Lani Hall - Love song

[sublimedog]

thank you for posting this love it

[blackandtanful]

ﾅｲｽ･ｾﾙﾒﾝ･ｳｰﾏﾝ､ﾗﾆｰ･ﾎｰﾙ～～隠れ才女ﾚｽﾘ­ｰ･ﾀﾞﾝｶﾝ作の清らかな”LOVE　SONG”でしたﾈ!

[zipthelite]

What a fantastic ,sums -it -all- up song ;

'Love is the key we must turn , and truth is the flame we must burn. Freedom the lesson we must learn... do you know what I mean..?

Have your eyes ever seen ?

Love is the opening door

Love is what we came here for'

Absolutely beautiful .

[mlpond4]

The song is originally written by Bernie Taupin n sung by Elton John,fyi.

[zoodden]

@mlpond4 Are you people stupid? it WAS written by Lesley Duncan!

[mlpond4]

@zoodden sorry my mistake.

[TheGreenDragon99]

@mlpond4 See below. The song is by Lesley Duncan. Yes, Elton John was one of the first singers to cover it, but it was one of the very few songs he recorded not written for him or by Bernie Taupin.

Elton John played keyboards on Lesley's first album, Sing Children Sing, and she sometimes sang as his backing vocalist -- including duetting with him on the live version of this song at the RFH in 1974.

[mlpond4]

@TheGreenDragon99 thanks for the correction

[yuricabrera243]

i really like this song ever since i was a kid

[Ilustrados1]

I'm not the type to comment on thing, but how can anyone dislike this song. Come one man?

[Ilustrados1]

I don't how people can dislike this song, come on?

[EwolDJ]

This lady swept the world with her distinctive voice in the 60s but few people knew who she was, including me. I guess she put love and marriage first. On a purely commercial level, Sergio Mendes took decades to recover from her departure. Her solo efforts deserved to be better known - a seemingly effortless great jazz voice.

[aseaoflovers]

a perfect song............

[langerard1]

i like this song

[lhenriq55]

The best music in the world

I love you Lani

Say hello for me !!!

[mollercp1]

Um, I think this is an Elton John, Bernie Taupin song.

[zoodden]

@mollercp1 Um, no! It's Lesley Duncan!

[recovering16]

@zoodden  Yes, it's an Elton John song (from Tumbleweed Connection), and Lesley Duncan wrote it (and has her own version), but this is Lani Hall, formerly of Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66, where she met her future husband, Herb Alpert, who sings background here. I just love her voice and the great Latin rhythm arrangement of this favorite song of mine.

[zoodden]

@recovering16 I don't really know what you wanna say with this? I know Lesley wrote it for Elton John, but it doesn't mean it's an Elton John/Bernie Taupin song, like people tend to think!

Are you sure it's Lani Hall? May i have uploaded the wrong version, haven't i wrote Lani Hall?

[TheGreenDragon99]

@zoodden Nope, Lesley Duncan didn't write it for Elton John; she wrote it as a quick b-side to her 1969 single "A Road to Nowhere" (Goffin/King), and also released it as an a-side in the States (1970). She then re-recorded it for her first album "Sing Children Sing" (1971). It's since been recorded by over 160 different artists including, probably most recently, a strange version by Marianne Faithfull.

[herculesunchain]

absolutely beautiful song, love u Lani Hall

[52hogan]

Excellent song.

[ruitevar]

Lani: wonderfull voice, one of the best in the world, a peculiar beautifull face, a very elegant body and a very special woman Herb is really a lucky man, congratulations to him.

[kellym2005]

Hey BlkKnite57... up late, can't sleep... I know EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN... -- actually Elton John on Tumbleweed Connection does "Come Down in Time" quite beautifully -- that is what I was looking for; and I found this about a year ago and almost died that all the great music from this album is on YouTube... 57 mean you come from '57??? Thanks zoodden for posting....

[BlkKnite57]

been lookin for this on itunes forever. this entire album rocks too bad I can't find all the tracks.

