During 50 years in the entertainment industry Jones' work has earned him more than 70 Grammy Award nominations, more than 25 Grammy Awards, and a Grammy Legends Award in 1991. He is best known as the producer of two of the top-selling records of all time: the album Thriller, by pop icon Michael Jackson, and the charity song “We Are the World”. Also known for work with Frank Sinatra.
In 1968, Jones along with his songwriting partner Bob Russell became the first African-Americans nominated for an Academy Award in the "Best Original Song" category. That same year, he became the first African-American nominated twice in the same year when he was nominated for Best Original Score (for In Cold Blood). Jones is also the first (and so far, only) African-American to be nominated as a producer in the category of Best Picture (in 1986, for The Color Purple). He is also the first African-American to win the Academy's Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, in 1995. He is tied with sound designer Willie D. Burton as the most Oscar-nominated African-American with seven nominations each.
Born on the South Side of Chicago, to Sarah Frances (née Wells) (1903-1999) and Quincy Delightt Jones, Sr (1895-1971). His father was a semi-professional baseball player and carpenter from Kentucky; his paternal grandmother was an ex-slave in Louisville. They had gone to Chicago as part of the Great Migration out of the South. Sarah was a bank officer and apartment complex manager. Jones later discovered that his paternal grandfather was Welsh. Quincy had a younger brother, Lloyd, later an engineer for the Seattle station, KOMO-TV; he died in 1998. Quincy was introduced to music by his mother, who always sang religious songs, and by his next door neighbor Lucy Jackson. When he was five or six, Jackson played stride piano next door, and he would always listen through the walls. Lucy Jackson recalled that after he heard her that one day, she could not get him off her piano if she tried.
When the boys were young, their mother suffered from a schizophrenic breakdown and was committed to a mental institution. His father obtained a divorce and remarried.
Jones' stepmother, Elvera, had three children of her own: Waymond, who became a friend of the young Quincy, Theresa and Katherine. Elvera and Quincy Senior had three more children together through 1950, after they had moved to the Northwest: Jeanette, Margie and Richard, now a judge in Seattle, making a total of eight in the family.
In 1943, when Jones was ten, his family moved to Bremerton, Washington, where his father got a wartime job at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. After the war, the Jones family moved to Seattle, the major regional city, where Jones attended Garfield High School near his home. He had discovered music when he was 12 and became more deeply involved in high school, developing his skills as a trumpeter and arranger. Classmates included Charles Taylor, who played saxophone and whose mother, Evelyn Bundy, had been one of Seattle's first society jazz-band leaders. The youths began playing with a band. At the age of 14, they were playing with a National Reserve band. Jones has said he got much more experience with music growing up in a smaller city; otherwise, he would have faced too much competition.
At the age of 14, Jones introduced himself to a 16-year-old musician from Florida Ray Charles, after watching him play at the Black Elks Club. Jones cites Ray Charles as an early inspiration for his own music career. He noted that Charles overcame a disability (blindness) to achieve his musical goals. He has credited his father's sturdy work ethic with giving him the means to proceed, and his loving strength with holding the family together. Jones has said his father had a saying: "Once a task is just begun, never leave until it's done. Be the labour great or small, do it well or not at all."
In 1951, Jones won a scholarship to Seattle University, where a young Clint Eastwood—also a music major there—watched him play in the college band. After only one semester, Jones transferred to what is now the Berklee College of Music in Boston on another scholarship (as of 2016, Jones' application for admission is preserved on display at Berklee). While studying at Berklee he played at Izzy Ort's Bar & Grille with Bunny Campbell and Preston Sandiford, whom he later cited as important musical influences. He left his studies after he received an offer to tour as a trumpeter with the bandleader Lionel Hampton and embarked on his professional career. While Jones was on the road with Hampton, he displayed a gift for arranging songs. Jones relocated to New York City, where he received a number of freelance commissions arranging songs for artists including Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Gene Krupa, and Ray Charles, by then a close friend.
At the age of 19, Jones travelled with Lionel Hampton to Europe and said it turned him upside down, altering his view of racism in the US.
"It gave you some sense of perspective of past, present and future. It took the myopic conflict between just black and white in the United States and put it on another level because you saw the turmoil between the Armenians and the Turks, and the Cypriots and the Greeks, and the Swedes and the Danes, and the Koreans and the Japanese. Everybody had these hassles, and you saw it was a basic part of human nature, these conflicts. It opened my soul, it opened my mind."
