Albert Cummings (born Williamstown, Massachusetts) is an American blues mus… Read Full Bio ↴Albert Cummings (born Williamstown, Massachusetts) is an American blues musician who has recorded under Blind Pig Records. He has played alongside B.B. King, Johnny Winter, and Buddy Guy.

Cummings learnt the requisite three chords on the guitar from his father, but then switched to playing banjo at age 12 and became a fan of bluegrass music. He went to festivals and won several picking contests in high school. Before graduating, he heard the early recordings of Stevie Ray Vaughan and, while in college in 1987, saw Vaughan perform. Not until he was 27, did Cummings finally decide to go for a career in music.

An intense period of rehearsal (aka wood shedding) resulted Cummings sharing a bill with Double Trouble, the late Stevie Ray Vaughan’s rhythm section. So taken with Cummings’s playing were bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris Layton that they volunteered to play on and produce his debut recording. In 2003 the aptly-titled From the Heart (Under the Radar) was released. B.B. King, who Cummings acknowledged with a funky version of ‘Rock Me, Baby,’ dubbed Cummings ‘a great guitarist.’

A year later Double Trouble joined Cummings again as he signed with Blind Pig Records to create True to Yourself. This time they brought in legendary producer Jim Gaines to control the sessions. The all-original release further showcased Albert’s rapidly developing songwriting chops and deeply emotional vocals as well as stunning guitar pyrotechnics that put the metallurgical properties of his strings to the test. Tours and shows with blues legends B.B. King, Johnny Winter, Buddy Guy and others brought his music to an audience grateful for the opportunity to be rocked hard by a man possessed to play every song like his life depended on it.

Working Man (Blind Pig), Cummings’s summer of 2006 blockbuster release, is the culmination to date of a guitar hero’s career just taking off. A punchy, stomping cover of Merle Haggard’s blue collar standard ‘Working Man Blues’ brings it all home for the master builder and musician. The swinging Texas blues of ‘Please,’ the instant barroom boogie classic ‘Party Right Here,’ the snaky slow drag ‘Rumors’ and the rousing rocker ‘Feeling End’ show variety well beyond the typical slow blues and shuffles of so much contemporary music. The deeply emotive ballad ‘Last Dance’ that closes the disc.

In July 2015, Cummings released Someone Like You, a 12-track Blind Pig album produced by David Z.

In February 2020, Cummings released his 11-track Provogue Records debut titled Believe, produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Jim Gaines.

Official Website: Albert Cummings

I Found You
Albert Cummings Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴

All I ever wanted
was someone like you
all I ever needed
was someone like you
all I ever wished for
was someone like you
now that I got you
my dreams came true

I thought the day might never come
I knew my dream was overdue
Now I pray my love is strong
Because I finally
Yeah I finally found you.

I can't tell you
how good I feel right now
I don't know how you do it

but you do it somehow
I just want to hold you
and squeeze you tight
I know that everything in my world will be alright

I thought the day might never come
I knew my dream was overdue
Now I thank my lucky stars because I finally
I finally found you

Solo

I thought this day might never come
I knew my dream was overdue
now I thank my lucky stars

because I finally
I finally found you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Albert Cummings's song "I Found You" capture the joy, relief, and gratitude someone feels when they finally find the person they've been looking for. The song begins by expressing the singer's longstanding desire for a specific kind of person - someone like the one they've found. The tone is one of gratitude and contentment, as if the singer is amazed at how lucky they are to have found this person.

The second verse further emphasizes the singer's disbelief that this dream has finally come true. The prayer for strong love is an acknowledgement that relationships take work, and that the singer is willing to put in that work to keep this person in their life. The bridge expresses how good the singer feels now that they have found this person, and how much they want to hold them. The final verses reiterate the singer's appreciation for having found this person, and they express a sense of relief and gratitude for the fact that the dream has finally become a reality.

Overall, these lyrics are a simple, straightforward expression of the joy that love can bring. They capture the sense of excitement and satisfaction that comes from having found someone who fulfills a deep longing or desire, and they celebrate the transformative power of romantic relationships.

Line by Line Meaning

All I ever wanted
Albert Cummings expresses his desire for that special someone with whom he can share his life.

was someone like you
He is longing for someone with unique qualities that will make them perfect for each other.

all I ever needed
He sees this person as essential to his life, someone without whom he cannot live happily and contentedly.

was someone like you
He reiterates his need for someone who is special and unique in her own way.

all I ever wished for
He had an unfulfilled longing and hope for someone like her to come into his life.

was someone like you
He still maintains that he was looking for someone like her for the longest time.

now that I got you
He is happy to have finally found her and feels lucky to be with her.

my dreams came true
He finds in her what he has been searching for all along, someone who completes him and with whom he can share his dreams.

I thought the day might never come
At some point in his search for love, he began to lose hope that he would ever find that special someone.

I knew my dream was overdue
He had been waiting for that moment when he would find the one he has been looking for, and was starting to think that it would never happen.

Now I pray my love is strong
He hopes that his love will be enough to sustain him and her through the challenges that come with a relationship.

Because I finally
He is excited that he has finally found the person he was longing for.

Yeah I finally found you.
He is ecstatic that his search for love has ended and that he has found the person he has been dreaming of.

I can't tell you
Albert Cummings is unable to put into words the joy that he now feels from having found this special person.

how good I feel right now
He is overwhelmed with the ecstasy that the newfound love is bringing him.

I don't know how you do it
He is in awe of how she manages to make him feel so good.

but you do it somehow
He is fascinated at how she can do something that he has always longed for whether in him or elsewhere.

I just want to hold you
He desires to be with her and wants to wrap his arms around her tightly, basking in the warmth of their newfound love.

and squeeze you tight
He wants to express his love and affection by holding her close and keeping her warm.

I know that everything in my world will be alright
He is certain that everything would turn out well because he now has someone special and unique like her that he can navigate through life with.

now I thank my lucky stars
Albert Cummings feels lucky to have found that special person and attributes finding her to luck.

because I finally I finally found you
He repeats the refrain to express his total ecstasy that he has finally found a partner with the qualities he has been searching for all his life.

Contributed by Aiden Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

To comment on or correct specific content, highlight it

TRACKS