Jarreau was born in Milwaukee,Wisconsin, the fifth of six children. His website refers to Reservoir Avenue, the name of the street where he lived. His father was a Seventh-Day Adventist Church minister and singer, and his mother was a church pianist. He and his family sang together in church concerts and in benefits, and he and his mother performed at PTA meetings.
He was student council president and Badger Boys State delegate for Lincoln High School, going on to Ripon College, where he also sang with a group called the Indigos. Jarreau graduated in 1962 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology] He went on to earn a master's degree invocational rehabilitation from the University of Iowa, worked as a Rehabilitation Counselor in San Francisco and moonlighted with a jazz trio headed by George Duke.
In 1967, he joined forces with acoustic guitarist Julio Martinez. The duo became the star attraction at a small Sausalito niight club called Gatsby's. This success contributed to Jarred's decision to make professional singing his life and full-time career.
| Birth name | Alwin Lopez Jarreau |
|---|---|
| Born | March 12, 1940 |
| Origin | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
| Genres | Jazz, Pop, Soul, Funk |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals, Percussion, Flute |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
| Labels | Reprise, Warner Bros., GRP, Concord, Rhino |
1. LOVE SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS
You and I stalkin' each other
Beatin' around the bush
You and I stuck in the weather
Somebody needs a push
Every time you decide
That the time isn't right
Every time that you hide
From your feelings your loneliness wins
Let love begin
Let the magic happen
Give me half a chance
CHORUS:
I'll hold you now
I'll show you now
I'll give you all of my love
Speaks louder that words
Let this love keep talkin'
I'll hold you now
I'll show you how
I'll give you all of my love
Speaks louder than words
Please let me in
Let this love begin
Every time you make a promise
I've been the one who waits
Only time's keepin' it from us
Love never comes too late
As I live and I breathe
You will someday believe
I'm the one that you need,
Let your feelings forget where you've been
Let love begin
Let the magic happen
Give me half a chance
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2. ALL OF MY LOVE
All of my love
No ones ever held me like you hold me
No ones ever touched me in this way
But Im not runnin anymore
Never felt this way before
All of my love I will give to you
All of my dreams will be comin true
In the heat of a tangled kiss
Say you will and I promise you this
All of my love I will give to you
All that I ask is you love me too
Take a look, Im never far behind
Turn around and gimme gimme gimme a sign
I will put my feelings into one place
Center my emotions on your face
I could spend a lifetime sharin night time
Cause when you're lyin close to me
Somethin tells me that you need
Chorus
So, be my lover, be my friend
Say this love will never end
Want no other in my life
Our forever starts tonight
All of my love
Oh yes
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3. MORE LOVE
More love
I should have listened more and listened well
I should have been your shelter in the rain
I should have touched you more and held you closer
Til I felt it melt your quiet pain
Should I have had more time to spare for you
Should have been there for you, to care for you
With more love, more love
I could have given you the gifts I threw to total strangers
Passing through my nights
I could have cuddled near your gentle flame
Been warmer there than in these glaring lights
Should have had more time to spare for you
Should have been there for you, to care for you
With more love, more love, more love
What would it have taken if only could have taken
My eyes off me for a while
Id have seen the hurtin hidin just behind the curtain of your smile
Oh, I swear I didn't know, which goes to show
How long it takes a man to be a man
But if I say enough
And try enough
And pray enough
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4. LOVE OF MY LIFE
Hey baby where'd you go
I can't help it girl
I'm I'm jealous of you so
Now baby, don't you know
I ain't gonna let you
Walk out through the door
How many times I have to tell you
That no one could love you more
Can I beieve that he is just a friend
Boy you know how much I love you
Don't you know how much I care
Well then do me, do me, do me to the end
Do do do do do do do do do
You're the love of my life
Love of my life, yes you are
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do
You're the love of my life
Love of my life
Baby don't you ever go
Do do do do do do do do do
You're the love of my life
Love of my life, yes you are
Well let's break up the conversation
For some sultry romance
Baby feel the sweet sensation
C'mon do the dance
Ain't nothin' I can do 'bout it
Do do do do do do do do do
You're the love of my life
Love of my life, yes you are
And cry enough
I can still can
Have more time to spare for you
Always be there for you, to care for you
With more love, more love, more love
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5. LOVE OF MY LIFE
Hey baby where you been
Don't try to stare me down with lying eyes
My baby don't you know that I'm the one
Who's been right by your side
How many times I have to tell you
That no one could love you more
Can I believe it's me you're pimpin for
Boy you know how much I love you
Don't you know how much I care
I need to know it's me you're living for
Do do do do do do do do do
You're the love of my life
Love of my life, yes you are
Hey baby where'd you go
I can't help it girl
I'm I'm jealous of you so
Now baby, don't you know
I ain't gonna let you
Walk out through the door
How many times I have to tell you
