Sherrick (July 6, 1957 – January 22, 1999) was an American soul musician. Read Full Bio ↴Sherrick (July 6, 1957 – January 22, 1999) was an American soul musician.

He was born F Lamonte-Smith; or Lamotte Smith in 1957 in Sacramento, California.

Sherrick was given his professional break by Raynoma Gordy (née Singleton), former wife of Motown founder Berry Gordy. Sherrick was the lead singer of the Motown group, Kagny, who recorded a song for the Motown movie, The Last Dragon. He also had two solo singles in the UK Singles Chart in 1987. These were "Just Call" (#23) and "Let's Be Lovers Tonight" (#63) on Warner Bros. Records. In addition his album, Sherrick reached #27 in the UK Albums Chart the same year.

He died in Los Angeles, California in January 1999, at the age of 41. He is survived by his widow, Lynne Conner-Smith and his three children, Kiriandra, Paris and Chance Smith.

CALL ME
Sherrick Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by Sherrick:

All Because of You No words Can ever say What makes, me feel the way I feel…
Baby I'm for Real Baby, baby You don't understand How much I love you baby And…
Baby I'm Real Baby, baby you don't understand How much I love you baby And…
Baby IâM For Real Baby, baby you don't understand How much I love you baby And…

Baby I’M For Real Baby, baby you don't understand How much I love you baby And…
Just Call If I could have one wish come true That wish would…
Lady You Are Baby, we need to talk You know Sometimes I find it difficult…

The lyrics are frequently found in the comments by searching or by filtering for lyric videos

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Comments from YouTube:

@MrLp1980

3y↑538

I see I’m not the only one who came here after Wendy Williams allegations. His views about to skyrocket.

@latroyaltaylor8985

3y↑12

Right! I couldn't remember who he was, had to refresh my memory..

@niyahjordan

3y↑36

And I like the song though A LOT...makes me feel like a kid again in the 80s

@aprilmay1061

3y↑3

Yep 🤣🤣

@kvngmosslicerterry225

3y↑16

Wow , he was a demon

@nicolethompson4627

3y↑2

Exactly! 🤷‍♀️🤣

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@twebb1985

3y↑194

I’m here cuz wendy!

@tonyjulian1289

3y↑1

She’s lying 🤥

@angiewilliams8472

3y↑3

@@tonyjulian1289 NNNNNOOOOOOOOO,.. SHE'S NNNOOOTTT!!!

@stephaniesemien3296

Me too

@heyitsablackguy9553

3y↑1

@@angiewilliams8472 She is a liar.

@Nonchalant_248

3y↑1

@@heyitsablackguy9553 No she's not lying. She wrote about that incident in her book Wendy's got the heat but she didnt name him then. She just now revealed who the guy was. She wrote that book years ago.

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@apumfrey68

5y↑25

This song epitomises the whole soul/jazz funk era in London throughout the 80's at the time. I was a fresh faced 19 year old lad in '87 and this has just taken me back 30 years. God bless you.

@shortandstylish

5y↑6

I was 17 and just loved these smooth grooves. Someone please make this music again!

@garvinjoseph5131

3y↑274

Wendy Williams caught my attention with this

@goddessp5209

3y↑17

Right, I wanted to know if I heard his music before

@garvinjoseph5131

3y↑16

@@goddessp5209 I never heard of him or this song

@ShellyShellzz69

3y↑18

This use to be my jam. Forgot all about it. Unfortunately, the song is alive again, because of what Wendy Williams said.

@jillstreet8364

3y↑2

Same

@attisdriver2388

3y↑16

If he did that to wendy then he deserves to be a one hit wonder no telling how many other women out there with that same story ugh

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@Gildedbutterfly1976

3y↑149

Oh wow. I have not heard this song in over thirty years. Crazy how it brings back all of these memories. 😌

@MrsRMG91

3y↑1

Yes! Took me right back to college

@ronaldwilliams1837

3y↑6

still a nice groove

@natashabrown6147

Yep when I started listening I quickly remembered how smooth this jam was and how she probably black balled the man back in the day like she tried to do Eric Sermon!!

@natashabrown6147

@@ronaldwilliams1837 Iktr Im not gone change the fact that the song was slappin and she trying make the man out to be something but probably putting money in his widow pockets!!!!!

