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Only Time Will Tell

by Ian Gomm & Jeb Loy Nichols

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1.
Take This Hurt Off Me 02:05
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TAKE THIS HURT OFF ME (Hamilton/Mims) You just got to take this hurt off me You just got to take this hurt off me One more time One more time It wasn't my intention to do you wrong The night I left you standing all alone You know temptation will lead a man to stray Well I never thought hurting you would make me feel this way You just got to take this hurt off me You just got to take this hurt off me One more time One more time Please don't leave me standing all by myself I know I love you and nobody else It’s taken me a long time just to find it out But I'll prove my love beyond a shadow of a doubt You just got to take this hurt off me You just got to take this hurt off me One more time One more time One more time One more time Sonet Publishing
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Hold On To A Dream 02:44
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Hold On To A Dream (I.Gomm and L.Kosmin) I’m gonna hold on to a dream tonight Hold on for sure I’m gonna hold on to a dream tonight That’s why I need some more I’m gonna catch the next connection To get right back to you You can lock the door but I’ll break it down There’s nothing you can do I’m gonna hold on to a dream tonight Hold on for sure I’m gonna hold on to a dream tonight That’s why I need some more I’m gonna start a revolution I’ve got to have a plan Don’t you run away ‘cause I’m here to say I want to be your man I’m gonna hold on to a dream tonight Hold on for sure I’m gonna hold on to a dream tonight That’s why I need some more There ain’t nowhere for you to run to You might as well accept your fate I’m gonna be with you before the night is through Don’t fall asleep please stay wide awake I’m gonna hold on to a dream tonight Hold on for sure I’m gonna hold on to a dream tonight That’s why I need some more Hold on to a dream tonight Hold on to a dream Hold on to a dream tonight Hold on to a dream Gommsongs
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I'll Take Good Care Of You 03:33
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I’ll Take Good Care Of You (J.Ragavoy/B.Berns) I let you go oh what a fool I was to hurt you so Yes but now I know All of the good times big city lights I had enough of bright party lights They'll never make up for the long lonely nights 'Cause I need you I need you I need you and I promise that I'll take good care of you I'll take good care of you Now ain't it a crime I know I've wasted so much precious time So much precious time You gave me real love beautiful flame I gave you nothing but heartache and pain Darling believe me it won't happen again 'Cause I need you I need you I need you and I promise that I'll take good care of you I'll take good care of you Please let me help you baby And you can help me too Is that so very hard Such a very hard thing to do And I'll take very special care of you baby I'll take good care of you I'll take good care of you I'll take good care of you I'll take good care of you Sony Music Publishing/Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
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Snakes And Ladders 03:25
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Snakes And Ladders (I.Gomm and J.L.Nichols) I can’t tell you What’s up around the corner And I can’t tell you What’s up around the bend I can’t tell you What’s gonna happen tomorrow And I can’t tell you You're gonna have to wait till then But I’ll tell you this Well nothing really matters I think you’ve guessed That it’s all a stupid game You do your best When everything’s in tatters Too many snakes And not enough ladders I can’t tell you How many times we nearly missed the boat And I can’t tell you Just look at us now we're still afloat I can’t tell you How to keep those hard times from your door And I can’t tell you Seem like they're always coming back for more But I’ll tell you this When the seeds have scattered And from the trees The leaves come falling down I think you know That nothing really matters Too many snakes And not enough ladders I know it's been a real long haul We made it even if we had to crawl Sure we took the long way around That's where the best things in life are found I can’t tell you What’s up around the corner now And I can’t tell you What’s up around the bend I can’t tell you What’s gonna happen tomorrow And I can’t tell you You're gonna have to wait till then But I’ll tell you this Nothing really matters I think you’ve guessed That it’s all a stupid game You do your best When everything’s in tatters Too many snakes And not enough ladders Gommsongs
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Surprise Surprise 03:03
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SURPRISE SURPRISE (J.Ford and B.Womack) I just got busted love It can't be trusted I got in way over my heart This time with you So as I get used to the pain Maybe now I'll understand Why tears fall down like rain Tell me how did a love so near Disappear in the wink of an eye Well surprise surprise look what's falling out of my Surprise surprise look what's falling out of my Surprise surprise look what's falling out of my eyes Now heart why don't you keep your big mouth shut You know you let me down before So just pretend that you're a door Don't you open any more Tell me how did a love so near Disappear in the wink of an eye Surprise surprise look what's falling out of my Surprise surprise look what's falling out of my Surprise surprise look what's falling out of my eyes Solo Tell me how did a love so near Disappear in the wink of an eye Surprise surprise now look what's falling out of my Surprise surprise look what's falling out of my Surprise surprise now look what's falling out of my Surprise surprise look what's falling out of my eyes ABKCO Music Ltd.
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Mister Moon 02:51
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Mister Moon (A.Call) Mister Moon he's a powerful man Pulls the ocean upon the land Makes men tell their women lies When he comes over the rise I was strolling through the town Big old moon was smiling down I had a bottle in my hand Oh that night was looking so grand I ran into this girl I know And we talked both soft and low Then we went out for a ride My blood was surging like the tide Mister Moon he's a powerful man He pulls the ocean upon the land Makes men tell their women lies When he comes over the rise Now it's late and she has to go She said be there and I say will I show Tomorrow’s sunshine upon the world And I forget my little girl Mister Moon he's a powerful man Pulls the ocean upon the land Makes men tell their women lies When he comes over the rise Mister Moon Mister Moon Mister Moon Jondora Publishing
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Quiet Life 02:16
