Odella's cover of "Black Velvet", made popular by Alannah Myles, who released it in 1990. This was produced by Alex Apolin, Vocals by Odella, and guitars by Ziv Shalev. (Mech. License 1149517)
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LYRICS:
Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell
Jimmy Rogers on the victrola up high
Mama's dancin' with a baby on her shoulder
The sun is settin' like molasses in the sky

The boy could sing, knew how to move, everything
Always wanting more, he'd leave you longing for
Black velvet and that little boy's smile
Black velvet with that slow southern style
A new religion that'll bring ya to your knees
Black velvet if you please

Up in Memphis the music's like a heatwave
White lightning, bound to drive you wild
Mama's baby's in the heart of every school girl
"Love me tender" leaves 'em cryin' in the aisle
The way he moved, it was a sin, so sweet and true
Always wanting more, he'd leave you longing for

Black velvet and that little boy's smile
Black velvet with that slow southern style
A new religion that'll bring ya to your knees
Black velvet if you please

Every word of every song that he sang was for you
In a flash he was gone, it happened so soon, what could you do

Black velvet and that little boy's smile
Black velvet with that slow southern style
A new religion that'll bring ya to your knees
Black velvet if you please

Black velvet and that little boy's smile
Black velvet with that slow southern style
A new religion that'll bring ya to your knees
Black velvet if you please
If you please
If you please
If you please.

BLACK VELVET (Cover)

Written, performed, produced, and mixed by Odella!
LYRICS:
I've got a secret - I'm dying to share
Wrote it down in a letter - felt naked and bare
Admit to myself an emotional affair
If only - just once - I would dare

When we're together I try to act tough
I say something clever, you laugh and we touch
Knock me down with a feather - I'm feeling so much
The heat from your body's enough 

CHORUS - But the gold on your finger makes it hard to believe
That you could have feelings for someone like me
I'd like to ignore the heart on my sleeve
The first to admit I'm naive
There's that ring – Ooh ooh - that ring - Ooh ooh - there's that ring – ooh ooh - that ring

There's a fine line between the truth and a lie
And I'm wondering daily why I even try
You're a drug in my system - you make me so high
Again and again I ask why

CHORUS - Cause the gold on your finger makes it hard to believe
That you could have feelings for someone like me
I'd like to ignore the heart on my sleeve
And first to admit I'm naive
Cause that ring – ooh ooh - there's that ring - ooh ooh - there's that ring – ooh ooh - that ring.

That Ring

In the mystery of dreams, our souls wander free — searching, healing, remembering what hope feels like. This song asks gentle questions, believing that even when we feel lost in darkness, there is a hidden place where we are whole again. Night, too, is full of secret dawns.

Where do you go when you sleep?
What do you leave behind in the dark?
Are you lost in a field of silent voices,
Or running through doors with no locks?

Do you find the pieces you’re missing?
Are you whole for a moment in dreams?
Where do you go, where do you go
when you sleep?

Do you walk with the shadows of strangers?
Do you gather the stars in your hands?
Is there a place you call home for an hour,
Some secret that night understands?

Do you find the pieces you’re missing?
Are you whole for a moment in dreams?
Where do you go, where do you go
when you sleep?

Where Do You Go When You Sleep

Susan Odella is a prolific songwriter/producer with a multi-genre catalog of songs. She has won the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, the UK Songwriting Contest, the Dallas contest, and has had 12 Nominees for Hollywood Independent Music Awards.
She writes for sync licensing, and has music on TV, (Paris Hilton, The Young & the Restless), Radio, in retail rotation, TikTok, Sony Playstation, etc.

That Ring

Susan Odella, Songwriter/Producer

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