Meadow
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SelfControl
Hold Me
Touch
The Best Of

Greatest Hits Venezuela

The Best of Asia
The Best of Brazil
Laura Branigan
The Best of Japan
The Very Best
The Best Of Vol.2
Over my heart
Best of
Back in Control
Gloria & Other Hits
RareTracks & SoundTracks
The Next One

 

 

 

 

 

This album is a serious effort to surpass the first album success, Atlantic want to show a new Laura Branigan with a rock appeal that fit with the eigthies female power.
And they did it, the song "Self Control" got an unsuspected success getting every corner of the world. It was the first Laura song that I listened and I still enjoy it. "Will you still love me tomorrow" and the refreshing song "The lucky one" kept the "Self Control" spirit during 1984 & 1985.
(1984)

Song List:

  The Lucky One [4:12]
  Self Control [4:07]
  Ti Amo [4:16]
  Heart [4:04]
  Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow [3:21]
  Satisfaction [3:55]
  Silent Partners [4:06]
  Breaking Out [3:45]
  Take Me [3:42]
  With Every Beat Of My Heart [4:34]

 

The Lucky One

You can break away
or you can stay
You choose your life,
you're free to fly
Go on and fly Go on and fly

She had it in her own time
To get away and try to find
Somewhere to go, to run
She saw the world through open eyes
And never let a soul inside
Don't come too close, so close
Baby thinks she's smart,
but what about her heart?

Like a wild bird of prey,
like a thief in the night
You can take what you want,
and you don't think twice
'cos the world's in your hands,
you got all you want
And you won't change a thing,
you're the lucky one
Oh, the lucky one
Oh, the lucky one

Her soul was strong, her heart was tough
And when she felt she had enough
She tore herself away
Love in the dark is all you see
Get what you want, not what you need
You look the other way
Never letting on
what it's all become

Like a wild bird of prey,
like a thief in the night
You can take what you want,
and you don't think twice
'cos the world's in your hands,
and you've got all you want
And you won't change a thing,
you're the lucky one
Oh, the lucky one
Oh, the lucky one

Life is a dream, the lucky one,
the lucky one, the lucky one Oh,
life is a dream, the lucky one
Life is a dream, the lucky one,
the lucky one
Baby thinks she's smart,
but what about her heart?

Like a wild bird of prey,
like a thief in the night
You can take what you want,
and you don't think twice
'cos the world's in your hands,
and you've got all you want
And you won't change a thing,
you're the lucky one
Oh, the lucky one
Oh, the lucky one
Oh, the lucky one
Oh, the lucky one

Self Control

Oh, the night is my world
City light painted girl
In the day nothing matters
It's the night time that flatters
In the night, no control
Through the wall something's breaking
Wearing white as you're walkin'
Down the street of my soul

You take my self, you take my self control
You got me livin' only for the night
Before the morning comes, the story's told
You take my self, you take my self control
Another night, another day goes by
I never stop myself to wonder why
You help me to forget to play my role
You take my self, you take my self control

I, I live among the creatures of the night
I haven't got the will to try and fight
Against a new tomorrow,
so I guess I'll just believe it
That tomorrow never comes
A safe night, I'm living in the forest of my dream
I know the night is not as it would seem
I must believe in something,
so I'll make myself believe it
This night will never go

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Oh, the night is my world
City light painted girl
In the day nothing matters
It's the night time that flatters

I, I live among the creatures of the night
I haven't got the will to try and fight
Against a new tomorrow,
so I guess I'll just believe it
Tomorrow never knows
A safe night, I'm living in the forest of a dream
I know the night is not as it would seem
I must believe in something,
so I'll make myself believe it
This night will never go
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh,
oh-oh-oh
You take my self, you take my self control
You take my self, you take my self control
You take my self, you take my self control
You take my self, you take my self control

You take my self, you take my self control
You take my self, you take my self control
You take my self, you take my self control
You take my self, you take my self control

You take my self, you take my self control
You take my self, you take my self control
... [fade out]

Ti Amo

Ti amo, God how I love you so
My heart just won't let go
Day after day I'm still holdin' on
Even though you're gone
Ti amo, wasn't I good to you?
I did all that I could do
To make you want to be here with me
I thought you loved me
I can't believe you could just turn and leave
Y'did it so easily
You pulled my world out from under me
Look what you've done to me

How could you end it this way
After the love that we made?
God how I wish you had stayed
Can't you see that
I just want you back?

Ti amo, I never had a clue that I was losin' you
You never once let me know
you were lettin' me go
Oh, I guess it was there in your eyes
Guess it was there in your sighs
Guess it was there in your lies
I was blind then, couldn't face the end
Ti amo, thought we'd go on and on
Thought we had something strong
You pulled my world out from under me
Look what you've done to me

How could you end it this way
After the love that we made?
God how I wish you had stayed
Can't you see that
I just want you back?

