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
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Lisa Stansfield Lyrics
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Can't wait to love you
You ask me if I wanna spend some time
Ask me if I wouldn't mind that you're aching for me
Ask if I wanna hang behind you ask is it too crowded
Would I like to just get out of here, out into the night, yeah
You ask me if I mind, well, baby I
I can't wait to, can't wait to take the mood outside
I can't wait to, can't wait to open up your eyes
I can't wait to do everything I desire, can't wait to love you
Is it me or is it hot in here, I feel the need for fresher air
Somewhere where we both can breathe, breathe easy, yeah
You tell me about a place you go, a place where we can be alone
We can slip out on the side, you ask me should we take that ride?
Well, baby, I
I can't wait to, can't wait to take the mood outside
I can't wait to, can't wait to open up your eyes
I can't wait to do everything I desire, can't wait to love you
I can't wait to, can't wait to take the mood outside
I can't wait to, can't wait to open up your eyes
I can't wait to do everything I desire, can't wait to love you
I just can't, I just can't wait
I just can't I just can't wait
I just can't wait
I can't wait to, can't wait to take the mood outside
I can't wait to, can't wait to open up your eyes
I can't wait to do everything I desire, can't wait to love you
In Lisa Stansfield's song "Can't Wait To", the artist addresses a lover and expresses her strong desire for them. The first line, "I can't wait to, can't wait to love you" is repeated throughout the song and highlights the eagerness and anticipation that Stansfield feels towards her partner.
The second verse shows the couple planning to leave a crowded space and find a more private setting to be alone together. The line "you tell me about a place you go, a place where we can be alone" indicates that there is an established level of intimacy and trust between the two.
Overall, the song portrays a sense of urgency and excitement towards the prospect of being with someone you love. The repetition of the chorus emphasizes the overwhelming desire and longing that Stansfield feels for her partner.
Line by Line Meaning
I can't wait to
I am so excited to
Can't wait to love you
To be able to express my love for you
You ask me if I wanna spend some time
You inquire if I am available to spend time with you
Ask me if I wouldn't mind that you're aching for me
You question if I am okay with the fact that you are craving my presence
Ask if I wanna hang behind you ask is it too crowded
You ask if I would like to be with you and if the setting is too overwhelming for me
Would I like to just get out of here, out into the night, yeah
You suggest the idea of leaving the current space to venture into the night together
You ask me if I mind, well, baby I
You ask if I have any objections, but I don't
I can't wait to, can't wait to take the mood outside
I am thrilled to change the ambiance by stepping outside
I can't wait to, can't wait to open up your eyes
I am excited to share new experiences with you
I can't wait to do everything I desire, can't wait to love you
I can't wait to express my deepest desires and love for you
Is it me or is it hot in here, I feel the need for fresher air
I sense the need for a change in the environment or a breath of fresh air
Somewhere where we both can breathe, breathe easy, yeah
A place where we can both relax and enjoy each other's company
You tell me about a place you go, a place where we can be alone
You suggest a location where we can have some privacy
We can slip out on the side, you ask me should we take that ride?
We can quietly leave and retreat to the suggested location, and you ask for my agreement
Well, baby, I
And I agree
I just can't, I just can't wait
I am so impatient
I just can't I just can't wait
I just cannot hold back my excitement
I just can't wait
I simply cannot wait
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: IAN OWEN DEVANEY, LISA JANE STANSFIELD, RICHARD DARBYSHIRE
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@BrunoAlbouze
Voice of happiness on earth
@karlbensley58
Bit over the top
@tzoannamarilou5221
❤️❤️
@kengeneral2977
This is the 🎸
@ginetteramos2744
Yesss memories good old days
@tinfoilhatter
i was 24! it's close enough! if we could just re-set time, back to the spring of 1990, well then that would definitely buy us some time! this song always sounded good, always i would turn it up, yes, let's go back, back, back -- how great would that be, if we could just wake up there, in late may of 1990, yes, -but knowing what we've learnt since then, how many songs could we steal, for instance, songs that weren't written or recorded yet!
@LuvGokunut
Someone needs to bring this kind of music back. I loved the orchestral pop of this era. So many of the best songs used strings and pianos and woodwinds. It was an incredible period for music.
@stephenmcguire7801
So much of that "sound" diminished with the loss of orchestration, esp. strings.
@emello4you
It was '89-'94. A lot of songs with that type of melody. It was amazing. I wish it had lasted forever but it didn't. I'll never forget in '89 I first heard it off of Soul to Soul. Their smash hit "back to life". I'll never forget how modern it sounded when I first heard it. And still to this day I get that sensation like no other. An amazing time. Maxi Priest "Close to You" was another one.
@tom47235
il try!