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Listen To Love (Smith/Redding)


You are the one that makes my dreams come true
I never thought it could ever be you
You are the reason why I stay around here
And when we're together it becomes clear

I know you're meant for me
And I know that I'm for you
I know, your eyes are showing
Your love, listen to love

I'm not in the practice of one night stands
When I take you by the hand please understand
I know it's all been said before
But if you knew my reasons, then you'll know

I know you're meant for me
And I know that I'm for you
I know, your eyes are showing
Your love, listen to love
(repeat chorus)

You are the one that makes my dreams come true

(C) 1996  Townedger Music Emporium


Originally from Light At The End Of The Tunnel, this song got resurrected on Jubilee (another attempt was done on a bootleg 2008 gig).  (2017 update: I continue to mess around with the words, replacing your heart is showing with your eyes are showing before  the Your Love, Listen To Love  line at the end of the chorus, Geoff tells me this makes a bit more perfect sense, until I sing it and return to sing the original line of Your heart is showing, but then again has anybody seen what their heart is showing?)

Love songs are not exactly my forte and while trying to balance originals with covers at acoustic jams I been revisiting songs from the past and tweaking them and updating them.  This song goes all the way back to 1996 while working on Light At The End Of The Tunnel.  That album is famous for my appendicitis attack on Jan 31 and my appendix was removed. 11 days later while still nursing stitches and still half crocked on pain meds this song was  recorded.

When you find somebody special, you want to shout it out to the world although most of the listeners would be indifferent or simply putting their fingers in their ears and going LA LA LA LA.  I don't believe the inspiration to this song cared much of this song.  My A and R person Diggy Kat, decided to make this a featured song earlier this year and I have performed this song (to mixed reactions) at local jams around town.  I play and sing it since it's easy to do.   It's either that or Yummy Yummy Yummy.

I like the original version better although the drum mix wasn't that great. I was using an Realistic Mic that was part of the recording process (all the way back to the days of reel to reel recording) but the usually reliable Richard Dennanbaugh under recorded the drums, a rare occasion since Richard likes the drums up front.  On the 2016 Jubilee album  Terry Bainbridge managed to get a better drum sound and this version is better for the radio.

Dedicated to that one true love of mine.  Who ever she may be.