Once the frontwoman of UK band Blue Zone, which saw modest success with their single "Jackie", she became a major international star beginning with her guest vocal stint on Coldcut's record People Hold On.
Stansfield is probably best known for her first UK #1 single, All Around the World (1989), which also peaked at #3 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 the following year. Other worldwide hits from her debut solo album Affection include This is the Right Time (featuring a house music-styled production by Coldcut with Mark Saunders), Live Together, What Did I Do To You? and You Can't Deny It. "All Around the World" was the second song by a white female soloist to hit #1 on the Billboard R&B chart (the first being "Ooo La La La" by Teena Marie in 1988). "You Can't Deny It" also topped that chart. Affection went platinum in the U.S., and sold a total of five million copies worldwide.
In 1990, Stansfield was among a handful of high-profile artists to participate in the Red Hot + Blue charity album, which honored the songwriting career of Cole Porter, and benefitted AIDS research at a time when funding from government agencies was insufficient for those in need. She was given the chance to show her swing and jazz chops on the song "Down in the Depths" (video), which was one of a few throwback renditions to appear on the album. This likely won her the female lead in the independent film Swing (1999), for which soundtrack she also performed most of the songs. Thus began an illustrious and respected tradition of Stansfield offering jazz and torch songs to outside projects (she also sang I've Got the World on a String in the original movie soundtrack of 2003's Mona Lisa Smile).
In 1992, Stansfield won a BRIT Award as best British female solo artist. Her second album Real Love did not quite live up to the success of Affection, despite selling very well. However, it did spawn four Top 40 singles on the European charts: Change, All Woman, Time to Make You Mine and Set Your Loving Free. "Change" has since become one of her signature classics, and still receives regular air-play to this day. "All Woman" became Stansfield's third #1 single on the Billboard R&B chart, and due to the success of that song, the album went gold in the U.S. Filled with pathos and emotion, it is "kitchen sink soul", from the viewpoint of a woman taken for granted. Like "All Around the World", many critics initially believed that it had been performed by a black singer.
Stansfield continued recording disco-influenced soul throughout the 1990s. Her third album So Natural (1993) spawned three Top 40 European singles including the title track So Natural, In All the Right Places and Little Bit of Heaven, but the album was never released in the U.S. She had continued success throughout Europe, but her popularity in America had diminished.
sidenote: "In All The Right Places" was featured on the soundtrack of the movie Indecent Proposal (1993), for which Stansfield was shortlisted as the lead that eventually went to Demi Moore. You can catch her talking about it in this YouTube interview clip (@ 1:30).
Her self-titled fourth album Lisa Stansfield (1997) was a hit in Europe with two Top Ten singles - People Hold On (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Mix) (a re-released dance mix by The Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) and The Real Thing, and the Top 40 track Never, Never Gonna Give You Up (a remake of the late Barry White's 1973 hit). Upon being released in the U.S., the album scored some mainstream attention, but fared much better in the dance clubs where remixes were very successful; an astonishing four singles - "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up", Never Gonna Fall, I'm Leavin', and "People Hold On" reached #1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. It charted modestly, peaking at #30 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #55 on the Billboard 200. Subsequently, The Remix Album was released due to revived interest in Stansfield within the dance community. The music video for "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" (video) was an eye-catcher featuring her strolling nude down a city street, acquiring a few items of clothing along the way. VH1 featured the clip and even gave it the Pop-Up Video treatment. During the promotion for the single, Stansfield appeared on the RuPaul Show, but inexplicably, did not sing the song (or any others, for that matter).
Her 2001 album Face Up was less successful, barely charting through a lack of publicity, but featured the singles Let's Just Call It Love and 8-3-1, which found her experimenting with newer styles of R&B such as 2-step while continuing with her established sound. Stansfield's husband, Ian Devaney, delivered an arrangement for the ballad How Could You?, which displayed his love of Burt Bacharach's legacy. Only one single was officially released in the UK.
Following the release of Face Up, a 2-CD greatest hits collection titled Biography: The Greatest Hits was released in 2003, which sold well in the UK and Europe. Stansfield then parted ways with Arista/BMG, ending an 18-year association with the label.
Stansfield signed with ZTT Records from the UK, and her 2004 release The Moment was produced by Trevor Horn, well-known for his work with Seal, Grace Jones, and Frankie Goes to Hollywood, among others. The album was distributed in Europe by Edel, featuring the singles Treat Me Like a Woman (released as a double A-side with Easier) and If I Hadn't Got You, a song written by Chris Braide with ex-Squeeze songwriter Chris Difford. The album found her exploring more pop-oriented material, and focusing on lush ballads.
Despite this, as with her previous release, the album and supporting singles were not a success. At the time of the project's release, ZTT was directing large amounts of its resources into re-marketing its back catalogue, and producing the Trevor Horn concert for The Prince's Trust and its accompanying double CD Produced by Trevor Horn. The release of "Treat Me Like a Woman" was twice delayed, and the label eventually paired it with "Easier". While ZTT did erect a billboard to advertise the album in Stansfield's home area of Greater Manchester, print advertising and in-store displays were reportedly absent. Later that year ZTT dropped her from their label.
