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Appleonfire

Released 2015

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1. Take A Giant Step

(Gerry Goffin, Carole King)
Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI) © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

 

Though you've played at love and lost
And sorrow's turned your heart to frost
I will melt your heart again.
Remember the feeling as a child
When you woke up and morning smiled
It's time you felt like you did then.
There's just no percentage in remembering the past
it's time you learned to live again at last.

Come with me, leave yesterday behind
and take a giant step outside your mind.

You stare at me in disbelief
You say for you there's no relieve
But I swear I'll prove you wrong.
Don't stay in your lonely room
Just staring back in silent gloom.
That's not where you belong
Come with me I'll take you where the taste of life is green
and everyday holds wonders to be seen.

Come with me, leave yesterday behind
and take a giant step outside your mind.

 

 

2. I'm Not Rich but I'm Not Poor

(Gerry Goffin, Louise Goffin)
Lauren Wesley Music (BMI), Eliden Songs (ASCAP)

 

I had a dream
when I slept last night
scared me so much
I woke up in a fright
I didn't see my lover
in my view
I hope that dream does not come true

We talked it over
the night before
we talked and we talked
till we couldn't talk anymore
Now there's no way
that we can agree
but it's a good thing for him
and there's something in it for me

Chorus:
(Baby) I'm not rich but I'm not poor
that's one thing you know for sure
you can keep the mansion looking out on the sea
if you give back
the love you took from me

don'cha try to tell me
true love isn't sad
cause I can tell you stories
about the good times that we had
tomorrow another may knock on my door
but that will only make me
miss him even more

I'm not rich but I'm not poor
(baby) that's one thing you know for sure
You can keep the white horse you once offered for free
if you give back
the love you took from me

And the midnight screams
from my loneliest dreams
and I see the angels in your eyes
the time passes slow
my emptiness grows
feel the tears I cry
feel the tears I cry

I'm not rich but I'm not poor
that's one thing you know for sure
you can keep the mansion looking out on the sea
if you give back
the love you took from me

 

3. Everything You Need

(Louise Goffin Kim Manning/Susan Andren Howe)
Eliden Songs ASCAP, Gaia Speaks Music BMI, Susan Howe Music, ASCAP

 

Me thinks she doth protest too much
Maybe she wants something
and she just got out of touch

The love you feel is the love you have
You may not know it so don’t be sad

CHORUS:
You are the kingdom
You are the king and queen
You are everything that you have ever seen

I’m gonna rest my soul beside you
Until you wake and see
You are everything, everything, everything you need

I’ve said it once, I’ll say it twice,
Three times is a charm
So much is given
To those with open arms

Waiting at the station and I’ve got faith
I know my train will come.

CHORUS:
We are the kingdom
We are the king and queen
We are everything that we have ever seen

Let go of those things we missed
Say goodbye to that ol’ abyss
We are everything, everything, everything we need

Open your arms
Open your arms
Open your arms
You are everything, everything, everything you need.

 

 

4. Higher Than Low

(Louise Goffin, Chris Aaron, James Hall)
Eliden Songs ASCAP, Band of Llamas Music BMI, Possession Songs, ASCAP

 

I don’t know nothin’
but under my skin
I know there’s a treasure
hid deep within
If I leave something
with you when I go
its that surrender
is higher than low

All of my angels
are calling my name
they say “give it up sister
you’ve got nothin’ to gain”
so stop all your cryin’
and tryin’ to control
because sweet surrender
is higher than low

Bridge
When you’re sick and tired
and you can’t fight anymore
you feel life’s set you back
you keep tryin’ to even the score
don’t lash out with your weakness
step in with your strength
the day you stop lookin’
is when you find it again

I may know nothin’
but listen to me
I took what life gave me
and I tried to make peace
most things you can’t change
but this much I know
is my sweet surrender
is higher than low
my sweet surrender
is as high as I go

5. If I'm Late

(Gerry Goffin, Carole King)
Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI)

 

Oh, baby, if I’m late
Say you’re gonna wait for me
Cause you know darlin’ you are the one
You’re the one I really want to see
You didn’t want to be no busy man
And you never knew how to make no plans
Oh, baby, if I’m late
Say you’re gonna wait for me

You look like a man climbin’ up the side of a mountain
You’re just waitin’ for a chance to rest a while
Days go by faster than you can count ‘em
And it’s so cold up there,
And I’m so far away from your smile

Oh, baby, if I’m late
Say you’re gonna wait for me
Cause you know darlin’ you are the one
You’re the one I really want to see
And if I coulda got it straight inside
I seem to be a little too preoccupied
Oh, baby, if I’m late
Say you’re gonna wait for me