In 1956, Jones toured again as a trumpeter and musical director of the Dizzy Gillespie Band on a tour of the Middle East and South America sponsored by the United States Information Agency. Upon his return, Jones signed with ABC-Paramount Records and started his recording career as the leader of his own band. In 1957, Quincy settled in Paris, where he studied composition and theory with Nadia Boulanger and composer Olivier Messiaen. He also performed at the Paris Olympia. Jones became music director at Barclay Disques, a leading French record company and the licensee for Mercury Records in France.
During the 1950s, Jones successfully toured throughout Europe with a number of jazz orchestras. As musical director of Harold Arlen's jazz musical Free and Easy, Quincy Jones took to the road again. A European tour closed in Paris in February 1960. With musicians from the Arlen show, Jones formed his own big band, called The Jones Boys, with eighteen artists. The band included double bass player Eddie Jones and fellow trumpeter Reunald Jones, and organized a tour of North America and Europe. Though the European and American concerts met enthusiastic audiences and sparkling reviews, concert earnings could not support a band of this size. Poor budget planning resulted in an economic disaster; the band dissolved and the fallout left Jones in a financial crisis. Quoted in Musician magazine, Jones said about the ordeal,
"We had the best jazz band on the planet, and yet we were literally starving. That's when I discovered that there was music, and there was the music business. If I were to survive, I would have to learn the difference between the two."
Irving Green, head of Mercury Records, helped Jones with a personal loan and a new job as the musical director of the company's New York division. There he worked with Doug Moody, who founded Mystic Records.
In 1964, Jones was promoted to vice-president of Mercury Records, becoming the first African American to hold this executive position. In that same year, he turned his attention to film scores, another musical arena long closed to African Americans. At the invitation of director Sidney Lumet, he composed the music for The Pawnbroker (1964). It was the first of his 33 major motion picture scores.
Following the success of The Pawnbroker, Jones left Mercury Records and moved to Los Angeles. After composing the film scores for Mirage and The Slender Thread in 1965, he was in constant demand as a composer. His film credits over the next seven years included Walk, Don't Run, The Deadly Affair, In Cold Blood, In the Heat of the Night, Mackenna's Gold, The Italian Job, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, Cactus Flower, The Out-of-Towners, They Call Me Mister Tibbs!, The Anderson Tapes, $ and The Getaway. In addition, he composed "The Streetbeater," which became familiar as the theme music for the television sitcom Sanford and Son, starring close friend Redd Foxx; he also composed the themes for other TV shows, including Ironside, Banacek, The Bill Cosby Show, the opening episode of Roots, and the Goodson & Todman game show Now You See It.
In the 1960s, Jones worked as an arranger for some of the most important artists of the era, including Billy Eckstine, Sarah Vaughan, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Nana Mouskouri, Shirley Horn, Peggy Lee, and Dinah Washington. Jones's solo recordings also gained acclaim, including Walking in Space, Gula Matari, Smackwater Jack, You've Got It Bad, Girl, Body Heat, Mellow Madness, and I Heard That!!.
He is known for his 1962 tune "Soul Bossa Nova", which originated on the Big Band Bossa Nova album. "Soul Bossa Nova" was a theme used for the 1998 World Cup[citation needed], the Canadian game show Definition, the Woody Allen film Take the Money and Run, and the Austin Powers film series. It was sampled by Canadian hip hop group Dream Warriors for their song, "My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style".
Jones produced all four million-selling singles for Lesley Gore during the early and mid-sixties, including "It's My Party" (UK No. 8; US No. 1), "Judy's Turn to Cry" (US No. 5), "She's a Fool" (also a US No. 5) in 1963, and "You Don't Own Me" (US No. 2 for four weeks in 1964). He continued to produce for Gore until 1966, including the Greenwich/ Barry hit "Look of Love" (US No. 27) in 1965.
In 1975, Jones founded Qwest Productions, for which he arranged and produced hugely successful albums by Frank Sinatra and other major pop figures. In 1978, he produced the soundtrack for The Wiz, the musical adaptation of The Wizard of Oz, starring Michael Jackson and Diana Ross. In 1982, Jones' produced Michael Jackson's all-time best-selling album Thriller.[17]
Jones's 1981 album, The Dude, yielded multiple hit singles, including "Ai No Corrida" (a remake of a song by Chaz Jankel), "Just Once," and "One Hundred Ways", the latter two featuring James Ingram on lead vocals and marking Ingram's first hits.
