In 2006 Knight starred in BBC1 music TV show, Just The Two Of Us, and is the host of the Radio 2 show Beverley's Gospel Nights, which explores the origins and impact of gospel music. Now in its second season, the show has featured interviews with stars such as Destiny's Child and Shirley Caesar.
Knight is an ambassador for many charities such Christian Aid and has travelled to areas affected by disease and poverty to help raise awareness. She is an active campaigner for anti-Aids organisations such as the Stop AIDS Campaign and The Terrence Higgins Trust and is also a vocal campaigner against homophobic lyrics in urban music. She became an MBE in 2006, the only musician to be granted such an honour in the Queen's eightieth birthday honours list.
In February 2006 Knight consolidated her move into the mainstream audience by appearing on BBC1 music show, Just The Two of Us. The show, featuring celebrities who duet with established singers, ran for two weeks and proved to be a relative disappointment in terms of audience figures – averaging between fifteen and twenty-five percent audience shares.[17] Nevertheless it provided a platform for Knight to reach out to a bigger audience and demonstrate her talent by performing a different array of songs than she would otherwise be known for. Reaching out to new audiences was also a driving force behind Knight’s decision to join Take That on their reunion arena tour. Take That - The Ultimate Tour 06, which ran from April to July 2006, sold 270,000 tickets in less than four hours on sale at the box office and featured Knight as a support act.
In March 2006 Beverley released her fifth album, a compilation set featuring the majority of her top forty UK singles entitled Voice - The Best Of Beverley Knight. The album, which was certified Gold less than a month after its release,[19] became her second highest charting of her career when it entered the UK albums chart at number ten and rose to number nine a month later. It was preceded by the single "Piece of my Heart" – a cover of the Erma Franklin classic made famous by Janis Joplin and entered the singles chart at number sixteen, spending eleven weeks inside the UK top 75 singles chart and becoming her longest-running chart single to date.
In October 2006, Knight recorded her fifth studio album, Music City Soul, in Nashville. Completed in less than five days, the album was released on 7 May 2007 and features collaborations with musicians such as Ronnie Wood and Scotty Moore. It has spawned three singles thus far, "No Man's Land", released on 16 April 2007, "After You", released on 2 July 2007 and "The Queen of Starting Over", released on 15 October 2007.
Beverley will be releasing her next album in spring 2009.
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Beautiful Night
Beverley Knight Lyrics
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All that's left for us is just that final kiss
Though we never knew it when
Our beginning soon would end
Ignorance was bliss
We talked about how you would own the world
King of crazy boys and pretty girls
What really counts is you and me
Leave the rest behind.
Hold on to the beautiful night
There's no need to worry cuz I won't turn on the light
Hold on to all that I know
Tonight I can touch you, but tomorrow I let you go
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh,
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Beautiful.
Seems that I've been searching my whole life
You made me see the world with different eyes
The strength that I was looking for
It doesn't matter anymore
I found it deep inside.
Hold on to the beautiful night
There's no need to worry cuz I won't turn on the light
Hold on to all that I know
Tonight I can touch you, but tomorrow I let you go
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh,
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Beautiful.
It's hard to say hello, harder to say goodbye
I had to let you go, wo-ah, wo-ah, wo-ah
It's hard to say hello, harder to say goodbye
I had to let you go, wo-ah, wo-ah, wooo.
Hold on to the beautiful night
There's no need to worry cuz I won't turn on the light
Hold on to all that I know
Tonight I can touch you, but tomorrow I let you go
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh,
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Beautiful.
"Beverley Knight's song Beautiful Night" is an emotional ballad about the end of a relationship. The lyrics suggest that the singer has found a sense of closure in the relationship's demise, but acknowledges that its beginning was once filled with optimism and excitement. The line "ignorance was bliss" suggests that the singer was at one point oblivious to the end that would soon come.
The song moves on to reminiscing about the relationship's happy times, with the singer envisioning a future at the center of "crazy boys and pretty girls." However, they seem to have come to terms with the fact that what really counts is not these external elements, but the bond that they shared with their partner. The singer resists the idea of turning on the light, to preserve the current ambiance of the beautiful night, and is both sad and grateful in the simple fact of being held by their partner one last time.
The song continues to hint that the singer had been lost before the relationship began, and had found their true sense of self during it. The phrase "I found it deep inside" suggests the singer has grown from the experience and found what fulfills them. The chorus repeats the message of cherishing the present moment, understanding that tomorrow will bring an end to this beautiful night, and that goodbyes are hard.
Line by Line Meaning
Well I think I found the sense in all of this
I finally understand the situation
All that's left for us is just that final kiss
Our relationship is ending with one last kiss
Though we never knew it when
We didn't realize it at the time
Our beginning soon would end
That our relationship would soon come to an end
Ignorance was bliss
We were happier not knowing what was to come
We talked about how you would own the world
We discussed your plans for success
King of crazy boys and pretty girls
You would be the envy of everyone
Looking at those fantasies
We would dream together about your future
What really counts is you and me
Our love for each other is most important
Leave the rest behind.
We should forget about other dreams and focus on our love
Hold on to the beautiful night
Don't let the moment slip away
There's no need to worry cuz I won't turn on the light
There's no need to think about the future
Hold on to all that I know
Keep the memories of this time with me
Tonight I can touch you, but tomorrow I let you go
Our time together is limited, and we must accept that
Seems that I've been searching my whole life
I've been looking for something special for a long time
You made me see the world with different eyes
You helped me see things in a new and positive way
The strength that I was looking for
I found inner strength through love
It doesn't matter anymore
Other things are no longer important
It's hard to say hello, harder to say goodbye
It's difficult to start and end a relationship
I had to let you go, wo-ah, wo-ah, wo-ah
I had to end our relationship
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh,
Vocalization
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Beautiful.
Beautiful night
Contributed by Thomas T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
JandarsHope
I love Beverley Knight! One of my fav uk female solo artists and this is a great song.
David John Brewer
I think bev you are one of the most if not the most underated artists Britain has. Your voice is soothing, and calm yet powerful enough to grab you. I love this song, it helped me through a break up, I love the lyrics ", Gave me the strength that I was looking for, It doesn't matter anymore I found it deep inside" x
Chris Wells
She is amazing and I hope this is a huge return to the charts for her. To think she's only had two top ten singles... this should be her third. Definitely. Top-class.
Craig Osborne
I have to agree i wasnt to knee on this song first but listen to the words coming out of that pure and powerful and just plain beautiful voice makes me love the song, i can not stop playing it, i hope this gets the airplay and chart postion that it turly deserves!!
Tatiana B
Still listening to this tune in 2020 💖
Boss Man
23 listening right now
Asanté
the song is so good, and whoever done the choreography to the dancers in the video should be proud of themselves ther look amazing!
Dave Wayne
This lady should be a massive star..WORLDWIDE she as the lots, great image and an incredible voice..
mrmatchoo
Lovin' this song!! Welcome back Bev. Sounding (and looking) even better than ever. x
DIZZYDJC
this song is amazing - love it!