Gary Morris was born as Gary Gwyn Morris in Ft. Worth, Texas in 1948. He had two siblings, a twin sister and a younger brother. Even though Morris has become best-known for pop-oriented hits, he was descended from a long line of traditional country singers who sang twang-heavy, roots-inspired country as well as gospel music. While in the third grade, Morris and his sister won a talent show contest by singing their rendition of the Rosemary Clooney gem "This Old House". Morris was very athletic in high school and played four sports there, leading to a scholarship with Cisco Junior College in Texas.
Around the same time, however, music began to utterly fascinate Morris. Rather than play sports, he decided instead to move to Colorado and try making a career out of performing. He and two friends formed a trio and began singing. When the band asked a Colorado Springs bartender if they could get up on the bandstand and perform a few songs, the audience's response (and tips) convinced Morris to put his college plans on hold to pursue a full performing career. During this time, Morris made a living singing in nightclubs around Denver, Colorado. He also wrote a few commercial jingles for Frontier Airlines.
In 1976, when presidential candidate Jimmy Carter was running for office, Morris signed on with the campaign and sang at fundraisers for him. After Carter won the election, Morris performed at the White House. Fatefully, the audience featured Nashville Country music producer Norro Wilson. Later on, Morris presented Wilson with a demo tape, and Wilson loved what he heard. In no time, Morris was signed to Wilson's label, Warner Bros. Records.
Morris soon began recording for Warner Bros. In 1981, he finally landed his first Top 10 hit with "Headed for a Heartache". Fans greatly enjoyed his emotive, passionate take on the contemporary country sound. The following year he had two more Top 20 country hits, titled "Don't Look Back" and "Dreams Die Hard". These hits were all up-tempo tracks, a format which seemed to be working well for Morris, but he decided to focus on a slower pace after that. In 1983 he released his 'ballad' album, which he titled 'Why Lady Why'. It yielded several radio hits such as the title track, "Velvet Chains," and "The Love She Found in Me". Yet none proved as successful as the smash hit "The Wind Beneath My Wings," a track that immediately became his signature song— and still remains so today. The song was later popularized even more when singer Bette Midler covered it for her 1988 film Beaches.
The year 1983 proved to be one of the busiest and most successful for Morris in the country music industry. In addition to releasing a best-selling album, he revived the career of '70s country recording artist Lynn Anderson with their duet called "You're Welcome to Tonight," which became a Top 10 hit. The next year Morris won a spate of awards for his achievements and appeared as a guest on several daytime and primetime television shows as well.
Not content to rest after this initial success, Morris continued recording and set his sights even higher. In 1984 he saw his first #1 country hit with the single "Baby Bye Bye" and achieved two other top ten hits with "Second Hand Heart" and "Between Two Fires." The following year brought Morris a second #1 with "I'll Never Stop Loving You." He also lent his voice to soundtrack work, recording a duet with songbird Crystal Gayle called "Another World," which was used as the theme song for the American soap opera of the same name. Morris also had another big hit with "Lasso the Moon" from the western comedy film Rustlers' Rhapsody.
Morris's songs during this era were mainly pop-oriented country tunes, part of a popular movement in country music at that time which came to be known as Countrypolitan. It used an "urban cowboy" approach, adding the glossy production typical of pop music to what were essentially country numbers. Other examples of this sound were artists such as Larry Gatlin, Janie Fricke, Crystal Gayle, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Alabama, and Eddie Rabbitt. Some of these acts even had crossover success onto the pop music charts, although Morris never had the fortune there that some of his counterparts did.
Gary Morris continued to generate a string of hits that refused to dry up until the late 1980s. More charting singles from this period include "Honeycomb," "100% Chance of Rain," "Finishing Touches," and "Leave Me Lonely," his last #1. Morris scored his final hit with "Plain Brown Wrapper" in 1987. After that, his success on the country charts quickly faded as a wave of New Traditionalist artists — chief among them George Strait, Dwight Yoakam, and Randy Travis — spurred a return to the genre's roots in honky tonk and western swing, sending the once-popular Countrypolitan fad into rapid decline. But not before Morris had scored an overall career sixteen Top 10 country hits for himself.
After his career in country music ended, Morris decided to move right along into another career. This time, he chose acting. One of his first roles came when he was cast in the much-coveted lead role of Jean Valjean in the traveling production of Les Misérables, the celebrated Boublil-Schönberg stage adaptation based on the Victor Hugo novel about the French revolution. Featuring Gary's now-famous version of "Bring Him Home," the full symphonic recording of Les Misérables became a platinum-selling, Grammy Award-winning album. Theater proved a successful medium for Morris; in addition to Les Mis, he appeared in a production of Puccini's opera La Bohème with fellow country singer Linda Ronstadt.
Throughout the 1990s he spent time working on various music projects, like the PBS special concert production in Moscow, Russia in the famous Tretyakov Gallery. He hosted and produced the Nashville Network's top-rated "The North American Sportsman" program. He also returned to performing concerts of his country hits and even tried his hand at record producing.