Ti amo, God how I love you so
My heart just won't let go
Day after day I'm still holdin' on
Even though you're gone
Guess it was there in your eyes
Guess it was there in your sighs
Guess it was there in your lies
I was blind then, couldn't face the end

Ti amo, thought we'd go on and on
Thought we had something strong
You pulled my world out from under me
Look what you've done to me

How could you end it this way
After the love that we made?
God how I wish you had stayed
Can't you see that I just want you back?

Ti amo, wasn't I good to you?
Did all that I could do
To make you want to be here with me
I thought you loved me
I can't believe you could just turn and leave
Y'did it so easily
You pulled my world out from under me
Look what you've done to me

Ti amo, God how I love you so
My heart just won't let go
Day after day I'm still holdin' on
Even though you're gone ... [fade out]

Heart

It's the hour of the night time
When the demons come to call
And the shadows seem to whisper
And I'm wishin' I could crawl inside a dream
That would free me from the pain
But I'm smothered
by the silence of a heart gone insane

Oh, heart, are you still beating?
Is there enough of you left to break?
How could he take you and tear you apart?
I never knew somebody would do it
I never knew somebody could do it
Never dreamed anybody would do this
to my heart

Now the wine has worked its wonder
and it's makin' me forget
But the memories lie awaiting
like an uncollected debt that must be paid
at the fadin' of the stars
By a heart
that is already wearing one too many scars

Oh, heart, are you still beating?
Is there enough of you left to break?
How could he take you and tear you apart?
I never knew somebody would do it
Never knew somebody could do it
Never dreamed anybody could do this
to my heart

Heart, are you still beating?
Is there enough of you left to break?
How could he take you and tear you apart?
I never knew somebody would do it
I never knew somebody could do it
Never dreamed anybody would do this
to my ... Heart,

are you still beating?
Is there enough of you left to break?
Heart, are you still beating?
Is there enough of you left to break?
Oh, heart, are you still beating ... [fade out]

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow

Tonight you're mine completely
You gave your love so sweetly
Tonight the light of love is in your eyes
But will you love me tomorrow?
Is this a lasting treasure?
Or just a moment's pleasure?
Can I, can I believe the magic of your sigh?
Will you still love me tomorrow?

Tonight with words unspoken
You say that I'm the only one
But will my heart be broken, baby,
When the night meets the morning sun?

I'd like to know that your love
Is a love I can be sure of
So tell, tell me now, and I won't ask again
Will you still love me tomorrow?
Tell me now, and I won't ask again
Will you still love me?
Will you still love me?
Will you still love me tomorrow?

Satisfaction

Don't know what you're doin',
but you're doin' somethin' I think I like
Not sure what I'm feelin',
but it feels like somethin' so right
The sound of your sigh,
the touch of your skin
Is takin' me places I've never been
I wanna go there again and again
'Cos you give me ...

Satisfaction, when you're touchin' me
You start a chain reaction deep inside of me Satisfaction, I just never knew that
I could feel this way Oh babe, I love you

Holdin' you close now,
I keep thinkin' of times before
When nothin' was good enough,
I was always left wantin' more
You took my world, turned it around
I know you won't be lettin' me down
'cos baby, you showed me that love
could be found When you gave me ...

Satisfaction, when you're touchin' me
You start a chain reaction deep inside of me Satisfaction, I just never knew that
I could feel this way Oh babe, I love you

Satisfaction, when you're touchin' me
You start a chain reaction deep inside of me Satisfaction, I just never knew that
I could feel this way Oh babe, I love you

Satisfaction, when you're touchin' me
You start a chain reaction deep inside of me Satisfaction, I just never knew that
I could feel this way Oh babe, I love you
... [fade out]

Silent Partners

We have to take our chances,
we have to keep it down
We have to steal our kisses
when nobody's around
We have to hide the tenderness inside
To make love on the sly,
you say it's for the better

We have to speak in riddles
to cloak the things we say
We have to watch our whispers,
not to give ourselves away
We have to run in shadows in the dark
We have to stand apart
when they see us together

So we're livin' like silent partners,
sneakin' like thieves in the night
Can't let it show, gotta keep it low,
so no one knows
We're silent partners,
never come to the light
It'll never be right, whatever we do
You need me too much and
I'm just not givin' up on you

We have to keep the secret
burnin' on our lips
We'd both be hurting someone
if they caught us here like this
We have to bear
this burden that we share
Knowin' our affair
just can't go on forever

