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Spring Love
THE COVER GIRLS
written by Pete Warner and Rainy Davis
produced by Pete Warner and Rainy Davis
The Cover Girls here are a chick dance/R&B group based in New
York City. At the time of this particular song and album release (an
album called Show Me), they were composed of Angel Clivillés,
Caroline Jackson and Sunshine Wright. Show Me had five singles released—more than half of its entirety—the title track dropping first and performing best. The second was this song, “Spring Love.” Their sophomore album, We Can’t Go Wrong, and their further work in the ’90s brought more success. The mid-to-late-’90s saw the last new studio recordings the group would put out, but they’ve been continuing to perform since.
Sequentially earlier in The List, I wrote about choosing songs for soundtracks of a project I did years ago including month-by-month installments, so I used two songs specially for January, two specially for February, etc. This was the first song I chose for March. The month of March is mentioned in the lyrics... as well as four other months... but March is also the month annually responsible for bearing the vernal, or spring equinox. The other song I used for March is placed very soon after in The List, and will be covered in short order.
This song’s a lovely example of how in the spring a young woman’s mind turns to thoughts of love.
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YT:
1987
Lyrics
In the winter, my heart grows lonely / I needed someone to love me only / I thought of you, and called you on the phone / Now you’re my only one, don’t have to be alone / You gave me love, in January, in February / So love would bloom, in March and April, all the way to June / You’re my spring love, no one makes me feel like you do, ho / Spring love, spring love, there’ll be no one after you, ’cause / Every morning I hold my pillow / And sing a song of love, it’s you I'm dreaming of / Because of you and all the joy you bring / Every day is just like spring / You warmed my heart, in January, and February / New love has grown, it looks like springtime from now on* / You’re my spring love, no one makes me feel like you do, ho / Spring love, spring love, there’ll be no one after you / Spring love, you’re on my mind / You bring love to me all the time / Don’t make me wait for paradise / Just you and I would be so nice / I love you / Just you and I would be so nice / Oh baby, can we go out to the park / Or maybe to the boardwalk after dark / We’ll sit and watch the stars like lovers do, I love you / x1 / You’ll always stay on my mind, I think of you at springtime / You’ll always stay on my mind, I think of you at springtime / It’s gonna be you lovin’ me, (spring love) that’s the way it has to be / My spring love, my spring love, oooh / It’s gonna be you lovin’ me, (spring love, spring love) that’s the way it has to be / My spring love, my spring love, oh / It’s gonna be you lovin’ me, (spring love) that’s the way it has to be / My spring love, my spring love, ohhh / It’s gonna be you lovin’ me, (spring love) that’s the way it has to be / My spring love, my spring love, oooh
*Official source or lyric wanted!
first release: Show Me (1986/11/30)
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