In 1985, Jones wrote the score for the Steven Spielberg film adaptation of the Pulitzer-prize winning epistolary novel, The Color Purple, by Alice Walker. He, Jerry Goldsmith (from Twilight Zone: The Movie), and Thomas Newman (from Bridge of Spies) are the only composers besides John Williams to have scored a Spielberg theatrical film. After the 1985 American Music Awards ceremony, Jones used his influence to draw most of the major American recording artists of the day into a studio to record the song "We Are the World" to raise money for the victims of Ethiopia's famine. When people marvelled at his ability to make the collaboration work, Jones explained that he'd taped a simple sign on the entrance: "Check Your Ego At The Door".
In 1988, Quincy Jones Productions joined forces with Warner Communications to create Quincy Jones Entertainment. He signed a ten-picture deal with Warner Brothers and signed a two-series deal with NBC Productions. The television show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was completed in 1990, but producers of In the House (from UPN) later rejected its early concept stages. Jones produced the highly successful Fresh Prince of Bel Air (discovering Will Smith); UPN's In the House, and FOX's Madtv—which did 14 seasons on Fox.[18] In the early 1990s, Jones started a huge, ongoing project called "The Evolution of Black Music." Not only did the Quincy Jones Entertainment Company produce The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, but it also started a weekly talk show with his friend, Reverend Jesse Jackson, as the host.
Starting in the late 1970s, Jones tried to convince Miles Davis to revive the music he had recorded on several classic albums of the 1960s, which had been arranged by Gil Evans. Davis had always refused, citing a desire not to revisit the past. In 1991, Davis, then suffering from pneumonia, relented and agreed to perform the music at a concert at the Montreux Jazz Festival. The resulting album from the recording, Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux, was Davis' last released album (he died several months afterwards). It is considered an artistic triumph.
In 1993, Jones collaborated with David Salzman to produce the concert extravaganza, An American Reunion, a celebration of Bill Clinton's inauguration as president of the United States. The same year, Jones joined forces with Salzman and renamed his company as Quincy Jones/David Salzman Entertainment (QDE). QDE is a diverse company that produces media technology, motion pictures, television programs (In the House, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and MADtv), and magazines (VIBE and Spin).
In 2001, Jones published his autobiography, Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones. On July 31, 2007, he partnered with Wizzard Media to launch the Quincy Jones Video Podcast.[21] In each episode, Jones shares his knowledge and experience in the music industry. The first episode features him in the studio, producing "I Knew I Loved you" for Celine Dion. This is featured on the Ennio Morricone tribute album, We All Love Ennio Morricone. Jones is also noted for helping produce Anita Hall's CD, Send Love, which was released in 2009.
Jones's social activism began in the 1960s with his support of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Jones is one of the founders of the Institute for Black American Music (IBAM), whose events aim to raise enough funds for the creation of a national library of African-American art and music. Jones is also one of the founders of the Black Arts Festival in his hometown of Chicago. In the 1970s Jones formed The Quincy Jones Workshops. Meeting at the Los Angeles Landmark Variety Arts Center, the workshops educated and honed the skills of inner city youth in musicianship, acting and songwriting. Among its Alumni were Alton Mc Clain who had a hit song with Alton Mc Clain and Destiny, and Mark Wilkins, not the Race Car Driver, who co-wrote the hit song "Havin' A Love Attack" with Mandrill, and went on to become the National Promotion Director for Punk / Thrash record label Mystic Records.
For many years, Jones has worked closely with Bono of U2 on a number of philanthropic endeavors. He is the founder of the Quincy Jones Listen Up Foundation. A nonprofit organization that built more than 100 homes in South Africa which aims to connect youths with technology, education, culture and music. One of the organization's programs is an intercultural exchange between underprivileged youths from Los Angeles and South Africa.
In 2004, Jones helped launch the We Are the Future (WAF) project, which gives children in poor and conflict-ridden areas a chance to live their childhoods and develop a sense of hope. The program is the result of a strategic partnership between the Global Forum, the Quincy Jones Listen Up Foundation, and Hani Masri, with the support of the World Bank, UN agencies and major companies. The project was launched with a concert in Rome, Italy, in front of an audience of half a million people.
Jones supports a number of other charities including the NAACP, GLAAD, Peace Games, AmfAR and The Maybach Foundation. Jones serves on the Advisory Board of HealthCorps. On July 26, 2007, he announced his endorsement of Hillary Clinton for president. But with the election of Barack Obama, Quincy Jones said that his next conversation "with President Obama [will be] to beg for a secretary of arts," This prompted the circulation of a petition on the Internet asking Obama to create such a Cabinet-level position in his administration.
