He charted solo with "Elizabethan Reggae" in 1970. Actually, he nearly did not appear at all. The story about his first hit is that, when it was released in the UK, the first copies were printed with the label incorrectly identifying Byron Lee as the performer. The reality was that he was the instrumental track's record producer. The UK Singles Chart for the first entry, and the subsequent first four weeks of its re-entry into the charts all reprinted this error. However, all charts and discs printed after 28 February 1970, duly gave Boris Gardiner the credit he deserved.
His debut album Reggae Happening was also released in 1970 and (although it did not make the pop charts) "sold respectably for a reggae LP" in the UK, according to music journalist Ian McCann. Although Gardiner continued to be successful in Jamaica, he had no more hits in the UK during that decade.
However, in 1986 he recorded the pop single, "I Want To Wake Up With You", a surprise UK Number One, which spent two months in the Top Ten. It was followed into the same chart by "You're Everything To Me" (which just missed out being another Top 10 entry when it peaked at Number 11), plus "The Meaning Of Christmas".
Later, Gardiner signed to RCA Records.
I Wanna Wake Up With You
Boris Gardiner Lyrics
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I wanna be there when you open your eyes
I want you to be the first thing that I see
I wanna wake up with you
I wanna lay by your side, baby
I wanna feel every beat of your heart
And throughout the night, I wanna hold you tight
All the love inside me has been sleeping
Waiting 'til the right one came along
You can share the love that I've been keeping, baby
You can put the music to my song
I wanna wake up with you
I wanna reach out and know that you're there
I want you to be the first thing that I see
I wanna wake up with you
Do-do-do-doo
Do-do-do-doo, do-do-do-doo
And throughout the night, I wanna hold you tight
I wanna wake up with you
All the love inside me has been sleeping
Waiting 'til the right one came along
You can share the love that I've been keeping
You can put the music to my song
I wanna wake up with you
I wanna reach out and know that you came
I want you to be the first thing that I see
I wanna wake up with you
Boris Gardiner's hit song "I Want To Wake Up With You" is a romantic love song that expresses the desire of a man to wake up next to his loved one. The lyrics express his deep longing to be with his partner, to experience her presence immediately he opens his eyes. He wants to be near her, and to feel her next to him as he listens to her heartbeat. The verses portray the depth of emotion he feels for her, and he wants her to be the first thing he sees when he wakes up.
The song's chorus focuses on his desire to hold her tightly throughout the night, reaffirming his love and commitment to her. The song's bridge brings out the message that he had been waiting for the right person to share his love with, and he found her. The lyrics compare his love to a beautiful song, which she has the power to complete by sharing her love with him. The entire song expresses the emotions and desires of a man in love, who wants nothing more than to spend every moment of his life with the woman he loves.
Line by Line Meaning
I wanna wake up with you
I want to wake up next to you every morning.
I wanna be there when you open your eyes
I want to be there to see the first time you awake every day.
I want you to be the first thing that I see
I want to see your face as soon as I open my own eyes.
I wanna lay by your side, baby
I want to spend the night lying next to you.
I wanna feel every beat of your heart
I want to be close enough to you to feel your heart beating.
And throughout the night, I wanna hold you tight
I want to hug you tightly all night long.
All the love inside me has been sleeping
I've been holding onto love, not sharing it with anyone.
Waiting 'til the right one came along
I've been waiting for the right person to come into my life.
You can share the love that I've been keeping, baby
Now that I've found you, I'm ready to share my love with you.
You can put the music to my song
You can bring my life to a new level of joy and happiness.
I wanna reach out and know that you're there
I want to feel your presence, even when we're apart.
I wanna wake up with you
Above all else, I want to wake up with you every day.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Ben Peters
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@100000bassman
One of the favourite songs of my late mother, who died much too early. She taught me a lot about music and to love music. Without her i Wouldn't be the one I am today or be playing music.
RIP ❤❤
@Tina05vs1
Sorry for your loss
RIP
@user-im4dk6ie4n
A great lovesong, means a lot to me and my husbond. We have been married for 49 years
@chrisallen7956
Husbond, James husbond
@carriefawcett9990
Hus"bond" is unbreakable 😂
Does he have a hus bod?😂
@lacarrc4548
One of my all-time favorites- classic in lyrics, style, genre. Rarely written like this any more.
@aiinchntmusyq
Appreciate this work very much
It's a time travel ship back to my childhood day...
It use to play every morning on the radio.
🔥🔥🔥
@catherinelucido2792
Beautiful song. One of my favourites. Thanks for sharing
@hugoalonso3186
I m still listennin it in April 2023
@ligiasoaresrodrigues9685
Lovely, thank u for your music, you are fantastic. Love you. God bless you.