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Love Is Possible

by Richard Knight, Jr.

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    My first solo album in, yup, 41 years! 12 tracks for your listening pleasure in a spiffy Digipak with bonus artwork (see photos). A must for those of us who love physical media. I am happy to autograph but note that it means you'll get the CD without the shrink wrap.

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1.
When You Say You Love Me 03:06
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when you say you love me music and lyrics by richard knight, jr. when you say you love me when you say you need me you’d better make sure you’d better know what you’re talkin’ about cause my heart is my hand and i’m reaching out for you i’d be happy to know that you want me to i’d be happy to hold your heart and i promise we’ll never part i need your permission to make you my mission how often have i prayed that you won’t be afraid of my heart cause my heart is my hand and i’m reaching out to you i need to know that you want me to i’d be happy to hold your heart and i promise we’ll never part (interlude) i’ve taken possession of my sweet obsession at last your love is mine at last our souls entwined ‘til the end and the end is at hand when you say you love me when you say you need me you’d better make… sure © december, 1980/2016 richard knight, jr.
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Love Is Possible 04:42
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love is possible for jimmy music and lyrics by richard knight, jr. how many times do you get a second chance that’s what i thought when you reached out for my hand here comes the choice: the world is moving on heart’s can fail and trust is gone risk is just a foolish game but then you call out my name how many nights can i send you on your way that’s what i thought when you called me up today here is the thing: the years are racing by time is brief in short supply love fades with the morning mist but when you’re here i can’t resist chorus: teach me, hold me, go on scold me question me all night keep it simple, so i’ll believe love is possi—(ble) reach out slowly, gently fold me deep within your arms help me find the answer love is possible love is possible how many months before love goes to your head that’s what i thought last night with you in bed patience doesn’t mean a thing cause now i’ve fallen for the dream chorus bridge: something warns me time to run something else says he’s the one so just chorus love is possible © 1997 Richard Knight, Jr.
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On 03:38
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on music and lyrics by richard knight, jr. why should i wait to count to three when your eyes don’t want to see passion’s play but love is real why do you block this depth of feelin’? i scrub the stairs to cleanse the stains season’s greetings from the house of pain tell me now what you’re going to do man to man – it’s time to choose chorus we’ve lived in the springtime, now we gotta take the cold it’s only with you my lover that i want to grow old but i know there’s something going on there is something going on, something going on there is something going on opposing forces would stay the hand but this old heart knows your timid plan so run on home cause you’re still afraid and curse my love from that jail you’ve made chorus we lived in the springtime but you couldn’t take the cold t’was only with you my lover that i wanted to grow old but i knew there was something going wrong there was something going on something going on there was something going on bridge there was a chance to fan the flames you burned the chance with devil games on there’s nothin’ goin’ on, cause something’s very wrong why should i wait to count to three when your eyes don’t want to see passion’s play but love is real why do you block this depth of feelin’? © 1994 richard knight, jr.
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Three Times Makes It True 05:11
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three times makes it true music and lyrics by richard knight, jr. rain in my forecast meant buckets of tears looks like i wasted all of those years chorus: three times makes it true isn’t that how the story goes? three times makes it true take it from one who knows at our first hello with our first bordeaux we immersed in a love i’d never known then at second light came my second sight reckoning was at hand it came that night sure enough at quarter to three those three little words and you were absentee chorus when we first took flight that first starry night you reversed all my fears to my delight second thoughts were few second guessing, too and yet doubts whispered hard “he’s using you” soon enough it was quarter to three those three little words and you were absentee bridge: i know it’s my fault, i let things pile up oh, why can’t i make the numbers all add up once is an accident twice is coincidence three is abandonment chorus 2x © 1978/2019 richard knight, jr.
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My Designs 03:36
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my designs music and lyrics by richard knight, jr. clothe you soothe you this i will do for you bathe you dress you this i will do for you my designs are nothing if not profound step into my sketches step into my sketches we’ll walk them around draw you paint you this i will do for you sew you wear you this i will do for you my designs are nothing if not profound step into my sketches step into my sketches we’ll walk them around we’ll walk them around © june, 1979 richard knight, jr.
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All the Way to the Other Side (The Couldn’t, Shouldn’t, Wouldn’t Song) 03:10
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all the way to the other side (the couldn’t, shouldn’t, wouldn’t song) music and lyrics by richard knight, jr. this is the tale of johnny muth a guy who tried to reclaim his youth he couldn’t (can’t be done) this is the tale of a goal not met a life of grapes and sour regret a shouldn’t (a double none) this is a page from a broadway flop a movie bomb, a dried up crop i wouldn’t (watch me run) chorus all the way (to the other side) far away (where things are nice and bright) i’m going to climb (to the highest peak) i’m using my time (to answer those who seek) couldn’t shouldn’t wouldn’t make a difference for us this is the tale of a mangy cat who tried to go from there to that it couldn’t (doesn’t work) this is the tale of a love misplaced a lust for stuff acquired in haste a shouldn’t (what a jerk) this is a song we’ve heard before a song they sing behind closed doors i wouldn’t (never shirk!) chorus bridge: gorgeous respite johnny muth had a golden calf traded it for nice photographs wonder what we should learn from that maybe in life you can’t go back (so let’s go!) chorus all the way (to the other side) far away (where things are nice and bright) i’m going to climb (to the highest peak) i’m using my time (to answer those who seek) couldn’t shouldn’t wouldn’t make a difference for anyone of us at all © 2017 richard knight, jr.
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The Great Liquid Eyes 04:27
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the great liquid eyes music and lyrics by richard knight, jr. they will tell you fire they will talk of ties but don’t believe a word until you look into until you see the great liquid eyes they will mention dangers the sweet perfumed lies but don’t pay attention until you see the eyes the great liquid eyes chorus: flowers in winter are rare and strong they live on borrowed time i feel that when i look into the great liquid eyes, the great liquid eyes tell me that i’m beautiful tell me one more time let me stay and look into your great liquid eyes your great liquid eyes honey speak of sadness honey take my time i ain’t gonna listen until i can see into your eyes your great liquid eyes chorus laird cregar was cool and fine camera lens it looked and found the great liquid eyes those eyes great, great, those great liquid eyes woah, woah, oooo-uuuu-ooooo those great liquid eyes © july, 1981 richard knight, jr.
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I've Been A Haunting For You 04:46
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i’ve been a haunting for you music and lyrics by richard knight, jr. last night i left the house about one i simply had to run; i had to get away this morning i woke myself crying i’m tried of trying i’m going through a phase chorus: i’ve been a haunting for you by night i wander the streets by day i try to keep myself neat as a pin i try to stay thin so you will like me when you return today i’ll try your last address try to look my best in case you might be there i could go try your old job again pretend to be your friend the one who is concerned chorus bridge: why did you go away? even now i don’t understand your relatives all stare at my hands positive they will find a clue there but i don’t care i just want to see you again just one more time chorus bridge © november, 1978 richard knight, jr.
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It Still Is The Same For Me 03:56
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it still is the same for me music and lyrics by richard knight, jr. and it still is the same for me and i’m still where i want to be and it still is the same for me when i was younger i felt the hunger of wanting to know your life now that we’re older you still lean on my shoulder and wait for your kiss goodnight and it still is the same for me and i’m still where i want to be and it still is the same for me your love for me is stronger though you’ve loved me longer than all the other men in your life you still find me exciting and say my eyes are inviting just as they were when we first met and it still is the same for me and i’m still where i want to be and it still is the same for me you say, “i’m holding on to you forever and i’m never letting go” and you say, “after all our years together there’s something you should know” it still is the same for me and i’m still where i want to be and it still is the same for me your words are tender and very sweet i hope you don’t mind if i repeat all the things which you’ve just said cause it still is the same for me and i’m still where i want to be and it still is the same and it still is the same for me © december, 1981 richard knight, jr.
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Daddy Was A Thin Man 03:29
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daddy was a thin man music by richard knight, jr. lyrics by brian daly dad was always drinkin’ never would refuse any kind of booze so his breath was always stinkin’ from that skid row kind of juice daddy was a thin man had a scar upon his knee from the war in Germany his face was never tan and he seldom wore his teeth chorus: daddy, you died papa, you’re gone daddy, i’m cryin’ this song he’d exaggerate a lot like the time he told the story of the years he was at war he likely never heard a shot that’s a lie for that i’m sorry chorus: daddy, you died papa, you’re gone daddy, i’m cryin’ this song bridge: i remember when we parted we moved away he said he’d stay and drink to down his lonely heart and it pushed him in his waiting grave chorus: daddy, you died papa, you’re gone dad, how i’m cryin’ this song i’m just left to cry this song daddy you died © mid-february, 1978 richard knight, jr.
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Imagine Me And Marcus 04:29
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imagine me and marcus music and lyrics by richard knight, jr. in the hallway, by the door he’s uncertain, move left move right stay the night? in the bathroom, the mirror he’s not quite sure, look up look down hang around? chorus: imagine me and marcus the two of us together in flight flying by day flying by night in the bedroom, by the wall he’s uncertain, go east go west what is best? chorus bridge: up high, far over to the left to the west and then down to the ground how we’d fly around together hand in hand again and again and marcus would be my friend in the doorway, by the hall he’s not quite sure, go back go on will he belong? imagine me and marcus the two of us together in flight flying by day flying by night hello marcus © march, 1979 richard knight, jr.
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I'm Night 01:59
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i’m night music and lyrics by richard knight, jr. the moon and the stars these are my calling cards the wind and the sea these belong to me i’m night © july, 1978 richard knight, jr.

