In 1974 and 1975, she recorded for Avco Records, and, in 1981, recorded for Plantation Records, her most recent record label. Page's most recent single to appear on any Billboard chart was the 1982 #80 country single, "My Man Friday". (She last appeared on the pop chart in 1968, with her version of O.C. Smith's hit, "Little Green Apples", and on the Adult Contemporary chart with "Give Him Love" in 1971.)
Page made the country chart in up to 1983, with her biggest hit during that time being "Hello, We're Lonely," a 1973 #14 duet with Tom T. Hall.
In the 1990s, Page started her own label, C.A.F. Records. In 1998, she won a Grammy as "Best Traditional Pop Singer". Page continued to record into the new millenium with the CDs BRAND NEW TENNESSEE WALTZ, SWEET SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS (2002), CHILD OF MINE (2003) and her last 2009 release BEST OF COUNTRY. Many of her songs have a strong beat to them that prelude rock 'n' roll. These titles include "Mister and Mississippi", "Detour" and "Cross Over the Bridge". In 1956, she married choreographer Charles O'Curran. They adopted two children, a daughter, Kathleen, and a son, Daniel O'Curran.
Confess
Patti Page Lyrics
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Why don't you confess {Say yes, say yes}
I wish you'd reveal to me {Reveal to me}
The way that you feel
{Why don't you tell me the way you feel?}
Confess {Confess, confess}
It isn't a crime {Oh no, no crime}
And say that you're mine
{Why don't ya tell me you're gonna be mine?}
How long can I keep waiting
For a tender word from you
The sweetest rose starts fading
When the sunshine won't come through
Confess {Confess, confess}
Please don't make me guess {Don't make me guess}
If you really care for me {If you should care}
Then darling confess
How long can I keep waiting
For a tender word from you
The sweetest rose starts fading
When the sunshine won't come through
Confess {Confess, confess}
Please don't make me guess {Don't make me guess}
If you really care for me {If you should care}
Then darling confess
The lyrics for Patti Page's song Confess are a plea for communication from a hopeful lover. The song is overflowing with desire and longing, as the singer implores their significant other to reveal their true feelings. The opening lines, "Confess, confess, why don't you confess, say yes, say yes" set the tone for the rest of the song. The singer is asking for the object of their affection to be honest with them, to tell them what they are feeling and to reveal whether or not they love them.
In the second verse, the singer points out that opening up and revealing feelings isn't a crime. They are hoping that their significant other will confide in them and say that they are theirs. The chorus repeats the plea for communication, with the singer expressing their frustration at the waiting and the fear that their love may be fading. The song ends with a final appeal for confession and for the person to reveal whether or not they truly care.
The lyrics to Confess reflect a universal human experience: the longing for honest communication and the fear of rejection. The song effectively captures the heartache and anticipation of waiting for someone to open up and reveal their feelings. The emotions poured out in this song are relatable and continue to resonate with listeners today.
Line by Line Meaning
Confess
Admit your feelings
confess
Admit your feelings
Why don't you confess
Why don't you tell me how you feel
Say yes, say yes
Agree with me
I wish you'd reveal to me
I want you to open up to me
The way that you feel
Tell me your true feelings
It isn't a crime
It's not wrong
Oh no, no crime
Definitely not wrong
To open your heart to me
To confide in me
Confide in me
Trust me with your secrets
And say that you're mine
Tell me you belong to me
How long can I keep waiting
I can't wait forever
For a tender word from you
For you to express your affection
The sweetest rose starts fading
Even the most beautiful things fade
When the sunshine won't come through
When there's no love
Please don't make me guess
Don't make me wonder
If you really care for me
If you have feelings for me
If you should care
If you do care
Then darling confess
Then tell me how you feel
Writer(s): Weiss George David, Benjamin Bennie
Contributed by Aaliyah I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Justice T
This song is very underrated. I wish people would take a notice to this.
Paul Callas
This may have been the first multitracked song. It's really cool how her voice was overdubbed over herself. Thank you for posting.
Classic Yeah
@greenatom Interesting, I would wonder how they achieved that.
greenatom
I just learned that no tape was involved - each take was recorded directly onto the same record acetate. Related here by Steve Allen: https://youtu.be/42TVDDiJxYY?t=4794
Android480
Whenever I hear music from this era, I wonder if the quality of the sound was degraded by time. Did it sound just like this to those people putting on this record in 1949, or did the storage medium itself warp and bow over the years to produce this warbley, classic sound? It might be true that people from our time will never be able to hear this music as it was originally recorded.
Krzysztof Kaspruk
IMHO It was just harmonic distortion and other effects of amplifiers used then. It wasn't even a low bandwidth of old amplifiers, since even with limited bandwidth it could've sounded more natural. I have extensive number of Polish records from 1940s and 50s and on earlier ones sound was distorted like on this particular recording, yet from some point in 1950s recordings started to sound quite natural, even though were feed through low-pass filter with frequencies above 5 kHz being cut (recordings were on tape, reissues on vinyl or CD are up to 12 kHz).
Also, in that particular case, loss of quality of that 'answering' verses are caused by the fact that it was recorded first on giant 17,5 inch acetate, therefore generational loss is quite apparent (much more than it would've been on tape). Wikipedia says that the whole thing ('answering' verses, main verses and accompaniment) was mixed down to wire recorder (!) but it was either untrue or very high quality wire recorder, since it sounds like a typical record from the era.