Born Agatha Nathalia Weston in Detroit, Michigan, she was signed to Motown Records in 1961, scoring a minor hit with "Love Me All the Way" (R&B #24, Pop #88). Weston's biggest solo hits with Motown were "Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)" (R&B #4, Pop #50, 1965, later covered by The Isley Brothers, Blood, Sweat & Tears and The Doobie Brothers, and "Helpless" (R&B #13, Pop #56, 1966, previously recorded by The Four Tops on their Second Album LP). Her biggest claim to fame was singing the classic hit "It Takes Two" with Marvin Gaye in 1966 and her later recording of the Black National Anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing". It was the success of "It Takes Two" that caused Motown to partner Gaye with Tammi Terrell, spawning even more success for the label.
Weston left Motown in 1967 and later sued the label over disputes about royalties. She and her then-husband William "Mickey" Stevenson (former A&R head at Motown) both went to MGM Records. Weston cut a couple of singles for MGM, "I Got What You Need," and "Nobody," which went largely unnoticed due to lack of airplay and promotion. She made an album for the label, This Is America, which included her popular version of the Black National Anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing." This was released as a single and featured in the movie Wattstax. All the money from the single was donated to the United Negro College Fund.
She recorded several more albums for various labels, Stax/Volt among them, and also made an album of duets with Johnny Nash. None of these recordings charted, and Weston reportedly relocated to Israel, where she worked with young singers.
Weston made a guest appearance on The Bill Cosby Show (1969–1971), in episode #50 in March 1971.
Along with many former Motown artists, she signed with Ian Levine's Motorcity Records in the 1980s, releasing the single "Signal Your Intention", which peaked at #1 in the UK Hi-NRG charts. It was followed by the album Investigate (1990), which included some re-recordings of her Motown hits as well as new material. A second album for the label, Talking Loud (1992), was never released, although all the songs were included on the compilation The Best Of Kim Weston (1996).
Today Weston is a disc jockey on a local Detroit radio station, where she sponsors the summer events at Hart Plaza. She also tours sporadically, often alongside former Motown colleagues Mary Wilson, Martha Reeves and Brenda Holloway. She is also featured on the 2006 four-CD release of the Motortown Revue series. In Cleveland, Ohio On August 17, 2013 Kim Weston was the 1st women to be inducted into The Official R&B Music Hall of Fame.
A Thrill A Moment
Kim Weston Lyrics
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A thrill a moment, making plans
& as I look into your eyes
I see paradise & holidays
& 1000 lovely ways to spend
A thrill a moment
A thrill a moment each time you speak
& as the words just fill my heart
Within my heart, you ring a bell
That sways & tells how swell it is to spend
A thrill a moment
Love, exciting you are
Hey love, inviting you are
So wrong, so rare, how sweet, how fair, just a...
Thrill a moment, just loving you
Each precious moment I find a new
Delicious, delightful desire
To hold you close & leave you never
& spend a life of love with you forever
The song A Thrill A Moment by Kim Weston celebrates the excitement and joy that love brings. The lyrics describe the intense emotional experience of being in love and how it can fill every moment with a thrilling anticipation. The song opens with the lines "A thrill a moment, holding hands / A thrill a moment, making plans" which convey the idea that even the simplest things like holding hands and making plans can be filled with excitement when in love. As the song progresses, the lyrics mention how looking into the beloved's eyes can reveal paradise, and how every word spoken is filled with sweetness and will fill the heart with joy. The song also highlights the idea that the experience of being in love is a special and unique one that cannot be replicated with anything else.
The chorus of the song emphasizes the captivating effect that love has on the singer. "Love, exciting you are / Hey love, inviting you are / So wrong, so rare, how sweet, how fair, just a... / Thrill a moment" describes how the singer finds the attraction of their beloved so strong and irresistible that it creates an uncontainable excitement within them. Finally, the lyrics express the desire to spend every moment in love with the beloved and to be in a life-long partnership with them.
Overall, the song A Thrill A Moment by Kim Weston is a celebration of love's ability to create excitement and passion in every moment.
