilege? All I know is, I've haft great time making this album. What a pleasure just to enjoy the great work of the mastercraftsmen without any of the pain.
    I hope you enjoy it too.

    - PC



    1. Harvest For The World

      All babies together
      Everyone a seed
      Half of us are satisfied
      Half of us in need

      Love’s bountiful in us
      Tarnished by our greed
      Oh, when will there be
      A harvest for the world

      A nation planted
      So concerned with gain
      As the seasons come and go
      Greater grows the pain

      And far too many
      Feelin’ the strain
      Oh, when will there be
      A harvest for the world

      Gather every man
      Gather every woman
      Celebrate your lives
      Give thanks for your children (No)

      Gather everyone (Gather everyone)
      Gather all together (Gather all together)
      Overlookin’ none (Overlookin’ none)
      Hopin’ life gets better for the world

      Dress me up for battle
      When all I want is peace
      Those of us who pay the price
      Come home with the least

      And nation after nation
      Turnin’ into beasts
      Oh, when will there be
      A harvest for the world

      When will there be a harvest {Harvest for the world}
      When will there be {Harvest for the world}

    2. Sunny

      Sunny, yesterday my life ...
      Sunny, you smile at me ......
      ......
      Sunny one so true, I love you - {NOT Original Verse}

      Sunny, thank you for the sunshine boquet
      Sunny, thank you for the love you've brought my way
      You gave to me your all and all
      Now I feel ten feel tall
      Sunny one so true, I love you

      Sunny,
      Oh, no no
      Sunny,
      Oh, no

      .....
      .....
      .....
      Sunny one so true, I love you - {NOT Original Verse}

      Sunny, thank you for that smile upon your face
      Sunny, thank you for that gleam that flows with grace
      You're my spark of nature's fire
      You're my sweet complete desire
      Sunny one so true, I love you

      Sunny, thank you for the truth you've let me see
      Sunny, thank you for the facts from A to Z
      My life was torn like wind-blown sand
      Then a rock was formed when we held hands
      Sunny one so true, I love you
      I love you
      Sunny one so true

      Sunny ...

    3. Too Busy Thinking About My Baby

      I ain't got time
      to think about money
      or what it can buy
      And I ain't got time
      to sit down and wonder
      what makes the birdies fly

      And I don't have the time
      to think about what makes the flowers grow
      and I never give it a second thought
      to where the rivers flow

      Too busy thinking about my baby
      and I ain't got time for nothin' else
      Too busy thinking about my baby
      and I ain't got time for nothin' else

      I ain't got time
      to discuss the weather
      or how long it's gonna last
      and I ain't got time
      to do no studying
      once I get out of class

      And I'm just a fellow
      I got a one track mind
      And when it comes to thinking 'bout
      anything but my baby
      I just don't have the time

      Too busy thinking about my baby
      and I ain't got time for nothin' else
      Too busy thinking about my baby
      and I ain't got time for nothin' else

      All the diamonds and pearls in the world
      could never match her worth
      She's got some kind of wonderful, people tell you
      I've got heaven right here on earth

      And I'm just a fellow with a one track mind
      And when it comes to thinking about anything but my baby
      I just don't have the time

      Too busy thinking about my baby
      and I ain't got time for nothin' else
      Too busy thinking about my baby
      and I ain't got time for nothin' else

    4. Crazy Love

      I can hear her heart beat for a thousand miles
      And the heavens open every time she smiles
      And when I come to her thats where I belong
      Yet Im running to her like a rivers song
    Chorus:

    Give me love, love, love, love, crazy love
    Give me love, love, love, love, crazy love



      Got a fine sense of humor when Im feeling low down
      And when I come to her when the sun goes down
      Take away my trouble, take away my grief
      Take away my heartache, in the night like a thief
    Chorus
      And I need her in the daytime
      And I need her in the night
      And I want to throw my arms around her
      Kiss her hug her kiss her hug her tight