I dreamed I saw you standin’ by your doorway
Your arms reached out and somehow I couldn’t get close to you I tried to
move faster but I wasn’t movin’ your way
But that was just a dream

It don’t really have to come true

Oh, baby, if I’m late
Say you’re gonna wait for me
Oh, baby, if I’m late
Say you’re gonna wait for me

If I’m late, say you’re gonna wait
If I’m late, say you’re gonna wait for me

6. It’s Not The Spotlight

(Gerry Goffin, Barry Goldberg)
Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI)

 

If I ever feel the light again shinin' down on me
I don't have to tell you, how welcome it will be
I felt the light before, but I let it slip away
But I still keep on believin' that it'll come back some day

Chorus:
It's not the spotlight, it's not the cam'ra light
It's not the street light, on some ol’ street of dreams
It ain't the moonlight, not even the sunlight
But I've seen it shinin' in your eyes, an' you know what I mean

Some times, I try to tell myself, the light was never real
Just a fantasy that used to be, the way I used to feel
But you and I know better, even though it's been so long
If you recall your recollections well, you'll never tell me I’m wrong

Chorus:
It's not the spotlight, it's not the cam'ra light
It's not the street light, on some ol’ street of dreams
It ain't the moonlight, not even the sunlight
But I've seen it shinin' in your eyes, an' you know what I mean

If I ever feel the light again y’know things will have to change
Names and faces, homes and places, will have to be rearranged
You can help it come about, if you’re ever so inclined
Ain’t no rhyme or reason why, anyone can’t change their mind

Chorus:
It's not the spotlight, it's not the cam'ra light
It's not the street light, on some ol’ street of dreams
It ain't the moonlight, not even the sunlight
But I've seen it shinin' in your eyes, an' you know what I mean

 

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Credits


Credits


Appleonfire is inspired by and in honor of my father, Gerry Goffin. This collection of songs includes some rare songs of his not heard before, such as "If I'm Late" written by both my parents, Goffin & King, and "I'm Not Rich But I'm Not Poor" which I wrote with him when I was 21.

 

1. Take a Giant Step

Jim Keltner - drums
Bob Glaub - bass
Louise Goffin - piano, vocal
Val McCallum - guitars
Barry Goldberg - organ, wurlitzer
Wally Ingram - percussion
Jakob Dylan - vocals
Stevie Blacke - string arrangement, strings

Engineered By: Niko Bolas and Diego Rueles

(Gerry Goffin, Carole King)
Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI)

3. I'm Not Rich But I'm Not Poor*

Louise Goffin - piano, vocals
Butch Norton - percussion
Billy Harvey - guitar
Lee Curreri - string arrangement, B3 and drum programming

Engineered By: Drew Allsbrook &
Vanessa Parr piano recorded at Village Recording Studio percussion recorded at Dave’s Room

(Gerry Goffin, Louise Goffin)
Lauren Wesley Music (BMI), Eliden Songs
(ASCAP)

4. Everything You Need

Jim Keltner - drums
Bob Glaub - bass
Val McCallum - guitars
Barry Goldberg - organ , wurlitzer
Wally Ingram - percussion
Louise Goffin - piano, vocal
Stevie Blacke - strings

Engineered By: Niko Bolas and Diego Rueles

(Louise Goffin Kim Manning/Susan Andren Howe)

Eliden Songs ASCAP, Gaia Speaks Music BMI, Susan Howe Music, ASCAP

 

4. Higher Than Low

Louise Goffin - acoustic guitar Jim Keltner - drums
Bob Glaub - bass
Val McCallum - electric guitars
Barry Goldberg - organ, wurlitzer
Wally Ingram - percussion

Engineered By: Niko and Diego

(Louise Goffin,Chris Aaron, James Hall)
Eliden Songs ASCAP, Band of Llamas Music BMI, Possession Songs ,ASCAP

5. If I'm Late*

Gar Robertson- acoustic gtr.
Louise - acoustic guitar, piano, vocals
Wally - drums, percussion
Joseph Arthur - prophet, harmonica, vocals

Recorded at Red Barn Recorders and
Rebel Country, Brooklyn

Engineered By: Gar Robertson, Drew Allsbrook

(Gerry Goffin, Carole King)
Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI)

6. It's Not The Spotlight

Jim Keltner - drums
Bob Glaub - bass
Val McCallum - guitars
Barry Goldberg - organ, wurlitzer
Wally Ingram - percussion
Louise Goffin - piano, vocals
Hoops - backing vocals
Stevie Blacke - strings

Engineered By: Niko Bolas and Diego Rueles

(Gerry Goffin, Barry Goldberg)
Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI)