Vesta Williams born

Vesta Williams

December 1st 1957 to Septemer 22nd 2011
 

Her work in the film Posse is so underrated

Tell Me
Written by Vesta Williams (as Vesta) and Louis Russell
Performed by Vesta Williams (as Vesta)
A&R [Direction] – Kevin Evans
Acoustic Guitar – John Jorgenson
Bass – Nathan East
Drums – Harvey Mason
Engineer [Assistant] – Nazeeh Islam, Rajean DeGrandmaison
Harp – Dino Soldo
Keyboards, Arranged By – Tim Heintz
Mixed By – Charlie Watts (2)
Producer – Vesta*
Producer [Additional] – Phillip Biff Vincent*
Producer, Keyboards, Arranged By, Mixed By – Michael Eckert

Lyrics 

Tell me what's on your mind , baby Tell Me If the loving is strong Tell! Me! What's on your mind, baby Tell Me If the loving is strong oh Tell Me If the loving is strong You got! A simple way of talking to me baby You got my heart on a string You! Got! the simple way of loving me baby Tell me That you love me, again! Tell me That you love me, again! I got this funny feeling De-ep in-si-de That tells me , you, could love me Even mo-re, an And I got to kno-w! You got! A simple way of loving me baby You! got! My heart on a stri-ng You got! A simple way of loving me baby Tell me! That you, want me, again Baby baby baby Tell me That you, want me, again Baby baby baby baby Tell me that you, Yo-[mellisma]-u! Yo-[mellissma-scatting]-u! You [Scatting] [Scatting] [Scatting] [Scatting modulate through four octaves] Tell me That you Tell me that you want me baby Tell me that you need me baby Tell me! ye-ah! Tell me that you Want me, again Tell me, that you want me, again [Scatting] [Scatting two octaves] [Scatting four octaves]

LIVE, lovely voice

Special 

Lyrics from Vesta Williams, Attala Zane Giles

Ooh... oh... oh Ooh... ooh... Yeah Ooh... ooh... ooh Never thought I'd find a lover Who could love me like no other, Sugar Now I'm spellbound in your hands You're more than twice a man And I love you The more I'm in your arms the more I need you I look in your eyes I feel you The way you hold me, feels so right, (So right) The way you make me feel is oh so special My baby and I just gotta let you know, feels so right You make me feel so special, darlin' On and on it, gettin' stronger You just make me feel so special Nights of passion, filled with moonlight Makes the moments with you so right, baby You have made my life so grand Don't know how glad I am that I have your love The more I'm in your arms, the more I need you No matter where I am I feel you The way you kiss me it feels so good (So good) I love the way you make me feel so special, darlin' And I just gotta let you know That it feels so right You make me feel so special, darlin' On and on feeling stronger Oh... oh... oh... oh... oh Ooh, ooh, yeah (Oh... oh... oh...) Ooh, the more I have your love, the more I need you If I had to change the world, I would to keep you The way you love me, don't ever stop (Oh, oh) There's no one who could make me feel so special, baby And I just gotta let you know That it feels so right You make me feel so special, baby On and on gettin' stronger Oh... oh... oh... oh... oh Special (Special) Special, special (Yes, you are, baby) Special (Yeah) You make me feel so special (You make me feel so good) Special (Baby) Special (I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I) special (Special, hey) You make me feel so special (Special, baby, ooh, ooh) Special, baby, Feels so right you make me feel so special (Special, baby, bay, oh, oh) My love (My love), And it feels so right when you oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)

