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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle
Vocals
The Waters Family
The Waters Family
Background Vocals
B. Ellison
B. Ellison
Keyboards
Dale Warren
Dale Warren
Orchestra Conductor
Robert Manchurian
Robert Manchurian
Orchestra Conductor
Ray Parker
Ray Parker
Guitar
Leo Nocentelli
Leo Nocentelli
Guitar
James Gadson
James Gadson
Drums
Kurt McGettrick
Kurt McGettrick
Brass
Mac Cridlin
Mac Cridlin
Bass
George Porter, Jr.
George Porter, Jr.
Bass
Natcho
Natcho
Harmonica
John Phillips
John Phillips
Brass
Gary Grant
Gary Grant
Brass
Oscar Brashear
Oscar Brashear
Brass
Sidney Muldrow
Sidney Muldrow
Brass
Alessandro Depalma
Alessandro Depalma
Brass
James Shelf
James Shelf
Brass
Gary Herbig
Gary Herbig
Brass
Jim Self
Jim Self
Brass
Lew McCreary
Lew McCreary
Brass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ray Parker Jr.
Ray Parker Jr.
Composer
Jeffrey Cohen
Jeffrey Cohen
Composer
B. Ellison
B. Ellison
Composer
Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle
Vocal Arranger
Dale Warren
Dale Warren
Orchestrator
Robert Manchurian
Robert Manchurian
Orchestrator
David Rubinson
David Rubinson
Arranger
Kurt McGettrick
Kurt McGettrick
Brass Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jeffrey Cohen
Jeffrey Cohen
Co-Producer
David Rubinson
David Rubinson
Producer
David Rubinson & Friends
David Rubinson & Friends
Producer
Fred Catero
Fred Catero
Engineer
Chris Minto
Chris Minto
Assistant Engineer
Terry Becker
Terry Becker
Assistant Engineer
George Horn
George Horn
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I used to sing to an empty room
I was so lonely and so out of tune
You came along and
Made my life a happy song
[Verse 2]
It's a joy to have your love
Such a joy to feel your love
Never set me free
'Cause darlin'
I can't be without you
Without you, baby
[Verse 3]
It's a joy to have your love
Such a joy to feel your love
Never set me free
'Cause darlin'
I can't be without you
Without you, baby
[Verse 4]
I used to go to a show all alone
I sat through it twice, I just couldn't go home
Then you came along and
Made my life a happy song
[Verse 5]
It's a joy to have your love
Such a joy to feel your love
Never set me free
'Cause darlin'
I can't be without you
Without you, baby
[Verse 6]
It's a joy to have your love
(It's a joy to have your love)
Such a joy to feel your love
(Such a joy to feel your love)
Never set me free
(Never set me free)
'Cause darlin' ('Cause darlin')
I can't be without you
Without you, baby
[Verse 7]
Then you came along and
Made my life a happy song
[Verse 8]
It's a joy to have your love
Such a joy to feel your love
Never set me free
'Cause darlin'
I can't be without you
Without you, baby
[Verse 9]
It's a joy to have your love
(It's a joy to have your love)
Such a joy to feel your love
(Such a joy to feel your love)
Never set me free
(Never set me free 'cause, darlin', I don't wanna be without you)
I can't be without you
Without you, baby
[Verse 10]
Without you, baby
Without you, baby
So good
Having you around
[Verse 11]
It's a joy to have you
(It's a joy to have your love)
It's a joy to feel you
(Such a joy to feel ya)
It's a joy to see you
(It's a joy to have your love)
It's a joy to have your love
(Such a joy to feel ya)
[Verse 12]
Such a joy to see you, baby
(It's a joy to have your love
Such a joy to feel ya)
Such a joy to feel ya, baby
(It's a joy to have your love
Such a joy to feel ya)
Such a joy to have it all the lovin'
(It's a joy to have your love
Such a joy to feel ya)
You baby
(It's a joy to have your love
Such a joy to feel ya)
Such a joy to have
(It's a joy to have your love
Such a joy to feel ya)
It's a joy to feel
(It's a joy to have your love
Such a joy to feel ya)
It's a joy to have and love and feel and love
(It's a joy to have your love
Such a joy to feel ya
It's a joy to have your love
Such a joy to feel ya)
It's a joy to have
(It's a joy to have your love
Such a joy to feel ya)
It's a joy to feel
(It's a joy to have your love
Such a joy to feel ya)
Never set me free
(It's a joy to have your love
Such a joy to feel ya)
Written by: B. Ellison, Jeffrey Cohen, Ray Parker Jr.

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