@darnellknights3147

What she do to Eric Sermon ?

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@midwinharris3640

9y↑275

I was 12 in 1987. This track takes me back to those early mornings walks to school, with it playing on my Walkman. New York's 98.7 Kiss FM played this a lot. R.I.P. Sherrick. One of those missed treasures.

@ericabrown4838

8y↑16

WOW!! I can totally relate!! Same story for me but in Dallas, TX on K-104.5... I miss those days and the good music.

@midwinharris3640

8y↑14

Still sound so good after all these years. I miss those days too.

@kayandaeddings4803

7y↑11

Midwin Harris I was almost 9 years old when this song came out. I would hear the song on BET, or a radio station called a.m. 1310KDIA. I wondered for many years who was singing the song when I was getting older. Well, I know who it is now and I have been looking for it forever. I love and appreciate the songs from the 60s all the way up to the 90s. Well, some of the 2000s as well. Some of the new stuff is crap. I bet that you are asking yourself, what do I know about this music. Well, I was born in 78 and thanks to my mother, and grandmother who has left this earth for turning me onto good music. I am trying to get my three nieces into old school music. They love the new stuff that is pretty nonsense. Well, my baby niece believe it or not Love James Brown and she is only eight years of age.

@midwinharris3640

7y↑2

Awww, Kanyanda, thanks for sharing your story. And, your niece knows great music when she hears it. You're the same age as my nephew. He too listens to the same music. We all know good music when we hear it. Like you, I listen to music from the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and early 00's. Music nowadays is just noise. Even some of the younger generation like my 15-year-old niece can't deal with today's music. Thank goodness we have Youtube, Spotify, Pandora, etc...to go back and listen to the music we grew up on.

@kayandaeddings4803

7y↑4

Midwin Harris right? Well, like you said we know good music when we hear it. My sister however loves the new stuff. Well, she likes some of the old stuff but every now and then she would ask me why are you listening to that old stuff? I say to her, because it's the best. She is two years older than me and she was born in 1980. Don't get me started on the old-school Gospel. Now! That is the best as well.

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@Gallen922

5y↑22

1987, I was 17 years old in NYC and thIs was the JAM!!! 98.7

@tmjw69

3y↑2

Yes 98.7 Kiss fm. I was 17 on Long Island listening to this jam. I hate saying those were the days, cause you sound so old saying that lol. It truly feels like a lifetime ago. Kiss fm and WBLS were my stations.

@Muswell

5y↑39

Gosh. This is making me teary. SO wonderful. One of my favourite tracks of all time. He should have been huge. So sad.

@anthonykay6301

13w↑2

Totally agree. Just makes you wonder what else he could have released. He could have filled the gap left by Luther Vandross - now we have lost both of them and Alexander O'Neal retires this year (2024). End of an era for sure.

@macpdm

2y↑86

Listening in 2022 and still cant believe how good this song is

@jaygaston1719

1y↑4

Wore this out in '87!

@lorrainepeart6537

3y↑30

I always loved this track. The bass guitar is amazing. 80s soul was off the chain and this song resonates with my life now.

@BushRanger82

Magnificent

@McKMo67

4y↑19

Easily the best singer that nobody remembers. Damn shame! I post this song on facebook several times a year to keep his memory alive.

@natashabrown6147

3y↑1

I have heard this before and Its really Nice smooth great vibe great melody but I never knew a face or name!!

@marksmith1452

4y↑44

Man I haven't heard this song in over 30 years.Takes my back to 1987 listening to this on 107.5 WBLS or 98.7 WRKS Kiss. On a Saturday night when they would play The Mastermix.I was 22. Just graduated college and was dangerous.Great memories from then.

@MrsRMG91

3y↑1

Just read the story about the Wendy Williams allegation and through, “Sherrick” sounds familiar. Totally forgot about this jam. I loved the whole album and it took me right back to my dorm in college.

@Keke-dg6qk

3y↑1

Then you used to listen to Wendy

@marksmith1452

3y↑1

@@Keke-dg6qk sure did.Then she went to Philly on Power 99.From where I was in Southwestern Connecticut I could sometimes pick up that station when the atmosphere would skip the radio waves.

@steelydan123456789

5y↑14

This is heaven on earth. Played it 24/7 back in the day - spring o' 88 when life was carefree

@plawson8577

Erik Geurten Nope. Summer 1987.

@moneycultural102

9y↑199

Music of the 1980's and the 1990's was the best era!

@DutchFunkenstein

8y↑23

+Donovan Fuller Don't forget the 70s, were it all started with (Barry White, Chic, Sister Sledge and many other famous Disco bands)!

@moneycultural102

7y↑7

Ludo Wolff I will never forget the 1970's either!

@ihategoogle6066

7y↑3

Agreed

@davidcampbell3722

6y↑2

Totally agree with you

@dextercooper9381

6y↑9

Can anybody else agree with me when I say I truly DIG this bass line?!

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@ericabrown4838

8y↑181

This song will forever be in my rotation!!! I love this whole album. This man had one of the most amazing voices!! He sang every song from his gut, heart, and soul. RIP Sherrick

@jamalevans1574

7y↑2

MsErica Eleese where did u find the album??

@stevenchambers6233

7y↑4

Love this got album and cd

@SpookOneMusic

5y↑1

@@jamalevans1574 you can find it at www.discogs.com

@Muswell

5y↑9

Yep. I still have the 12" & album. This brings tears to my eyes. Still one of my favourite tracks of all time. Omg. SO tragic what happened - he should have been huge.

@k9dub859

5y↑1

What was the name of the album

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@galaxyangel9128

3y↑35

This song has so many 80's synth sounds all over it's too good

@beogreen525

38w↑1

I always wished it was slowed down just a fraction, and I'm just they probably argued about that before release...

@12tribes61

32w↑1

@@beogreen525buy the vinyl and slow it a bit!

@DoodlesByTiago

20w

@@beogreen525 "Luxury Elite - Observatory Deck", it's a slower edit of this song, you can check it out if you want. 😊✌

@nicolakempley3944

2y↑6

Oh my god! This song still sounds amazing 30 years later. ❤

@thomasinemiller3765

50w

I was a fan of this song to back in the day but... Finding out that he was the singer that actually raped Wendy Williams in her autobiography movie of her life I'm disgusted! 😡👎🏿 if he was still alive he would definitely cancel his class C fame 🙄😏🤨

@pab9ub447

9y↑77

I think that this recording is one of the definitive tracks of the 1980's. Sherrick's vocal performance is outstanding!. R.I.P.

@MrPeterquinn

9y↑3

Couldn't agree more. Great song.

@53knight

34w↑1

1987, I just graduated high school by the end of the year I was in the Army in stationed in West Germany in 1988. This was the soundtrack to that time for me! Luther, SOS Band, SADE, Prince, Freddie Jackson, Keith Sweat, Bobby, AL B., and My Man SHERRICK! What a time to be alive. What happened to our MUSIC? There is nothing like holding someone you love and having this in the background.

@ihategoogle6066

6y↑117

I must have played this song about a thousand times, what a great song!

@sjw520

3y↑7

I'm still playing it!

@zamiadams4343

3y↑2

@@sjw520 same here Sean! on permanent rotation.

@angiechampagnie9284

3y↑3

Memories! Great cut!

@knowbodiesfull5768

6y↑16

I was 23 years old when this song hit the charts. Has it been 30 years already? Sherrick was a very talented singer and we can only wonder how much farther he would have gone. He could have been the next Luther Vandross! Such a sad way to go for him, on a beach in the dead of winter.

@kemerywright1194

William Reed I was 23 too. yes 32 years. Unbelievable!

@Tornado1994

6y↑3

Rumors suggest he was murdered by Drug Dealers.

@fashionista5523

3y↑19

His voice was incredible, He didn’t get the exposure he deserved, great talent!!

@shondaprice5506

42w↑3

Yes, that is true, but I think that itwas hus drug addiction that aborted his career. R.I.P Sherrick.

@louenkleinsmidt

30w↑1

@@shondaprice5506 I agree with your deduction. He was just in way over his head. When he finally cleaned up, his body had taken too much of a beating and he didn't last long. Quite a shame really.

@LB99971

8y↑68

the 80s was the best decade for music in the late 20th century.

@donaldwigglesworth5885

4y↑2

I agree, particularly R&B/Soul!

@mhdallas9

@Lisa Allen facts

@gymtime9018

3y↑108

His views are skyrocketing because of Wendy Williams!

@renbur8223

3y↑2

he passed away in '99

@kbw.rvwhntr

And he was only 41

@galaxyangel9128

@@kbw.rvwhntr what???!!

@marlak4203

And this is what happens when a persons name is mentioned. Even for bad things. You end up HELPING their business. If he really did what she's accused him of why highlight him so that stuff like this happens? Yes he is dead but folks will look up his discography and etc. They'll probably like him and that'll cause the other no goods in the business to make morw money off of him. His family probably gets nothing.
Sometimes all names don't need to be mentioned.

@lql1094

@@marlak4203 People can speak on their experiences anytime they want to.

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@mithrilmoon1

7y↑49

One of the best EVER. Great song, wonderful voice. RIP Sherrick. You won't be forgotten xx

@BBG2911

9y↑60

Tragic end to a man with so much talent.

@chubbygallasso

3y↑4

Totally agree....what an absolute waste

@lawrencebenjamin502

3y↑3

Profound. At least we were left with a gem of a song. RIP, Sherrick

@TheLanard

2y↑17

What a great song. The hook always reminds me of “Funny How Time Flies When You’re Having Fun” by Janet Jackson. I think it has the same chord progression. Love it. Sherrick had a great voice.

@Solodolo84

1y↑1

Yup, it does have the same progression. 🎶🎶

@dennisriley3899

39w↑1

Sing brother sing I'm 59 and my bones are aching but I'm rocking still tune tune tune ❤

@surmont731

9y↑32

Wow I miss the 80's great music back then.

@tammystowers1593

3y↑2

Me too what a beautiful time❤

@cynthiakirkland4222

3y↑1

It was so fleeting and fast...I woke up and here I am 59years old...I wanna go back I tell ya...lol..I wish we had a time machine

@glittersilver7779

3y↑1

This song is the jam.. brings me back to 1987..I was 9 years old

@yvonnebrown7674

2y↑8

Outstanding song. I am so glad to hear this song makes me feel. I love hearing this song when I am with my dear love SH. And want to just relax. This is grown folks music. Such a soothing song. I just love it. This is a masterpiece and a jewel 💎 that will last forever.

@TonyJudahCorbinMusic

6y↑28

I think he was on par with Luther and was a fantastic singer r.i.p Sherrick.🙏🏾

@Solodolo84

1y↑1

Bruh, could you imagine Johnny Gill covering this gem!?!?!?! Man!!!! I wish I had a bag.

@danniiminogue27

9y↑29

My jam when I was 11 in 1985♥ I used to play this 7" vinyl record out!!! Brings back great memories - love it!

@paulwaymondo7568

Its nearly as sexy as your Everything i wanted video 👍

@danniiminogue27

9y↑21

1987 when I was 13!! The best dayz of my life :) LOVE the 80's ♥

@lakeisharobinson2132

I was 14 & still love this song! ;-D

@robertawheatley6896

3y↑9

I have searched for this song for months now; I finally found it, thanks so much for uploading! 👏🏾

@joeseal5109

Listen to centerforce 88.3 on a Sunday. Dj Steve kite plays all the old funky soul, much of which I hadn't heard. I'm in England but it's a worldwide broadcast

@annmariemarcado578

30w↑1

Heard it the first time today listening to the Donnie Simpson show!

@dwayne4576

4y↑7

Classic 80's song love it

@debrahough2489

31w↑1

God bless sherrick

@ericagoodson6564

3y↑16

Wow never heard of this guy he does sound good! Actually I like this song😄

@bullittrob

6y↑14

The volume won't go loud enough!! What a cool tune.. takes me right back.

@melissasmith2329

4y↑2

the 80s was and forever be the best

@toddfranklin3328

6y↑9

This was the jam!! Such an under rated artist!! RIP.

@thorstenw.419

2y↑4

Brilliant!!! Love this song!!

