Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971 - 1992
(June 1992)
CD (USA: Geffen GEFD-24470) Chart peak #121.
CD (Australia: Festival Records TVD 93361)
(UK: Mercury MER 512 641-1) Chart peak #12.
Deeper Than a River
Produced by Guy Roche and Diane Warren
Engineered by Guy Roche, Mark Hagen, Mario Luccy, Frank Wolf, Tom Winslow
Mixed by Mick Guzauski
Drums: Carlos Vega
Guitars: Michael Thompson
Synthesizers: Jeffrey (C. J.) Vanston
Strings arranged and conducted by Scott Harper
Background vocals: Jean McClain, Terry Wood, Larry Jacobs
Assistant engineers: John Paterno, Ken Allardyce, Barry Goldberg, Elaine Anderson
Recorded at Criterion Studios, The Village Recorder and Ocean Way
Mixed at Andora Studios
Not Gonna Be the One
Produced by John Farrar
Recorded and mixed by Alan Sides
Drums: Carlos Vega
Bass: Neil Stubenhaus
Keyboards and synclavier: Sean Callery
Guitar: James Harrah
Guitar and Synclavier: John Farrar
Recorded at Record One
Mixed at Ocean Way
I Want to Be Wanted
Produced by Peter Asher
Recorded and mixed by Frank Wolf
Drums: Carlos Vega
Bass: Jimmy Johnson
Keyboards: Robbie Buchanan
Guitar: Dean Parks
Pedal Steel: Jay Dee Maness
Percussion Programming: Peter Asher
Strings arranged and conducted by David Campbell
Assistant engineers: Nathaniel Kunkel, Ken Allardyce
Recorded at Ocean Way
Mixed at Conway Studios
I Need Love
Produced by Giorgio Moroder
Recorded and mixed by Steve Bates
Arranged by Teddy Castellucci, Tom Mgrdichian
Background vocals: Marietta Waters, Debbie McClendon Smith, Michael Eric Hall
Recorded and mixed at Carla Ridge Camp
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(Warren)
Some people search a lifetime
For a love to stand the test of time
But you don't have to worry
You've got someone
Who will always be right by your side
Oh
I've got a love
Got a love that won't end
Here in my heart, baby
I've got a love
So deep, deeper than a river
So high, higher than any mountain
So strong, strong enough to last for all time
This love is running
So deep, deeper than a river
It goes on and on
This love is, this love is, this love is deeper than a river, yeah
Oh yeah
Just like a tree that stands tall
Darling I'll stand by you through it all
There's nothing gonna stop me from loving you
I will always be right by your side
You've got a love, got a love for all time
Here in my arms baby
I've got a love, got a love than won't die
Here in my heart baby
I've got a love
So deep, deeper than a river
So high, higher than any mountain
So strong, strong enough to last for all time
This love is running
So deep, deeper than a river
It goes on and on
This love is, this love is, this love is deeper than a river, yeah
Like a river needs the sea, I need you with me
Every minute of my life, oh yeah
And like the sunlight needs the sky
I need you by my side
This love of mine
Is so deep, baby, is so deep baby, oh, so deep baby
Oh I've got a love
So deep, deeper than a river
It goes on and on and on and on, yeah
(This love is) you know (this love is) this love is deeper than a river
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(Swirsky)
Here we are in a room full of broken hearts
Lovers once, but in the end we never really had a chance
You wanted to be free
Now that you're lonely
You want me back again
But I'm not gonna be the one that you call
Not gonna take the fall for all your indecision
Not gonna put my back to the wall
Not gonna take the fall for all the pain you've given
Me and you, we were a dream that never could come true
In time you'll see that our love was never really meant to be
And if you discover
You need a lover
Someone to break your fall
But I'm not gonna be the one that you call
Not gonna take the fall for all your indecision
Not gonna put my back to the wall
Not gonna take the fall for all the pain you've given
You wanted to be free
Now that you're lonely
You want me at your arm
But I'm not gonna be the one that you call
Not gonna take the fall for all your indecision
Not gonna put my back to the wall
Not gonna take the fall for all the pain you've given
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(Gannon/Testa/Spotti)
Alone, so alone, that I could cry
I want to be wanted
Alone, watching lovers passing by
I want to be wanted
When I'm kissed, I want his lips to really kiss me
When we're apart, I want his heart to really miss me
I want to know he loves me so
His eyes are misty
That's the way I want to be loved
Alone, just my lonely heart knows how
I want to be wanted
Right now, not tomorrow, but right now
I want to be wanted
I want someone to share my laughter and my tears with
Someone I know I'd love to spend a million years with
When is this someone somewhere meant for me
I want to want someone to share my laughter and my tears with
Someone I know I'd love to spend a million years with
When is this someone somewhere meant for me
Oh, meant for me, ooh, meant for me
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(Kipner/Parker)
It's nothing personal
In other circumstances
Another place, another time
I would take my chances
Oh, I know I could take you home tonight
But I don't want to wake up with you, wishing I was alone
Ah, don't rush, cause when the timing's right, I'll know
I wanna be sure
I just can't play the game anymore
I'm not looking for a band-aid on loneliness
I'm not looking for a temporary get-me-through-the-night
I'm holding out for something more than physical
I need love to make the sex right
It's nothing personal
In other circumstances
Another place, another time
And I might take my chances
I want you, and I'm not hiding from the way I feel
I've been trying to fill this empty heart with something not real
And I don't want to live like that anymore
In a world gone crazy, these days you've really got to be sure
So I'm not looking for a band-aid on loneliness
I'm not looking for a temporary get-me-through-the-night
I'm holding out for something more than physical
I need love to make the sex right
Times are different than before
Good things are worth waiting for
It's nothing personal
In other circumstances
Another place, another time
No I'm not looking for a band-aid on loneliness
I'm not looking for a temporary get-me-through-the-night
I'm holding out for something more than physical
I need love to make the sex right
I need love (it's nothing personal)
I'm not looking for a band-aid on loneliness
I'm not looking for a temporary get-me-through-the-night
I'm holding out for something more than physical
I need love to make it feel right
(It's nothing personal)
I'm not looking for a band-aid on loneliness
I'm not looking for a temporary get-me-through-the-night
I'm holding out for something more than physical
I need love to make the sex right
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