Evelyn King was born on July 1, 1960, in New York, New York, and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is one of eight children. Her uncle Avon Long had played the part of Sportin' Life in the first Broadway revival of Porgy and Bess and worked with Lena Horne at the Cotton Club. Her father sang back-up for groups at Harlem's Apollo Theater. Her mother managed a group called Quality Red.
King was discovered as a young woman while working with her mother at Philadelphia International Records as an office cleaner. Producer Theodore T. Life overheard her singing in a washroom and began coaching her. She was eventually signed to a production deal with Life's Galaxy Productions and a recording contract with RCA Records.[5]
In 1990, King married smooth jazz guitarist Freddie Fox. In 1997, she lost three family members to various illnesses. In 1987 her daughter Johnniea was born with brain damage and other health problems, dying two years later.[6]
Career
Love Come Down
Evelyn "Champagne" King Lyrics
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(All the way down)
No sleep last night
Been dreaming of you
Please hold me tight
'Cause I can't help the way that I feel
I just can't help the way that I feel
You took my heart
Now danger's in sight
'Cause I can't help the way that I feel
I just can't help the way that I feel
Do do dit dit dit dit dit dit do do do
Baby you make my love come down
Ooh you make my love come down
Make it come all the way down
Oh you make my love come down
Baby you make my love come down
Ooh you make my love come down
Can't do without
Your tender love
There's no way out
And I can't help the way that I feel
I just can't help the way that I feel
Your love has a force
Got me under your spell
So take me, I'm yours
And I can't help the way the I feel
I just can't help the way that I feel
Shoo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, oh
Baby, you make my love come down
Ooh you make my love come down
Make it come all the way down
You make my love come down
Baby, you make my love come down
Ooh you make my love come down
(Baby, you make)
(Baby, you make my)
(Baby, you make)
(Baby, you make my)
All the way down
(Ooh)
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Baby, you make my love come down
You make my love come down
Make it come all the way down
Oh you make my love come down
Inside out when you're around
Ooh you make my love come down (baby, you make)
(Baby, you make my)
Love come down
You make my love come down
Make it come all the way down
Oh you make my love come down
Inside out when you're around
Ooh you make my love come down (baby, you make)
(Baby, you make my)
I can't help the way I feel about you, baby
I can't help the way I feel
(All the way down)
You make my, you make my love come down
(You're around)
When you're around, baby, yeah
Baby, you make
Baby, you make my love come down (baby, you make my love come down)
Come down
Make it come all the way down
You make my love come down, ooh
(You're around)
When you're around
(Baby, you make)
You make, you make my love come down (love come down)
The song Love Come Down by Evelyn "Champagne" King is an upbeat and romantic declaration of love. In the song, the lyrics describe the singer's intense feelings for their love interest, expressing their inability to resist their lover's charm and the impact it has on their emotions. The lyrics describe a situation where she has been dreaming of her lover all night and can't get enough of their company.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "baby you make my love come down" several times. This phrase is a representation of the singer's intense emotional and physical response to their lover's presence. It is a testament to the captivating nature of the love interest and the effect it has on the singer's love life. It describes their willingness to surrender to the forces of love and let their love interest take over.
Overall, the lyrics of the song convey a feeling of passion, desire, and total surrender to the forces that love can bring. The song is relatable to anyone who has ever experienced the powerful emotions and physical sensations of being in love. The song's upbeat tempo, catchy chorus, and relatable lyrics make it a timeless classic that continues to be enjoyed by music lovers even today.
Line by Line Meaning
No sleep last night
I didn't sleep well last night
Been dreaming of you
I had been fantasizing about you
Please hold me tight
I need your embrace
'Cause I can't help the way that I feel
I am helpless under the power of my emotions
Thief in the night
You stole my heart without warning
You took my heart
You won me over
Now danger's in sight
I am afraid of getting hurt
Can't do without
I can't live without
Your tender love
Your affectionate love
There's no way out
I have no escape
Your love has a force
Your love has power over me
Got me under your spell
You have me enchanted
So take me, I'm yours
I am willing to be yours
Baby you make my love come down
You intensify my feelings of love
Make it come all the way down
You take my love to a deeper level
Can't help the way I feel about you, baby
I have no control over my emotions for you
Inside out when you're around
You turn my emotions upside down
All the way down
To the deepest level of emotion
Oh, oh
Expression of strong emotional feelings
You make, you make my love come down
You have the power to intensify my love
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: MICHAEL JONES, MICHAEL KASHIF JONES
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@dionnewarwick4411
Dear Joseph.
Evelyn has such a powerhouse beautiful voice. Very underated. Up there with the best!
True entertainer. I have this on 12" vinyl, and it sounds surreal through decent speakers.
What a voice!
I'm still jamming to it. Great baseline.
Stay safe Joseph. America looks like it has its problems at the moment, like UK.
@josephclegg3562
Who's still jamming to this in 2024?
@henshawart8557
Oh yeah
@dionnewarwick4411
Dear Joseph.
Evelyn has such a powerhouse beautiful voice. Very underated. Up there with the best!
True entertainer. I have this on 12" vinyl, and it sounds surreal through decent speakers.
What a voice!
I'm still jamming to it. Great baseline.
Stay safe Joseph. America looks like it has its problems at the moment, like UK.
@davewilson5960
@@dionnewarwick4411 my first child is to be born this year and named after the great Evelyn Champagne King.
@dionnewarwick4411
@@davewilson5960 Be proud my Man. May God bless her. XO
@souviksen7497
80's funk forever! ✌
@cathybroadus4411
RIP to my sister that fattened up this tune as a backup singer. Her name was Marie Council and Miss King was gracious enough to come and meet our family.
@puppetken
The backup singers are usually the most talented. How nice of Miss King to acknowledge your family to visit.
@cathybroadus4411
@@puppetken My real goal is to get my sister’s name officially recorded as personnel but in the scheme of things the music is the important part. My sister lives in that recording and it gives our family joy.
@glennhfriedman4571
She is a wonderful person .. Sorry about your sister