Today, Gary Morris spends much time at his fishing resort lodge in southern Colorado called the Mountain Spirit Lodge. He currently has four children (all boys), and his son Matthew is also a singer.
Another World
Gary Morris Lyrics
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(duet with Crystal Gayle)
(Gary)
I've always seen myself as a reckless gambler
Risking all that I had
Whenever I could
(Crystal)
But then one day it happened
You appeared like from a dream
(Both)
And we moved in synch like dancing
With our hearts in harmony
(Chorus)
You are my way
To another world
You are the one who makes me fly so high
You are the rain when my spirits run dry
You give my life
A hope that's real
'Cause when I'm with you
You take me away
To another world
(Crystal)
All my life I've been called a hopeless romantic
Waiting for my prince
To sweep me away
(Gary)
But when I found you I felt different
Than I ever felt before
(Both)
Suddenly I was taking no chances
By walking through your door
Chorus
The lyrics to Gary Morris's song Another World describe the transformative power of love. The singer acknowledges that he has always seen himself as a reckless gambler, risking everything whenever he could. However, when he meets the other person, identified as "you," their relationship allows him to move in synch like dancing, with their hearts in harmony. The chorus describes the other person as a way to another world, the one who makes the singer fly so high, the rain when his spirits run dry, and the one who gives his life a hope that's real. When he is with the other person, he feels taken away to another world. Crystal Gayle's contribution emphasizes her own romanticism, as she has spent her life waiting for her prince to sweep her away. When she finds the other person, she feels different than ever before and takes no chances by walking through their door.
Line by Line Meaning
I've always seen myself as a reckless gambler
I have always viewed myself as someone who takes risks, willing to put everything he has on the line whenever the opportunity arose.
Risking all that I had
I was willing to risk everything I had in order to take chances and attempt to win big.
But then one day it happened
Then one day, something unexpected and wonderful took place.
You appeared like from a dream
You came into my life suddenly and unexpectedly, as if from a dream.
And we moved in synch like dancing
We moved together in perfect harmony, like two dancers performing a well-rehearsed routine.
With our hearts in harmony
We were in sync emotionally as well, our hearts beating together with a shared passion.
You are my way
You are the pathway that leads me to a better world.
To another world
A world that is better, brighter, and full of possibilities that I never knew existed before.
You are the one who makes me fly so high
You are the person who gives me the enthusiasm and energy I need to soar higher than I ever thought was possible.
You are the rain when my spirits run dry
When I feel down or disconnected from the world, you are the one who provides me with the emotional nourishment I need to feel whole again.
You give my life
Your presence and companionship provide my everyday existence with
A hope that's real
A tangible sense of hope and optimism that allows me to face each day with renewed vitality and courage.
'Cause when I'm with you
Whenever I am with you and in your presence,
You take me away
I am transported to a different state of mind, where the world is full of endless opportunities and life is overflowing with hope and love.
All my life I've been called a hopeless romantic
Throughout my life, I have been spoken of as being a person who believes in true love and fairy tale endings.
Waiting for my prince
Looking towards my future with the expectation of one day meeting the man of my dreams who would be my true love and partner for life.
To sweep me away
To take me from my everyday life and into a world of beauty, excitement, and true romance.
But when I found you I felt different
However, when I met you, I felt something I never felt before and my entire perspective on love and relationships was transformed.
Than I ever felt before
I felt a sense of hope, optimism, and fulfilment that was beyond anything I had ever experienced before in my life.
Suddenly I was taking no chances
As a result, I was no longer willing to take chances in love and life, as I had found the one who made everything worthwhile.
By walking through your door
By coming into your life and being welcomed into your heart, I was able to find the happiness and fulfilment I had always dreamed of having.
Contributed by Ian L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@MattJr4793
You are my way You are my way
To Another World To Another World
You are the one who makes me fly so high
You are the rain when my spirits run dry
You give my life You give my life
A hope that’s real
Cause when I’m with you
You take me away to Another World
@DRAGON1995
2:24 Title Logo With Announcer:
"Join Us Each Weekday For The Continuing Story Of..."
Another World
2:30 Copyright Byline Appears:
©️ Procter And Gamble Productions lnc. 1987
All Rights Reserved
2:34 Fade To Black
Shortly After: Short Version Of Production Logo Appears With Jingle
PGP
Procter And Gamble Productions
@angelacompstoned.s.2452
I still hold this as the best soap opening theme ever
@claystevenson1821
Totally agree
@stevenjamesrash
This continues to be true.
@peterkellner146
@@stevenjamesrash the most innovative of all songs
@trevorbayers2175
High Upon This Love by Dionne Warwick is pretty awesome too (the theme to The Bold & The Beautiful)
@chadbaughman401
Oh yea
@preciousjey
The little man from Golden Girls.
@GenXorcist1976
SHRIMP… (not being unkind, quoting Mrs. Blanche Devereaux) 😊
@BigCJFan
Best Soap theme in history in my opinion
@christophercoleman1895
indeed it was