The group's sound was marked by Scotty Scott's fluid, melodic voice which featured on virtually all of their hits. Scotty's sound was so distinctive and likeable that, in his heyday, he was as recognizable as such noted R&B lead singers as Ronald Isley of The Isley Brothers.[citation needed]
In 1987, they enjoyed a career resurgence when "Rock Steady" hit #1 on the R&B charts, and it became their first Top 10 success on the Hot 100, reaching #7. The Whispers also founded the Black Tie record label.
In the 1990s, The Whispers joined the Capitol Records family releasing more favorites. Expanding their creative horizons, brothers Walter and Scotty cut “My Brothers Keeper”, a critically-acclaimed duet album in 1993, scoring another R&B hit with a cover of the Intruders' "I Wanna Know Your Name." The 1995 release “Toast to the Ladies” featured a collection of love songs dedicated to women all over the world. In 1997, the group moved to Interscope Records where they featured the works of Baby face once again with their album, "Songbook, Vol. 1: The Songs of Babyface”. Both albums charted on Billboard's top 100 albums.
Marcus stopped performing with the group in 1989 due to ill health and the Whispers vowed never to replace him when he died in 2000. In the new millennium, the group still performs around the world to thousands of loyal fans. The group has not made any personnel changes and still consists of Walter Scott, Wallace Scott, Nicholas Caldwell, and Leaveil Degree. They have taken the world by storm, selling out in various casinos and hotels, music venues, and they have a tremendous following throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and Africa. However, they still find time for charity work with youth education, cancer organizations, 100 Black Men, and Domestic violence charities.
On September 23, 2003, The Whispers’ four decades of accomplishments were acknowledged when they were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. On June 12, 2005, The San Francisco Chapter of the Grammy Awards presented the Whispers with the prestigious Governors Award, the highest honor bestowed by an Academy Chapter. They were also inducted into the Bay Area Blues Society Hall of Fame in 2006. In 2007, The Black Music Academy of America selected the Whispers to receive their “Living Legends” award.
They are one of only a few “old school” groups that can boast of having over 40 years in the industry with a worldwide fan base. The Whispers waited almost a decade to produce a new CD in 2005. This independent product, the first venture of their newly formed corporation Satin Tie Entertainment is a masterpiece entitled, “For Your Ears Only”. According to Walter, “This title was a way of saying to our fans that while we want everyone’s support, we very much want the support of our fans, who have been with us for many, many years.” It made its way up the Billboard chart immediately. In 2007, they release a DVD of their live concert entitled “The Whispers Live From Las Vegas”, the first of its kind. A CD soundtrack of the same concert was also released.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Seven Gold Albums, Two Platinum Albums, 12 Top Twenty Singles, 40 Charted Hits Since 1970, Four Decades of Pop & R & B FavoritesAmerican Music Award Nominees, Soul Train Award Nominees, Grammy Award Nominees
2003 Vocal Group Hall of Fame Inductees, 2005 S.F. Regional Grammy Governors Award
Are You Going My Way
The Whispers Lyrics
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Advantage of this human shell my heart is living in
And love me, ohwe (love me baby)
And to make life complete promise me lady
That we'll practice making babies while the
World is sound asleep
Whoaho, I love you girl, (I love you) don't tease me (don't)
Make me your future or lock me in your history
I'd like to know are you going my way
Where dreams come true every day
Are you going my way where true love is
Just a touch away baby
Are you going, are you going, are you going, are you?
Really, really really, really, really going my way baby
Yeah, and if you really need me, if
You really need me, if you really need
Me why don't you tell me lady
If time doesn't rob me, I'll master your body
We'll be closer than Siamese twins
And like the air you breathe I'll supply your needs
And so our story begins, I'll put the bolt lock on the door
And gently lay in the house on the floor
And patiently baby I'll undo your clothes
We'll share our hearts, bodies, and souls
And finally with your permission, we'll
Make sweet love in all positions
And with pleasure we'll tremble love's perfect symbols
If you just answer girl are you going my way
Where dreams come true every day
Are you going my way?
Where true love is just a touch away
Girl, are you going my way
Girl are you going
The Whispers's song "Are You Going My Way" is a passionate love song that exhibits how deep the singer's love is for his significant other. The lyrics depict intimacy and affection at its best, with the singer urging his partner to fully take advantage of his "human shell" and his love by promising to make their life complete by practicing making babies while the world sleeps. The singer pleads for his love interest to take him seriously and not to tease him, urging her to make him her future or lock him in her history. He is curious to know which direction in their relationship his love interest prefers to take and asks her if she is going his way.
Moreover, the song talks about the couple's fantasies and the desire for intimacy in all positions, where they can physically and emotionally become one. The singer masterfully paints a picture of a perfect love story, where he would put the bolt lock on the door, lay gently in the house on the floor, patiently undo her clothes, share their hearts, bodies, and souls, and with her permission, make sweet love in all positions, trembling from love's perfect symbols.
In summary, "Are You Going My Way" is a romantic song that explores the depths of affection and passion between two people who are willing to share their hearts, bodies, and souls.
Line by Line Meaning
Kiss me, then kiss me again come take full
Please kiss me again, and take full advantage of my body and show me your love
Advantage of this human shell my heart is living in
Take advantage of my body and love me deeply
And love me, ohwe (love me baby)
Love me deeply and take care of me, baby
And to make life complete promise me lady
Promise me that we will have a family together and make our lives complete
That we'll practice making babies while the
Let's have babies and start a family while the world is asleep
World is sound asleep
When there is peace and quiet in the world
Whoaho, I love you girl, (I love you) don't tease me (don't)
I really love you, please don't tease me
Make me your future or lock me in your history
Choose me as your future partner, or keep me as your past lover
I'm the fork in the road, which way will you go
I'm the dividing line, which path will you take in our relationship
I'd like to know are you going my way
I want to know if you want to go the same path as me
Where dreams come true every day
In a place where our dreams can come true anytime
Are you going my way where true love is
Do you want to come with me where we can find true love
Just a touch away baby
Love is so near and easy to reach, baby
Are you going, are you going, are you going, are you?
