Daytime Friends es un álbum de Kenny Rogers, publicado en 1977 por United Artists Records. El disco incluye 11 canciones, entre ellas «Daytime Friends», «Desperado», «Rock And Roll Man» y «Lying Again».
Sobre el álbum
El álbum Daytime Friends, de 1977, consolida el estatus de Kenny Rogers como una de las mayores estrellas de la música country. Tras el éxito de "Lucille", este trabajo sigue explorando la senda del country-pop con una colección de canciones de una calidad excepcional y un atractivo comercial innegable. Es la confirmación de una fórmula de éxito.
En primer lugar, la canción que da título al álbum, "Daytime Friends", es otro ejemplo perfecto de su talento para la narrativa. La canción cuenta la historia de dos personas que mantienen una relación clandestina, con una letra inteligente y una melodía pegadiza. El tema se convirtió en otro número uno en las listas de country.
El disco incluye la exitosa balada "Sweet Music Man", una de las composiciones más celebradas del propio Kenny Rogers, que demuestra su talento no solo como intérprete, sino también como autor. El álbum equilibra a la perfección los temas rítmicos con las baladas más emotivas.
Mientras tanto, la producción, a cargo de Larry Butler, es elegante y pulida, con arreglos de cuerda que suavizan el sonido country y lo hacen accesible para una audiencia pop. "Daytime Friends" es un trabajo sólido y de un gran éxito, una obra que reafirma a Kenny Rogers como un maestro del "crossover".
Listado de Canciones
- Daytime Friends3:10
Letra
And he'll tell her he's working late again But she knows too well there's something going on She's been neglected and she needs a friend So her trembling fingers dial the telephone And Lord it hurts her, doing this again He's the best friend that her husband ever knew When she's lonely, he's more than just a friend He's the one she longs to give her body to Daytime friends and nighttime lovers Hoping no one else discovers Where they go, what they do In their secret hideaway Daytime friends and nighttime lovers They don't want to hurt the others So they love in the nighttime And shake hands in the light of day And when it's over, there's no peace of mind Just a longing for the way things should have been And she wonders why some men never find That a woman needs a lover and a friend Daytime friends and nighttime lovers - Desperado3:44
Letra
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses You've been out ridin fences for so long now Oh and you're a hard one, but I know that you've got your reasons The things that are pleasin' you, can hurt you somehow. Don't you draw the queen of diamonds boy, she'll beat you if she's able You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet Now it seems to me some fine things have been laid upon your table But you only want the ones you can't get. Desperado, you ain't gettin' no younger Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home And freedom, oh freedom, well that's just some people talkin' Your prison is walking through this world all alone. Don't your feet get cold in the wintertime The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine It's hard to tell the nighttime from the day And you're losin' all your highs and lows Ain't it funny how the feelin' goes away? Desperado, why don't you come to your senses Come down from your fences- open the gates It may be rainin, but there's a rainbow above you You'd better let somebody love you, let somebody love you. You'd better let somebody love you Before it's too late... - Rock And Roll Man2:46
- Lying Again2:41
Letra
The morning sun woke me I felt the warm soft skin beneath my hands The last night the devil got to me In the day I'm just a common man. So I'll get up and say goodbye And on the way home I'll make up my life That holds our lives together One more time. I'll be lying again, I'll be trying again Hoping I don't hurt you like the last time But you'll be crying again You know I'm lying again Telling you this is the last time. - I´ll Just Write My Music And Sing My Songs2:55
- My World Begins And Ends With You2:43
Letra
My world was no more than a dream And waitin' on a dream can sure get lonely Your love just fell right into place And filled and empty space to overflowing, overflowing My world begins with havin' a friend when I'm feeling blue My world would end if ever I heard you say we were through Just don't know what I'd do 'Cause my world begins and ends with you Sometimes I tell little lies to see if your eyes are looking through me But you know lying's not my style I just need your smile coming to me Reassuring me My world begins with havin' a friend when I'm feeling blue My world would end if ever I heard you say we were through Just don't know what I'd do 'Cause my world begins and ends with you - Sweet Music Man4:16
