Self Control es un álbum de Laura Branigan, publicado en 1984 por Atlantic. El disco incluye 10 canciones, entre ellas «The Lucky One», «Self Control», «Ti Amo» y «Heart».
Sobre el álbum
El tercer álbum de la artista, Self Control, de 1984, es su obra más icónica y la culminación de su sonido de synth-pop y europop. Este trabajo es la quintaesencia de la música de los 80, una colección de himnos de baile y baladas poderosas que convirtieron a Laura Branigan en un icono de la década.
El sonido del disco es potente, bailable y está dominado por los sintetizadores y las cajas de ritmos. La canción que da título al álbum, "Self Control", otra versión de un éxito del italiano Raf, se convirtió en un fenómeno mundial, en gran parte gracias a su controvertido y cinematográfico vídeo musical dirigido por William Friedkin.
El álbum contiene otros grandes éxitos como "The Lucky One" o la enérgica "Ti Amo", también de Umberto Tozzi. Laura Branigan demostró tener un talento inigualable para tomar canciones europeas y transformarlas en éxitos globales con su poderosa interpretación. El álbum fue el mayor éxito de su carrera.
"Self Control" es un clásico indiscutible de los 80. Es un álbum que no solo definió el sonido de una era, sino que también consolidó a Laura Branigan como una de las divas del pop más importantes e influyentes de su tiempo. Por lo tanto, su legado es eterno.
Listado de Canciones
- The Lucky One4:10
Letra
You can break away or you can stay You choose your life, you're free to fly Go on and fly Go on and fly She had it in her own time To get away and try to find Somewhere to go, to run She saw the world through open eyes And never let a soul inside Don't come too close, so close Baby thinks she's smart, but what about her heart? Like a wild bird of prey, like a thief in the night You can take what you want, and you don't think twice 'cos the world's in your hands, you got all you want And you won't change a thing, you're the lucky one Oh, the lucky one Oh, the lucky one Her soul was strong, her heart was tough And when she felt she had enough She tore herself away Love in the dark is all you see Get what you want, not what you need You look the other way Never letting on to what it's all become Like a wild bird of prey, like a thief in the night You can take what you want, and you don't think twice 'cos the world's in your hands, and you've got all you want And you won't change a thing, you're the lucky one Oh, the lucky one Oh, the lucky one Life is a dream, the lucky one, the lucky one, the lucky one Oh, life is a dream, the lucky one Life is a dream, the lucky one, the lucky one Baby thinks she's smart, but what about her heart? Like a wild bird of prey, like a thief in the night You can take what you want, and you don't think twice 'cos the world's in your hands, and you've got all you want And you won't change a thing, you're the lucky one Oh, the lucky one Oh, the lucky one Oh, the lucky one Oh, the lucky one - Self Control4:08
Letra
Oh, the night is my world City light painted girl In the day nothing matters It's the night time that flatters In the night, no control Through the wall something's breaking Wearing white as you're walkin' Down the street of my soul You take my self, you take my self control You got me livin' only for the night Before the morning comes, the story's told You take my self, you take my self control Another night, another day goes by I never stop myself to wonder why You help me to forget to play my role You take my self, you take my self control I, I live among the creatures of the night I haven't got the will to try and fight Against a new tomorrow, so I guess I'll just believe it That tomorrow never comes A safe night, I'm living in the forest of my dream I know the night is not as it would seem I must believe in something, so I'll make myself believe it This night will never go Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Oh, the night is my world City light painted girl In the day nothing matters It's the night time that flatters I, I live among the creatures of the night I haven't got the will to try and fight Against a new tomorrow, so I guess I'll just believe it That tomorrow never knows A safe night, I'm living in the forest of a dream I know the night is not as it would seem I must believe in something, so I'll make myself believe it This night will never go Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh You take my self, you take my self control You take my self, you take my self control You take my self, you take my self control You take my self, you take my self control You take my self, you take my self control You take my self, you take my self control You take my self, you take my self control You take my self, you take my self control You take my self, you take my self control - Ti Amo4:18