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THE QUIET LIFE (J.L.Nichols) Oh the quiet life That's the life I lead The quiet life That's all I need The quiet life It’s so quiet you can hear The falling of a tear Since you're not near Oh the quiet life oh the quiet life The quiet life It’s the quiet life Everyday woh it’s A quiet life Since you went away Oh it’s a quiet life I've finally got the time To live a life all mine I’m so happy that I'm Living the quiet life oh the quiet life The quiet life I got no one to tell me what to do I got no one here when day is through I got no one I have to listen to So I do I spend my quiet life just missing you Oh the quiet life Finally got my quiet home I got the quiet life And I sit here all alone With the quiet life Got no friends or family Got no noisy company Oh just your memory And the quiet life Oh the quiet life The quiet life Oh the quiet life oh the quiet life The quiet life Gommsongs
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Hooked On Love 02:55
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HOOKED ON LOVE (I. Gomm) Well you’ve got me where you want me and I can’t get enough Though I try to fight it you know that I like it Said I’m hooked on love baby I’m hooked on love I heard this story on a radio station a true life story yeh About this woman and a man trying to do the best they can That’s just about the state I’m in ‘Cause you’ve got me where you want me and I can’t get enough Though I try to fight it you know that I like it Said I’m hooked on love baby I’m hooked on love I saw my photo in a local newspaper I recognised it yeh With the bride and the groom smiling into the room Pictured there in harmony ‘Cause you’ve got me where you want me and I can’t get enough Though I try to fight it you know that I like it Said I’m hooked on love baby I’m hooked on love Well all my friends Think that it’s strange To let my life be So re-arranged ‘Cause you’ve got me where you want me and I can’t get enough Though I try to fight it you know that I like it Said I’m hooked on love baby I’m hooked on love You know that I’m hooked on love I said that I’m hooked on love You know that I’m hooked on love I said that I’m hooked on love Universal Music Publishing
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You Must Believe Me 02:41
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You Must Believe Me (C.Mayfield) You must believe me No matter what the people might say You must believe me Darling it just didn't happen that way Oh no it just didn't happen that way You've come home with something on your mind Now darling tell me why are you crying You say be serious no time for fun While trying to tell me something that I've done The things you've heard couldn't be denied Before your opinion listen to my side You must believe me No matter what the people might say You must believe me Darling it just didn't happen that way Oh no it just didn't happen that way Oh it's alright Oh it's alright Girl you were wrong to believe what was said For you know nothing could ever be that bad The talk is now all over town Darling you know I'd never put you down True her and I were at the party as guests No more to say about who I love best You must believe me No matter what the people might say You must believe me Darling it just didn't happen that way Oh no it just didn't happen that way Darling it just didn't happen that way Oh no it just didn't happen that way Oh it's alright Oh it's alright Oh it's alright Oh it's alright Jog Music
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Lovers Walk 02:36
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LOVERS WALK (J.L.Nichols) Let’s take a lovers walk and see what we can find There may be something that other lovers have left behind Let's sit where lovers sat let’s stand where lovers stood Let’s try and find our way through this lovers neighbourhood Well well well well They just slide and stumble Well well well well They just slide and fall Well well well well They just slide and stumble Well well well well They don't move at all On this lovers walk I'm looking for a sign I'm looking for a clue So on this lovers walk lets watch what lovers do Lets listen to them talk as they walk along Cause I got a funny kind of feeling that we're doing something wrong Well well well well They just slide and stumble Well well well well They just slide and they fall Well well well well They just slide and stumble down Well well well well They don't move at all On this lovers walk Well well well well They just slide and stumble Well well well well They just slide and they fall Well well well well They just slide and stumble down Well well well well They don't move at all On this lovers walk Chrysalis Music Ltd.
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Years From Now 01:58
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Years From Now (R.Cook/C.Cochran) Years from now I’ll love you years from now I’ll hold you years from now As I hold you tonight For you are my one true friend Always my one true friend And I’ll love you till life’s end As I love you tonight I know this world that we live in Can be hard now and then And it will be again Many times we’ve been down Still love has kept us together For the flame never dies When I look in your eyes All the future I see Wanting you years from now Holding you years from now Loving you years from now As I love you tonight Screen Gems/EMI Music Ltd.
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Go Through Sunday 03:19
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Go Through Sunday (J.Ford) The candle burns the cycle turns Another day is here to learn All the things I missed out on yesterday I don't even know love from hate We all think that we're so straight But we were bent before we came to learn So you got to go through Sunday To get to Monday There ain't no other road in this old life you can take Said you gotta go through it If you wanna get to it Cause you ain't gonna find it no other way Every thought that sounds too loud Is heard among the eerie crowd I see the sun peeping in on me That don't mean I got to hush Cause it happens to the best of us Ain't this a crazy world we're living in Woh oh you got to go through Sunday Just to get to Monday There ain't no other road in this old life you can take Said you gotta go through it If you wanna get to it Cause you ain't gonna find it no other way So if you’re lost on Saturday Just look up Sunday Oh and Monday is just one day away Said you gotta go through it If you wanna get to it Cause you ain't gonna find it no other way Said you gotta go through it If you wanna get to it Cause you ain't gonna find it no other way Chartwell Music [BMI]
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No One Loves You Like I Do 02:49
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No One Loves You Like I Do (I.Gomm) Oh my darling no one loves you like I do Please believe me ‘cause every word is true Oh my darling no one loves you like I do Call me crazy you’ve got to understand Night and day your wish is my command Oh my darling darling no one loves you like I do And when you feeling down You know I will be around If you need some loving care I will always be right there Oh my darling no one loves you like I do Can you hear me said would I lie to you Oh my darling darling darling no one loves you like I do No one loves you like I do No one loves you like I do Gommsongs
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I Can't Write Another Song 00:23
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I Can’t Write Another Song (I.Gomm) I can’t write another song This one’s lasted far too long Gommsongs