Stansfield's talents also extended into acting; she starred in the 1999 film Swing with actor Hugo Speer, and recorded covers of swing classics and a few original songs written in the style for the soundtrack. She later appeared on a London stage in The Vagina Monologues. In 2006, she guest-starred in the series Goldplated. In 2007, she starred in an episode of Marple: Ordeal by Innocence, and later joined the cast of The Edge of Love.
On June 2012, Lisa told the UK newspaper, The Sunday Mirror that she's working on her seventh studio album, her first in nine years, and that it is going to be released in spring 2013. Lisa announced in November 2012 that the album will be titled 'Seven'.
Official website: http://www.lisa-stansfield.com
Baby I Need Your Lovin'
Lisa Stansfield Lyrics
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Although you're never here, your voice I often hear
Another day, another night, I long to hold you tight
'Cause I'm so lonely
Baby, I need your lovin', got to have all your lovin'
Baby, I need your lovin', got to have all your lovin'
Then weak I'd rather be, if it means having you to keep
'Cause lately I've been losing sleep
Baby, I need your lovin', got to have all your lovin'
Baby, I need your lovin', got to have all your lovin'
Baby, I need your lovin', got to have all your lovin'
Baby, I need your lovin', got to have all your lovin'
Every night, I call your name
Sometimes I wonder, will it ever be the same
Darlin' I can't go on without you
This emptiness won't let me live without you
This loneliness inside me darlin'
Makes me feel half alive
Baby, I need your lovin', got to have all your lovin'
Baby, I need your lovin', got to have all your lovin'
Baby, I need your lovin', got to have all your lovin'
Baby, I need your lovin', got to have all your lovin'
Baby
, I Need Your Lovin' by Lisa Stansfield is a song about a person who is deeply in love and is now struggling to cope with the absence of their significant other. The song perfectly captures the feeling of someone who is missing their partner to an extent that they can hear their voice even though they are not around. The lyrics, "Although you're never here, your voice I often hear," emphasize the strong connection between the two lovers which has been ingrained in the singer's mind. The emotional intensity of the song is palpable as the singer longs to hold their lover tight and feels lonely and incomplete without them.
The lyrics also touch upon the dilemma of begging for love. While society considers it a sign of weakness, the singer is willing to do anything to keep their lover by their side. The lyrics, "Then weak I'd rather be if it means having you to keep, cause lately I've been losing sleep," underscore the singer's desperation and vulnerability as they are willing to sacrifice their pride to keep their love alive. The song also speaks about how the absence of a loved one can make life unbearable. The lyrics, "This emptiness won't let me live without you, This loneliness inside me darling makes me feel half alive" express the singer's pain and how they are struggling to come to terms with the absence of their love.
Line by Line Meaning
Baby, I need your lovin', I need your lovin'
I cannot go on without the presence of the person I love, I need their love and affection in my life
Although you're never here, your voice I often hear
Even when I am alone, I reminisce about the sound of your voice and how it brings comfort to me
Another day, another night, I long to hold you tight
Every passing day and night my longing to hold you grows stronger and more painful. All I want is to be near you
'Cause I'm so lonely
I feel immense loneliness and emptiness in my life without you, and it's consuming me
Some say it's a sign of weakness for someone to have to beg
People often consider begging for love or attention as a sign of weakness or inferiority
Then weak I'd rather be, if it means having you to keep
Despite the disapproval of others, I am willing to appear weak if it means I can hold on to the person I love
'Cause lately I've been losing sleep
My desperation to be with you has been affecting me so much that it's causing me to lose sleep
Every night, I call your name
I constantly think about and call out your name every night, even though you're not here with me
Sometimes I wonder, will it ever be the same
I question if the future will hold the possibility of us being together and whether things will ever be the same again
Darlin' I can't go on without you
My love for you is so strong that I cannot imagine my life without you in it
This emptiness won't let me live without you
The void left in my life due to your absence is consuming me and making it difficult to live a happy life
This loneliness inside me darlin'
The constant feeling of loneliness inside me is making it hard for me to cope with life without you
Makes me feel half alive
The emptiness and loneliness I feel is so strong that it's making me feel like I'm only partially alive
Baby, I need your lovin', got to have all your lovin'
I need your love and affection to fill the void in my life, as I cannot imagine living without it
Baby, I need your lovin', got to have all your lovin'
I cannot stress enough how much I need your love and affection in my life, it's become a necessity for me
Baby, I need your lovin', got to have all your lovin'
My love for you is so intense and strong that I cannot live without it, I need all of your love and affection to fill the void in my life
Baby, I need your lovin', got to have all your lovin'
My desire for your love and affection is so strong that I cannot fathom living without it, I need every last bit of your love
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