Lattimore first developed his interest for music in the high school band program at Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Maryland. He often acknowledges Dr. Baker for setting him on current path. Lattimore recently spoke at the 2005 Eleanor Roosevelt High School Graduation.
After a stint as a member of the R&B group Maniquin, Kenny regrouped and released his debut album Kenny Lattimore on Columbia Records in 1996. That set boasted a pair of Top 20 hits "Never Too Busy" and the perennial wedding favorite "For You". The huge success of the album earned Lattimore a win for Best New Artist at the NAACP Image Awards in 1996.[1]
He followed his debut up with another critically-acclaimed set of smouldering soul music when From The Soul Of Man was released in 1998, yielding the hits "Days Like This" and "If I Lose My Woman". After a short hiatus, the singer re-emerged with a new album and a new label. Arista Records would be the new home for Weekend whose title track was a radio favorite.
He married R&B singer Chanté Moore on January 1, 2002. In 2003, he and his wife recorded a duet album entitled Things That Lovers Do consisting of classic soul songs from the 70's and 80's plus two new original songs. The standout singles were the smooth & contemporary "Loveable (From Your Head To Your Toes)" and an upbeat funky cover of René & Angela's "You Don't Have To Cry". The music video for the latter featured a very pregnant Chante Moore shortly before she gave birth to the couple's son Kenny Jr. on April 10, 2003. Lattimore & Moore continued promoting the album with a hugely successful touring stage show.
Following the success of Things That Lovers Do, Kenny released another album of duets with his wife. This time, the duo bested the previous effort with a double-CD of gospel and R&B love songs entitled Uncovered/Covered. The set will be lead off by dual singles, a slick Bryan Michael Cox production "Figure It Out", as well as "Make Me Like The Moon", a stirring gospel ballad co-written by Kenny and Chanté, and produced by Fred Hammond. Uncovered/Covered was released in stores October 10, 2006 on LaFace/Verity/Zomba Music Group and debuted at #10 on the Billboard R&B Charts and #2 on the Billboard Gospel charts its first week in stores.
Blood Sweat & Tears
Kenny Lattimore Lyrics
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Seems the distance is great
And I do anything just to reach you
If it takes all of my last breath
Gotta get back to the heart of togetherness
Baby can't you see all my blood, sweat and tears
I'm ready and willing to
That's what it's gonna take to keep you here by my side
Here's my love, all my blood, sweat and tears
Show me what can I do now
To make it all better somehow
Case I know I refuse to go on without you
And baby I'm gonna fight to the end
Gonna do what I gotta do to get you back again
Cause I'm just half a man without you
If it takes all of my last breath
Gotta get back to the heart of togetherness
Baby can't you see all my blood, sweat and tears
I'm ready and willing to
Give you every last drop of my life
That's what it's gonna take to keep you here by my side
Here's my love, all my blood, sweat and tears
Baby I'd go to war for you
Don't you know that you're my best friend
And I lose it all, yes I lose it all
To gain your love again
My heart's open before your eyes
Baby tell me are you ready to try
Cause I know, I know
Yes I know we can make it right
If it takes all of my last breath
Gotta get back to the heart of togetherness
Baby can't you see all my blood, sweat and tears
I'm ready and willing to
Give you every last drop of my life
That's what it's gonna take to keep you here by my side
Here's my love, all my blood, sweat and tears
The lyrics of Kenny Lattimore's song "Blood Sweat & Tears" are an expression of the singer's willingness to do whatever it takes to save his relationship with his significant other. The song starts with the acknowledgment that their love has faded and the distance between them seems large. However, Lattimore still holds on to the hope that they'll come together again, even if it means putting all his willpower and strength into it.
In the chorus, Lattimore promises to give his all, including his "blood, sweat, and tears" in order to keep his lover by his side. He even says that he'd go to war for her and lose everything just to regain her love. His declaration of love is so fierce that he's willing to pledge every last drop of his life for her.
The second verse shows the singer's determination to fix their broken relationship. He's willing to do anything to make it better and refuses to give up on the love they once shared. The last stanza seals the deal with an open invitation to his lover to try and make things work between them.
Overall, this song represents how sometimes, love requires sacrifice and offering your all, including blood, sweat, and tears, to keep a relationship alive.
Line by Line Meaning
Tell me where has your love gone
I want to know what happened to our love because it seems like we've grown far apart
Seems the distance is great
The distance between us has become a great problem
And I do anything just to reach you
I am willing to do anything to bring us back together
If it takes all of my last breath
I am willing to give everything I have to make this work, even if it means giving my life
Gotta get back to the heart of togetherness
We need to go back to the foundation of our relationship and find what brought us together in the first place
Baby can't you see all my blood, sweat and tears
I have put in so much effort and sacrificed a lot for us to be together
I'm ready and willing to
I am prepared and eager to fight for our love
Give you every last drop of my life
I will give everything I have, including my life, to keep you by my side
That's what it's gonna take to keep you here by my side
It will take a lot of hard work and sacrifice to keep us together and I am willing to do it
Here's my love, all my blood, sweat and tears
What I am offering you is my love and everything that comes with it, including the hard work and sacrifices I've made
Show me what can I do now
I am lost and don't know what to do to get us back together
To make it all better somehow
I want to find a way to fix things between us
Case I know I refuse to go on without you
I cannot imagine living without you and I am not willing to try
And baby I'm gonna fight to the end
I am committed to our love and will fight for it until the very end
Gonna do what I gotta do to get you back again
I will do anything necessary to get you back in my life
Cause I'm just half a man without you
I feel incomplete and not whole without you in my life
Baby I'd go to war for you
I am willing to go to great lengths, even war, to have you back in my life
Don't you know that you're my best friend
You are more than just my lover, you are also my best friend
And I lose it all, yes I lose it all
I am willing to give up everything to be with you again
To gain your love again
I want to win back your love and make things right between us
My heart's open before your eyes
I am vulnerable and open to you, laying everything on the table
Baby tell me are you ready to try
I am asking if you are willing to give us another chance
Cause I know, I know
I am confident that we can make things work between us
Yes I know we can make it right
I believe that we can fix our relationship and make it right
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: LANCE TOLBERT, LAUREN K. EVANS
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