[cindyluq]

OMGOSH.....this is the verson I've been looking for...I had this lp years ago..I loved her voice...I listened to Olivia and Elton's versions...they were good but I knew someone else besides Lesley duncan(who wrote it) had also done it...and I finally found Lani....and then I remembered the whole album...what a find after all these years...thanks so much for putting this up...wow!!

[themtb2003]

Herb "i have no real talent but possess a crapload of money" albert wrecked this woman. She should havee remained with sergio...And for some ungodly reason Herb feels the need to SING on the songs all the time. the man's ego was Giant.

[micvelo]

@themtb2003 Wow, really??? Did you really just say that?!? Seriously, it's obvious you haven't actually listened to Herb Alpert (with a "p", not a "b" thanks!) during the Tijuana Brass days. No talent??!!! Hey, tin ears, go back and study/listen before you diss him. And what he's done as a producer and co-founder of A&M Records is legendary! Did you happen to notice all the Grammys and gold/platinum on his walls? So easy of you to criticize in this Guitar Hero pseudo music era..... Fehhhhh...

[themtb2003]

@micvelo Gold records dont mean jack crap. that is not testimony at all to your talent. remember... Puff daddy has awards and gold records as well, and he cant play an instrument. That type of response shows you are looking thru the glitz of the music business and not the Person themselves. The actual playing of that person. look past the star power part, and listen to what the man is playing. It would seem that others AROUND him had talent. Not him.

[micvelo]

@themtb2003 OK, your point made. I guess we can respectfully agree to disagree. ;) I look at talent not just from the playing perspective but also the ability to spot and harness that talent to share with the rest of us. He did that through his foresight and development of so many notable artists, e.g. Frampton, Janet J., Carole King, Quincy Jones (yeah, THAT Quincy Jones). Look up the A&M list someday just for kicks. Still think the man blows a mean horn. I don't do glitz BTW. Laff! Cheers!

[MarcuciMr]

Procurei muito mas encontrei esta canção maravilhosa. Não conseguia lembrar o título nem a cantora. Mas quem procura acha e eu achei sem querer no you tube.

Muito legal, agradeço a quem postou.

[flashmd7]

Lani Hall has an amazing voice, I cant find it to download

[wtchtower]

i love this song

[Suggsonbass]

So calming. I love that soft early 70s west coast / laurel canyon sound

[WFTL14]

Love it!!! I couldn't find it on iTunes or Amazon and that's a real shame. What an amazing voice!

[rebelitag]

ur great LANI HALL,,,,,,,,, the one and only

[reigetje]

I liked her better with Sergio Mendes.

[NoCensorshipYT]

This really ages me but I bought this album when it first came out.

I would sing to it over and over.

Such a lovely voice and song!

[gwalchafed]

wow..!

[xSTiZZLE]

her voice is beautiful

[richardhope]

now a tribute Lesley died 12th March 2010

[TheChristianAtheist]

Does anybody know or have a song on this album originally by Don McLean called Vincent(Starry Starry Night)?

Many thanks

[A1441]

@TheChristianAtheist Oh yes, LANI HALL recorded that song. It's included in her CLASSICS album. It's slower but nevertheless sang beautifully by this vocally gifted woman.

[Eurobubble70]

german rap group "Freundeskreis" sampled this one for one of their biggest hits back in the 90s

[LamontRogers]

Could you please add Tiny Dancer from the same LP ?

Thanks

[flixiblixi]

beautiful song

[Simaramrita]

Que música lindaaaaaa!!!

[ZenSporty]

I can't believe it's here! What a beautiful piece and of course Herb in the background vocals...just makes me feel sooooo good.

Well written song, brought to life by Lani and Herb.

[brazilianbankrut]

FODA PRA CARALHO!!!!!!!!!!!

[djpaydro]

very beautiful voice!

[tinfalcon]

I love Lani Hall since 1980...until now!

[ThePlanetunit]

So who has the Hello it's Me album?

I am getting greedy, but love her harmonics, tone, love....

[xavier1850]

Super. Love it. Thanks.

[MrsVil]

I still have this album....Fabulous

[ThePlanetunit]

Can you burn me a cd? Happy to pay, lost all my albums in a break-up

[nvrmind1]

Did you get a copy of Sundown Lady?