Will you go with me, will you be my partner
Really, really really, really, really going my way baby
I really hope you choose to go with me, baby
Yeah, and if you really need me, if
And if you really want me in your life, if
You really need me, if you really need
If you truly cannot live without me, if
Me why don't you tell me lady
Why don't you just tell me, my lady
If time doesn't rob me, I'll master your body
If time is kind to us, I will become an expert lover to you
We'll be closer than Siamese twins
We will be intimately close together
And like the air you breathe I'll supply your needs
Just like the air you breathe, I'll take care of your every need
And so our story begins, I'll put the bolt lock on the door
Our love story will begin, and I'll lock the door to keep us alone together
And gently lay in the house on the floor
We'll lay down softly on the floor and be intimate together
And patiently baby I'll undo your clothes
I'll undress you slowly and gently, baby
We'll share our hearts, bodies, and souls
We will share every part of ourselves, our hearts, bodies, and souls
And finally with your permission, we'll
And with your permission, we will finally
Make sweet love in all positions
We will make sweet love in every way we can think of
And with pleasure we'll tremble love's perfect symbols
We'll tremble with pleasure, experiencing love's perfect symbols
If you just answer girl are you going my way
If you say you want to be with me, girl, we'll be together
Girl, are you going my way
Girl, do you want to be my partner?
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: CALDWELL
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@d.tierraayers6026
YOU KNOW IT'S TRULY A BLESSING TO KNOW
THAT THESE GREAT R&B RECORDING ARTIST
"THE WHISPERS" ARE STILL
STILL AROUND AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, & DECADES, YES SINGING THEIR VERY
BEST BEAUTIFUL LOVE SONGS,
THAT ARE SO RICH, SWEET
SMOOTH AND VERY EXQUISTE ALONG WITH
THOSE AMAZING LYRICS TO CAPTURE ANY
WOMANS HEART WHICH IS
"THE WHISPERS"
THE FORTE' & TRADEMARK,
TO ENTERTAIN THE LADIES
WITH GREATNESS
SINGING & GIVING THEIR BEST TO PERFORMANCE
FOR A LIFETIME. NOW LAST, BUT NOT LEAST I
WOULD LIKE TO SAY
"CONGRATULATIONS"
TO
"THE WHISPERS" ON THEIR
30th ANNIVERSARY
WITH THEIR CONTINUED
SUCCESS IN MUSIC WORLD,
BECAUSE SO MANY R&B RECORDING ARTIST WERE
OUT PRINT DISAPPEARED
FOR ALMOST 25 YRS. DUE TO THE DISCO & RAP MUSIC,
WELL IT'S GREAT TO YOU ALL RETURN BACK INTO THE MUSIC WORLD WHERE
YOU ALL BELONG IN
"THE SPOT LIGHT" DISPLAYING YOUR
GOD-GIVEN TALENT
TO ALL THE LOVELY & BEAUTIFUL WOMEN
AND I MUST SAY
THANK YOU TO
"THE WHISPÈRS"
FOR YOUR AMAZING & GOLDEN MEMORIES BECAUSE YOUR MUSIC
COLLECTION IS TRULY ONE GREAT LEGACY I WILL CHERISH, & LIVE ON IN
MY MEMORY FORVER.
-----------------------------------------
ATTN: TO "THE WHISPERS"
SUBJECT: A BIRTHDAY WISH FOR MY BABY
NOW CAN YOU DO ME
A BIG FAVOR A TELL
KENNY "BABYFACE" EDMONDS
THAT
MISS SWEET NOVEMBER 2
DID CHOOSE HIM & OVER
THIS
TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE WITH DILEMIA BETWEEN
MY EX LONG DISTANT LOVER & BETWEEN
THE TWO OF THEM THEY
HAVE SO MUCH IN COMMON, BOTH ARE GREAT SONGWRITERS,
MUSIC PRODUCERS, & MUSICIANS, &LIKE THE
THE RECORDING ARTIST
"TAVARES" SONG SAY
"NEVER HAD A LOVE LIKE
THIS BEFORE"
AND "STEVIE WONDERS
SONG
"FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE"
BUT I CAN ONLY SAY NOW
IS THAT WE ALL CAN ONE
NEW BLENDED FAMILY
SINCE MY EX & I HAVE A
CONNECTION WITH MY
SURROGANT. GOD MOTHER
"THE STYLISTICS"
"THE DELLS, CHI-LITES" ALONG W/ SO MANY OTHERS
NEW UPCOMING ARTIST
@derickgoliath8634
Their music will never die! Heartwarming, smooth the soul take you down memory lane when slow dancing was in style
@TheLovliestTear
Doesn’t get any better than The Whispers. 😊
@joycemorgan405
This is real music never will get tired of it
@raybraxton1817
Just another smooth groove from the Mighty Whispers. They have been doing this for a long time. They just get better with time. No one does it better. Hats off to the Mighty Whispers. RIP Mr Nicholas Caldwell and Mr Marcus Hutson. 💘💖👍
@tyronewilliams9202
😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
@melissafahy2071
Such a special time and group... a distinct , unique sound The Whispers 🤩💗
@martineellis5275
I love The Whispers!
@flint8602
In my opinion.. one of the most soothing.. romantic groups of all time!!
@RobertMBrown-ct6pv
Never got the acclaim they deserved,but their music withstood the test of time,speaks volumes.
@sueprimeaux9332
Totally agree