1690 – James Taylor – Shower the people (1976)

Escrita por James Taylor, foi gravada entre 1975 e 1976, nos estúdios da Warner Bros., em Hollywood e nos estúdios Burbank. Foi lançada em junho de 1976 no disco In the Pocket, o sétimo da carreira de James Taylor. Sairia também em compacto, no mesmo mês, com I can dream of you como Lado B. Foi produzida por Lenny Waronker e Russ Titelman. James Taylor cantou, tocou violão e fez harmonia vocal. Carly Simon fez harmonias vocais. Danny Kortchmar tocou guitarra. Leland Sklar tocou baixo. Russ Kunkel tocou bateria e percucussão. Clarence McDonald tocou piano elétrico Fender Rhodes e orgão horn. Nick DeCaro tocou orgao horn e orgão voice. Chegou ao número 22 do Billboard Hot 100.

A letra:

You can play the game
You can act out the part
Though you know
It wasn't written for you
Tell me how can you stand there
With your broken heart
Ashamed to playin' a fool?

One thing can be to another
It doesn't take any sacrifice
Oh, Father and Mother
And sister and brother
If it feels nice
Don't think twice

Just shower the people you love with love
Show them the way that you feel
Things are gonna work out fine
If you only will
Do as I say

Shower the people you love with love
Show them the way that you feel
Things are gonna be much better
If you only will

You can run but you cannot hide
This is widely known
Now what you plan to do with your foolish pride
When you're all by yourself alone

Once you tell somebody
The way that you feel
You can feel it beginning to ease
I think it's true what they say
About the squeaky wheel
Always getting the grease

Better to
Shower the people you love with love
Yes and show them the way that you feel
I know things are gonna be just fine
If you only will, what I like to do to you

Shower the people you love with love
Show them the way that you feel
Things are gonna be much better, if you only will

Shower the people you love with love
Show them the way you feel
Shower the people you love with love
Show them the way that you feel

Shower the people you love with love
Show them the way that you feel
Shower the people you love with love
Show them the way that you feel

Shower the people you love with love
Show them the way that you feel
Shower the people you love with love
Show them the way that you feel

Shower the people you love with love
Show them the way that you feel
Shower the people you love with love
Show them the way that you feel

Shower the people you love with love
Show them the way that you feel
Shower the people you love with love

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