@misprint62

5y↑9

One of my all time favourites. Just pure class

@kevinbutler3699

46w

Good vibes music....takes me back to the 80s when I used to listen to this on Magic 108 FM in St.Louis and watch the video on Video Soul with Donnie Simpson...Man! We didn't know how good we had it back then!!

@user-ln5nm8gn3n

Omg I remember hearing this song I was young back then they been playing it on The Big DM I haven't heard this song in a long time wow I really love listening to old School there nothing better then the 80 & 90 💜💛💜💛💜💛💜💃💃💃💃💃

@malcomlittle251

👍

@alwayscurious413

7y↑65

Some great comments on here - I think we all love and respect what Sherrick delivered here: he froze time for us and for which we will be grateful always. Sherrick you take me back every time I listen to this: a short life you were allocated but I think you achieved eternity with your gift.

@bluffchill2949

4y↑6

Takes me back to late summer, 1987 in LA. I had just watched James Bond The Living Daylights at the Chinese Theater. I got the hook from the AHa theme tune stuck in my head and was going to head home and try to play it on my Yamaha DX7. I turned on the radio in my car and this song starts playing. I missed my turning, and just kept driving along the coast into the night, listening to this incredible song.

Actually, I was born in 1989 in a different country, but this song has a powerful feel to it that takes me back to a time and place I didn't even exist. Can't stop listening!

@JustMe-gf1ko

36w

Peabo, Luther, Howard, Freddie J, and George Duke-esque...yeah baby, I'm soooooo digging THIS VIBE! JUST CALL ME ❤📞🥰🎶 🤗

@xxxDemonknightxxx

9y↑30

Still have the cassette of this somewhere.........great music never dies, truly great artist .....RIP Sherrick.

@annettemccollin8703

9y↑16

Fantastic track. The best era for music. :-)

@michaelthomas8440

6y↑21

A classic that can never be forgotten. Been looking for this tune for years, but didnt know the name until now. Good to know many men & women appreciate good tunes!

@trinihammer

4y↑1

sherrick gave a master class here. RIP

@rclarke3

3y↑15

Here because of Wendy Williams, but man.. I used to love this song when I was younger. WJLB and Midnight Love took me to sleep every night. Still remember every word. I miss the sound of this type of music. Instant nostalgia!

@Solodolo84

That Quiet Storm!!!! My grandma had a radio in the bathroom that never turned off, so we always had music playing!!!! Good times indeed!! 💯🎶🙏

@daveball1799

3y↑5

Never ever get tired of this tune total class💙

@marlonlane4444

5y↑8

That bass line is infectious, love the song as well.

@ashleyguinee9624

4y↑8

Heard this song back in the 80’s loved it instantly and love it still today- just superb!❤️

@curtculp3029

4y↑4

Songs like this compelled me to seek true love in my life, and I have certainly been blessed with it... the words are heartfelt

@littlenige

5y↑8

Fabulous track. From start to finish.

@4ba88f5

10y↑15

Big time voice. Great song. Unfortunate backstory. RIP...

@bgcutie559

29w↑1

One Hit Wonder,, I Like It.

@ms.doubler6728

8y↑19

this song took me back to the good old days!

@SmartBrandon72

8y↑1

ALL Day Ms Rhonda! I Miss "Em crazy!

@ms.doubler6728

8y↑1

+Da Cosmic Prince me too, real music!!!

@TheElectricMrPJ

8y↑31

man, this is still sounding good to me

@lakeisharobinson2132

5y↑2

2019

@garfield122010

4y↑6

Brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it ❤️

@FelipeVisuals

1y↑2

Here after bumpin Stevie Wonder’s “Go Home” track... I’m a ’91 baby but I would’ve loved living this era

@tssup562

I'm 01' i love these old songs...

@GA-ko4ew

37w

❤❤❤What a sensational tune❤❤❤2023.

@adamharris7775

4y↑52

In this song, the Oberheim DMX and Yamaha DX7 ROM-3A patch “Bass 1”, ROM-2A patch “Cowbell” and ROM-3A patch “Electric Piano 1” were heard.

