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
There Goes My Heart
Lisa Stansfield Lyrics
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Every day
But you don't look at me the way
I always pray you will
I′m just another face lost in the crowd
With all the unfamiliar faces and places
But still
There goes my heart
I would give anything
Just to let you know
There goes my heart
There goes my everything
Turning inside out
Inside down
Turning inside out
Inside down
Turning inside out
I think of all those looks you've thrown my way
How I missed all those glances for romancing
You didn't even care
I take the long way home
Imagine you′re there
Right there by my side
Gone for the way every night
There goes my heart
There goes my heart again
I would give anything
Just to let you know
There goes my heart
There goes my everything
Turning inside out
Inside down
Turning inside out
Inside down
Turning inside out
I sit in the same old place
And look at your amazing face
Day after day
And then you walk away
There goes my heart
There goes my heart again
I would give anything
Just to let you know
There goes my heart
There goes my everything
Turning inside out
Inside down
Turning inside out
Inside down
Turning inside out
There goes my heart
There goes my heart again
I would give anything
Just to let you know
There goes my heart
There goes my everything
Turning inside out
Inside down
Turning inside out
Inside down
Turning inside out
In the song "There Goes My Heart" by Lisa Stansfield, the lyrics depict the feelings of unrequited love and longing for someone who doesn't reciprocate the same feelings. The singer of the song is someone who is constantly overlooked by the person they are infatuated with. They yearn for their attention and affection, praying that one day they will be noticed. However, they feel like just another face in the crowd, lost among the unfamiliar faces and places.
The lyrics express the singer's deep desire to be acknowledged by the person they love. They would give anything to make the person aware of their feelings. The repetition of the line "There goes my heart" emphasizes the pain and frustration they experience each time they see the person they long for, knowing that they may never be noticed or loved in return. The phrase "turning inside out, inside down" represents the emotional turmoil the singer goes through as they continue to pine for someone who doesn't see them in the same way.
The second verse further emphasizes the singer's internal struggle. They mention all the missed opportunities and the longing to have the person by their side, even if it's just in imagination. The line "I take the long way home, imagine you're there, right there by my side" showcases their desperate attempt to find solace even in their own thoughts.
Overall, the lyrics of "There Goes My Heart" convey the pain, longing, and unfulfilled desire experienced by someone who loves deeply but is unable to capture the attention and affection of the person they desire.
Line by Line Meaning
I′m just the one you see
I am simply the person you notice and acknowledge
Every day
Each and every day
But you don't look at me the way
But you don't regard me in the manner
I always pray you will
I constantly hope and wish that you will
I′m just another face lost in the crowd
I am merely one among many anonymous individuals
With all the unfamiliar faces and places
Amidst the multitude of unknown countenances and locales
But still
Nevertheless
There goes my heart
My heart is departing from me
There goes my heart again
My heart is once again leaving
I would give anything
I would sacrifice everything
Just to let you know
Only to make you aware
Turning inside out
Becoming completely inverted
Inside down
Upside down internally
I think of all those looks you've thrown my way
I contemplate all the glances you have directed towards me
How I missed all those glances for romancing
I failed to recognize those glances as potential opportunities for a romantic relationship
You didn't even care
You did not even show concern or interest
I take the long way home
I choose a lengthier route to return home
Imagine you′re there
Envisioning your presence
Right there by my side
Directly beside me
Gone for the way every night
Absent for the entire duration every night
I sit in the same old place
I remain seated in the familiar location
And look at your amazing face
And gaze upon your astonishing countenance
Day after day
Continuously, without interruption
And then you walk away
And then you depart from the vicinity
Writer(s): Ian Devaney, Lisa Stansfield
Contributed by Jake J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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LaDeeDa Cook
Not one bad song in her entire singing career. No one sounds like Lisa. What a jewel.
Gina D'Eramo
Agreed !!!!
Deborah Washington
She has a unique voice. Sounds so beautiful. Still going strong. Luv you Ms Lisa 😍
Jeycita Lara
🍀🌹Beautiful voice lisa🏯
Bruce Hehl
I love Lisa! Great writer great singer! Her emotional side is always a welcome sight.. We still listen after all these years!🎼🎵❤❤
Rosana Tardieu
Simplesmente....DIVAAAAAA!!!
AMOOO DEMAISSS!!! ♥️🙋♥️♥️♥️
Rennie Fisher
🥂✨💖 Nobody Keeps it Real quite like Lisa Stansfield.. Every video is a Work of Art..🖌🎨🎭❣️
celso bigliazzi
Uma das cantoras mais notáveis do mundo . Classe !
gabriel puig
Adoré (canción y video)