Line by Line Meaning
A thrill a moment, holding hands
Holding hands with you is an incredible thrill that fills me with joy and excitement in every moment.
A thrill a moment, making plans
Just thinking about making plans with you gives me a thrill that makes my heart race with anticipation and happiness.
& as I look into your eyes
When I gaze into your eyes, I feel like I'm looking into paradise itself, and I see all the beauty and wonder in the world spread out before me.
I see paradise & holidays
Your eyes are like a window into paradise, and every time I look at you, I feel like I'm on the best holiday of my life.
& 1000 lovely ways to spend
Being close to you gives me so many ideas for wonderful things we could do together, and each one fills me with excitement and anticipation.
A thrill a moment each time you speak
The sound of your voice gives me such a thrill that every moment we talk feels like a precious, unrepeatable gift.
A thrill a moment, words sound so sweet
Every word you say to me is like a delicious treat that fills me with delight and happiness, and leaves me wanting more.
& as the words just fill my heart
Every word you say to me resonates so deeply within my heart that I can feel it beating faster and stronger with each passing second.
Within my heart, you ring a bell
My heart is like a bell that rings every time I think of you, and it fills me with a sense of joy and happiness that echoes through my soul.
That sways & tells how swell it is to spend
This feeling in my heart sways and moves me, and tells me without a doubt that there is nothing more wonderful than spending time with you.
Love, exciting you are
You are so exciting and wonderful that just thinking about you fills me with a sense of energy and passion that I can barely contain.
Hey love, inviting you are
You have a way of inviting me into your world and making me feel so welcome and wanted that I can't help but be drawn to you like a moth to a flame.
So wrong, so rare, how sweet, how fair, just a…
You are such a special and unique person, it feels like we were fated to be together, and our love is something that is so rare and precious in this world.
Thrill a moment, just loving you
Loving you is such a thrill that I feel like I'm on a rollercoaster ride, and every moment I spend with you is filled with wonder and excitement.
Each precious moment I find a new
Every moment I spend with you is like a precious gem that I treasure deeply, and each one reveals a new side of you that makes me love you even more.
Delicious, delightful desire
My desire for you is so strong and passionate that it feels like I'm savoring the most delicious and delightful treat in the world, and every moment spent with you is sweet beyond compare.
To hold you close & leave you never
I want nothing more than to hold you close and never let you go, to spend my life wrapped up in your arms and loving you forever.
& spend a life of love with you forever
My greatest desire is to spend the rest of my life loving you and being loved by you, to share everything with you and create a world of happiness and joy that never ends.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: BARNEY ALES, IVY JO HUNTER, KIM WESTON, WILLIAM STEVENSON
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Colin Hargreaves
Giant of a track for Kim Weston - love how it builds . One of the many that sadly got lost in the wake of Miss Ross.
Corey Sheppard
She gave a vocal of a lifetime. Wonderful job Kim!
Ralph Tucker
My number one favorite from Kim Weston, 56 years later it is still great.
bradly2007
"A Thrill A Moment" is one of the top classics from sixties Motown...burning intensity of Kim's voice is awesome and great now on youtube a lost classic is found...Bravo Kim, this amazing track is timeless & the ultimate!
David Harris
This year will be the 3rd time I've seen her live and she's still got it x and she was awesome....
boomerang905
I'm so glad to hear that. I love her voice. 😊
John Vandehey
A Classic - huge finish from 2:17 til the end - Kim backed by the Andantes and the Funk Bros. - unforgetable Motown.
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Gerald Rembert
I see it was in 1965. I bought this song and played it over and over again. I had a huge crush on this girl down the street from me. She and some other friends would come over and I would play this song for her and dance with her. She never knew and had a huge crush on her. She was perfect. She had no flaws.
prince jr. Hannah
When I listen to these songs of my youth, I close my eyes and I remember lost loves and old friends. In my mine I'm back there. OH, I'm 66.
Gerald Rembert
This girl can sing. This is a beautiful song.