@rarelycomments

4y↑3

thanks bro

@dahling7549

3y↑2

Nice call dude✌️

@MarqueshaMartin

3y↑1

Impressive

@Solodolo84

1y↑1

My guy stay with the instrument identifications. I see you everywhere the groove is, Playa 💯🎶🙏🍻

@stevenstone3411

6y↑7

Classic track i will always remember this track....sad loss in 99...😞

@dorothymargot8030

Brilliant, just bought a new compilation with this track... It never grows old

@frankmclaurin1321

9y↑18

True classic I heard it on the radio today I remembered this record I was 19 years old when it came out the golden eras the 80's

@ajrob9708

9y↑8

Played this 3 times in a row timeless classic had to comment twice

@bricepeterson4658

3y↑6

I have been looking for this song for years and finally found it today thank you so much for posting it.

@easyrouge

3y↑2

Absolutely love this track ...

@jeoffreybrown3722

49w↑1

Wow I can't believe i stumbled across this i was like 11 in 1988 hearing this in the Compton swap meet on vacation seeing my folks in Cali never knew what he was saying i thought he was saying you can win me over back than and I could never find this song or the artist at first I thought it was Gerald Austin or Jeffrey Osborne lol 😂 what a nice jam 🎸

@ck9946

2y↑7

174 dislikes.

How can you dislike this absolute classic piece of artwork in the musical form. 🎼

Daaamn

@anna-wt2tz

48w

they're probably disliking since Wendy Williams said he r**3d her

@newedition2006

10y↑54

R.I.P. Sherrick (July 6, 1957 – January 22, 1999)

@mustlose20pds

3y↑1

Gosh, he transitioned young... R.I.P.

@beb5407

3y↑1

@@mustlose20pds he died wendy didn't speak in past tense about him n I never heard of him or this song

@alexw853

@@beb5407 yes his body was found under the Santa Monica pier. I lived in Santa Monica and had no idea his body was found where I used to jog. He was actually a Sacramento native.

@terrymaher6847

6y↑12

I always play this at parties and everyone loves it Sherrick is cool

@miro11912

Was he really cool tho👀

@mrmaxxx94

38w

This cut still is a slamming. Dug it back in the day

@shortandstylish

5y↑4

Absolutely brilliant song ... what a voice!

@WithADashOfPazazz

4y↑3

this song makes me think of driving through london at night listening to smooth radio...

@mustlose20pds

3y↑2

The lyrics, the music, the vibe! I wish most men still loved romantically like these songs. #BygoneEra

@LGreen-nt9ef

2y↑1

Wow,I was stationed at Elmendorf AFB in 87-88 when this song came out

@ashmadison9238

3y↑69

Wendy Williams brought me here..

@moehammondmedia

5y↑4

This is one of the greatest songs of all time. Amazing. 👍🏾

@newedition2006

3y↑2

2020!!!!! I’m still listening as well. R.I.P. Sherrick

@Merxmas

I have been looking for this song for along time.

@robertstevenson6715

7y↑8

Pure class !!!

@caramelqueen70

9y↑9

I love this song. Brings back some good memories.

@happyclappy1805

1y↑1

One of the soundtracks of my youth. A great anthem.One hit and it was enough to define a decade

@rhonda8566

2y↑1

This sound is so 🔥

@ladyruler9585

3y↑5

Song was and still is fire.

@cal3907

8y↑4

that takes me back to when I was a kid, I was 5 when that song came out!!!! Love it!!!

@toastjayes

Bought this in a soul pack in the 90s and fell in love with it 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

@Apothyxis

9y↑4

im only 23 n i kno this is tha real music. this word has no place for Chief Kief, Luda etc. 80s baby!!!!!!!!!!!

@scotttaylor5748

8y↑10

Massive...... Just massive......vocalist???? Wow💜

@MsBeall502

You Are Sooo Right On This One...Very Massive!

@phillipmarkland8414

5y↑5

If i could have one wish come true

@darrellwilliams4520

5y↑1

That wish would be/That somehow you'd choose to come back to me/...so classic!

@empresserica

1y↑1

Wow. I remember this song.....

@charcampbellmusic

1y↑1

Timeless, I love this song so much!

@mrdorf2784

4y↑3

Memories...

@shnp5679

5y↑3

i remember buying this cd so many happy memories

@jonsmith848

3y↑1

Had this release on cassette. The Good 'ol Days...🎶

@seanmcmillan472

36w

Great song

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