about

While wandering through my musical past as I’ve been archiving my music, I found a lot of songs I’d left on the table or never finished. So, with my longtime collaborator, Mark MacLean, we began recording this long gestating solo album. Some of these songs date back to the dawn of my recording career; others are brand spanking new. All of them, I hope, demonstrate my love for a multiple of different musical genres. That's reflected in the various arrangements.

Midway through the project, Curtis Allen Hager came onboard to help with arrangements on several of the tracks, adding even more musical flavor. I have never worried about boundaries when it comes to my recordings and you will find that philosophy reflected here. Decades ago Mark and I worked together on my first solo release and now 41 years later, here at long last is the follow-up.

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released December 4, 2023

Music, Lyrics, Piano and Singing by Richard Knight, Jr.
“Daddy Was a Thin Man” Music by Richard Knight, Jr., Lyrics by Brian Daly
Produced by Mark MacLean
Background Vocals, Keyboard and Musical Enhancements: Mark MacLean
“Love Is Possible,” “On,” “Three Times Makes It True,” “Daddy Was a Thin Man,” “I’m Night” arranged and played by Curtis Allen Hager
Guitar: Steve Dollinger
Trumpet: Glenn Morimoto
Bass on “Imagine Me and Marcus”: Geoff Lowe
“My Designs” French dialogue: Jennifer Estlin
Mixed by Mark MacLean and Curtis Allen Hager
Mastered by Gary Cobb
Photos: Kimberly Shade

THIS ALBUM IS FOR MARK
With love and gratitude for all the years of laughs and support
Richard

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Richard Knight, Jr. Chicago, Illinois

I'm a piano-based singer-songwriter that has written and recorded in a variety of genres both as a solo artist and in different bands over four decades. My music website is rkjmusic.xyz.

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