"Ain't Nothing Gonna Keep Me From You" is a song written by Barry Gibb in 1977.[1] It was recorded by Teri DeSario and was her debut single and was included on her debut album Pleasure Train (1978). It entered the US charts on 22 July 1978, the same week that the number-one single at was Andy Gibb's "Shadow Dancing" was also co-written by Barry, co-produced by Albhy Galuten. The musicians who played on this song also played on "Shadow Dancing".[2] The single peaked at #43 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Her next single "The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of" was released in the same year, this song was chosen as the B-side.[3] In 1992, Unidisc released this song as the B-side and the A-side was Alicia Bridges' "I Love the Nightlife".[4] The song also reached #52 in the United Kingdom.[5]
Background and recording
Co-producer Albhy Galuten heard DeSario in a club, and Gibb was involved in recording a song for her and Barry sang background vocals in a falsetto style on this song and provided lead vocal on the line: No nothing.
The musicians played on this song was also participated on Andy Gibb's album Shadow Dancing, Joey Murcia and George Terry on guitar, George Bitzer and Paul Harris on keyboards, George Perry on bass and Ron Ziegler on drums and The Boneroo Horns consisted of Peter Graves, Whit Sidener, Ken Faulk, Bill Purse, Neil Bonsanti and Stan Webb, the orchestra was arranged by Albhy Galuten, engineered by Karl Richardson, produced by Barry Gibb, Galuten and Richardson.
George Bitzer from the group Network participated on this track and horn player Bill Purse was married to Teri DeSario. It was recorded around February 1978 same month as Barry recorded "Grease" performed by Frankie Valli with Peter Frampton on guitar.[6] The 22 July 1978 US charts when this song was charted, "Grease" was at number 6.[2]
A 2005 version of the song also with DeSario on vocals was released in the Philippines as a promotion to her concert with Joe Pizzulo that version was arranged by Frederick Garcia.[7]
lyrics
I admit it, I'm really a dreamer
And I'm reaching for a star too high up there for hanging on
And baby, I believe in 'for all time"
And the miracle of your love and mine
It's a lonely feeling when the meaning's gone
I'm confessing, I don't wanna let you go
And I'm burning for the love
That you don't show me anymore
And all of the dreams that we whispered about
They went into my heart and they never came out
And a love like this can die if we don't let it grow
Wind and fire and falling rain
I'll be coming through
There ain't nothing' gonna keep me from you
My love (no nothing), nothing gonna keep me from you, my love
I'll find anyplace where you may hide
I'll be by your side
There ain't nothing gonna keep me from you
My love (no, nothing), nothing gonna keep me from you, my love
I'll find you
Heaven and earth I will move for you, darling
Whatever it takes to be where you are
With a stronger love, let me flow through you, baby
You ain't got the power for breaking' my heart
And forever you'll be my paradise
And I'm reaching' for a dream when you don't even want me to
And baby, I believe you need me there
For the miracle of love we share
And tomorrow I will still be following you
Backing Vocals – Barry Gibb, Teri De Sario
Bass – George Perry
Drums – Stan Kipper
Guitar – George Terry, Joey Murcia
Horns – Chris Colclesser*, Ken Faulk, Mike Lewis (7), Neal Bonsante*, Peter Graves, Vinnie Tanno*, Whit Sidner
Keyboards – George Bitzer
Percussion – Butch Polvermo
Synthesizer – Albhy Galuten
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