Nine Lives
Original release: 1986
Remastered re-release: October 9, 2001
Produced by Bill Payne and George Massenburg
℗ © 1986 Warner Bros. Records
1. No Way To Treat A Lady
2. Runnin' Back To Me
3. Who But A Fool (Thief Into Paradise)
4. Crime Of Passion
5. All Day, All Night
6. Stand Up To The Night
7. Excited
8. Freezin' (For A Little Human Love)
9. True Love Is Hard To Find
10. Angel
No Way To Treat A Lady - 3:52
(Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance)
Drums - John Robinson
Bass - Nathan East
Guitar - Dean Parks, Michael Landau (solo) Acoustic piano & Keyboards - Bill Payne Backing vocals - Rosemary Butler, Max Carl
Runnin' Back To Me - 4:16
(Karla Bonoff / Ira Ingber)
Drums - John Robinson
Bass - Neil Stubenhaus
Guitar - Dean Parks, Ira Ingber, Bonnie Raitt, Michael Landau Keyboards - Bill Payne Horns - Tower of Power Horn Section*** Saxophone - Richard Elliot Horns arranged by Greg Adams
Who But a Fool (Thief Into Paradise) - 4:23 (Nan O'Byrne / Tom Snow) Drums - Russ Kunkel Bass - Nathan East Guitar - Charles Ferrin Slide guitar - Bonnie Raitt Keyboards - Bill Payne Percussion - Lenny Castro Horns - Tower of Power Horn Section* Saxophone - Richard Elliot Backing vocals - Bonnie Raitt, Rosemary Butler, Max Carl, Ivan Neville, Earl Smith Horns arranged by Greg Adams
Crime of Passion - 4:19
(Danny Ironstone, Mary Unobsky)
Drums - Carlos Vega
Bass - Leland Sklar
Guitar - Dean Parks, Michael Landau
Keyboards - Bill Payne
Percussion - Lenny Castro
Backing vocals - Bonnie Raitt, Rosemary Butler, Max Carl
All Day, All Night - 4:01
(Ivan Neville, Hutch Hutchinson, Ronald Jones) Drums - Carlos Vega Bass - Neil Stubenhaus Guitar - Dean Parks, Michael Landau (solo) Backing vocals - Ivan Neville, Rosemary Butler, Max Carl
Stand Up to the Night** - 4:42
(Will Jennings, J.A.C. Redford, Richard Kerr) Guitars and linn drum program - David Kitay Keyboards - J.A.C. Redford, Richard "Koz" Kosinski Additional keyboards - Guy Moon Backing vocals - Rosemary Butler, Max Carl
Excited* - 3:11
(Jerry Williams)
Saxophone - David Woodford
Drums - Ian Wallace
Guitars - Johnny Lee Schell
Keyboards - Ian "Mac" McLagan
Bass - Ray Ohara
Backing vocals: Blondie Chaplin, Steve Ross, Bonnie Raitt
Freezin' (For a Little Love)* - 4:52
(Michael Smotherman)
Drums and linn drum - Ian Wallace
Guitar - Johnny Lee Schell
Keyboards - Ian "Mac" McLagan
Bass - Ray Ohara
True Love is Hard to Find* - 4:35
(Toots Hibbert)
Drums - Ian Wallace
Guitar - Johnny Lee Schell
Acoustic Guitar - Bonnie Raitt
Keyboards - Ian "Mac" McLagan
Bass - Ray Ohara
Backing vocals - Blondie Chapman, Bonnie Raitt, Johnny Lee Schell with special guest appearance by Sippie Wallace
Angel* - 4:02
(Eric Kaz)
Drums - Ian Wallace
Guitar - Johnny Lee Schell
Slide Guitar - Bonnie Raitt
Keyboards - Ian "Mac" McLagan
Acoustic piano - Eric Kaz
Backing vocals - Christine McVie, Blondie Chaplin, Steve Ross, Todd Sharp
Percussion on the Rob Fraboni tracks by Ian Wallace, Johnny Lee Schell, Rob Fraboni, Ray Ohara
Produced by Bill Payne and George Massenburg with Russ Kunkel on "Who But A Fool (Thief Into Paradise)"
Mixed and Engineered by George Massenburg Assistant Engineers: Sharon Rice and Billy Youdleman Recorded and Mixed at The Complex, West Los Angeles, Spring, 1986 Digitally recorded on the Mitsubishi X-850 32-track Special thanks to Dough Buttleman and Yamaha International Corp.
Production Coordinator - Ivy Skoff
Max Carl appears courtesy of MCA Records
*Produced by Rob Fraboni
Engineered by Terry Becker and Rob Fraboni Additional Engineering - John Volaitis **Produced by Steve Tyrell for Tyrell-Mann Productions for the Atlantic Film, EXTREMITIES Engineered by David Kitay Recorded at Tyrell-Mann Studio, Los Angeles, 1986 Mixed by David Tickle at Ocean Way Studio, Hollywood
***Tower of Power Horn Section is: Greg Adams - trumpet, flugelhorn; Emilio Castillo - tenor saxophone; Richard Elliot - tenor and alto saxophone; Stephen Kupka - baritone saxophone; Lee Thornburg - trumpet, trombone, flugelhorn.