Sweet Sweet Love

Lyrics from Vesta Williams, Attala Zane Giles, William Matthew Osborne

Oh-oh, oh (oh-oh) Oh, oh (oh-oh) Oh (ooh) oh-oh Ooh I remember I was scared Love especially I fell in love with you Stole my heart in such a way What you did to me Can't explain (How you kiss me) how you kiss me (When you kiss me) kiss me (Feel so good) baby, it feels so good (How you hold me) hold me, babe (When you hold me) hold me (Love's so good) love's so good Well, there are so many ways (so many things I do) I gotta make me feel just with your Sweet, sweet love (I love you, yes, I do) Sweet, sweet love (wanna spend my life with you) Sweet, sweet love (I need you every day) Sweet, sweet love (you're in my heart to stay) Sweet, sweet love (ooh) Love is wrong in many ways Stood the test of time Stronger everyday No one loves me like you do I found in you love so true, oh (How you touch me) touch me, babe (When you touch me) touch me (Feel so good) oh, it feels so good (There's no other) there's no other (Other lover) other lover (You're so good) you're so good You're all I ever wanted (all that I'll ever need) I'll ever need with your Sweet, sweet love (I love you, yes I do, oh) Sweet, sweet love (I wanna be right here with you, baby) Sweet, sweet love (you're in my heart to stay) Sweet, sweet love (I love you more every day) Sweet, sweet love (oh, yeah) Oh, oh (oh, oh) oh, oh Ooh You're all I ever wanted (all that I ever need) All that I ever need With your (sweet, sweet love) oh Baby, baby (sweet, sweet love) I need your sweet, sweet love, oh, yeah (sweet, sweet love) Oh, all that I ever need (sweet, sweet love) You're all I ever need, yeah (sweet, sweet love) You're my baby (oh), sweet, sweet love (yeah) You're my honey (oh), sweet, sweet love (yeah) You're my baby (hey), sweet, sweet love Sweet, sweet love (oh, baby your) You're my baby (my baby), sweet, sweet love (my sweet) You're my honey (honey, yeah), sweet, sweet love You're my baby (oh, oh), sweet, sweet love Sweet, sweet love (oh, yeah) Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh (ooh) Sweet, sweet love (sweet baby) Oh-oh-oh-oh (sweet, sweet love) Sweet love, ooh, ooh Sweet, sweet love (oh, yeah, you sweet little, boy) You're my baby, sweet, sweet love

Congratulations

Lyrics from Vesta Williams,Tena Clark,Gary Prim

Saw an old friend on the street She said today's your wedding My heart stopped The tears dropped Saw my whole life pass me by I had to see you, baby I never ran so fast before I rushed inside the chapel door You were waitin' all alone You turned around and heard me call Congratulations I thought it would have been me Standin' here with you Congratulations I hope you're happy 'Cause as long as I can breathe You'll always be the one for me, oh-oh Why was I the last to know? I thought that we were special My soul shakes My heart breaks As I turn and walk away I can't believe it's over We really never said goodbye Thought we'd give it one more try Felt our love was here to stay And now today's your wedding day Congratulations I thought it would have been me Standin' here with you Congratulations I hope you're happy 'Cause as long as I can breathe You'll always be the one for me, oh Congratulations, baby I hope she makes you happy Because you didn't even say goodbye, and hey I thought it should have been me, oh-oh-oh But as long as I can breathe You'll always be the one for me 'Cause as long as I can breathe You'll always be the one for me Congratulations

Once Bitten Twice Shy

Lyrics from Vesta Williams, Dean Paul Gant

Your name is Dracula You suck the life right out of me With a thing called reality Why didn't I fall for you? You took my space and made it yours Now my mind's playin' tricks on me Who's to blame? I'm havin' a dream, I can't wake up That's what I keep tellin' myself, oho, oho There's no shame In losin' control, I'm crackin' up That's what the doctors keep tellin' me I keep screamin' Once bitten, twice shy Keep one eye open for the bad guy I keep screamin' Once bitten, twice shy And be suspicious when the moon's high Your eyes are cold as ice I feel them starin' straight through me With a hint of intensity Why must it be this way? Why am I here tied up today? In a room full of past [Incomprehensible] Who's to blame? I'm havin' a dream, I can't wake up That's what I keep tellin' myself, oho, oho There's no shame In losin' control, I'm crackin' up That's what the doctors keep tellin' me I keep screamin' Once bitten, twice shy Keep one eye open for the bad guy I keep screamin' Once bitten, twice shy And be suspicious when the moon's high, high, high, yeah Who's to blame? I'm havin' a dream, I can't wake up That's what I keep tellin' myself, oho, oho There's no shame In losin' control, I'm crackin' up That's what the doctors keep tellin' me I keep screamin' Once bitten, twice shy Keep one eye open for the bad guy I keep screamin' Once bitten, twice shy And be suspicious when the moon's high, high Once bitten, twice shy Once bitten, twice shy (You took my love and made me crazy) (Now everything's so hazy) Once bitten, twice shy (Ooh, you know you're no good, you're no good, no) Once bitten, twice shy Once bitten, twice shy (Your name is Dracula) (You chained me up and locked my gate to you)

She is the background voice on Anita Baker's "You Bring Me Joy", it was not written by someone black.

Ride of Your Life
Written by Mario Van Peebles
Performed by Vesta Williams (as Vesta)
A&R [Direction] – Kevin Evans
Engineer [Assistant] – Rajean DeGrandmaison
Mixed By – Charlie Watts (2)
Producer – Mario Van Peebles
Producer [Additional] – Phillip Biff Vincent*
Producer, Keyboards – Michael Eckert

Lyrics

I WILL HAVE TO MAKE IT MYSELF