Reach
Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand)
(Nickolas
Ashford/Valerie Simpson)
Reach out
and touch somebody's hand
Make this world a better place if
you can
Reach out and touch somebody's
hand
Make this world a better place if
you can
(Just try)
Take a little time out of your
busy day
To give encouragement
To someone who's lost the way
(Just try)
Or would I be talking to a stone
if I asked you
To share a problem that's not your
own
We can change things if we start
giving
Why don't you
Reach out and touch somebody's
hand
Make this world a better place if
you can
Reach out and touch somebody's
hand
Make this world a better place if
you can
(Just try)
If you see an old friend on the
street and he's down
Remember his shoes could fit your
feet
(Just try)
Try a little kindness you'll see
It's something that comes very
naturally
We can change things if we start
giving
Why don't you reach out and touch
Why don't you (why don't you)
Reach out and touch somebody's
hand
Reach out and touch somebody's
hand
Make this world a better place if
you can
Reach out and touch somebody's
hand
Make this world a better place if
you can
high.pos.
chart entry
US
1
8/70
GB
6
9/70
D
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Ain't
No Mountain High Enough
(Nicholas
Ashford/Valerie Simpson)
If you
need me, call me
No matter where you are, no matter
how far
Just call my name. I'll be there
in a hurry
On that you can depend and never
worry
You see, my love is alive
It's like a seed that only needs
the thought of you to grow
So if you feel the need for
company, please, my darling, let
it be me
I may not be able to express the
depth of the love I feel for you
But a writer put it very nicely
when he was away from the one he
loved
He sat down and wrote these words
No wind (no wind), no rain (no
rain)
Nor winter's cold
Can stop me, babe (oh, babe) baby
(baby)
If you're my goal
No wind, no rain
Can stop me, babe
If you wanna go
I know, I know you must follow the
sun
Wherever it leads
But remember
If you should fall short of your
desires
Remember life holds for you one
guarantee
You'll always have me
And if you should miss my love
One of these old days
If you should ever miss the arms
That used to hold you so close, or
the lips
That used to touch you so tenderly
Just remember what I told you
The day I set you free
Ain't no mountain high enough
Ain't no valley low enough (say it
again)
Ain't no river wild enough
To keep me from you
Ain't no mountain high enough
Ain't no valley low enough (say it
again)
Ain't no river wild enough
To keep me from you
Ain't no mountain high enough
Nothing can keep me
To keep me from you
Ain't no mountain high enough
Ain't no valley low enough (one
more time)
Ain't no river wild enough (say it
again)
To keep me from you
Ain't no mountain high enough
Nothing can keep me
To keep me from you
high.pos.
chart entry
US
1
4/76
GB
11
5/76
D
-
Love
Hangover
Ah, If there's a cure for this
I don't want it, don't want it
If there's a remedy, I'll run from
it, from it
Think about it all the time
Never let it out of my mind
'Cause I love you
I've got the sweetest hangover
I don't wanna get over, sweetest
hangover
Yeah, I don't wanna get over
I don't wanna get, I don't wanna
get...over
Ooh, I don't need no cure
I don't need no cure, I don't need
no cure
Sweet lovin', sweet, sweet, sweet,
sweet love
Sweet, sweet love, sweet, sweet,
sweet, sweet love
Don't call a doctor, don't call
her momma
Don't call her preacher
No, I don't need it, I don't want
it
Sweet love, I love you
Sweet love, need love
If there's a cure for this
I don't want it, I don't want it
no
If there's a cure for this, I
don't need it
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet love
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet love
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet love
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet love
high.pos.
chart entry
US
1
7/80
GB
1
7/80
D
3
9/80
Upside
Down
(B.
Edwards/N. Rodgers)
I said
upside down you're turnin' me
You're givin' love instinctively
Round and round you're turnin' me
Upside down, boy you turn me
Inside out and round and round
Upside down, boy you turn me
Inside out and round and round
Instinctively you give to me the
love that I need
I cherish the moments with you
Respectfully I say to thee, I'm
aware that you're cheatin'
When no one makes me feel like you
do
Upside down, boy you turn me
Inside out and round and round
Upside down, boy you turn me
Inside out and round and round
I know you got charm and appeal,
you always play the field
I'm crazy to think you are mine
As long as the sun continues to
shine
There's a place in my heart for
you that's the bottom line
Upside down, boy you turn me
Inside out and round and round
Upside down, boy you turn me
Inside out and round and round
Instinctively you give to me the
love that I need
I cherish the moments with you
Respectfully I say to thee, I'm
aware that you're cheatin'
When no one makes me feel like you
do
Upside down, boy you turn me
Inside out and round and round
Upside down, boy you turn me
Inside out and round and round
Upside down you're turnin' me
You give your love instinctively
Round and round you're turnin' me
I say to thee respectfully
Upside down you're turnin' me ...
