Can We Talk - Tevin Campbell

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Last night I
I saw you standing
and I started, started pretending
I knew you and you knew me too
And just like a roni
You were too shy
But you weren't the only 'cause so was I
And I've dreamed of you ever since
Now I've built up my confidence
The next, next time you come my way
I'll know just what to say

Can we talk for a minute
Girl I want to know your name
Can we talk for a minute
Girl I want to know your name

I started to write you letters
But I wanted to be more clever
I wanted to get down and sweet talk you
Hey baby
But just like a baby
I could not talk
And I tried to come closer
But could not walk
And I think of it every night
How I just could not get it right
Oh if we ever come close again
I know what I'll say then yeah

Can we talk for a minute
Girl I want to know your name
Can we talk for a minute
Girl I want to know your name

Oh girl, one more chance
With you again
I will not let it go

Oh please, give me just one more chance for love
Love, love, love

Can we talk for a minute
Girl I want to know your name
Can we talk for a minute
Girl I want to know your name

Oh baby baby baby

Come on talk to me baby
Come on and talk to me baby
Said I wanna, I wanna know
I wanna know your name
Can we talk for a minute
Come on and talk to me baby
Come on baby, come on baby
Yeeeeaaaaaaaaaaah
I said can we talk for a minute
Come on and talk to me baby
See I wanna know
You better tell me your name baby
I said talk to me for a minute
Come on and talk for a minute
I wanna know
I wanna know
I wanna know your name
Talk to me for a minute
Come on and talk for a minute
Come on
Come on
Come on and talk to me yeah

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Tevin Jermod Campbell (born November 12, 1976) is a five-time Grammy-nominated American R&B singer-songwriter. Campbell scored a string of R&B chart hits as a teenager in the early to mid-1990s. Campbell transitioned from child singer to adult R&B crooner, and is a recognizable figure in the New Jack Swing genre of music.

Born in Dallas, Texas, Campbell was introduced to the R&B by Quincy Jones in August 1989. Campbell's debut single was "Tomorrow (A Better You Better Me)" which reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip hop Singles chart in June 1990. It was the lead single from Quincy Jones' critically acclaimed ensemble LP Back on the Block which won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1991. After working with Jones and writers and producers including Siedah Garrett, Campbell worked with producers Narada Michael Walden, Al B. Sure, Babyface, and others to record additional music.

Campbell's first solo hit was "Round and Round", which charted at #3 on R&B charts in November 1991 and #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1991 was produced by Prince and was featured in Prince's film Graffiti Bridge. Campbell followed the success of his first two singles by releasing his debut album, T.E.V.I.N., in November 1991 which featured the R&B hit singles and Campbell's only #1 Adult Contemporary hit: "Tell Me What You Want Me To Do" followed by:, "Alone With You", and "Goodbye". His second album, I'm Ready released October 1993, yielded the #1 R&B hit and #9 pop single "Can We Talk" in December 1993, "I'm Ready", "Always in My Heart" which charted at #3 on the R&B chart. He also scored a Top 30 hit with "Don't Say Goodbye Girl" on the R&B charts. In September 1994, Campbell also scored an R&B hit with the single "U Will Know" as part of the R&B supergroup Black Men United, a group that also included singer Usher.

The year 1996 saw the release of his third album, Back to the World (#11 R&B). The title track was a success (hitting the R&B Top 20), but additional singles failed to make an impact on the chart. His early 1999 self-titled album was found Campbell venturing into the neo-soul venue. The project was rushed, and as a result charted below the R&B Top 30, with only one single charting, a Top 30 song called "Another Way".

Campbell was nominated for five Grammy Awards and two American Music Awards.

In December 2005, Campbell made his Broadway debut in the role of Seaweed J. Stubbs in the hit musical Hairspray. Campbell is currently still playing in Hairspray.

Campbell returned to the studios in 2006, working with producers Scott Storch, The Underdogs, Krucial Keys, Bryan Michael Cox, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, and Ryan Leslie. The comeback album is waiting to be published and will be released in 2008. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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