Nicole Willis began her professional career in London in 1984, singing and … Read Full Bio ↴Nicole Willis began her professional career in London in 1984, singing and writing with the Washington Week In Review alongside members of The Brand New Heavies. She then returned to New York the following year to work with Blue Period and the Hello Strangers, meeting up with Supa DJ Dmitry Brill. Soon after, she sang alongside Lady Miss Kier Kirby and Dmitry in the earliest line-up of Deee-lite.
In 1989, Nicole sang back-ups on The The's 'Mind Bomb' tour. Back in NYC later the same year, she joined Repercussions, an uptown-based soul-hip-hop live ensemble, releasing the club hit "Promise" on Mo Wax in 1992 and subsequently collaborating with Curtis Mayfield on "Let's Do It Again". After two albums as Repercussions and one as Crown of Brahma, Nicole returned to London in 1998 to record the track "Swords" with Leftfield.
1999 sees Nicole recording with Jimi Tenor and Maurice Fulton in Barcelona and developing a solo project with producer/composer Dougie Bowne. Mostly collaborating with her husband Jimi Tenor, she released the albums "Soul Makeover" (2000) and "Be It" (2004). In 2005 and 2006, she has worked with The Soul Investigators (recording as Nicole Willis and The Soul Investigators), and some more solo work too.
In 1989, Nicole sang back-ups on The The's 'Mind Bomb' tour. Back in NYC later the same year, she joined Repercussions, an uptown-based soul-hip-hop live ensemble, releasing the club hit "Promise" on Mo Wax in 1992 and subsequently collaborating with Curtis Mayfield on "Let's Do It Again". After two albums as Repercussions and one as Crown of Brahma, Nicole returned to London in 1998 to record the track "Swords" with Leftfield.
1999 sees Nicole recording with Jimi Tenor and Maurice Fulton in Barcelona and developing a solo project with producer/composer Dougie Bowne. Mostly collaborating with her husband Jimi Tenor, she released the albums "Soul Makeover" (2000) and "Be It" (2004). In 2005 and 2006, she has worked with The Soul Investigators (recording as Nicole Willis and The Soul Investigators), and some more solo work too.
Paint Me in a Corner
Nicole Willis Lyrics
We're all trying to find
Some kind of peace of mind
We've gone the distance and more
And yes, we've been here before
We've all stood in the rain
Endured all kinds of pain
Don't try to suggest
That you know how to do it best
All the does and the don'ts
They paint us in a corner
Now's the time to express
Don't paint me in a corner
Have you looked around
To see your life come tumbling down?
Felt deep to your soul
So broken like you'd never be whole?
How do we begin
To heal the hurt you're feeling within?
How do we begin
To find the joy in life once again?
All the does and the don'ts
They paint us in a corner
Now's the time to express
Don't paint me in a corner
Some kind of peace of mind
We've gone the distance and more
And yes, we've been here before
We've all stood in the rain
Endured all kinds of pain
Don't try to suggest
That you know how to do it best
All the does and the don'ts
Now's the time to express
Don't paint me in a corner
Have you looked around
To see your life come tumbling down?
Felt deep to your soul
So broken like you'd never be whole?
How do we begin
To heal the hurt you're feeling within?
How do we begin
To find the joy in life once again?
All the does and the don'ts
They paint us in a corner
Now's the time to express
Don't paint me in a corner
Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY
Written by: ANTTI TAPANI MAEAETTAENEN, ANTTI TAPIO LAURONEN, JUKKA TAPANI SARAPAA, LASSI OSMO TAPIO LEHTO, MARTTI KALEVI VESALA, NICOLE WILLIS, PETRI JUHANI TOIKKANEN, SAMI TUOMAS KANTELINEN, SEPPO ALEKSI SALMI
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