All the Way - Ledisi

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It's one of those days when life's got me down
Where are you now, I'm needing you
You say the right thing and everything is wonderful
Take all my scars and my broken heart
Promise that you will cover me
Give me your word, say it's not make believe

Love me, with all of your heart
Will you love me when things get too hard?
And I need you more, make sure you're sure
That you'll love me all the way
Show me that you'll take care of me
Will you show me, that I'm your everything
And I'll be yours, make sure you're sure
That you'll love me all the way

When I feel nothing, like I am nothing
When I have nothing but love, will you stay
Will you be the same when everything's not beautiful
I'm not perfect, but I'm worth it
Love me all the way 'cause I deserve it
I'll give everything to you, but you gotta make me believe

Love me, with all of your heart
Will you love me when things get too hard?
And I need you more, make sure you're sure
That you'll love me all the way
Show me that you'll take care of me
Will you show me, that I'm your everything
And I'll be yours, make sure you're sure
That you'll love me all the way

I know I ask for too much
Even oddly enough, 'cause this is bigger than us
Love you from now till the end
When time runs out we'll start again
All that I'm asking of you is

Love me, with all of your heart
Will you love me when things get too hard?
And I need you more, make sure you're sure
That you'll love me all the way
Show me that you'll take care of me
Will you show me, that I'm your everything
And I'll be yours, make sure you're sure
That you'll love me all the way
Love me all the way
All the way, yeah
All the way

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Ledisi hails, originally, from New Orleans, but grew up mainly in Oakland. The Pieces of Me Songfacts reports that after self-releasing two albums, Ledisi signed a major record deal with Verve Forecast and released her third album Lost and Found in 2007. The record earned her two Grammy nominations, including one for Best New Artist.
In 2009, Ledisi released her fourth album Turn Me Loose , which earned her a couple more Grammy nominations.
Ledisi's fifth album, Pieces Of Me, was released on June 14, 2011 debuting at #8 on the Billboard 200, her first entry on the top 10 of the album chart.

She and her band are from a new breed of modern soul singers (that fall into the New Organic Soul movement in the U.K.) that do not bow to the formulated 'pop' format that permeates the national charts of the U.K. and the U.S.A.

Her mother sang in an R & B band and opened her daughter's ears to classical music, then to jazz and gospel.

‘My mother is an inspiration to me because she was an R & B singer when I was growing up, and I'd watch her perform in the park by our house. I grew up on Earth, Wind and Fire. Tina Turner is my favorite’.

As a teenager Ledisi first sang in a friend’s band, but soon realised she'd have to form her own if she was going to get the creative freedom she desired.

She formed the group Anibade.

The band consisted of:

Sundra Manning (keyboards)

Cedrickke Dennis (guitar)

Nelson Braxton (bass)

Wayne Braxton (saxophone)

and Tommy Bradford on (drums)

Anibade means ‘my mother is great’ in Yoruba and also happens to be Ledisi's middle name.

The band the group performed at several nightspots including Bruno's, The Black Cat, and Rasselas, in the San Francisco area before, successfully, getting a local radio station, KMEL, to play the single ‘Take Time’, without any major label distribution.

Ledisi said, ‘We took it to other labels to try and get a deal, but we found that they didn't get it 'cause it wasn't already out there. We got frustrated with that.’

Ledisi is said to be recording a jazz record with bassist Marcus Shelby on Noir Records.

That album was due in early 2000, although the set has not yet surfaced.

Her first solo album ‘Soulsinger’, was, however, released in 2000, to critical acclaim.

The album addressed several personal issues, none more so than the track ‘Papa Loved To Love Me’, a harrowing tale of a father sexually abusing his daughter.

The track is uncomfortably close to home.

Ledisi said ‘My family heard it, though, and they said, 'Wow, you went and told everything!'. I know it's giving something away about myself, but it's a part of me. That's why people relate to a story like that.’

Eric Benét and Rahsaan Patterson recently attended her groups' concerts and they have opened for Eric Benet, D’Angelo and Angie Stone.

A second album entitled 'Feeling Orange And Sometimes Blue' was released in early 2002.

Ledisi travelled to London's Jazz Cafe in March 2003 for more gigs following a successful concert at Subterranea in the autumn of 2002.

She was supported by the Braxton Brothers along with several other performers.



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