I said upside down you're turnin'
me ...
high.pos.
chart entry
GB
4
9/80
D
15
11/80
US
-
My
Old Piano
(Bernard
Edwards/Nile Rodgers)
Love is
called my old piano
I have a ball with my old piano
My baby entertains the real life
of my parties
But still retains in all the
dignity
His international style exudes an
air of royalties
His eighty eight key smile is so
pleasant to see
Love is called my old piano
I have a ball with my old piano
My old keyboard won't stand for a
corner
He demands the middle of the room
Your heart disolves while he tips
you so gracefully
'Till you're involved in a
babygrand affair
Love is called my old piano
I have a ball with my old piano
Love is called my old piano
I have a ball with my old piano
He entertains the real life of my
parties
But still retains in all the
dignity
His international style exudes an
air of royalties
His eighty eight key smile is so
pleasant to see
My old keyboard won't stand for a
corner
He demands the middle of the room
Your heart disolves while he tips
you so gracefully
'Till you're involved in a
babygrand affair
Love is called my old piano
I have a ball with my old piano
....
high.pos.
chart entry
US
7
10/81
GB
4
36
10/81
7/94 *
D
17
11/81
Why
Do Fools Fall In Love?
Ooh-wah ooh-wah, ooh-wah ooh-wah
Ooh-wah ooh-wah, why do fools fall
in love
Why do birds sing so gay, and
lovers await the break of day
Why do they fall in love
Why does the rain fall from up
above
Why do fools fall in love, why do
they fall in love
Love is a losing game, love can be
a shame
I know of a fool you see, for that
fool is me
Tell my why, tell me why
Why do birds sing so gay, and
lovers await the break of day
Why do they fall in love
Why does the rain fall from up
above
Why do fools fall in love, why do
they fall in love
Why does my heart skip a crazy
beat
For I know I will reach defeat
Tell me why, tell my why
Why does my heart skip a crazy
beat
For I know it will reach defeat
Tell me why, tell me why
Why do birds sing so gay and
lovers await the break of day
Why do they fall in love
Why do they fall in love
Why do fools fall in love
* re-mix
high.pos.
chart entry
US
10
10/82
GB
10
11/82
D
69
1/83
Muscles
She said she wants a man to
always understand
But that's alright for her, still
it ain't enough for me
She said she wants a guy to keep
her satisfied
But that's alright for her, but it
ain't enough for me
Still, I don't care if he's young
or old
(Just make him beautiful)
I just want someone I can hold on
to
I want muscles all, all over his
body
Make him strong enough from his
head down to his toes
I want muscles all, all over his
body
Make him strong enough from his
head down to his toes
They say they have to see his real
personality
But that's alright for them, still
it ain't enough for me
I need what the eyes can see, ah
his anatomy
If that's alright for them, still
it ain't enough for me
I don't care if he's young or old
Just make him beautiful
I just want some strong man to
hold on to
I want muscles all, all over his
body
Make him strong enough from his
head down to his toes
I want muscles all over his body
Make him strong enough from his
head down to his toes
Muscle man, I want to love you
In person, I want your body
Come with me, hiding the cascades
Let this be, we've got this thing
made
Lost at sea, hide the desert
Stay with me, you won't regret it
Take this love, so deep to swim in
Come to me and let the love in
She said she wants a man to always
understand
But that's alright for her, still
it ain't enough for me
I don't care if he's young or old
just make him beautiful
I just want someone I can hold on
to
I want muscles all, all over his
body
Make him strong enough from his
head down to his toes
I want muscles all over him, all
over him
I want muscles all, all over his
body
I want muscles - I want all I can
get
All over him, all over him
I want muscles, muscles, muscles
high.pos.
chart entry
GB
1
2/86
D
11
1/86
US
-
Chain
Reaction
(Barry,
Robin and Maurice Gibb)
You
took the mystery and make me want
it
You got a pedestal and put me on
it
You made me love you out of
feeling nothing, something that
you do
And I was there not dancing with
anyone
You took a little then you took me
over
You set your mark on stealing my
heart away
Crying, trying anything for you
I'm in the middle of a chain
reaction
You give me all the after midnight
action
I wanna get you where I can let
you make all that love to me
I'm on a journey for the
inspiration to anywhere
And there ain't no salvation
I need you to get me nearer to
you, so you can set me free
We talk about love, love, love, we
talk about love
We talk about love, love, love, we
talk about love
You make me tremble when your hand
goes lower
You taste a little and you swallow
slower
Nature has a way of yielding
treasure, pleasure made for you
You gotta plan your future is on
the run
Shine a light for the whole world
over
You never find your love if you
hide away crying, dying
All you gotta do is:
Get in the middle of the chain
reaction
You get a medal when you're lost
in action
I wanna get your love already for
sweet sensation, instant radiation
You let me hold you for the first
explosion
We get a picture of our love in
motion
My arms will cover, my lips will
smother you with no more left to
say
We talk about love, love, love, we
talk about love
Let me hold you for the first
explosion, my arms will cover you
All you gotta do - get in the
middle of the chain reaction ....
All you gotta do - get in the
middle of the chain reaction ....