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ONLY TIME WILL TELL

is a unique collaboration, a coming together of two generations of American and British roots music.

At it’s centre are two compelling musicians, Ian Gomm and Jeb Loy Nichols. Ian Gomm has spent the past 35 years making superbly crafted records, first with seminal British pub rock band Brinsley Schwarz and then as a solo artist, scoring a top ten hit in America with Hold On. He wrote Cruel To Be Kind with Nick Lowe and has produced, engineered and played with The Stranglers, Dave Edmunds, and Alexis Korner He’s been called, by The New Musical Express, “Britain’s best rhythm guitarist”. Jeb Loy Nichols grew up in the American mid-west and has, over the past ten years, released seven CDs. His slow burning country soul has won fans from Nashville to Berlin. He compiled the hit series of CDs Country Got Soul and has played with Shelby Lynn, Delbert McClinton, Richard Thompson and Lucinda Williams. He’s been called by Rolling Stone,” the high priest of country cool”.

Together they’ve made a deceptively simple CD that effortlessly weaves together soul, folk, country, and jazz. It features new interpretations of songs by Bobby Womack, Jim Ford, Curtis Mayfield, and Clover, alongside originals by both Gomm and Nichols.

The CD was recorded in the Welsh hills in free flowing spontaneous sessions, and then sent to Nashville where it was mixed by David Ferguson (who recorded and mixed the Johnny Cash sessions for Rich Rubin).

The players, who pursued a ‘less is more’ approach throughout include Clive Gregson (Any Trouble, Richard Thompson, Nancy Griffith), Pat McInerney (Nancy Griffith, Don Williams) and Andy Hamill (Natasha Atlas, Cara Dillon, 4 Hero, Carleen Anderson).

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released October 14, 2020

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