This is one of three songs we recorded at Hollywood Sound Recorders in the summer of 1984.  The basic tracks were recorded in Studio C and overdubs in B and C.

 

Credits:The song was written in Houston, Texas a couple of years earlier.  Lyrics by Jim Collins. My cousin Gary Rose and I wrote the music.

The musicians are Rey Pasmant on lead and background vocals, Raymond Bridgeford on lead guitar and acoustic guitar, Steve Bringelson on bass and acoustic guitar, Jim Wilson on drums and I’m playing the piano and a Korg string machine.  Along with Rey, we’re all singing background vocals.

 

Lyrics:
Verse I
You’re cloudin’ my feelings, I’m stormin’ inside
Can’t give it up until I’ve tried
I’ve kept it inside, denied it, it’s true
I’m falling like rain over you

Chorus
Fallin’, fallin’ over you
Fallin’, fallin’, fallin’ over you

Verse II
This angry heart of mine, on this loveless night
Won’t let you go without a fight
Wrap yourself in my love, this is more than a clue
I’m pouring like rain over you

Outro
Somewhere in the night I fought but fell for you
Somehow it felt right, I’m fallin’ over you

This is another one of three songs we recorded at Hollywood Sound Recorders in the summer of 1984.  The basic tracks were recorded in Studio C and overdubs in B and C.

 

Credits:The song was written in stages…I wrote the lyrics, probably in the early 80’s, and Steve Bringelson and I were going over some song ideas when he saw “Sea of Intentions” in my stash of, well…song ideas. I had a complete lyric so he asked if I would mind him writing some music to it. I was thrilled that he offered. So, a few lyrics were changed to fit his melody and I think we wrote the bridge together but I’m not sure. Anyway, one of the rare instances where I wrote the lyrics and someone else wrote the music.

The musicians are Rey Pasmant on lead and background vocals, Raymond Bridgeford on rhythm guitar, Steve Bringelson on bass and playing the harmonica solo, Jim Wilson on drums and I’m playing the piano and a Mini Moog synthesizer.  Along with Rey, we’re all singing background vocals.

 

Lyrics:
Caught my eye, with a glance
Don’t be shy, take a chance
One more step, almost there
Tell me now, do you care?

Went for broke, one more time
But couldn’t cope, with your sign
“please don’t touch” is what it said
Wait awhile and we’ll talk instead

Diving in to dangerous water, swimming up stream
The tide is sweeping me away, running out of steam
I’ve been sailing on, sailing on the sea of intentions

Saw my friend, across the park
Dusk will bend, into the dark
Couldn’t see, what was what
But I knew, what was not

Had a shape clutched in his arm
Taking in all his charm
It turns out, I’ve been had
It’s my girl, well that’s just too bad

So many games for us to play, if we choose
Why can’t we be…true?

This is one of two more songs we recorded at Hollywood Sound Recorders.  The basic tracks were recorded in Studio C and overdubs in B and C.

 

Credits:Rey Pasmant and I pretty much started and finished this song together. The band was playing at the Essex House in Lancaster, CA and during the day, when we weren’t practicing new material, we worked on our own songs. The recording was never completed. For instance, we didn’t get the opportunity to have Raymond record guitar parts. Jim programmed a rhythm machine for reference but wasn’t able to record drums.

The musicians are Rey on lead and background vocals, Steve Bringelson on bass, Jim Wilson programmed a Yamaha drum machine and I’m playing the piano and a Yamaha DX7 with a couple of different patches.  Along with Rey, we’re all singing background vocals.

Lyrics:
Four-thirty rolls around
She’s been tied down for eight hours
Shes’ been waitin’ for the night
Waitin’ for the time to be right

Darkness falls, nighttime calls
Dressed to kill she’s out for the evenin’
Lookin’ for the real thing
Tired of love against the wall

(Fast life) fast life, she knows where to go
(No time) no time to lose
She’s walkin’, talkin’, ready rockin’
Love Against the Wall

You see her face with every turn
Her hungry eyes you know what she’s thinkin’
Lookin’ for the right one,
Tired of existing, that’s all

Darkness falls, nighttime calls
Dressed to kill she’s out for the evenin’
Waiting for a good-bye
Tired of love against the wall

This song was written by my cousin Gary Rose.  He had a recording contract and needed a “B” side for his first release (Falling Over You was the “A” side).  I was already back in California by that time so I flew back to Houston to help on the recordings of Falling Over You and You Always Make Me Feel This Way.  I thought the lyrics could use some “tightening up” so I helped re-write the lyrics.

On this recording, it’s the band Mandalay performing the song live.  This was in early 1984 when we were playing in Alamosa, CO.

Credits:

Rey Pasmant is singing lead, Raymond Bridgeford on lead and rhythm guitar, Steve Bringelson on bass, Jim Wilson on drums and I’m playing a Yamaha Electric Grand and a Korg String machine.

Lyrics:

You Always Make Me Feel This Way
It’s so hard to go home
Come on don’t leave me alone

You always leave me in a daze
In the middle of a dream
Go on, now set me free

You can’t deny it, that your falling in love
And couldn’t stand to be alone
You always said you’d never take me this far
Well here you are, you’re breakin’ up my home

You always know just what to say, girl
So I run into your arms
Damn you, now leave me alone
Damn you, please leave me alone