Released: January 1986
Nine Lives
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You can please me
You can sweet talk and lead me on
But believe me
Won't be long till I'm catching on
Now you left me here with nothing
And you put my love on hold
Well there must be something behind those eyes
Because I believe every lie you told
That ain't no way to treat a lady
That ain't no way to treat a woman in love
That ain't no way to treat a lady
I could of sworn that you'd had enough
So you leave me
Well I'm lonely and in despair
It intrigues me
How you don't really seem to care.
Well I ain't here for nothing
And my love doesn't come that cheap
I will hold you to all your promises
If I could find one you meant to keep
That ain't ain't no way to treat a lady
That ain't no way to treat a woman in love
That ain't ain't no way to treat a lady
That ain't no way, no way to treat a woman in love
You can tease me
You can sweet talk and lead me on
But believe me
Won't be long till I'm catching on
For I ain't here for nothing
And my love doesn't come that cheap
And I will hold you to all your promises
If I could find one you meant to keep -
Walkin’ in a nightmare
I’ve been burnin’ in a cold sweat
There you stand lookin’ for my heart
But you took it with you when you left
I don’t care to hear
I don’t wanna hear what you sayWe had a world and a xxxx
Yeah you really had a way with words
You kept me tied to a dream
And I never got what I deserved
I don’t care to hear
I don’t wanna hear what you say
Cause I knew you’d come runnin’ back to me
When the nights got long
You say you missed the way it used to be
When my love was strong
I knew you’d come runnin’ back to me
When your luck was down
I knew you’d come runnin’ back and see
I was the best around[Instrumental break]
Lookin’ out my window
I remember when you drove away
I never heard you say goodbye
I gave up thinkin’ you’d be here today
Well I can’t hear, I don’t wanna hear what you say
Cause I knew you’d come runnin’ back to me
When the nights got long
You say you missed the way it used to be
When my love was strong
Knew you’d come back to me
When your luck was down
I know you’d come runnin’ back and see
I was the best aroundRound and round the tables turned
It’s you who longs to hold me fast
Last chance was the last chance for you[Instrumental break]
Runnin’ back to me
Yeah, you come runnin’ back to me
Well I knew you’d come back to me
When your nights got long
You said you missed the way it used to be
When my love was strong
I knew you’d come runnin’ back to me
When your luck was down
I knew you’d come runnin’ back and see
I was the best around
Best around, yeah baby
I knew you’d come runnin’ back and see -
Paradise
I got man who loves me
In his life
He puts no one else above me
It's paradise
With everything I ever wanted
Paradise
It's just like love should beNow you're a thief
Everybody I know knows it
You're indiscreet
Anybody on the street knows
That you cheat
The damage that you're doin doesn't
Cross your mind
Steal the heart just like a thief[Chorus]
Who, but a fool lets a thief into paradise
Tell me, tell me, tell me who
Who, but a fool lets a thief into paradise
Tell me, tell me
Who, but a fool lets a thief into paradise
Who, but a fool lets a thief into paradise
Who, but a fool lets a thief into paradiseYou got me
Thinkin I want what you're givin
You got me
Wonderin what I'm missin
I can see
It's the same old fascination
What a deadly game
That sends them all right into your flame[Chorus]
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My body is the only place
Where we meet anymore
Thought that I could handle the heartache
Like I did before
I remember your warning
To never mention love
A little crime of passion
Is what I'm guilty of
There were no witnesses
Just the candlelight
Glowin' as your sweetness awakened
Every warm delight
Show me some mercy
What a fool I have become
A little crime of passion
That's what I'm sufferin' from
Kisses ago it was so easy
Dreams we shared together faded to forever
And I just don't wear despair very well
I can tell
Now it's such a painful time
And I'm too far gone
Where are all the clever defenses
I depended on?
How could I be so crazy
To believe all the things you say?
