On the break up of High Fashion, Alyson sang with the group The Affair before moving onto a solo career. Her first single 'Yes We Can Can' was released on the Def Jam label in 1987. At the label, she established herself as an in demand vocalist, duetting with many of her label mates including Chuck Stanley ('Make You Mine Tonight') and Oran 'Juice' Jones ('How To Love Again').
Her first album release came in the shape of 'Raw' in 1989. The album produced the singles 'My Love Is Raw' and 'Sweet Talk'. The album included a duet with the Blue Magic vocalist Ted Mills on 'We're Gonna Make It'. Alyson also recorded with Tashan on the track 'Do You Wanna Know', taken from his 'On The Horizon' outing. She, additionally, toured with him in the United Kingdom. In 1991, Alyson recorded 'She's Not Your Fool' for the soundtrack to the movie 'Livin' Large'. The track was included upon her 1991 set 'Alyson Williams'
Sleep Talk
Alyson Williams Lyrics
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You been talking in your sleep
Sleep talk
You been talking in your sleep
You don't know but you'd done gone
And told on yourself, baby
I always thought but now I know
He's sayin', oh, how I love you, place the one above you
Wish you could be all mine, yeah
But instead of tellin' lies, it's the truth that makes me cry
As you talk in your sleep
You said you will love only me and I will love only you
And now you come running back to me
Call the stats, disrespect
Little boy, you can't be trusted, yeah
Sleep talk
You been talking in your sleep
Sleep talk
You been talking in your sleep
Early in the next morning, he was a-stretchin' and a-yawnin'
Woke up with a big smile
He had sparkles in his eyes
That I never took the time to notice before
Hum, hey, hey baby, what's happening?
Good morning, how you're doing, sugar?
I've been changed myself
You know, I'm gonna get some weed
Baby, what's wrong?
You look kinda pinky, did you sleep well?
Did you sleep alright?
Got something in your eye?
You said you will love only me and I will love only you
And now you come running back to me
Call the stats, disrespect
Little boy, you can't be trusted, yeah
Sleep talk, yeah
You been talking in your sleep
Sleep talk
You been talking in your sleep
Sleep talk, yeah
You been talking in your sleep
Sleep talk
You been talking in your sleep
Sleep talk
You been talking in your sleep
Sleep talk
You been talking in your sleep
Sleep talk
You been talking in your sleep
Sleep talk
You been talking in your sleep
Sleep talk, sleep talk
Sleep talk, yeah, yeah
Sleep talking, yeah
Sleep talk
You been talking in your sleep
Sleep talk
You been talking in your sleep
Sleep talk
You been talking in your sleep
Sleep talk
The song "Sleep Talk" by Alyson Williams is a story of a woman who discovers through her partner's sleep talking that he's been unfaithful. The lyrics describe the woman listening to her partner sleep talking and hearing him confess to loving someone else, and then waking up the next morning to his pleasant demeanor, unaware of what he had revealed in his sleep.
The line "You don't know but you'd done gone and told on yourself, baby" suggests that the partner is unaware that he has revealed his secret through his sleep talking, but the woman is privy to his true feelings. The chorus reinforces this idea that the partner has been unknowingly confessing his infidelities while sleeping. The song also reveals the woman's decision to move on from a cheating partner, as she says "Call the stats, disrespect, little boy, you can't be trusted".
The lyrics demonstrate the vulnerability and honesty of sleep talking, and how it can reveal otherwise hidden truths. The woman's interpretation of her partner's sleep talking leads to her discovering his infidelity and ultimately deciding to move on.
Line by Line Meaning
Sleep talk
The title of the song, referring to talking in one's sleep.
You been talking in your sleep
The singer is accusing their partner of talking in their sleep and revealing things they shouldn't.
You don't know but you'd done gone / And told on yourself, baby
Despite not intending to, the partner has revealed their true feelings and actions through sleep talking.
I always thought but now I know / You're just a lowdown so and so, hey, hey
The singer previously suspected their partner of being untrustworthy, and now that suspicion is confirmed.
He's sayin', oh, how I love you, place the one above you / Wish you could be all mine, yeah
The partner is expressing their love and desire for the singer in their sleep talk.
But instead of tellin' lies, it's the truth that makes me cry / As you talk in your sleep
The partner's honesty is painful for the singer to hear, as it reveals their infidelity and lack of commitment.
You said you will love only me and I will love only you / And now you come running back to me / Call the stats, disrespect / Little boy, you can't be trusted, yeah
The partner promised their love and loyalty to the singer, but now they have returned after being unfaithful. The singer is calling them out for their disrespectful behavior and lack of trustworthiness.
Early in the next morning, he was a-stretchin' and a-yawnin' / Woke up with a big smile
The partner wakes up the next morning seemingly carefree and without a care for the hurt they've caused the singer.
He had sparkles in his eyes / That I never took the time to notice before
The singer realizes that they never paid attention to the partner's true feelings before, and that their sleep talk was the only glimpse into their true emotions.
Hum, hey, hey baby, what's happening? / Good morning, how you're doing, sugar? / I've been changed myself / You know, I'm gonna get some weed
The partner greets the singer casually, as if nothing is wrong, mentioning that they have changed in some way and plan to go get high.
You said you will love only me and I will love only you / And now you come running back to me / Call the stats, disrespect / Little boy, you can't be trusted, yeah
Repeating the chorus to emphasize the betrayal and lack of trustworthiness from the partner.
Sleep talk, yeah / You been talking in your sleep / Sleep talk / You been talking in your sleep
Repeating the chorus to remind the partner of their actions and betrayal through sleep talking.
Sleep talk, sleep talk / Sleep talk, yeah, yeah / Sleep talking, yeah
Repeating the title and variations of it to further emphasize the idea of sleep talking and the damage it can cause.
Lyrics ยฉ Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ALVIN MOODY, RUSSELL W. SIMMONS, VINCENT F. BELL
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@richardprocter4905
Still one of the greatest dancefloor classix ever made! Pure Awesomeness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@musicnerd72
Damn sure is! I NEVER get tired of this classic!
@zoransavic794
THE QUEEN OF SWINGBEAT ....๐
@stefanhammel192
Yeah but Jasmine Guy to though
@garethsmith4812
what a tune what a voice still fresh now as it was then no one is making music like this anymore such a real classic a pure floor filler yeah love love love .
@RickySwank
1989 & a big speaker on the pavement outside Mash, Oxford Street, W1 blasting this out all day, all weekend!
@sherwinfitz
This was the JAM!!!
@charlessmith482
This was the Jam. Just one of so many back in the day.
@victoriafinnin1215
Absolute tune!!!!
@tariqcampbell4996
People didn't remember this song