Banks was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and at the age of 16 formed the Soul Consolidators gospel group which toured around the southern states, often performing his own material. After military service, he returned to Memphis in 1964, and started a singing career with the small Genie label where he met Isaac Hayes and David Porter. Soon, Stax founder Estelle Axton hired him to work at the record shop attached to the company's Satellite Studios, where he stayed for three years, also recording for the Minit label. One of his Minit recordings, "(Ain't That) A Lot of Love", provided the basic riff later used by the Spencer Davis Group on their hit "Gimme Some Lovin'".
Jim Stewart at Stax refused to give Banks a contract as a singer, but eventually Stax did give him a songwriting contract. He began working with co-writer Allen Jones, placing songs with Johnnie Taylor and Sam and Dave, and also writing "I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down", later a UK hit for Elvis Costello. Banks had greater success with the Staple Singers, writing their first Stax single "Long Walk To DC", and then some of their biggest hits including "If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)".
In 1968 he formed a songwriting trio with Bettye Crutcher and Raymond Jackson, calling themselves We Three. Their first song was "Who's Making Love", which was recorded by Johnnie Taylor and became a # 3 pop hit and # 1 R&B hit, Stax's biggest. Banks also wrote, with Jackson and Carl Hampton, "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right", a powerful song of guilt and deception. The song was first recorded by The Emotions, became a smash hit when recorded by Luther Ingram, and later became a key song for both Isaac Hayes and Millie Jackson as well as being recorded by many other singers including Barbara Mandrell, Rod Stewart and Cassandra Wilson.
Banks' twin brother James also worked for Stax, co-writing the company's last big hit, Shirley Brown's "Woman to Woman".
After Stax folded, Homer Banks and Carl Hampton then won a publishing deal with A&M Records and moved to California, where they continued to write but with less success. In 1977, as Banks and Hampton, they recorded the album Passport To Ecstasy for Warner Bros. Records. In the 1980s Banks formed the Two's Company recording company with Lester Snell, which released albums by J. Blackfoot and Ann Hines.
Homer Banks died in Memphis of cancer, aged 61.
60 Minutes of Your Love
Homer Banks Lyrics
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To make your sweet love mine
Please put all you've got in it
'Cause all I want all I want is sixty minutes
Sixty minutes of your time
If I can't be your full time lover man
Honey do the best you can
All I want is sixty minutes
Well gimme five, ten, fifteen, twenty
Don't stop now, I haven't had a minute
Twenty-five, thirty, thirty-five, forty
Gonna tell your Mama, crazy 'bout her daughter
Forty-five, fifty, fifty-five, sixty
Sixty minutes of your love
If I can't be your full time lover man
Honey do the best you can
Ask and you just might get it
Baby all I want is sixty minutes
Well gimme five, ten, fifteen, twenty
Don't stop now, I haven't had a minute
Twenty-five, thirty, thirty-five, forty
Gonna tell your Mama, crazy 'bout her daughter
Forty-five, fifty, fifty-five, sixty
Sixty minutes of your love
Sixty minutes
Sixty minutes
Sixty minutes of your love
Sixty minutes
Sixty minutes
Sixty minutes of your love
The song "60 Minutes of Your Love" by Homer Banks is a plea from the singer to his love interest to give him some time to make her love his own. The lyrics suggest that the singer does not need much from his love interest, just a fraction of her time. He begs her to put her all into their time together because all he wants is 60 minutes of her love. He reassures her that he will happily accept whatever amount of time she is willing to give, even if he cannot be her full-time lover.
The song builds up to a climax where he counts down the minutes until he reaches 60, and promises to tell her mother how crazy he is about her daughter. This is a classic example of a soul love song, with the singer communicating his deep emotions in a compelling and moving way. The simplicity of the lyrics and catchy rhythms illustrate the power of soul music to ability to capture raw emotions and desires.
Line by Line Meaning
All I want is just a little time
The singer only wants a small amount of time.
To make your sweet love mine
The singer wants to create a romantic connection with the listener.
Please put all you've got in it
The singer wants the listener to put their full effort into their romantic interactions.
'Cause all I want all I want is sixty minutes
The artist wants a specific amount of time to spend with their romantic interest.
Sixty minutes of your time
The artist wants exactly one hour of the listener's attention.
If I can't be your full time lover man
The singer understands the listener may not want a full-time romantic commitment.
Honey do the best you can
The singer encourages the listener to do their best to maintain a romantic connection.
Ask and you just might get it
The artist suggests the listener should communicate their romantic desires.
Well gimme five, ten, fifteen, twenty
The artist wants small intervals of attention and affection.
Don't stop now, I haven't had a minute
The artist wants a continuous experience of romantic interest.
Twenty-five, thirty, thirty-five, forty
The singer continues to request small intervals of attention and affection.
Gonna tell your Mama, crazy 'bout her daughter
The artist is so in love with the listener that they want to share it with others.
Forty-five, fifty, fifty-five, sixty
The singer continues to request small intervals of attention and affection.
Sixty minutes of your love
The singer wants exactly one hour of the listener's romantic attention.
Sixty minutes
The singer repeats their request for one hour of romantic attention.
Sixty minutes
The artist repeats their request for one hour of romantic attention.
Sixty minutes of your love
The artist wants exactly one hour of the listener's romantic attention.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ISAAC HAYES, DAVID PORTER
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john pearson
great old school soul at its best
Ivan Ward
Great stonking Northern Soul classic!
Joyce Millichip
Fabulous love it. Need more old ones
john shew
Mod classic, got my 45rpm in the vinyl vaults.
Steve Johnson
A Wheel classic!
brian cunningham
brilliant
Steve Brown
Ace 60s Soul-Good