Expert: Bong Santos - 1/21/2007

Question
Hi...I was wondering if you know the title to these lyrics:
Chorus: WHY DON'T YOU SAVE ME SOME LOVE, SAVE ME SOME LOVE FOR TONIGHT.... Looks to be by an artist named Candi. I'm not too sure but she sang love makes no promises, and they sounded alike.

2nd song: Another long lonely afternoon  away from you, another long dark lonely nights ahead. It's been a long lonely afternoon, here in my heart, such a long dark lonely night ahead....

Well these are all the informations I can give you, hope this helps. Do you think you can give me the titles for both and the artist who sang them? Thanks and more power!

Answer
Dear Cate,

The first song would be SAVE A LITTLE LOVE by ALISHA, an American singer out of Brooklyn, NY who had several dance hits in the 80's and early 90's. Her three albums generated one Hot 100 hit each. 1985's ALISHA contributed BABY TALK which went to #68 on February 8, 1986. 1987's NIGHTWALKIN' contains INTO MY SECRET, #97 on August 22, 1987. BOUNCE BACK, released in 1990, brought her her biggest hit, the title song which went to #54 on June 30, 1990. SAVE A LITTLE LOVE was from NIGHTWALKIN'. Here's its lyrics:

SAVE A LITTLE LOVE / ALISHA

You and me, we're eye-to-eye
Looks so familiar like I've known you all my life
Ain't it true so easy sometimes
One shy look tells us everything we both wanna try

Save a little love for me to-
Save a little love for me tonight
Save a little love for me to-
Save a little love for me tonight

Why don't you save me some love
Save me some love for tonight
No, we won't use it up
If we handle it right (Oh baby)
Why don't you save me some love for tonight
Though our heartbeats, they rush
We can take our sweet time

Standing still on the brink we are
Near enough to touch close enough to go too far
Take it slow, don't move too fast
Don't wanna spend too much of something we both want to last

Save a little love for me to-
Save a little love for me tonight
Save a little love for me to-
Save a little love for me tonight

REPEAT CHORUS

We are two forces you can't keep apart every night
And baby I, I know it's lovin' too strong
That we both feel wherever we are

Save a little love for me to-
Save a little love for me tonight
Save a little love for me to-
Save a little love for me tonight

REPEAT CHORUS TO FADE
    

The second song would be LONELY AFTERNOON by SHAKATAK, a UK-based jazz-funk band fronted by lead vocalist JILL SAWARD. LONELY AFTERNOON is a cut from their 1983 album INVITATIONS.

Maraming salamat po!!

BONG M. SANTOS
Manila, Philippines