In 2001, Jones became an honorary member of the board of directors of The Jazz Foundation of America. He has worked with The Jazz Foundation of America to save the homes and the lives of America's elderly jazz and blues musicians, including those who survived Hurricane Katrina.
Jones and his friend John Sie, founder of Liberty Starz, worked together to create the Global Down Syndrome Foundation. They were inspired by Sie's granddaughter, Sophia, who has Down syndrome.
With the help of the author Alex Haley in 1972 and Mormon researchers in Salt Lake City, Jones discovered that his mother's ancestors included James Lanier, a relative of Sidney Lanier, the poet. Jones said in an interview, "He had a baby with my great-grandmother [a slave], and my grandmother was born there [on a plantation in Kentucky]. We traced this all the way back to the Laniers, same family as Tennessee Williams."Learning that the Lanier immigrant ancestors were French Huguenot refugees, who had court musicians among their ancestors, Jones attributed some of his musicianship to them. In a 2009 BBC interview, Jones said Haley also helped him learn that his father was of part Welsh ancestry.
In 1974, he suffered a life-threatening brain aneurysm, so he decided to cut back on his schedule to spend time with his friends and family. Since his family and friends believed that his life was coming to an end, they started to plan a memorial service for him. He attended his own service with his neurologist by his side in case the excitement overwhelmed him. Some of the entertainers at his service were Richard Pryor, Marvin Gaye, Sarah Vaughan and Sidney Poitier.
Jones has been married three times and has had other relationships; he has a total of seven children:
Jeri Caldwell (1957 to 1966); they had a daughter, Jolie Jones (now married and using the surname Levine).
Ulla Andersson, Swedish actress, (1967 to 1974); they had two children, Martina and Quincy Jones III;
Peggy Lipton, actress, (1974 to 1990); they had two daughters, Kidada and Rashida Jones, both born in the United States, who have become actresses.
Jones had a brief affair with Carol Reynolds, and they had a daughter, Rachel Jones.
Jones dated and lived with the actress, Nastassja Kinski, from 1991 until 1995. They had a daughter, Kenya Julia Miambi Sarah Jones, born in 1993.
In 1994 he was criticised by rapper 2Pac for having relationships with white women.
For the 2006 PBS television program, African American Lives, Jones had his DNA tested and genealogists researched his family history again. His DNA admixture revealed he is predominately African with 34% European in ancestry, found on both sides of his family. Research showed that he has Welsh, English, French and Italian ancestry, with European ancestry in his direct patri-lineal line (Y DNA). Through his direct matri-lineal line (mt DNA), he is of West African/Central African ancestry of Tikar descent, a people centered in present-day Cameroon. Other matri-lineal ancestry includes European, such as Lanier male ancestors who fought for the Confederacy, making him eligible for Sons of Confederate Veterans. Among his ancestors is Betty Washington Lewis, the sister of president George Washington. Jones is also a direct descendant of Edward I of England; Edward's ancestors included Rurik, Polish, Swiss, and French nobility.
Jones has never learned to drive, citing an accident in which he was a passenger (at age 14) as the reason.
In addition to receiving recognition specifically for his music and arrangements, Jones has been recognized for his overall contributions to music and humanitarian goals. He has received numerous honorary doctorates and been invited to speak at college and university commencement ceremonies.
Garfield High School in Seattle named a performing arts centre after him.
Quincy Jones Elementary School located in South Central Los Angeles is named after him.
He received the Humanitarian Award at the BET Awards in 2008.
He received the John F. Kennedy Center Honors in 2001.
He received the Los Angeles Press Club Visionary Award in 2014.
He received an honorary doctorate from the Royal Academy of Music, London, in 2015.
