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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No One Ever Love's In Vain
Beverley Knight Lyrics
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But no one knew of fate's design
Just as we begun to really live our dreams
Life ran out of time
Every moment shared was worth it
Memories only I can claim
Though it hurts so much
No one ever loves in vain
What we had showed me the power
Of a very special friend
Our amazing bond we formed while you were here
Well that will never end
Every moment shared was worth it, oh yeah
Memories only I can claim, yeah
Though it hurts so much
It helps me understand
That no one ever loves in vain
Sometimes I feel like I am so lonely
And that's when I know that everything's changed
Yet through the tears I smile and say
I'm so glad you came
Every moment shared, well, it was worth it
Memories only I can claim, only me, yes
And though it hurts so much
You helped me understand
No one ever loves in vain
The lyrics to Beverley Knight's song "No One Ever Loves in Vain" speak of a love that was cut short by fate. The opening lines suggest that the lovers spent each day together but were unaware of how their lives would end. The second stanza speaks of cherished memories that only the singer can lay claim to since her lover has passed away. The lines "Though it hurts so much/It helps me understand/No one ever loves in vain" suggest that even though the pain of losing a loved one is unbearable, the memory of their love and the impact they had on one's life is invaluable.
The chorus expresses the powerful bond that the couple shared, which even in death, continues to endure. The lyrics "Sometimes I feel like I am so lonely/And that's when I know that everything's changed" express the emptiness felt in the absence of the loved one. However, the singer finds solace in the fact that her lover's presence in her life was not in vain, and the memories they shared continue to give her comfort.
Overall, the song conveys a message that even though love can be fleeting and often cut short by fate, the memories and impact of that love remain forever etched in one's heart and soul.
Line by Line Meaning
Every day found us together
We were spending every day together.
But no one knew of fate's design
Despite our closeness, no one knew what was to happen in the future.
Just as we begun to really live our dreams
We were just starting to see our dreams become reality.
Life ran out of time
But suddenly, life ended too soon.
Every moment shared was worth it
Our time together was so valuable and meaningful.
Memories only I can claim
Now, I am the only one with these memories to cherish.
Though it hurts so much
Even though it causes me pain and heartbreak.
It helps me understand
This experience has helped me gain a deeper understanding.
No one ever loves in vain
I have realized that no love is ever wasted, no matter what happens.
What we had showed me the power
Our connection showed me the strength of true friendship.
Of a very special friend
You were a unique and precious friend to me.
Our amazing bond we formed while you were here
We created an incredible bond during the time we spent together.
Well that will never end
And even though you're gone, that bond will never disappear.
Sometimes I feel like I am so lonely
At times, I feel incredibly alone without you.
And that's when I know that everything's changed
It's in those moments that I realize how much different life is now.
Yet through the tears I smile and say
But even then, I can still find happiness in my memories of you.
I'm so glad you came
And I am endlessly grateful for the time we shared together.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BEVERLEY KNIGHT, GUY ANTONY CHAMBERS
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