That no one could love you more
Can I beieve that he is just a friend
Boy you know how much I love you
Don't you know how much I care
Well then do me, do me, do me to the end
Do do do do do do do do do
You're the love of my life
Love of my life, yes you are
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do
You're the love of my life
Love of my life
Baby don't you ever go
Do do do do do do do do do
You're the love of my life
Love of my life, yes you are
Well let's break up the conversation
For some sultry romance
Baby feel the sweet sensation
C'mon do the dance
Ain't nothin' I can do 'bout it
Do do do do do do do do do
You're the love of my life
Love of my life, yes you are
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6. CLOSER TO YOUR LOVE
There are those who fly from the highest heights
On the wings they carry
Searching for the high they can never find
Thinking love is blind, never mind
They'll never see the forest for the trees
'Til they turn to love
Crying through the eyes of my own disguise
Came to know the truth from the lies
So, I hope you'll understand how
I'm another kind of man now
All I want is just to stand
Closer to your love
Don't wanna climb a mountain, don't wanna swim a river
I wanna feel the fire, power and all I can dream of
Don't wanna climb a mountain, don't wanna swim a river
I wanna move in closer to your love
If you try to fly from the highest heights
On the wings you carry
Searching for the high of your own design
You may come to find, you been blind
So, I hope you'll understand how
I'm another kind of man now
All I want is just to stand
A little bit closer to your love
Don't wanna climb a mountain, don't wanna swim a river
I wanna feel the fire, power and all I can dream of
Don't wanna climb a mountain, don't wanna swim a river
I wanna move in closer to your love
Don't wanna climb a mountain, don't wanna swim a river
I wanna feel the fire, power and all I can dream of
Don't wanna climb a mountain, don't wanna swim a river
I wanna move in closer to your love
Closer, we could be so much closer
Don't wanna climb a mountain, don't wanna swim a river
I wanna feel the fire, power and all I can dream of
Don't wanna climb a mountain, don't wanna swim a river
To move in closer to your love
Don't wanna climb a mountain, don't wanna swim a river
I wanna feel the fire, power and all I can dream of
Don't wanna climb a mountain, don't wanna swim a river
I want to move in closer to your love
I, don't wanna climb a mountain, don't wanna swim a river
I wanna feel the fire, power and all I can dream of
Don't wanna climb a mountain, don't wanna swim a river
To move in closer to your love
Well I, don't wanna climb a mountain, don't wanna swim a river
I wanna feel the fire, power and all I can dream of
Don't wanna climb a mountain, don't wanna swim a river
I wanna move in closer to your love
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7. OUR LOVE
There's a land where lovers dream,
Where poets dwell.
We can sail tomorrow.
There is always room for one
Who wishes well.
There are doubters who
Will be welcome too.
When you can't afford the fare,
There's a wish to borrow.
Our love,we must never doubt it.
Our love,when you think about it.
Love like our's will live a
Thousand years.
Yes,I know you've heard the story
Without end.And you're uninspired.
Still,a walk without a wish
Cannot begin,
If you wish at all,
We can conquer all-
Learn to walk and run again,
As we chase Goiath.
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8. 10 k HIGH
Would you like to come along
We can sing a simple song
If you want to name the tune, you're invited
I'm so glad that you're my friend
Did I say I think we'll win
Though the fight is so often one-sided
Can we sing that part again
All about how we will win
Gotta know how in the end nothin's dyin'
And the ribbon in the sky
Is the vision in your eye
Let's get lost in... stay lost and refine
The art of flyin'
Chorus:
We'll be 10 K high over the mountain
Over the river
We'll be 10 K high trusting our dream
To forever
We'll be 10 K high over the mountain
Over the river
We'll be 10 K high in every dream
Makin' heaven
What a day for breaking through
What a day for seeing you
Do you remember how we said
Nothin's dyin'
And the love of which I sing
Is like the phoenix on the wing
We started,we parted, we found
We're fond of flyin'
(Chorus)
Speaking of warring nations
Talk of broken heart relations
Set me down in revelation's light
So that I might
That I might find a way to tell you true
Miracles redeeming you
{Scat solo]
(Chorus)
We'll be 10 K high over the mountain
Over the river
We'll be 10 K high trusting our dream
To forever
10 K high
[Alt: SINCE I FELL FOR YOU]
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9. LEAN ON ME
Sometimes in our lives we all have pain
We all have sorrow
But if we are wise
We know that there's always tomorrow
Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on.
Please swallow your pride
If I have things you need to borrow
For no one can fill those of your needs
That you don't let show
Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on
If there is a load you have to bear
That you can't carry
I'm right up the road I'll share your load
If you just call me
So just call on me brother, when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that you'd understand
We all need somebody to lean on
Lean on me when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
Till I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on
Lean on me...
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10. SINCE I FELL FOR YOU
Intro:
When you give love and never get love,
You'd better let love depart,
I know it's so and still I know,
I can't get you out'a my heart.
You made me leave my happy home,
You took my love and now you're gone,
Since I fell for you.