The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduc
Quincy Jones Lyrics
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I don't just want to know
About any secret of yours
I wanna know about
One special secret (oh)
Because tonight I want you
To learn all about the
I wanna read your mind
Know your deepest feelings
I wanna make it right for you
Baby, show me, let me
Share the mystery, ohh
Come on, come on
Come on, come on
Listen to your heart tonight
Come on, come on
Come on, make it alright, yeah
Come on, come on tonight
I know a melody
We can sing together
I've got the secret key
To you, baby
Let's make music
Harmonize in ectasy
Come on, come on
Come on, come on
Come on and sing it to me
Here in the garden where
Temptations feel so right
Passion can make you fall
From what you feel
In the garden (hoooo)
We can make it come alive
(We can make it come alive)
Every night (every single night)
Oh, your secret garden (hooo)
Oh, baby
I need to be with you
Let me lay beside you
Do what you want me to
All night
Wanna hold you, ooh, baby
Can I touch you there
Come on, come on
Come on, come on
I can keep you satisfied, baby
Come on, come on, come on
Oowee, oowee, baby
Please, baby, oh,darling
Come on, come on tonight
I'll take good care of you
That's what a man is
Supposed to do
And I'll be there for you
All the time
Let your hair down
Let me get you in the mood
Come on, come on
Come on, come on
Take me, take me with you
Into the garden where
Temptation feel so right
Passion can make you fall
From what you feel
In the garden, we can
Make it come alive
Every night
Oh, woman
Here in the garden
You know I never
Wanted anyone
I never wanted anyone
As much as I
As much as I want you
I want you to show me
I want you to tell me
I want to feel all the secrets
If you think I am
Gonna take care of you
If you think I have
Got what you need
Show you right
And I want to take our time
Because we have all night
If you think I am
Gonna be good to you
If you think I
Like what you do
Show you right
Oh, gonna be so
Good to you, baby
Oowee, owee, baby
If you think I am
Gonna take care of you
If you think I have
Got what you need
Show you right
Let me find your secrets
If you think I am
Gonna be good to you
If you think I
Like what you do
Show you right
Show you right
Baby, you know
If you think I am
Gonna take care of you
If you think I have
Got what you need
Show you right
How does that feel
If you think I am
Gonna be good to you
If you think I
Like what you do
Show you right
Oh, show you right
If you think I am
Gonna take care of you
If you think I have
Got what you need
Show you right
Turn the lights down low
"The Secret Garden" is a sensual ballad by Quincy Jones that speaks of discovery, desire, and unrevealed truths. The singer urges their partner to open up to them, to divulge their deepest secrets and desires because the singer wants to know everything about them. The garden is used symbolically to represent the intimate, private, and sensual space within each individual. The singer, eager to explore this garden, promises to cherish and take care of all the secrets that their lover chooses to share with them until the passion and mystery that lies within their garden comes alive.
The repeated phrases in the song's lyrics, “Come on, come on,” and “If you think I am gonna…” add an urgency and playful tone to the overall emotional resonance of the song. The singer seems to be coaxing their partner to trust them and take a leap of faith with them, assuring them that he will be good to them if they do.
The song also implies that sexuality is an integral part of human desire, with the line “Passion can make you fall/From what you feel” alluding to how emotions can push us to the brink of our morality. The garden can be seen as a metaphor for the world of human sexuality - mysterious, lush, and full of secrets - waiting to be explored and discovered.
Line by Line Meaning
Tell me your secret
I am interested in hearing a particular secret of yours and not just any secret.
I don't just want to know
I want to do much more than just know; I want to feel it and experience it.
About any secret of yours
I do not want to know just any secret you have; I want to know a special one.
I wanna know about
I have a strong desire to understand and learn about something specific.
One special secret (oh)
A unique revelation that only you know and would like to share with me.
Because tonight I want you
The present moment is a perfect time for us to share intimately and personally.
To learn all about the
I am more than willing and eager to learn everything I can about this particular thing.
Secrets in your garden
The hidden feelings and desires that have not been shared explicitly that exist in your heart and mind.
I wanna read your mind
I want to understand your thoughts, attitudes, and feelings without being told.
Know your deepest feelings
I want to know the most profound and personal emotions that you have and have not shared with anyone else.
I wanna make it right for you
I want to correct any misunderstandings or hurt that there may be and make everything right for you.
Baby, show me, let me
Please reveal to me and allow me to experience the hidden passion and pleasure that you have.
Share the mystery, ohh
Let's explore and indulge in the secrets together.
Come on, come on
Let's get started and move forward together.
Listen to your heart tonight
We should listen to our inner selves and deepest feelings on this particular night.
Come on, come on
Let's work towards our goal with determination, excitement and enthusiasm.
Come on, make it alright, yeah
Let us work together to improve the situation and make everything better in the end.
I know a melody
I understand a particular tune that I want to share with you.
We can sing together
Let us add our voices to create an incredible and collaborative sound.
I've got the secret key
I have the knowledge and understanding of how to unlock the hidden passion and pleasure within us.
To you, baby
I am going to use this key specifically on you.
Let's make music
Let us create something that is enjoyable and memorable together.
