James & Bobby Purify were an R&B singing duo, whose biggest hit was "I'm Yo… Read Full Bio ↴James & Bobby Purify were an R&B singing duo, whose biggest hit was "I'm Your Puppet" in 1966.
James Purify was born May 12, 1944 in Pensacola, Florida. "Bobby Purify" was actually two different singers; the first was James's cousin Robert Lee Dickey (Sep 2nd 1939 - Dec 29th 2011), who adopted the Purify name for performing, and sang on their early records. The I'm Your Puppet Songfacts states that after retiring, Dickey returned to his hometown of Tallahassee, Florida, in 1972 where he became a custodial crew supervisor at the Tallahassee Police Department. He continued singing with his church and as a member of the Bethlehem Male Singers. Dickey died on December 29, 2011.
The second Bobby was vocalist Ben Moore, who replaced Dickey when he suffered health problems. ("I'm Your Puppet" was written and produced by Dan Penn, who introduced Purify and Moore.) The duo continued into the 1980s, with no other big hits, but remained popular on the tour circuit. When Purify faced legal problems (not career-related), Moore went solo, though still using the name "Bobby Purify" occasionally. In 1983, he was nominated for a Grammy award, for a gospel recording.
James Purify was born May 12, 1944 in Pensacola, Florida. "Bobby Purify" was actually two different singers; the first was James's cousin Robert Lee Dickey (Sep 2nd 1939 - Dec 29th 2011), who adopted the Purify name for performing, and sang on their early records. The I'm Your Puppet Songfacts states that after retiring, Dickey returned to his hometown of Tallahassee, Florida, in 1972 where he became a custodial crew supervisor at the Tallahassee Police Department. He continued singing with his church and as a member of the Bethlehem Male Singers. Dickey died on December 29, 2011.
The second Bobby was vocalist Ben Moore, who replaced Dickey when he suffered health problems. ("I'm Your Puppet" was written and produced by Dan Penn, who introduced Purify and Moore.) The duo continued into the 1980s, with no other big hits, but remained popular on the tour circuit. When Purify faced legal problems (not career-related), Moore went solo, though still using the name "Bobby Purify" occasionally. In 1983, he was nominated for a Grammy award, for a gospel recording.
I've Got Everything
James & Bobby Purify Lyrics
Our love was meant to be just a candle in the wind
Just a slow dance and oh yeah and now I'm falling in
They thought we'd fall apart I guess opposites attract
We might dance to different songs
But that don't make it right or wrong
I'm the water when it's raining
I fall with every drop
She's the sunlight in the morning when I stop
The pleasure and the pain and the fire and the rain
Sometimes I swear she's everything I'm not but she's everything I've got
Last night was a big fight I woke up around 2 am
It got me thinking well about it all and if it's gonna end
You got it I feel it you know it I want it just say it and baby we'll let it all just fall apart
Well half asleep I turned and smelled and I thought this could last a while
Just a slow dance and oh yeah and now I'm falling in
They thought we'd fall apart I guess opposites attract
We might dance to different songs
But that don't make it right or wrong
I'm the water when it's raining
I fall with every drop
She's the sunlight in the morning when I stop
The pleasure and the pain and the fire and the rain
Last night was a big fight I woke up around 2 am
It got me thinking well about it all and if it's gonna end
You got it I feel it you know it I want it just say it and baby we'll let it all just fall apart
Well half asleep I turned and smelled and I thought this could last a while
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Written by: Gavin Edwards
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