CREDITS
Vocals: Valerie Bailey
Background Vocals: Barry Coffing and Valerie Bailey
Guitars: Steve Farris
Bass: Deon Estus
Drums: Herman Matthews
Drum Programming: Barry Coffing
Engineers: Bobby Ginsburg, Jon Stanka, and Barry Coffing
Produced by: Barry Coffing
Mixed by: Dale Penner
Recorded at: Glenwood Place Studios, Burbank, CA. USA
Mixed at: Hipposonic Studios, Vancouver, BC. Canada Mastered by: Ken Love, Five Points Mastering, Nashville, TN. USA
Photography: Ron Fontenot
Graphic Design: Megan Coffing
Hair: Gayla Belay
Makeup: Marc Havey
Clothes: Christopher John Rogers
Yeah, Yeah, Come on
Here we go y'all, dig this baby
You don't care for me
I don't care about that
You got a new fool, ha!
I like it like that
I got only one burnin' desire
Let me stand next to your fire
(Let me stand next to your fire) Let me stand
(Let me stand next to your fire) Let me stand
(Let me stand next to your fire) Let me stand
(Let me stand next to your fire) Whoo
Listen here now, stop actin' so crazy
You say your momma ain't home, it ain't my concern
If you play with me, nah you won’t get burned
I have only one itchin' desire let me stand next to your fire
(Let me stand next to your fire) Let me stand baby
(Let me stand next to your fire) Let me stand
(Let me stand next to your fire) Let me stand
(Let me stand next to your fire) Yeah, Yeah
Whoo, move over now, come on Stevie go on and take over
Show em how you do it, Play that thing, Yeah, Yeah Yeah
Listen, check it out, that’s what I am talkin about
Move over now
You try to give me your money, you better save it babe
Save it baby for a rainy day
I have only one itchin' desire, let me stand next to your fire,
(Let me stand next to your fire) I wanna stand
(Let me stand next to your fire) Let me stand
(Let me stand next to your fire) I wanna I wanna stand
(Let me stand next to your fire) Oh yeah, yeah, yeah
Baby let me stand, come on, take me higher, Hah, oh yeah, let me stand, whoo, come on, yeah
Written by: Jimi Hendrix
Fire lyrics ©Experience Hendrix, L.l.c.
FIRE
I CAN'T HELP MYSELF
I was thinking along the lines of a relationship where the goal is to stay celibate. I should not be getting too deep in the dude’s craziness. The song is saying I shouldn’t look in your eyes because I know you’re deal and you’re dangerous. Why do I even call when it’s only gonna take a push or slip before I fall? But as it happens sometimes, I can’t help myself. Yes, I’m lost and confused and what I’m doing is wrong, but perfectly wrong and it feels good in the moment. This is a real situation in the world of Hollywood, where guys are always wanting to get sexual even when they barely know you – and as a woman, I’m thinking, he won’t really need that. And yet it happens.
The lyrics are like me saying, I know what I’m doing is so wrong but I’m doing it right. I shouldn’t be doing what I’m doing, but I’ve gotten entangled in his web and can’t help myself – even as I’m trying not to do it. It’s like trying to convince yourself you’re a little bit pregnant! That’s what happens when we live in the flesh. The guy’s not right for me but there’s this undeniable animal magnetism. The way “I Can’t Help Myself” came out, was like a female version of a Lenny Kravitz tune – like 90 percent 70’s vibe and 10 percent modern. The production is contemporary enough that you know it’s a not an old song despite its sentiment and power. When I performed it at the Memphis Springboard showcase, I’m happy to say the crowd went crazy.