Letra
Ti amo God how I love you so My heart just won't let go Day after day I'm still holdin' on Even though you're gone Ti amo Wasn't I good to you? I did all that I could do To make you want to be here with me I thought you loved me I can't believe, you could just turn and leave Did it so easily You pulled my world out from under me Look what you've done to me How could you end it this way After the love that we made? God, how I wish you had stayed Can't you see that I just want you back? Ti amo I never had a clue That I was losin' you You never once let me know You were lettin' me go Oh, I guess it was there in your eyes Guess it was there in your sighs Guess it was there in your lies I was blind then, couldn't face the end Ti amo Thought we'd go on and on Thought we had something strong You pulled my world out from under me Look what you've done to me How could you end it this way After the love that we made? God, how I wish you had stayed Can't you see that I just want you back? Ti amo God, how I love you so My heart just won't let go Day after day I'm still holdin' on Even though you're gone Guess it was there in your eyes Guess it was there in your sighs Guess it was there in your lies I was blind then, couldn't face the end Ti amo Thought we'd go on and on Thought we had something strong You pulled my world out from under me Look what you've done to me How could you end it this way After the love that we made? God, how I wish you had stayed Can't you see that I just want you back? Ti amo Wasn't I good to you? Did all that I could do To make you want to be here with me I thought you loved me I can't believe, you could just turn and leave Did it so easily You pulled my world out from under me Look what you've done to me Ti amo God, how I love you so My heart just won't let go Day after day I'm still holdin' on Even though you're gone - Heart4:08
Letra
It's the hour of the night time When the demons come to call And the shadows seem to whisper And I'm wishin' I could crawl inside a dream That would free me from the pain But I'm smothered by the silence of a heart gone insane Oh, heart, are you still beating? Is there enough of you left to break? How could he take you and tear you apart? I never knew somebody would do it I never knew somebody could do it Never dreamed anybody would do this to my heart Now the wine has worked its wonder And it's makin' me forget But the memories lie awaiting like an uncollected debt That must be paid at the fadin' of the stars By a heart that is already wearing one too many scars Oh, heart, are you still beating? Is there enough of you left to break? How could he take you and tear you apart? I never knew somebody would do it Never knew somebody could do it Never dreamed anybody could do this to my heart Heart, are you still beating? Is there enough of you left to break? How could he take you and tear you apart? I never knew somebody would do it I never knew somebody could do it Never dreamed anybody would do this to my Heart, are you still beating? Is there enough of you left to break? Heart, are you still beating? Is there enough of you left to break? Oh, heart, are you still beating ... [fade out] - Will You Love Me Tomorrow3:26
- Satisfaction3:56
Letra
Don't know what you're doin' But you're doin' somethin' I think I like Not sure what I'm feelin' But it feels like somethin' so right The sound of your sigh The touch of your skin Is takin' me places I've never been I wanna go there again and again 'Cause you give me Satisfaction When you're touchin' me You start a chain reaction deep inside of me Satisfaction I just never knew that I could feel this way Oh babe, I love you Holdin' you close now I keep thinkin' of times before When nothin' was good enough I was always left wantin' more You took my world, turned it around I know you won't be lettin' me down 'Cause baby, you showed me that love could be found When you gave me Satisfaction When you're touchin' me You start a chain reaction deep inside of me Satisfaction I just never knew that I could feel this way Oh babe, I love you - Silent Partners4:10
Letra
