This is the cover art for the album Aaliyah by the artist Aaliyah. The cover art copyright is believed to belong to the label, Blackground Records, or the graphic artist(s).
We’re posting lyrics of hit songs so that our songwriters can study them to see how winning songs are constructed. Of course a lot depends on the melody, the rhythm and the artist as to whether or not the song will sell… and whether or not it is in the right place at the right time!
So this week’s Featured Lyrics are from Songwriters Stephen Garrett and Timothy N. Mosley and were made most famous by Aaliyah.
Are You That Somebody
Dirty South
Can y’all really feel me (feel this)
East Coast, feel me (feel this)
West Coast, feel me (say what)
Dirty South (here we go)
Can y’all really feel me (baby girl)
East Coast, feel me
West Coast, feel me (can you feel this)
Dirty South (dirty, dirty)
Can y’all really feel me (feel this)
East Coast, feel me (say what)
West Coast, feel me (aha what)
Dirty South (let is dirty, dirty)
Can y’all really feel me
East Coast, feel me
West Coast, feel me
Boy, I’ve been watching you like the hawk in the sky
That fly and you were my prey (my prey)
Boy, I promise you if we keep bumpin’ heads
I know that one of these days (days)
We gon’ hook it up while we talk on the phone
But see, I don’t know if that’s good
I’ve been holdin’ back this secret from you
I probably shouldn’t tell it, but
CHORUS:
If I, if I let you know
You can’t tell nobody
I’m talkin’ ’bout nobody
Are you responsible?
Boy I gotta watch my back
‘Cause I’m not just anybody
Is it my go? Is it your go?
Sometimes I’m goody-goody
Right now naughty-naughty
Say yes or say no
‘Cause I really need somebody
Tell me are you that somebody?
Boy, won’t you pick me up at the park right now
Up the block, while everyone’s sleep (sleep, sleep)
I’ll be waiting there with my trench, my locs, my hat
Just so I’m low key
If you tell the world (don’t speak, you know that would be weak)
Oh boy, see I’m trusting you with my heart, my soul
I probably shouldn’t let you but if I
CHORUS:
Baby girl, I’m the man from the big VA
Won’t you come play round my way
And listen to what I gotta say
Timbaland, don’t you know I am the man
Rock shows here to Japan
Have people shaking-shaking my hand
Baby girl, better known as Aaliyah
Give me goosebumps and high fevers
Make the playa haters believe us
Don’t you know
Gotta tell somebody, ’cause
‘Cause I really need somebody
Tell me you’re that somebody
CHORUS:
Repeat
You can’t tell nobody
I’m talkin’ ’bout nobody
Boy I gotta watch my back
‘Cause I’m not just anybody
Songwriters Stephen Garrett and Timothy N. Mosley
Published by Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, Roba Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
http://www.metrolyrics.com/are-you-that-somebody-lyrics-aaliyah.html
Wikipedia Featured Article of the Week:
Aaliyah is the third and final studio album by American R&B recording artist Aaliyah, released on July 7, 2001, by Blackground Records and Virgin Records America. After raising her profile with hit soundtrack singles during the late 1990s, Aaliyah started to work on the album in 1998, but rescheduled its recording around her developing film career. She resumed recording the record in 2000 at Sing Sing Studios in Australia, where she shot her role for the 2002 film Queen of the Damned during the day and recorded songs at night. Aaliyah worked primarily with Blackground’s in-house crew of writers and producers, including Bud’da, J. Dub, Rapture, and Eric Seats, as well as longtime collaborator Timbaland.
Aaliyah was an R&B and neo soul record whose music drew on funk, hip hop, alternative rock, and electronica sounds, among others. The producers incorporated synthesizer melodies, fragmented beats, distorted guitar, and eccentrically manipulated vocals and song structures. Much of Aaliyah dealt with the complexities of romantic love and different stages in a relationship. Most of the songs were written by lyricist Static Major, who shared a close friendship and strong rapport with Aaliyah. She viewed the album as a reflection of herself as both a young adult and a matured vocalist.
Aaliyah received highly positive reviews from critics and debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, but sold diminishingly afterwards. When Blackground and Virgin wanted a high charting single to increase the album’s sales, Aaliyah shot a music video for the song “Rock the Boat” in the Bahamas, but died in a plane crash on a return flight to the United States on August 25, 2001. After her death, sales of the album skyrocketed and propelled it to number one on the Billboard 200. Aaliyah was released during a period of peak activity in contemporary R&B and, since its initial reception, has been cited by critics as one of the best R&B records of its time.
Aaliyah released her second album One in a Million in 1996, and graduated from high school the following year. She gained further exposure with radio hits from film soundtracks, including her 1998 single “Are You That Somebody?”. After it became the biggest hit of her career at that point, Aaliyah wanted to keep a lower profile and avoid overexposure. A follow-up record was planned for February 1999, but she postponed its recording to develop an acting career, which led to a starring role in the 2000 film Romeo Must Die. The film heightened her profile significantly, while the soundtrack’s single “Try Again” became her first number-one pop hit. Her label Blackground Records used the film and its soundtrack to set up a distribution deal with Virgin Records America, which would distribute Blackground’s subsequent releases globally, including her self-titled third album.
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