[HS22181]

@ThePlanetunit Get all your missing music back at LimeWire.

[RaiderEleven]

Wonderful performance. This woman has a most beautiful voice. She was with Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66. And she married to Herb Alpert of the Tijuana Brass.

[serafinobolletta]

cool

nice version of the leslie duncan 's song

[Halo101st]

I love this woman and have been a fan of hers since the middle 1960's.

[dunnshioyu]

since "love song" (lani's version) is available now, can someone post another song from the same album "tiny dancer" for us to enjo? it's my favourite from that unforgetaable album which i discarded long ago as i no longer possessed a turntable.

[funkdigger91]

Beautiful.

[blind1105]

jesus! i fall asleep

[fineart10]

As always, this song is outstanding, I hadn´t hear many years ago. Very sweet

[WinnersCircleMan]

so sweet a sound Lani and Herb...life would havvw bw a lesser slice without their sounds so timeless..a low bow to both!

[tyreburster]

Terry Wogan (BBC Radio 2) used to play this song quite a lot. Not for few years, mind you. Nice and mellow, sophisticated and laid back.

[Halo101st]

Isn't that Herb Albert backing up this song with Lani? It sounds just like him and, of course, they have been married for 35 years... the lucky s.o.b.

[TLDavis1230]

Yes, that is Herb Alpert

[itkapatanka]

a song that Burt Bacharach once said he'd wish he'd written..!

[TheGreenDragon99]

@itkapatanka Wonderful if true -- do you have a source for this? ;)

[itkapatanka]

@TheGreenDragon99 yes I heard him say this on an interview of KPFK radio a few years ago. This song is included in his demo to this day, the only one not written by him.

[tortugabob]

I love this song more and more. Very nice.

[fineart10]

Amazing, voice and performance

Simply beautiful, as all things makes Lani

[faircheeezy]

freundeskreis - leg dein ohr auf die schiene der geschichte

hell yeah!

[denise9001]

I remember this song as a kid..I searched the internet and can't find a download to buy from any known outlet (it's on Amazon for $160 - I just want this song).

Would love to have on my Ipod.

Any suggestions on how to score a copy?

[daveswick1]

download this flv and you can convert it too mp3.

[itkapatanka]

limewire?

[jor3rd]

all these years later....fond memories

[bertielis]

Always loved Lani's vocals. Very cool-even in the 21st century.

[norsemanpaul]

Nice to see anything from Sun Down Lady posted here. Anyone have the Sun Down cut to post ? It was a great song, totally destroyed when the Captain and Tennille recorded the same melody/similar lyrics as Muskrat Love ?!?

[bze2nlz]

I still have this album--will not be giving it up! It's too bad she wasn't promoted more--great talent.

[Slingblade11]

Loved this lp in my youth...still have it. Great blast from the past. Thanks for the upload.

[amygdala3290]

hey im 10 years younger then u guys,, love lani, shame nobody respects this stuff

[the81kid]

dunno how young you are :) i'm 27, the 60s/70s were the best for music. ie. when this song was written :)

[oxania]

Thanks!

Remember this record from school, so laid back - I thought it was the sexiest thing I'd heard.

[imusfan48]

Great song, great rendition!  Would love to hear her do her version of 'Tiny Dancer'!

[juliemarg]

I use to call this album the Seduction Effect back in the day

[bingbueno]

a nice song, wonderful voice of lani hall

[lomba98]

i love lani she is the best!!!

[conservamom]

I LOVED this album. SHows my age.

My favorite ELton John song, sung by my favorite singer at the time.

Better than Carol King!

[garnergirl]

That's hubby Herb Alpert singing backup during the chorus.

[TeriJoSSNorway82]

this brings back wonderful memories, i heard it first in 1974, and looked for this for many years!

[zyx52]

She's gorgeous...

[incrediblecHiller]

dope one.

sampled by freundeskreis' "leg dein ohr auf die schienen der geschichte" btw

[TLDavis1230]

Talk about a real cool song from way back!! I remember when this song first came out; brings back great memories!!!