We have to take our chances we have to keep it down We have to steal our kisses when nobody's around We have to hide the tenderness inside To make love on the sly You say it's for the better We have to speak in riddles to cloak the things we say We have to watch our whispers not to give ourselves away We have to run in shadows in the dark We have to stand apart when they see us together So we're livin' like silent partners Sneakin' like thieves in the night Can't let it show, gotta keep it low, so no one knows We're silent partners Never come to the light It'll never be right whatever we do You need me too much and I'm just not givin' up on you We have to keep the secret burnin' on our lips We'd both be hurting someone if they caught us here like this We have to bear this burden that we share Knowin' our affair just can't go on forever And we're livin' like silent partners Sneakin' like thieves in the night Can't let it show, gotta keep it low, so no one knows We're silent partners Never come to the light It'll never be right whatever we do You need me too much and I'm just not givin' up on you Silent partners I can't let it show, we gotta keep it low, so no one knows We're silent partners Are we ever gonna come to the light? It'll never be right, whatever we do You need me too much and I'm just not givin' up Silent partners Sneakin' like thieves in the night Can't let it show, gotta keep it low, so no one knows We're silent partners Are we ever gonna come to the light? Can't let it show, gotta keep it low, so no one knows We're silent partners Sneakin' like thieves in the night - Breaking Out3:50
Letra
She breathes a sigh Watching as her life goes by Caught in the trap of a workingday world Tired of just being somebody's girl She's feelin' her frustration buildin' up inside But tonight She's gonna give it up Break the chains and let it out Tonight She'll say "I've had enough" I'm never going back Breaking out, into the night Breaking out, she's taking flight Breaking out, out in the street Breaking out, gotta break free He counts the days Wishin' he could get away Stuck in the rut of an empty routine Nowhere to go with his hopes and his dreams Prepare himself for the moment of his great escape And tonight He's gonna make his move Take a chance and risk it all Tonight He's gonna cut it loose Never looking back Breaking out, into the night Breaking out, he's taking flight Breaking out, out in the street Breaking out, gotta break free There's gonna come a time When you just leave it all behind Burst out of your prison and just fly away Tonight They're gonna make their move Take a chance and risk it all Tonight They're gonna cut it loose Never looking back Breaking out, into the night Breaking out, they're taking flight Breaking out, out in the street Breaking out, gotta break free [fade out] - Take Me3:43
Letra
I fancied you for a very long time You finally got around to makin' your move But when you picked me up, you looked so very... I wish we could dispense with the preliminaries Oh, so much for subtlety I can't wait for you to get your hands on me Oh, take me, take me, please Oh, take me, take me Don't leave me at the door with a good night kiss It's guys like you can give a girl a complex I've never been so in love before I'm not playin' hard to get, that's for sure Oh, so much formality I can't wait for you to put your hands on me Oh, take me, take me, please Oh, take me, why don't you take me? Oh, take me, come on boy Oh, take me, take me Oh, don't let me scare you away It's not like me to come on strong But love like this just can't be wrong So I'm gonna make it easy Oh, take me, take me... It's the holdin' back makes me want you more I'm not playin' hard to get Oh, why don't you take me, boy? Oh, oh, take me, come on, take me... - With Every Beat of My Heart4:12
Letra
As I look out of my window I see your face in each shadow on the street below me And as I hear the hard rain falling I wonder will you be calling, do you still wanna hold me? I think will you turn away? Do you wanna say it's over? Will you really come? Was it just for fun, I wonder Is it easy to see, that every time you touch me With every beat of my heart, there's thunder inside Every beat of my heart, I need you tonight Every beat of my heart, I'm reachin' for you I need you now, with every beat of my heart As I lay down in this dark room I hear your voice like a soft tune, echo all around me And as I feel the cold wind blowing I wonder will you be showing, or forget you ever found me? I think will you turn away? Do you wanna say it's over? Will you really come? Was it just for fun, I wonder Is it easy to see, that every time you touch me With every beat of my heart, there's thunder inside Every beat of my heart, I need you tonight Every beat of my heart, I'm reachin' for you I need you now, with every beat of my heart With every beat of my heart, there's thunder inside Every beat of my heart, I need you tonight Every beat of my heart, I'm reachin' for you I need you now, with every beat of my heart With every beat of my heart, with every beat of my heart Every beat of my heart, oh, every beat of my heart Every beat of my heart, deep inside of me something's died...