Harmonize in ectasy
Let our voices and emotions combine in a way that brings us pure joy and pleasure.
Here in the garden where
In this perfect, private and serene location where all is right.
Temptations can be so right
Desires and cravings can be incredibly fulfilling and enjoyable in the right setting.
Passion can make you fall
One can become caught up in their deepest desires and lose themselves.
From what you feel
Inevitably, what one feels can create a powerful reaction.
In the garden (hoooo)
The garden represents the ideal location and setting for indulging in hidden desires.
We can make it come alive
Together, we can create new experiences and feelings that would not have been possible otherwise.
Every night (every single night)
This experience can be repeated numerous times and not just in the present moment.
Oh, your secret garden (hooo)
That specific place in your heart where desires, emotions and passion are hidden and waiting to be explored and indulged.
Oh, baby
My affection for you is clear and sincere.
I need to be with you
I have an uncontrollable desire to be with you and to explore your hidden passions.
Let me lay beside you
I want to be as physically close to you as possible.
Do what you want me to
I am willing to experience and explore pleasures based on your desires and passions.
All night
I am willing and eager to indulge in all-night pleasure and passion.
Wanna hold you, ooh, baby
I want to embrace and hold you tightly with affection and intimacy.
Can I touch you there
May I explore your body and bring you pleasure?
I can keep you satisfied, baby
I will do all that I can to bring pleasure and fulfill your desires.
Oowee, oowee, baby
I am excited and passionate about our intimate experiences.
Please, baby, oh,darling
Expressing my desire and affection for you.
I'll take good care of you
I am committed to taking responsibility for your well-being and pleasure intimately.
That's what a man is supposed to do
It is my traditional and gender-based commitment to take care of you and your needs intimately.
And I'll be there for you all the time
I am committing to being present and attentive to you intimately at all times.
Let your hair down
Relax and let yourself be comfortable and free with me.
Let me get you in the mood
Let me stimulate your passions and bring you pleasure.
Take me, take me with you
Bring me with you as you explore your hidden desires and passions.
You know I never wanted anyone
My desire for you is unique and not based on anyone else.
I never wanted anyone as much as I
My desire for you is intense and unmatched by anyone else.
Want you to show me
I am eager to explore and indulge in all of your passions and desires.
Want you to tell me
I am interested in hearing about all of your deepest and most intimate thoughts and feelings.
I want to feel all the secrets
I want to be physically and emotionally present and responsive to your hidden desires.
Gonna take care of you
I am committed to taking care of you intimately and in all other ways.
If you think I have got what you need
If you believe that what you need is present within me.
Let me find your secrets
I am eager to explore and indulge in all of your deepest and most personal desires.
Gonna be good to you, baby
I am committed to being emotionally and physically satisfying and attentive to you.
Oowee, owee, baby
I am excited about and passionate about being intimately involved with you.
Turn the lights down low
Let the lighting be dim and intimate to stimulate our passions.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
Written by: Quincy Jones, Siedah Garrett, Eldra P. Debarge, Rodney Lynn Temperton
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@brentduanefoster
Barry White was so cold with it, all he needed to do was TALK on the track, and an entire generation was conceived.
@tiffanybm5597
🤣🤣, 100% truth though
@Cotaticon
Lmao no doubt
@brubaksd
I was 15 years old in 1990. First crush. He picked me up and we went to the football field. The Quiet Storm was on and this song was playing. I got my first kiss to this song. Thank God I didn’t contribute to a new generation being born that night😂. But it definitely holds a special place in my heart. We were married for 17 years until he passed away. But we did contribute to a new generation a few years later and they know how special this song is for me and their dad🥰
@mwakanachi3062
🤣🤣
@Transit_my-way
😂😂
@robertK3371
I grew up in East Oakland, California in the 70's, 80's and beginning of 1990. As the only white kid adopted by a black mother and brothers and sisters all black. I learned so much about culture, violence, music, racism and mostly love. Yes I also learned to take a punch and run real fast(hahaha). With that being said, my mom used to play this song along with a host of other old school soul and R&B. Sly and the Family Stone, Rick James, Earth, Wind and Fire and well you get the drift. Yes, it was tough back then. Lots of gang crap and b/s. But I wouldn't change a thing. So thank you to my mother, my aunties, my sister's and brothers. Thank you for making me love music and most of all, for loving me.
@georgiajackson7607
Thanks❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@shin48
Que lindo sua história ❤
@wrinthiak3431
Love sees color...and loves anyway❤