According to her record label, Liberty Records, Yuro moved with her family to Los Angeles, United States. There, she sang in her parents' Italian restaurant and in local clubs before catching the eye and ear of record executives. Signed to Liberty, she had a U.S. Billboard No. 4 single in 1961 with "Hurt", an R&B ballad that had been an early success for Roy Hamilton. On "Hurt" and on her Billboard No. 12 follow-up in 1962, "What's a Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You?)", Yuro showed an emotional but elegant vocal style that owed a debt to Dinah Washington and other black jazz singers. Many listeners in the early 1960s thought Yuro was black. She opened for Frank Sinatra on his 1962 tour of Australia.
In 1963, Liberty released Make the World Go Away, an album of country and blues standards. The singer at her vocal peak, this recording includes a powerful title track of the same name, a beautifully understated version of Willie Nelson's "Permanently Lonely", and two different blues takes of "I'm Movin' On". Yuro was also known for soulful reworkings of popular American standards, such as "Let Me Call You Sweetheart", "Smile", and "I Apologize".
By the late 1960s, Yuro had performed in venues from London to Las Vegas. However, her career soon lost its early momentum, and she quit the music business altogether after her marriage in 1972. When Yuro began to sing again in the 1980s, her doctors detected throat cancer. Her larynx was eventually removed and in 2004 she succumbed to cancer. Her last recording was the 1984 CD Timi Yuro Sings Willie Nelson, produced by her old friend Nelson.
Yuro's work is admired in the United States as well as in Great Britain and the Netherlands. According to the obituary in the Las Vegas Sun, her hometown paper, Yuro's most famous fan was probably Elvis Presley, who commanded his own table at the casino where Yuro sang in the late 1960s. (Presley had a Top 10 country hit with his 1976 version of "Hurt".) In April 2004, Morrissey announced Yuro's death on his official website, describing her as his "favorite singer". (Morrissey also recorded a version of Yuro's "Interlude" with Siouxsie Sioux in 1995.) P.J.Proby knew Timi Yuro from their time in Hollywood, and often mentions it during his performances of "Hurt".
Yuro found success on the dance floors of northern Britain in the 1970s and 1980s when Northern Soul DJs championed her up-tempo tracks of "It'll Never Be Over for Me" and "What's a Matter Baby". The latter was rereleased on Kent Records in the 1980s.
I'm Confessin'
Timi Yuro Lyrics
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Tell me, do you love me too?
I'm confessin' that I need you,
Honest I do, need you every moment.
In your eyes I read such strange things,
But your lips deny they're true,
Will your answer really change things
Making me blue?
I'm afraid some day you'll leave me,
Saying "can't we still be friends"
If you go, you know you'll grieve me,
All in life on you depends.
Am I guessin' that you love me,
Dreaming dreams of you in vain,
I'm confessin' that I love you, over again.
The lyrics of Timi Yuro's song "I'm Confessin'" are an honest admission of love and a plea for reciprocal feelings. The singer is declaring their love and need for the person they are addressing but is unsure of the other person's feelings, despite reading "strange things" in their eyes. The song is full of vulnerability and fear of rejection, with the singer expressing concern that the other person will eventually leave and that their entire life depends on them. The final lines express a hope that their love will be returned, with the singer admitting they have been "dreaming dreams of you in vain" but are still confessing their love all over again.
The lyrics of the song touch on themes of insecurity and fear of rejection, which are universal feelings that many people can relate to. The repetitiveness of the chorus reinforces the idea of the singer's constant longing and need for the other person. The use of "confessing" implies that the singer has been holding back their feelings and feels a sense of relief in finally expressing them.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm confessin' that I love you,
I am admitting that I have strong feelings of love for you.
Tell me, do you love me too?
I am asking if you have mutual feelings of love for me.
I'm confessin' that I need you,
I am admitting that I rely on you and cannot go on without you.
Honest I do, need you every moment.
I am being truthful that I need you constantly in my life.
In your eyes I read such strange things,
I see confusing emotions in your eyes.
But your lips deny they're true,
You deny having those emotions.
Will your answer really change things
I wonder if your answer to my question will have significant impact.
Making me blue?
I am worried that your answer will sadden me.
I'm afraid some day you'll leave me,
I worry that someday you will end our relationship and walk away from me.
Saying "can't we still be friends"
You might suggest we maintain a friendship, but I do not want that.
If you go, you know you'll grieve me,
You should know that if you leave me, it will cause me immense emotional pain.
All in life on you depends.
Everything in my life seems dependent on you and our relationship.
Am I guessin' that you love me,
I wonder if I am just assuming that you feel love towards me.
Dreaming dreams of you in vain,
I fear that my hopes for a future with you are unrealistic and unrealistic.
I'm confessin' that I love you, over again.
I am reiterating that I am indeed in love with you.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Al J Neiburg, Doc Daugherty, Ellis Reynolds
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Sandra Mustopridham
Amazing singer love her voice what ever she sings
Anid Gomes
Penso igual 🥂🇧🇷
emilio amaranto
no one could sing this song better that timi this is her song
David Chernofsky
what a great song a combination of Dinah Washington and Brenda Lee
Patricia O’Brien
What a voice
Marlies Göcke
I love this musik, amazing!!!
blackquarz
Amazing
ray matthews
There is nothing for me to say. Everything has already been said.
Rickey Engle
Remember what i said,,
Sandra Mustopridham
Amazing singer love her voice what ever she sings