R&B Classic of the Day: "Cry Together" by The O'Jays (1978)

"Cry Together"

(written by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff)


monologue

You know,me and my woman,we been goin'
through alot of changes for about six months or so
and it's been real hard to talk to one another
You know,a relationship ain't nothin' without communication
While we were layin' in bed,the both of us lookin'
at the ceiling overhead,eyes wide open about
three o'clock in the mornin'
I said "Baby,we can't go on this way"
She said "You're right"
Then we started holding each other
and I felt a tear roll down my face


(chorus)
Last night me and my woman
We cried together
Said we cried,cried,cried,we cried together

Ain't nothin' wrong with you
there ain't nothin' wrong with me
We're not the only people in the world
who go through ups and downs
All we have to do is talk,we can work it out
Let me kiss your eyes,let me wipe the tears away
Let me hold you tight,tomorrow we'll feel better
cause it's a brand-new day

Last night me and my woman
We cried together
Said we cried,cried,cried,we cried together

Now we have times when we laugh hardy
we even go out on the town and we party party
Everyday the sun doesn't shine,sometimes it has to rain
just like we enjoy the pleasure
we have to stand the pain
Oh,let me kiss your eyes,let me wipe the tears away
Let me hold you close,let's talk to each other
I wanna hear what you got to say

(chorus)

so nobody else remembers this song? Y'all are a sad bunch

DavidEye said:

so nobody else remembers this song? Y'all are a sad bunch

Love is just like the faucet
It turns off and on
Sometimes when you think it's on baby
It has turned off and gone


Lady Day

said we criiied, criiied, criiied, we cried...togethaaa, and then we and then we made LOOOVE, LOOOVE



LOVE LIKE WE NEVA MADE LUV BEFOOO..

Cool!

Has anyone seen SuperNova? I'm still waiting to hear her views on the 'Ship Ahoy' album,which she just recently got.

"Last niiiight..me and my wommaannnnn we criiiii iiii iiiied together"

Superb track from the So Full Of Lovealbum.

In the words of a character from SNL's Molly Shannon...

I LUV IT!!!! I LUV IT!!!! I LUUUUUVVV IT!!!!

this is the song that got me hooked on the o'jays...

Mr. Ellis Dee-licious, the Official NPGigolo

Candy Dulfer is my boo...

man between that and stairway to heaven? sheeeeeit c'mon nah'
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And



Leon Huff and Kenneth Gamble...now that's what I call Philly Soul!!!

TheRealFiness said:

UptownDeb said:

okaypimpn said:

Was he the light-skinned brother on this album (far left)...



If so, do you know how he passed?

The O'Jays have a really nice cut on The Fighting Temptations soundtrack, BTW...three to be exact (one feat. Angie Stone and the other feat. Beyonce).

Oh, and what I remembered most about seeing them perform was Powell's process. Guess that's what they called it back then. I mean, he didn't have an afro, but a slick 'do.

And speaking of hair, I'm glad that Walter Williams stopped wearing that toupee!
[This message was edited Tue Mar 2 11:04:21 2004 by UptownDeb]

UptownDeb said:

Oh, and what I remembered most about seeing them perform was Powell's process. Guess that's what they called it back then. I mean, he didn't have an afro, but a slick 'do.

And speaking of hair, I'm glad that Walter Williams stopped wearing that toupee!
[This message was edited Tue Mar 2 11:04:21 2004 by UptownDeb]

okaypimpn said:

Me, too! Just let it go and go bald, bruh!

So, Family Reunion was made after he passed away?