Johnny Bristol (born John William Bristol on 3 February 1939 in Morganton, … Read Full Bio ↴Johnny Bristol (born John William Bristol on 3 February 1939 in Morganton, North Carolina, USA - 21 March 2004), was an African American musician, most famous as a songwriter and record producer for Motown Records in the 1960s and early 1970s.
Bristol and singing partner Jackey Beavers recorded two singles in 1959 for Anna Records, a label owned by Gwen Gordy (Berry Gordy's sister) and Billy Davis and four 45s for Gwen Gordy and Harvey Fuqua's Tri-Phi label, none of which was a success beyond the Midwestern United States.
Recorded in the early 1960s for Harvey Fuqua's Tri-Phi label in Detroit, Michigan as "Johnny & Jackey". When Tri-Phi was absorbed by Motown in the mid-1960s, Bristol became Fuqua's songwriting and production partner, working on material for Motown artists such as Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell ("If I Could Build My Whole World Around You"), Edwin Starr ("Twenty-Five Miles"), David Ruffin ("My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me"), and others. On his own, Bristol produced hits such as "Someday We'll Be Together" for Diana Ross and the Supremes and "I Don't Want to Do Wrong" and "Daddy Could Swear, I Declare" for Gladys Knight and the Pips.
When Motown left Detroit for Los Angeles in 1972, Bristol moved over to MGM Records, where he resumed his career as a recording artist. He released several successful R&B hits, among them "You and I" (1974), and "Leave My World" (1975), as well as the top ten pop hit "Hang In There Baby" (1974). Bristol continued his career a a solo artist and an independent producer into the early 1990s. Bristol's last releases were a 12" single in 1991 for Whichway Records, "Come to Me", and an album, Life & Love, released for the Japanese market in 1993. The latter included Earth, Wind & Fire's "That's The Way I Feel About You" as a duet with his daughter, Shanna J. Bristol. The album received a US release three years later under the title Come To Me.
He died at the age of 65 in his home in Michigan in 2004.
Bristol and singing partner Jackey Beavers recorded two singles in 1959 for Anna Records, a label owned by Gwen Gordy (Berry Gordy's sister) and Billy Davis and four 45s for Gwen Gordy and Harvey Fuqua's Tri-Phi label, none of which was a success beyond the Midwestern United States.
Recorded in the early 1960s for Harvey Fuqua's Tri-Phi label in Detroit, Michigan as "Johnny & Jackey". When Tri-Phi was absorbed by Motown in the mid-1960s, Bristol became Fuqua's songwriting and production partner, working on material for Motown artists such as Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell ("If I Could Build My Whole World Around You"), Edwin Starr ("Twenty-Five Miles"), David Ruffin ("My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me"), and others. On his own, Bristol produced hits such as "Someday We'll Be Together" for Diana Ross and the Supremes and "I Don't Want to Do Wrong" and "Daddy Could Swear, I Declare" for Gladys Knight and the Pips.
When Motown left Detroit for Los Angeles in 1972, Bristol moved over to MGM Records, where he resumed his career as a recording artist. He released several successful R&B hits, among them "You and I" (1974), and "Leave My World" (1975), as well as the top ten pop hit "Hang In There Baby" (1974). Bristol continued his career a a solo artist and an independent producer into the early 1990s. Bristol's last releases were a 12" single in 1991 for Whichway Records, "Come to Me", and an album, Life & Love, released for the Japanese market in 1993. The latter included Earth, Wind & Fire's "That's The Way I Feel About You" as a duet with his daughter, Shanna J. Bristol. The album received a US release three years later under the title Come To Me.
He died at the age of 65 in his home in Michigan in 2004.
Love Me
Johnny Bristol Lyrics
You turned me on
To love
Wife of life
Healer of my wounds
My chance to survive
You didn't come any too soon
Girl you freed my mind
From hurt of friends
All my thoughts were blind
I believe it was whiskey
Then you turned me on
To love
Girl you turned me on
And I thank you babe
You turned me on yes you did
Oh how proud I am
To love, mmmm baby
With eyes of truth
You searched beneath my disgrace
A trip now in the end
Was a great change of pace
At the bottom of the light
Oh I rested my case but you turned me on
To love
Girl you turn me on
And I thank you baby
Darling you turn me on
Oh how glad I am to love
Baby
Darling you
Only you took the time baby, you
Oh you gave me piece of mind
You turned me on
You took time to see
What was inside of me
You turned me on
To love
You unwind my mind
You've got me back on time
Set fire to my soul
I had truly lost control
To you turning me on
You turn me inside out
Just to know what I'm all about
You turn me on
To love
Said it was you
Darling you took the time
Baby you
How glad I am
To love
To love
Wife of life
Healer of my wounds
My chance to survive
You didn't come any too soon
Girl you freed my mind
From hurt of friends
All my thoughts were blind
Then you turned me on
To love
Girl you turned me on
And I thank you babe
You turned me on yes you did
Oh how proud I am
To love, mmmm baby
With eyes of truth
You searched beneath my disgrace
A trip now in the end
Was a great change of pace
At the bottom of the light
Oh I rested my case but you turned me on
To love
Girl you turn me on
And I thank you baby
Darling you turn me on
Oh how glad I am to love
Baby
Darling you
Only you took the time baby, you
Oh you gave me piece of mind
You turned me on
You took time to see
What was inside of me
You turned me on
To love
You unwind my mind
You've got me back on time
Set fire to my soul
I had truly lost control
To you turning me on
You turn me inside out
Just to know what I'm all about
You turn me on
To love
Said it was you
Darling you took the time
Baby you
How glad I am
To love
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JOHNNY BRISTOL
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Teresa
on Hang On In There Baby
Omg the sexiest song ever written