      And when I'm returning from so far away
      Gives me some sweet lovin brighten up my day
      It makes me righteous, yes it makes me feel whole
      It makes me mellow down in to my soul
    Chorus

    5. Baby I Need Your Loving

      Baby I need your lovin'
      Baby I need your lovin'

      Although you're never near
      Your voice I often hear
      Another day, another night
      I long to hold you tight
      'Cause I'm so lonely

      Baby, I need your lovin'
      Got to have all your lovin'
      Baby, I need your lovin'
      Got to have all your lovin'

      Some say it's a sign of weakness
      For a man to beg
      Then weak I'd rather be
      If it means havin' you to keep
      'Cause lately I've been losin' sleep

      Baby, I need your lovin'
      Got to have all your lovin'
      Baby, I need your lovin'
      Got to have all your lovin'

      Empty nights
      Echo your name
      Sometimes I wonder
      Will I ever be the same

      When you see me smile
      You know
      Things have gotten worse
      Any smile you might see
      Has all been rehearsed

      Darlin', I can't go on without you
      This emptiness won't let me live without you
      This loneliness inside me darlin'
      Makes me feel not alive, honey

      Baby, I need your lovin'
      Got to have all your lovin'
      Baby, I need your lovin'
      Got to have all your lovin'

      Baby, I need your lovin'
      Got to have all your lovin'
      Baby, I need your lovin'
      Got to have all your lovin'

    6. Walk On By

      When you see me walkin' down the street and I start to cry each time we meet,
      Walk on by, walk on by
      Make believe you don't see the tears just let me breath and cry
      `Cause each time I see you I break down and cry
      Walk on by
      Walk on by
      Walk on by

      I just can't get over losing you
      So if I seem broken and blue,
      Walk on by, Walk on by
      Foolish pride that's all that I have left
      So let me hide the tear and sadness that you gave me when you said good-bye
      Walk on by
      Walk on by
      Walk on by

      Foolish pride that's all that I have left
      So let me hide the tear and sadness that you gave me when you said good-bye
      Walk on by
      Walk on by
      Walk on by ...

    7. What Does It Take

    (sax & instrumental)

      What does it take
      To win your love for me?
      How can I make
      This dream come true for me?

      Whoa, I just got to know
      Ooo, baby 'cause I love you so
    (sax & instrumental)

      I tried, I tried, I tried, I tried
      In every way I could
      To make you see how much I love you
      I thought you understood
      So, you gotta make me see
      What does it take
      To win your love for me?
    (sax & instrumental to end)

    8. Any Day Now

      Any day now I will hear you say
      "Goodbye, my love"
      And you'll be on your way
      Then my wild beautiful bird, you will have flown, oh
      Any day now I'll be all alone, whoa-oa-oa-oa-oa

      Any day now, when your restless eyes meet someone new
      Oh, to my sad surprise
      Then the blue shadows will fall all over town, oh
      Any day now love will let me down,

      I know I shouldn't want to keep you
      If you don't want to stay-ay
      Until you go forever

      I'll be holding on for dear life
      Holding you this way
      Begging you to stay
    Brief instrumental interlude

      Then the blue shadows will fall all over town
      Any day now love will let me down

      Any day now when the clock strikes "Go"
      You'll call it off
      And then my tears will flow
      Oh my wild beautiful bird, you will have flown,
      Yeah, yeah, yeah
      Any day now I'll be all alone
      Any day now
      Any day now

    9. Cover Me


    10. With You In Mind

      With you in mind, things just ain't bad as they seem
      With you in mind, I can fill my wildest dreams
      With you in mind, I can do anything, I know I can
      With you in mind
      With you in mind

      With you in mind, I went out looking for the best
      With you in mind, cause you deserve nothing less
      With you in mind, I've done so many things that love can bring
      With you in mind
      With you in mind