And we're livin' like silent partners,
sneakin' like thieves in the night
Can't let it show, gotta keep it low,
so no one knows
We're silent partners,
never come to the light
It'll never be right, whatever we do
You need me too much and
I'm just not givin' up on you

Silent partners I can't let it show,
we gotta keep it low, so no one knows
We're silent partners,
are we ever gonna come to the light?
It'll never be right, whatever we do
You need me too much and
I'm just not givin' up
Silent partners,
sneakin' like thieves in the night
Can't let it show, gotta keep it low,
so no one knows
We're silent partners,
are we ever gonna come to the light?
Can't let it show, gotta keep it low,
so no one knows
We're silent partners,
sneakin' like thieves in the night
Can't let ... [fade out]

Breaking Out

She breathes a sigh,
watching as her life goes by
Caught in the trap of a workin'- day world
Tired of just being somebody's girl
She's feelin' her frustration
buildin' up inside
But tonight, she's gonna give it up
Break the chains and let it out
Tonight, she'll say "I've had enough"
I'm never going back

Breaking out, into the night
Breaking out, she's taking flight
Breaking out, out in the street
Breaking out, gotta break free

He counts the days,
wishin' he could get away
Stuck in the rut of an empty routine
Nowhere to go with his hopes and his dreams Prepare himself for the moment
of his great escape
And tonight, he's gonna make his move
Take a chance and risk it all
Tonight, he's gonna cut it loose
Never looking back

Breaking out, into the night
Breaking out, he's taking flight
Breaking out, out in the street
Breaking out, gotta break free

There's gonna come a time
when you just leave it all behind
Burst out of your prison and just fly away

Tonight, they're gonna make their move
Take a chance and risk it all
Tonight, they're gonna cut it loose
Never looking back

Breaking out, into the night
Breaking out, they're taking flight
Breaking out, out in the street
Breaking out, gotta break free

Breaking out, into the night
Breaking out, they're taking flight
Breaking out, out in the street
Breaking out, gotta break free

Breaking out, into the night
Breaking out, they're taking flight
Breaking out, out in the street
Breaking out, gotta break free

Breaking out, into the night
Breaking out, ... [fade out]

Take Me

I fancied you for a very long time
You finally got around to makin' your move
But when you picked me up, you looked so fairy
I wish we could dispense with the preliminaries

Oh, so much for subtlety
I can't wait for you to get your hands on me
Oh, take me, take me, please
Oh, take me, take me

Don't leave me at the door with a good night kiss
It's guys like you can give a girl a complex
I've never been so in love before
I'm not playin' hard to get, that's for sure

Oh, so much formality
I can't wait for you to put your hands on me
Oh, take me, take me, please
Oh, take me, why don't you take me?
Oh, take me, come on boy
Oh, take me, take me

Oh, don't let me scare you away
It's not like me to come on strong
But love like this just can't be wrong
So I'm gonna make it easy

Oh, take me, take me, take me, take me
Oh, take me, take me, take me, take me
Oh, oh, take me, take me
Oh, oh, come on take me
It's the holdin' back makes me want you more
I'm not playin' hard to get
Oh, why don't you take me, boy?
Oh, oh, take me, come on, take me
Oh, take me, why don't you take me?
Oh, take me, take me ... [fade out]

With Every Beat Of My Heart

As I look out of my window
I see your face in each shadow
on the street below me
And as I hear the hard rain falling
I wonder will you be calling,
do you still wanna hold me?

I think will you turn away?
Do you wanna say it's over?
Will you really come? Was it just for fun,
I wonder Is it easy to see,
that every time you touch me

With every beat of my heart,
there's thunder inside
Every beat of my heart,
I need you tonight
Every beat of my heart,
I'm reachin' for you
I need you now,
with every beat of my heart

As I lay down in this dark room,
I hear your voice like a soft tune,
echo all around me
And as I feel the cold wind blowing
I wonder will you be showing,
or forget you ever found me?

I think will you turn away?
Do you wanna say it's over?
Will you really come? Was it just for fun,
I wonder Is it easy to see,
that every time you touch me

With every beat of my heart,
there's thunder inside
Every beat of my heart,
I need you tonight
Every beat of my heart,
I'm reachin' for you
I need you now,
with every beat of my heart

With every beat of my heart,
there's thunder inside
Every beat of my heart,
I need you tonight
Every beat of my heart,
I'm reachin' for you
I need you now,
with every beat of my heart

With every beat of my heart,
with every beat of my heart
Every beat of my heart,
oh, every beat of my heart
Every beat of my heart,
deep inside of me something's died, oh,
Every beat of my heart,
every beat of my heart, oh,
Every beat of my heart,
every beat of my heart
Something's died in me,
deep inside of me ... [fade out]