save the last dance for me
BEN E. KING
Birth Name: Benjamin Earl Nelson
Born: September 28, 1938
Died: April 30, 2015
Genres: Soul, R&B, Pop
Member of: Average White Band & Ben E. King, The Drifters, The Soul Clan
basic information
| release date | unknown |
| country of manufacture | Netherlands [Cass.], USA [CD], EEC / Netherlands [LP] |
| label | EMI Manhattan |
| catalog no. | 7 46904 4 [Cass.], CDP 7 46904 2 [CD], 1C 064-7 46904 1 [LP] |
| format | Cass., CD, LP |
| note of registration | P1987 + ©1987 EMI-Manhattan Records |
| recording | Air Studios, London and Mayfair Studios, London by Frank Filipetti |
| mixing | The Hit Factory, New York [5] |
| mastering | Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk, NYC |
| production | Mick Jones |
| credits | n/a |
musicians
| Ben E. King † 29) | n/a |
| Mark Knopfler | guitar |
| Mickey Feat 5) | bass |
| Tom Bailey | keyboards |
| Guy Fletcher 5) | keyboards |
| Ruby Turner | backing vocals |
| Helen Terry | backing vocals |
| Beverley Brown | backing vocals |
| George Chandler | backing vocals |
| Jimmy Chambers | backing vocals |
| Jimmy Helmes | backing vocals |
tracks [CD]
| 1 | save the last dance for me [4:14] |
| 5 | halfway to paradise [3:02] |
lyrics
1. save the last dance for me
save the last dance for me
(Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman)
You can dance
Ev'ry dance with the guy
Who gives you the eye
Let him hold you tight
You can smile
Ev'ry smile for the man who held your hand
'Neath the pale moonlight
But don't forget who's taking you home
And in whose arms you're gonna be
So darlin', save the last dance for me, mmmm
Oh, I know (oh, I know)
That the music's fine
Like sparkling wine
Go and have your fun
Laugh and sing
But while we're apart
Don't give your heart to anyone
But don't forget who's taking you home
And in whose arms you're gonna be
So darlin', save the last dance for me, mmmm
Baby, don't you know
I love you so
Can't you feel it when we touch
I will never, never let you go
I love you oh, so much
You can dance (you can dance)
Go and carry on
'Til the night is gone
And it's time to go
If he asks if you're all alone
Can he take you home you must tell him no
'Cause don't forget who's taking you home
And in whose arm's you're gonna be
So, darlin', save the last dance for me
---- Instrumental Interlude ----
'Cause don't forget who's taking you home
And in whose arm's your gonna be
So, darlin', save the last dance for me, mmmm
Save the last dance for me, mmmm-hummmm
Save the last dance for me, mmmm
5. halfway to paradise
halfway to paradise
(Gerry Goffin, Carole King)
I want to be your lover,
But your friend, is all I'll stay.
I'm only half-way to paradise,
So near...yet so far away.
I long for your lips to kiss my lips,
But just when I think they may,
You leave me half-way to paradise,
So near yet so far away.
Bein' close to you is almost heaven, (heav-en)
But seein' you can do just so much.
It hurtis me so to know your heart's a treasure, trea-sure)
And that my heart is forbidden to touch
So put your sweet lips close to my lips, and tell me
That's where they're gonna stay,
Don't leave me half-way to paradise,
So near yet so far away,
So near yet so far away,
So near yet so far away,
So near yet so far away.
notes
³ source: database by Wolf-Dieter Mattick
also availaible
| cover | year | country of manufacture | format | label | catalog no. | notes of registration |
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198? | Germany |
CD³ |
Imperial / EMI |
CDP 7 46904 2 |
(P) 1987 EMI-USA |
- cassettes
- singles
- promos
- compilations
- sampler
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halfway to paradise
Modified tracks
save the last dance for me
save the last dance for me
best of Ben E. King
release date: unknown
country of manufacture: U.S.A.
label: Curb Records
catalog no.: CUR3BD-77594 [CD]³
note of registration: (C) + (P) 1993 Curb Record Inc.
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tracks [CD]
| 4 | save the last dance for me (4:10) |
| 6 | halfway to paradise (3:00) |
with track: save the last dance for me
LP
| Warm Aanbevolen 1987 | now : that's love! | ||
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CD
| new | now : that's love! | Scheurich Musikedition 1988 : Volume 1 | love on the dance floor | save the last dance for me... | blues & soul legends : volume 1 |
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revised
30.07.2018