In 1994, with chart success behind them and their established international live network, The James Taylor Quartet made the decision to go full circle and rejoin Edward Piller at the independent Acid Jazz. The first album from his new home was received with critical acclaim and is Acid Jazz's current top seller having sold over 200,000 copies - further proof that James Taylor is one of the great Hammond players of this generation. Also released was the retrospective BBC Radio Sessions LP and for the first time James' material was released in the USA via Hollywood records with tracks from being the highest climber in the college radio charts.
James' 10th album saw a return to the style he loved most - instrumental Hammond led rocking jazz funk workouts. It featured the stripped down to the bone sound that pays respect to the earliest JTQ hits like and the press respected him for the move away from commercial pop/soul and the now wholly instrumental live set ripped up the crowds more than ever. 1996 saw James play two full sell out weeks at London's Jazz Cafe and a sell out show at The Brixton Academy, as well as tours in uncharted territories from Brazil to Yugoslavia. In 1998 James had the chance to fulfil a dream - film themes always featured heavily throughout his albums and he was asked to score a theme for Austin Powers, a spy spoof starring Mike Myers (Wayne's World). James also set up his own label JTI Records, releasing a compilation album of various artists who he has worked with and respected over the years including Simon Bartholomew (Brand New Heavies), The Prisoners, New Jersey Kings and The Apostles. That year also saw James touring the UK and Europe to support the release of MOBO-nominaa new live album by the band released in May. It also saw James sign to a new label GUT Records, to begin the next phase of the adventure. The autumn of 1999 saw James featuring on the Tom Jones duets album with which they performed together on the National Lottery Show.
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Stepping Into My Life
The James Taylor Quartet Lyrics
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Perfect love but you could not be found
I thought that I was lost forever
Dreaming that we'd be together
Every time like yesterday
Love will come by – not to stay around
Now I found that
Love's my teacher – when you came and you showed me the way
You are the one who set me free – steppin' into my life
You changed my world to fantasy – steppin' into my life
You are the one who set me free – steppin' into my life
You changed my world to fantasy – steppin' into my life
Ooh, I've been searching for that feeling
Perfect lover – you cannot be found
I thought that I was lost forever
Dreaming that we'd be together
Every time like yesterday
Love will come by – not to stay around
Now I found that
Love's my teacher – when you came and you showed me the way
Now I need you – and I know that you're going astray
You are the one who set me free – steppin' into my life
You changed my world to fantasy – steppin' into my life
You are the one who set me free – steppin' into my life
You changed my world to fantasy – steppin' into my life
The James Taylor Quartet's "Stepping Into My Life" is a soulful reflection on the search for love and the transformative power of finding it. The song opens with an admission of the singer's search for perfect love, but the realization that it could not be found. He thought he was lost forever, dreaming of being with someone he loved deeply. Despite love coming into his life only to leave, the singer discovers the lesson that love has to teach. The chorus is a celebration of the transformative power of a new love coming into his life and changing his world.
The lyrics throughout the song suggest that the singer has struggled to find the perfect love of his life, but with the arrival of a new relationship, his troubles come to an end. The verse "Love will come by – not to stay around/Now I found that love's my teacher – when you came and you showed me the way" suggests that although the singer has experienced love as fleeting, he has learned from those experiences and has been guided toward the love that he has always been searching for.
The chorus of the song, "You are the one who set me free – steppin' into my life/You changed my world to fantasy – steppin' into my life," reveals the power of the new love that has come into the singer's life. The arrival of this love has not only transformed his life but has set him free and given him a new perspective.
Overall, "Stepping Into My Life" is a reminder that love can come at unexpected times and that it has the power to transform one's life.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been searchin', searchin' all round
I have been searching relentlessly in every corner
Perfect love but you could not be found
I have been searching for perfect love but have been unable to find it
I thought that I was lost forever
I believed that I would never find what I was looking for
Dreaming that we'd be together
I had a desire to be with someone and imagined it would happen someday
Every time like yesterday
Each time I had hope for love, it felt like it was repeating the past
Love will come by – not to stay around
Love appears briefly and then departs
Now I found that Love's my teacher – when you came and you showed me the way
I have learned that love can teach me valuable lessons, and you showed me the way to love
Now I need you – and I know that you're going astray
I now rely on you, but I realize that you are straying from the path I am on
You are the one who set me free – steppin' into my life
You are the one who liberated me, came into my life and made a difference
You changed my world to fantasy – steppin' into my life
You transformed my world into a daydream fantasy; your presence was like magic to me
Ooh, I've been searching for that feeling
Oh, I have been looking for that emotion
Perfect lover – you cannot be found
I cannot find the perfect lover I am looking for
I thought that I was lost forever
Once again, I believed that I would never find what I was seeking
Dreaming that we'd be together
Once again, I have a vision of being with the one I love
Every time like yesterday
Again, I feel like I've been in this situation before
Love will come by – not to stay around
Love drops in and then disappears in a brief time
Now I found that Love's my teacher – when you came and you showed me the way
Once again, I have discovered that love can teach me, and you showed me how to love
Now I need you – and I know that you're going astray
Once again, I have come to rely on you, but I realize that you are going down a different path
You are the one who set me free – steppin' into my life
Once again, you are the one who has liberated me and come into my life to make a change
You changed my world to fantasy – steppin' into my life
Once again, you transformed my world into a dreamlike illusion; your presence was like enchantment to me
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JAMES PATRICK TAYLOR, DAVID CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR, JOHN ANTHONY WILLMOTT
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@carolinewallis-newport1068
Love this song. JTQ is brilliant, Limerick's soulful singing here is too.
Going to see JTQ tonight in Wells for the second time, fantastic musicians.
@digicambikeman
Going to see JTQ on Sunday.
Can't wait 🎵🎷🎹
@marcuscosta6341
masterpiece. a chapter of the bible for bass players
@Tokaisho1
nostalgia.. not heard this in so long
@33discodave
not heard this 4 yrs.. this was on the blow up album, great track.. thanks 4 the upload :)
@AcidJazzAtJazzino
Soulful acid-jazz !!!!
@65emkay
when i read the title not being shure it was corresponding to this killer tune and then that violins intro erasing the doubts... you made my day, thanks!!!
@barnsgold
So glad I found you guys..
@simonezucchi3925
UNA MERAVIGLIA!!!
@DZF2909
Me enamore perdidamente de esta rola ! ❤️❤️❤️❤️