My life has been such misery and pain,
I guess I'll never be the same,
Since I fell for you.
Chorus:
Well, it's too bad and it's too sad,
That I'm in love with you.
Well, you love me and then you snub me,
But what can I do ..... I'm still in love with you.
I guess I'll never see the light,
I get these blues most every night,
Since I fell for you.
Chorus:
Well, its' too bad and it's too sad,
That I'm in love with you.
Well, you love me and then you snub me,
But what can I do ..... I'm still in love with you.
I guess I'll never see the light,
I get these blues most every night,
Since I fell for you.
Ending:
Since you love me ..... then you snub me,
I prayed you'd put the world above me,
And now I ... black and blue ... scoo - doo - doo - doo ...
Since I fell for you
(Repeat and scat out)
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11. SUPERFINE LOVE
I've been walking on a tight rope
Ever since I made up my mind
And I'm swaying with the wind
From my left to my right
Everyone's pretending
They don't wanna see me fall
But I never let 'em touch me at all
Sometimes I get weary
All alone in a faceless crowd
They can't hear me
When I cry out loud
I'm searching for a superfine love
In a lonely world
I'm searching for a superfine love
In a lonely world
I've been staring out my window
Ever since it started to rain
And the raindrops look like teardrops
On my windowpane
I'm so tired of waiting, waiting
For the sun to come around
Gonna button up my coat
And head downtown
Sometimes I get weary
All alone in a faceless crowd
They can't hear me
When I cry out loud
Sometimes I get weary
All alone in a faceless crowd
They can't hear me
When I cry out loud
I'm searching for a superfine love
In a lonely world
I'm searching for a superfine love
In a lonely world
Sometimes I get weary
All alone in a faceless crowd
They cant hear me
When I cry out loud
Sometimes I get weary
All alone in a faceless crowd
They can't hear me
When I cry out loud
I'm searching for a superfine love
In a lonely world
I'm searching for a superfine love
In a lonely world
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12. LOVE IS REAL
You think that love
is just a fairy tale
Maybe true love is sold
and bought
Hansel and Gretel found
their candy getting stale
And you're gonna find
You ain't no Goldilocks
When those bells just
keep on ringing
And that song you're singing
And you want to share
your Mondays-
Right through to Sundays
Your best friend is softly speakin'
She won't call this weekend
No way-it's only a fling you say
But
Love is real, yes it is girl
Never let anyone
tell you different
when you can feel it
Love is real, yes it is mama
Never let anyone
tell you different
When you can feel this
feeling's for real
Let me tell you something
Don't go away
Don't you stray
Let me tell you something
Don't go away
Don't you stray
You think that love's
What's on that silver screen
Raquel and Redford are the tops
You've been misled
by all those movies you've seen
Love ain't a robber
Hidin' from the cops
When you toss 'n' turn all morning
And you wake up yawning
And you walk that floor all evening
And you should be leaving
And you find yourself pretending
You've got a happy ending-
No way-it's only a fling you say
But
CHORUS:
(vocal Improvisation)
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13. LOVE IS WAITING
Livin' a dream
Where things are even
Better than they seem
I wanna go
To where the lights
Inside provide the glow
You can believe when
I tell you it's true
Well, take a little ride with me
Can you conceive that
You already knew
Look inside and you
Love is waiting
It's just around the bend
Waiting for you to turn the
Charm on
Oh, waiting and it will never end
Give it up you're overdue
(Love will see you through)
What'll you do
When all the fancy dancin'
Days are through
Where will you go
When all the neon lights
Have lost their glow
You can believe when
I tell you it's true
Come take a little ride with me
Can you conceive that
You already knew
Look inside and you will see that
Love is waiting
It's just around the bend
Waiting for you to turn the
Charm on
Oh, waiting and it will never end
Give it up you're overdue
(Love will see you through)
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14. YOUR SWEET LOVE
And when I thought
my flame was out
You entered in
I look around
I feel the same as before
I'm on the ground
I'm dreaming away, but you know
I would trade all of
my daydreams for
some wings
A sparrow sings
The thrill was gone
But like the summer
The spring
Will bring the dawn
And I'll be singing your song
For a wondrous new change is
Taking me up to heaven
Your sweet love -
brighter than light -
Streaking like a starship -
Your sweet love -
brightens the night -
Gleaming down on our ship
Your sweet love -
making me realize
That heaven is right
here in your eyes
I look around
It's not the same as before
I'm on the ground
But now I'm singing your song
For this wondrous new change
Is taking me up to heaven
CHORUS:
(Instrumental and Voice)
And when I thought
my flame was out
You entered in
I thank the stars
But you know as often
I thank the things you are
And all I offer
Just longs for that wondrous
new change
That's taking me up to heaven
CHORUS:
CHORUS:
I found my lucky star
Was gleaming nightly
Your love in starlight
Screaming 'round the bend
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A great singer he is.....
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