      Like a flower drinking from the falling rain
      Or the same rain that could wash it away
      Gives it strength, gives it water
      And before you know, another day
    Bridge

      Like a flower drinking from the falling rain
      Or the same rain that could wash it away
      Gives it strength, gives it water
      And before you know, another day

      With you in mind, things just ain't bad as they seem
      With you in mind, I can full fill my wildest dreams
      With you in mind, I (can) don't so many things in love can dreaming
      With you in mind
      Oh you in mind
      With you in mind

      With you in mind

    11. Ain't No Sunshine

      Ain't no sunshine when she's gone.
      It's not warm when she's away.
      Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
      And she's always gone too long anytime she goes away.

      Wonder this time where she's gone,
      Wonder if she's gone to stay
      Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
      And this house just ain't no home anytime she goes away.

      And I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
      I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,

      Hey, I ought to leave the young thing alone,
      But ain't no sunshine when she's gone, only darkness everyday.
      Ain't no sunshine when she's gone,
      And this house just ain't no home anytime she goes away.

      Anytime she goes away.
      Anytime she goes away.
      Anytime she goes away.
      Anytime she goes away.
      Anytime she goes away.
      Anytime she goes away.
      Anytime she goes away.
      Anytime she goes away ....

    12. Groovin'

      Groovin'
      On a Sunday afternoon
      Really
      Couldn't get away to soon
    Chorus:

    I can't imagine anything that's better
    The world is ours whenever we're together
    Ain't a place I'd like to be instead
    Groovin'


      Groovin'
      Down a crowded avenue
      Doing
      Anything we like to do
    Chorus:

    There's always lots of things that we can see
    We can be anyone we'd like to be
    And all those happy people we could meet


      Groovin'
      On a Sunday afternoon
      Really
      Couldn't get away too soon

      Ahh's
    Chorus:

    We'll keep on spending sunny days this way
    We're gonna talk and laugh the time away
    I feel it coming closer day by day

    Life would be ecstasy you and me endlessly


      Groovin'
      On a Sunday afternoon
      Really
      Couldn't get away
      No, no, no groovin'

      Groovin'
      Really
      Groovin' yeh, yeh, yeh
      Couldn't get away too soon, no, no, no ... (fade)

    13. You've Got A Friend

      When you're down in troubles
      And you need some love and care
      And nothing, nothing is going right
      Close your eyes and think of me
      And soon i will be there
      To brighten up even your darkest night

      You just call out my name
      And you know wherever I am
      I'll come running to see you again
      Winter, spring, summer or fall
      All you got to do is call
      And I'll be there
      Yes I will
      You've got a friend

      If the sky above you
      Grows dark and full of clouds
      And that old north wind begins to blow
      Keep your head together
      And call my name out loud
      Soon you'll hear me knocking at your door

      You just call out my name
      And you know wherever I am
      I'll come running to see you again
      Winter, spring, summer or fall
      All you have to do is call
      And I'll be there
      Ain't it good to know that you've got a friend

    14. Into The Mystic

      We were born before the wind
      Also younger than the sun
      Ere the bonnie boat was won as we sailed into the mystic
      Hark, now hear the sailors cry
      Smell the sea and feel the sky
      Let your soul and spirit fly into the mystic

      And when that fog horn blows I will be coming home
      And when that fog horn blows I want to hear it
      I dont have to fear it
      I want to rock your gypsy soul
      Just like way back in the days of old
      Then magnificently we will float into the mystic

      We were born before the wind
      Also younger than the sun
      Ere the bonnie boat was won as we sailed into the mystic
      Hark, now hear the sailors cry
      Smell the sea and feel the sky
      Let your soul and spirit fly into the mystic

      And when that fog horn blows you know I will be coming home
      And when thst fog horn whistle blows I got to hear it
      I dont have to fear it
      I want to rock your gypsy soul
      Just like way back in the days of old
      Then magnificently we will float into the mystic