Her first hit in the United States is "Thunder and Lightning," released in May 1972. By August it reached #17 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, and #12 on the U.S. Record World top 100 record chart and U.S. CashBox top 100, #18 on the Canadian RPM magazine charts, and #4 on the German hit list. It drove her first album, "Chi Coltrane", to stay on the charts for three months. The song "Go Like Elijah" also received considerable airplay, and held the #1 position on the Holland hit list for one month.
After her first album was released, she released the album Let It Ride early in 1974 (on the Columbia label), Greatest Hits and Best Of albums in 1975, and in 1977 another album, Road To Tomorrow as well as Silk & Steel in 1981 . She subsequently moved to Europe where she lived for a few years. She was voted Best Female Artist for two consecutive years). She released several albums on the Teldec label during the 1980s,[1] including Live! in 1982 (it reached #12 on the European charts),and Ready to Roll (1983), and The Message (1986). In the European “100 Best Musicians of the Century” list, she was listed in the top 50.[citation needed] Golden Classics was released in November 1996 (Collectibles label). She has done TV soundtrack work, and collaborated with Tangerine Dream in 1991. She returned to Los Angeles in 1993, where she built a recording studio and worked with underprivileged groups.
In 2009 Coltrane resumed her music career, releasing a new compilation "The Essential Chi Coltrane - Yesterday, Today & Forever". The collection featured material from her 1980s albums "Live!", "Ready to Roll", and "The Message". It also contained three new recordings, including the title track which featured a Paul Buckmaster string arrangement.
Coltrane's first comeback performance was a concert in Vienna at the Donounselfest in 2009, where she drew 100,000 people. She then did a tour in Holland in October of 2009. Her CD went to #55 on the charts within two weeks. She then signed with Sony and did another tour in Holland as well as a highly successful tour in Germany. She is now preparing for additional touring in Germany, and another tour in Holland as well as a tour in Switzerland. She has committed to working next on a studio album of new material, to be released in 2012.
Time To Come In
Chi Coltrane Lyrics
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If you let him get on your heart
I've got to get myself together
For the cure, yeah
It's time to come in out of the rain
It's time to come in out of the rain
Ain't gonna let it pour
It's time to come in out of the rain
It's time to come in out of the rain
Ain't gonna let it pour
On my life anymore
I'm looking for a better way
To live the only life that I have got
And now I know I'll find it
You just see, yeah
I've gone though all those changes
That only bring you down
And nothing's gonna put a weight on me, oh no
It's time to come in out of the rain
It's time to come in out of the rain
Ain't gonna let it pour
On my life anymore
It's time to come in out of the rain
It's time to come in out of the rain
Ain't gonna let it pour
On my life anymore
Ohhh
The lyrics to "Time To Come In" by Chi Coltrane describe the singer's realization that a man has been bringing her down and she needs to regain control of her own life. She acknowledges that she needs to "get herself together" in order to find the cure for the pain that this man has caused. The chorus urges her to "come in out of the rain" and not allow the negativity to pour into her life anymore. She is looking for a better way to live and is confident that she will find it. The lyrics also touch on the idea that the singer has experienced changes that have brought her down in the past, but she is determined not to let anything weigh her down anymore.
The metaphor of rain is used throughout the song to represent the emotional turmoil that the singer is experiencing. She has been caught in a storm but is now ready to take control of her life and find a way to live without the negative influence of this man. The use of the rain metaphor creates a powerful image of the singer standing in the downpour, but ultimately finding the strength to come in out of it.
Overall, the lyrics to "Time To Come In" are a powerful message of self-determination and resilience. The singer acknowledges the harm caused by external influences, but ultimately takes control of her life and refuses to let anything hold her back.
Line by Line Meaning
A man can really bring you down
Allowing a man to affect your emotional state has the power to negatively impact you
If you let him get on your heart
If you allow yourself to develop deep emotional attachment towards this man, it can lead to heartbreak and sadness.
I've got to get myself together
I need to pull myself together and stop letting this man get to me
For the cure, yeah
This is important for my well-being so that I can be happy and healthy once again
It's time to come in out of the rain
It's time to leave behind the negative influences in my life such as this man, and start anew
Ain't gonna let it pour
I will no longer allow negative emotions and situations to rain down on me
On my life anymore
I have taken control of my life and will not allow anything that brings me down to have power over me
I'm looking for a better way
I am searching for a better way to live my life than what I have experienced thus far
To live the only life that I have got
I want to live my life to the fullest and embrace the beauty of my one life
And now I know I'll find it
I am confident that I will find the better life I am searching for
You just see, yeah
I am positive that I will find happiness and fulfillment in the future, just wait and see
I've gone though all those changes
I have been through many different experiences, including tough times and difficult changes
That only bring you down
These experiences are typically negative and can cause me to feel down and depressed
And nothing's gonna put a weight on me, oh no
However, I will not let these experiences weigh me down or define who I truly am
Ohhh
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Aline
on Don't Forget the Queen
The king and queen will dine tonight
She's beautiful by candlelight
Sedately seated at his right
Transfixed before the fight
Making jest he calls her name
Her eyebrows lift up in disdain
Now who could take the monarch's place
Oooh, don't displease Her Grace
'Cause she can tear down the castle
She can set the prisoners free
She can lead the ships to battle
Head her own monopoly
And everyone would follow
Dedicated to their queen
Dedicated to Her Majesty
The jester needs material
The courtyard is his theatre
The best is yet to come if ear
Could penetrate the wall
The throne room is a sacred place
Where common folk would hesitate
To dare incur her royal rage
Oooh, King, make no mistake
'Cause she can tear down the castle
She can set the prisoners free
She can lead the ships to battle
head her own monopoly
And everyone would follow
Dedicated to their queen
Dedicated to Her Majesty
The king and queen will dine tonight
She's beautiful by candlelight
Sedately seated at his right
Transfixed post royal fight
Respectfully he calls her name
And regally she wears her fame
The monarch need not be replaced
The Queen has bid him stay
She could tear down the castle
She could set the prisoners free
She could lead the ships to battle
Head her own monopoly
And everyone would follow
Dedicated to their queen
Dedicated to Her Majesty
All hail the king, All hail the king
All hail the king, All hail the king
But don't forget the queen.