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Love's Bringing Me Down

from Food of Love by Yvonne Elliman

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    Tracklist
    A1
    Casserole Me Over

    A2
    More Than One, Less Than Five

    A3
    I Want To Make You Laugh, I Want To Make You Cry

    A4
    Meusli Dreams

    A5
    I Can't Explain

    B1
    Sunshine

    B2
    Hawaii

    B3
    I Don't Know How To Love Him Blues

    B4
    The Moon Struck One

    B5
    Happy Ending

    B6
    Love's Bringing Me Down

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    Recorded At – Air Studios
    Mastered At – MCA Recording Studios
    Pressed By – MCA Pressing Plant, Gloversville

    Credits
    Acoustic Bass – Daryl Runswick
    Arranged By – Ann Odell (tracks: A2), Martyn Ford (tracks: A4), Simon Jeffes (tracks: B2, B6)
    Backing Vocals – Irene Chandler, Joanne Williams, Liza Strike, Rosetta Hightower, Ruby James
    Bass Guitar – John G. Perry, John Gustafson
    Cello [Electric Cello] – Paul Buckmaster
    Directed By – Bill Oakes
    Drums – Michael Giles
    Engineer – John Punter, Steve Nye
    Guitar – Caleb Quaye, Mick Grabham, Pete Townshend, Simon Jeffes
    Keyboards – Ann Odell, Peter Robinson
    Mastered By – Darrell Johnson
    Percussion – Morris Pert, Ray Cooper
    Producer – Rupert Hine
    Synthesizer [ARP], Keyboards, Harmonica – Rupert Hine

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    Matrix / Runout: MCA 356-A W3
    Matrix / Runout: MCA 356-B W3

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    Tracklist
    A Come On Back Where You Belong 4:02
    B Come On Back Where You Belong 4:02

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    Phonographic Copyright (p) – MCA Records, Inc.
    Manufactured By – MCA Records, Inc.
    Published By – Leeds Music Corp.
    Published By – Duchess Music Corp.
    Mastered At – MCA Recording Studios
    Pressed By – MCA Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville

    Credits
    Written-By – Dave Grusin, Morgan Ames

    Notes
    Mono b/w Stereo version.

    From "The Midnight Man", A Universal Picture / Norlan Production.

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    Matrix / Runout (Mono side deadwax - etched): Mono(in script) MC 2739M-W2-
    Matrix / Runout (Stereo side deadwax - etched): MC 2739 W2-
    Matrix / Runout (Stamped onto deadwax on both sides): ◊-P-◊
    Rights Society: ASCAP
    Rights Society: BMI

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    A Come On Back To Where You Belong 4:02
    B Casserole Me Over 3:47

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Exquisite and masterfully done, the album closer for "Food of Love" is also the longest track, giving off the feeling of completion and closure for the album. As the album is titled, the song features the word 'Love' in the title and bears strong resemblance to that of Kansas or Eric Clapton, with whom Elliman began to tour with soon after. Strings soar as Yvonne belts out each note of the song to ensure the listener gets everything he/she wants from it. The song is a rather cynical one, and that suits the album. The song itself is a beautiful ballad that fuses FUNK with SULTRY BALLAD form, making it purely original. By far one of the best tracks of the album, if not the best, or sharing the title with the previous song, Jim Steinman's happing ending. And in the same fashion, this song is a epic one, which comes off more as a soliliguy, adding more to the craft that Elliman was so GREAT and known for! Gotta love her! Love brings Ms. Elliman down, but this song won't bring you!

lyrics

In the beginning something was said and misunderstood.
In the beginning it wasn't so good.
There was no excuse and no abuse.
Just a turning away from the sun.
It should not have begun.

What can you say, when time falls away?
And what's hangin' sad? Nothing to Give.
Nothing you've got that he'll take.
Nothing left to share around.
Nothing but weeping inside....

Ooh, Love's bringing me down,
just an early morning break down.
Ooh love's bringing me down,
bringing me down,
Look out for love! You're bringing me DOWN!

I suppose that's what you get for believing in people,
Trusting them all the time, not just a little.
Oh, now and again, If I become cynical,
please excuse me, something is weeping inside...

Ooh, Love's bringing me down,
just an early morning bring down!
Ooh, love's bringing me down.
Bringing me down,
Look out love, you're bringing me DOWN!

Remember the day I wore a simple smile?
The day I thought I would keep you to me?
The day I told you I should've expected your reaction?
But that's so easy to say!
We spent our daylight hours locked in separate conversation,
You-complaining about my voice I can't remember what I thought about you then.

Ooh, Love's bringing me down.
Just an early morning bring down!
Ooh love's bringing me down!
Bringing me down!
Look out love! You're bringing me down! Oh!

~MUSIC TRIPPIN' ROCKY BREAK~

And now I walk out in the streets alone,
singing these words to the moonlight.
Perfecting on the cobblestones.
So little point in going home.
You're not alone,
No, you're not alone.
You're not ALONE.

Oh, love's bringing me down.
Just an early morning breakdown.
Oh love's bringing me down.
Bringing me down.
Look out love! You're bringing me DOOOWWNN!!!!!

In the beginning something was said and misunderstood.
In the beginning it wasn't so good.
There was no excuse and no abuse, just a turning away from the sun.
It should not have begun...

credits

from Food of Love, track released September 1, 1973
Written by David MacIver & Rupert Hine
Arranged By – Simon Jeffes

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Yvonne Elliman Honolulu, Hawaii

She got her big break playing Mary Magdalene in the original London production of "Jesus Christ Superstar".
Later, she became part of Eric Clapton's live band before going solo.
Her biggest hit "If I Can't Have You" was taken from the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack and went to No.1 in the US chart.
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