A little crime of passion
Is takin' my breath away
Show me some mercy
What a fool I've become
A little crime of passion
That's what I'm sufferin' from
Baby, oh, just a little crime of passion
What I'm sufferin' from
What I'm sufferin' from
What I'm sufferin' from
Oh, just a little crime of passion
Is what I'm sufferin' from -
A little rich girl I knew was falling apart
She had it all
Lost her dreams to find a piece of his heart
He let her fallNow you're on your own and it's not the same
Oh, things do change
There is no one there who will take the blame
You just need some time to figure it outAll day, all night
Your way, this is your life
All day, all night
Your wayTake a look inside yourself and you'll find
You still can win
'Cause only you, little girl, can make up your mind
You're your best friendDon't you worry 'bout that thing that you had
You've got a chance
You're looking good, little girl, so don't feel so bad
Spend a little time so you can figure it outAll day, all night
Your way, this is your life
All day, all night
Your way, oohTake a little time, figure it out
Take a little time, figure it outA little rich girl I knew was coming around
She's got it all
Keep looking up, little girl and don't you look down
Take a little time so you can figure it outAll day, all night
Your way, this is your life
All day, all night
Your wayAll day, all night
Your way, this is your life
All day, all night
Your way
All day, all night -
There's a time when the light inside of us feels the night
And we're runnin', there's no place to hide
There's a time when we have to stand alone
With our eyes on a world that we never have known
Where can you run to
But somewhere inside your heart
What can you hold to
But all that you were from the start
Stand up to the night
Though it's comin' down on you
You're the only one you have
That you can hold onto
Stand up to the night
Though you're crying no one hears
If you feel your soul would light the darkness disappears
Stand up to the night
There's a time and a place in your life when you realize
That the stranger will always be there
There's a cold in the heart of the world you know
No one cares if the night comes and takes you below
Where can you run to
But somewhere inside your heart
What can you hold to
But all that you were from the start
Stand up to the night
Though it's comin' down on you
You're the only one you have
That you can hold onto
Stand up to the night
Though you're crying no one hears
If you feel your soul would light the darkness disappears
Stand up to the night
Stand up to the night
Though it's comin' down on you
You're the only one you have
That you can hold onto
Stand up to the night
Though you're crying no one hears
If you feel your soul would light the darkness disappears
Stand up to the night -
I met you on a Monday
But Tuesday you stole my heart
You gave me everything I ever wanted
And then turned and walked away
You just turned and walked away
I get excited, excited
Whenever you come around
I get excited, always building me up
And never letting me down, excited
As simple as one, two, three
I get excited
That's what you're doin'
What you're doin' to me
That's what you're doin'
That's what you're doin'
Just when I thought I was over you
Soon as I was sure you were gone
I see you somewhere standin' 'cross the room
But you turn and walk away
You just turn and walk away
I still get excited, excited
Whenever you come around
I get excited, always building me up
And never letting me down, excited
As simple as one, two, three
I get excited
That's what you're doin'
That's what you're doin' to me
That's what you're doin'
That's what you're doin' to me
That's what you're doin'
That's what you're doin'
Now that I know the problem
The answer should be easy to find
It takes common sense to simply convince him
Not to turn and walk away
Tryin' to get that man to stay
I still get excited
Whenever you come around
I get excited, baby, always building me up
And never letting me down, excited
As simple as one, two, three
I get excited
That's what you're doin'
That's what you're doin' to me
That's what you're doin'
That's what you're doin'
Hey, way to get next to me
Way to get next to me -
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You said that your love was just for me
That's why I've got to be yours
You told me the day will never come
When you would walk out and leave
'Cause you know that
True love is hard to find
'Cause you know that
True love is hard to find
Everybody knows
True love is hard to find
Hard to find
Very hard to find
I say (true love)
True love (true love)
True love (true love)
True love is hard to find
You told me that you know I would have to travel all over
You would take care of my business for me
Darlin', all I ask of you
Is to leave those business alone and save it just for me
Yes
And glory fills my heart with joy from heaven
With love for you
Darlin', I always think of you
Always have my arms filled with love for you
'Cause you know that
Just because I know
True love is hard to find
I believe in love
True love is hard to find
Everybody should know that
True love is hard to find
You know that
True love is hard to find
I say (true love)
True love (true love)
True love (true love)
True love is hard to find
Hard to find
True love (true love)
True love (true love)
True love is hard to find. -
I am an old woman
Named after my mother
My old man is another
Child that's grown old
If dreams were thunder
And lightnin' was desire
This old house would've burnt down
At a long time ago
Make me an angel
That flies from Montgomery
Make me a poster
Of an old rodeo
Just give me one thing
That I can hold on to
To believe in this livin'
Is just a hard way to go
When I was a young girl
Well, I had me a cowboy
He weren't much to look at
Just a free ramblin' man
But that was a long time
And no matter how I tried
Those years just flow by
Like a broken down dam
Make me an angel
That flies from Montgomery
Make me a poster
Of an old rodeo
Just give me one thing
That I can hold on to
To believe in this livin'
Is just a hard way to go
There's flies in the kitchen
I can hear 'em they're buzzin'
And I ain't done nothin' since I woke up today
How the hell can a person
Go to work in the mornin'
And come home in the evenin'
And have nothin' to say
Make me an angel
That flies from Montgomery
Make me a poster
Of an old rodeo
Just give me one thing
That I can hold on to
To believe in this livin'
Is just a hard way to go
To believe in this livin'
Is just a hard way to go