Also in 1996 Thompson performed background vocals for the song "Cold Rock A Party" by MC Lyte featuring Missy Elliott and Puff Daddy. She also appeared on Lyte's 1997 album Seven & Seven, on the track 'It's All Yours". Later work included "Why Do Fools Fall in Love", a re-imagining of the 1955 Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers hit of the same name. Thompson's "Why Do Fools Fall in Love," featuring Missy Elliott and rapper Mocha, was featured in the 1998 Lymon biopic Why Do Fools Fall in Love and its soundtrack. The singer also appeared on Missy Elliott's second album, Da Real World.
Thompson's second album, If You Only Knew, was set to be released in September 21, 1999 on Elektra Records through Missy Elliott's The Goldmind Inc. imprint. Two singles were released in advance of the album's anticipated release date: "Ya Di Ya", featuring Elliott, peaked at number 38 on the R&B chart, while "Caught Up", featuring rapper Beanie Sigel, failed to chart. The album was shelved, and Thompson asked to be released from her contract. Thompson continued to perform as an independent artist, and began work on a third album in 2008.
On July 28, 2008, Gina Thompson released a song "We Don't Talk No More (Dancehall Remix)" which failed to chart due to lack of promotion. The song was released through Blue Mountain Records, and served as the lead single for her official second studio album.
On February 23, 2009, Gina Thompson released her second studio album, Missing You. The album was released as a digital download on online markets, while physical copies of the alum were released through Amazon. The album suffered the same fate as its lead single, where it failed to chart. While the album's title track, "Missing You", was set to be released as the second single, all future singles were canceled, and Gina Thompson was ultimately dropped from Blue Mountain Records.
Up All Night
Gina Thompson Lyrics
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Oh, I see you're not afraid
To show me your love girl
I hoped this could be the day
That we get together again
Love I'm so amazed
That you gave me the okay
To do it again
[Chorus]
[Gina & Jon]
Let's go back to the night
We made love till the sunrise
It feels like our first time
We stayed up all night
We stayed up all night
[Gina]
If you could read my mind
And see where my heads at
Surely you would know
How I feel
I could feel like this forever, ooh
Nobody's love me like you did, baby ooh
[Chorus]
[Jon B] Waking up next to you girl
Girl you're sweeter in the morning time
[Gina] Feeling the butterflies
My eyes filled up with tears
When we intertwined
[Jon B] Ooh, ooh baby
There's so much I feel with you
When your body's laying next to mine
[Gina] Touching me softly
Melting into me
[Both] Let's just do it again
[Chorus] till end
In Gina Thompson's song Up All Night, the artists express their love and desire for each other. The lyrics depict a feeling of overwhelming emotion that they have for each other. Jon B starts by expressing his surprise and amazement that Gina has given him the opportunity to be with her again. He sees that she's not afraid to show her love for him and that they can be together again. The chorus begins with both artists reminiscing about the night they made love until the sunrise, and now they want to go back to that moment and do it again. Gina then talks about how if Jon B could read her mind, he would understand how she feels about him. She says she could feel this way forever and that nobody's ever loved her like he did.
In the second verse, Jon B expresses his happiness at waking up next to Gina and feeling that she's sweeter in the morning time. Gina talks about feeling the butterflies and becoming emotional when they intertwined. They both acknowledge the physical and emotional connection they share and just want to do it again. The song is a romantic expression of their feelings for each other, and the artists portray their desires through their lyrics beautifully.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, I see you're not afraid
I am impressed that you are not holding back in showing me your love.
To show me your love girl
I appreciate that you are expressing your affection for me.
I hoped this could be the day
I have been looking forward to the day we can be together again.
That we get together again
I am excited that we can reunite as a couple.
Love I'm so amazed
I am pleasantly surprised by the love you are giving me.
That you gave me the okay
I appreciate that you have given me permission to pursue a relationship with you again.
To do it again
I am thrilled that we can give our love another chance.
Let's go back to the night
I want us to relive the moment when we made love till the sunrise.
We made love till the sunrise
I want to revisit the romantic experience we had of making love till dawn.
It feels like our first time
Being with you again feels like we are experiencing our first time falling in love all over again.
We stayed up all night
We were so enamored with each other that we stayed up all night just to revel in our love.
If you could read my mind
I wish you could understand exactly how much I love being with you.
And see where my heads at
If you could read my thoughts, you would know how much you mean to me.
Surely you would know
I am confident that if you could see how I feel about you, you would understand the depth of my emotions.
How I feel
I am overwhelmed with feelings of love for you.
I could feel like this forever, ooh
Being with you makes me feel like I could experience this level of love forever.
Nobody's love me like you did, baby ooh
I have never received the kind of love and affection that you have given me, and it is truly special to me.
Waking up next to you girl
I feel incredibly lucky to wake up next to the person I love more than anything else.
Girl you're sweeter in the morning time
I appreciate how sweet and loving you are, especially in the morning when we wake up together.
Feeling the butterflies
Being with you makes me feel the same butterflies in my stomach that I felt when we first fell in love.
My eyes filled up with tears
Our love is so powerful that it brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it.
When we intertwined
Our bodies and hearts are so connected that they become intertwined when we are together.
Ooh, ooh baby
I cannot contain my excitement and joy when I am with you.
There's so much I feel with you
Words cannot express the depth of emotions I experience when I am with you.
When your body's laying next to mine
Feeling your body next to mine is the most incredible feeling in the world.
Touching me softly
I love the gentle and loving way you touch me.
Melting into me
Our love is so intense that it feels like we are melting into each other when we embrace.
Let's just do it again
I want us to relive the experience of falling in love and being together again and again.
Lyrics © DistroKid, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: SCOTT RUSSO, ROBERT BREWER, WADE YOUMAN, STEVEN MORRIS, PAT KIM
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