Letra
I wouldn't listen and I couldn't see And all I have left now are words you said to me, Sing your song sweet music man, 'cos I won't be there to hold your hand like I used to, I'm thro' with you. You're a hell of a singer and a powerful man But you surround yourself With people who demand so little of you. You touched my soul with your beautiful song, You even had me singing along right with you, You said I need. Then you changed the words and added harmony And you sang the song you had written for me To someone new. But nobody sings a love song quite like you do And nobody else could make me sing along And nobody else could make me feel That things are right when I know they're wrong (that things are right when you're wrong with the song) Nobody sings a love song quite like you. Sing your song sweet music man You travel the world with a six piece band That does for you what you ask 'em to. And you try to stay young But the songs you've sung to so many people They've all begun to come back on you. So sing your song sweet music man, You're making your living doing one night stands, That prove to you they don't need you. You're still a hell of a singer but a broken man, But you're keep on looking for one last fan To sing 'em to. But nobody sings... So sing your song sweet music man I believe in you. - Am I Too Late3:31
Letra
I don't' understand your hesitation You always were so quit to say, what needed to be said But you're standing there saying nothing Please, say something, just don't tell me I'm too late. It took a while for me to understand my feelings for you I hope it's not too late to say I love you, 'cause I do Before you turn away and the chance I had to love you is gone You've got to know I've finally found a feeling I know I've not told you but I've lived my life to hold you. Am I too late to show myself, is it too late to let you know Do you feel me, I'm touching you It scares me to think you might say "no" 'Cause it's too late to let you go. But you're standing there saying nothing Please, say something, just don't tell me I'm too late. Just don't tell me that I'm too late to show myself, is it too late to let you know Do you feel me, I'm touching you It scares me to think you might say "no" 'Cause it's too late to let you go. - We Don´t Make Love Anymore3:51
- Ghost Of Another Man2:57
Letra
He's living in that big old house that he knows was built by me He's playing with the baby that belongs to her and me. At night he loves a woman that was held by these two hands He must be leaving hell to live with a ghost of another man. My name is in the side wall outside our bedroom door He can't help but see what's too dare in me everywhere he goes. He gladly walked through heaven to forget what he can't stand He must be leaving hell to live with a ghost of another man. I don't mean to haunt him when they turn out the lights I'm there in the bedroom with both of them each night. And he wonders if he just loved her As good as I loved her back then He must be leaving hell to live With a ghost of another man. - Let Me Sing For You4:39
Letra
One bright, sunny day I set on my way to look for a place on this Earth. My life was a song just 3 minutes long. And, that's about all it was worth. I wandered around. Unlost and unfound, unnoticed and misunderstood. Each thing that I tried just lessened my pride. Guess I didn't do very good. Then I saw you lookin' just like I felt. So, I walked up to you and I said. Let me sing for you. It's not much to ask after all I've been through. Let me sing for you. At least there's still one thing I know that I know how to do. I found you alone, no love of your own. I gave you a shiny new toy. I made you feel good as best as I could. And, I was your rainy-day boy. I held you so near. But, you held this fear. And, felt like you'd been there before. The spell that was cast was too good to last. Soon the toy wasn't new any more. So, I asked for some time. And, you gave me a watch. If it's that late already again.... Let me sing for you. It's not much to ask after all we've been through. Let me sing for you. At least there's still one thing I know that I know how to do. Now, you love to live, and I love to give. So, tell me what difference it makes. If back in our youth we'd both known the truth, we might have made different mistakes. You need a toy bear with soft, fuzzy hair to lay next to you while you sleep. And, I love you too much to lessen my touch. That's one promise I couldn't keep. And, I'm not man enough to make love to you while you hold me an arm's length away. Let me sing for you. It's not much to ask after all we've been through. Let me sing for you. At least there's still one thing I know that I know how to do.