Can't Let Go

About Can't Let Go

"Can't Let Go" is a song by American singer Mariah Carey from her second album Emotions (1991). It was released as the album's second single in the fourth quarter of 1991 in the United States and the first quarter of 1992 elsewhere. The protagonist of this synthesizer-heavy ballad laments an ex-lover who has moved on, and though she tries she "can't let go." Carey had fallen out with her songwriting partner Ben Margulies following a financial dispute, and her record label suggested that she work with the other producers of her debut album such as Rhett Lawrence, Ric Wake and Narada Michael Walden. She chose Walter Afanasieff, who had produced her second single "Love Takes Time" (1990), and "Can't Let Go" was one of the songs they created. After the release of the single "Emotions," "Can't Let Go" was promoted on both The Arsenio Hall Show in September 1991 and Saturday Night Live in November 1991 when she was the musical guest in the episode which featured Linda Hamilton as the host. "Can't Let Go" was later included on Carey's compilation album The Ballads (2008). more »

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2001

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There you are holding her hand 
I am lost 
Dying to understand 
Didn't I cherish you right 
Don't you know you were my life 

Even though I try I can't let go 
Something in your eyes 
Captured my soul 
And every night I see you in my dreams 
You're all I know 
I can't let go 

Just cast aside 
You don't even know I'm alive 
You just walk on by 
Don't care to see me cry 
And here I am 
Still holding on 
I can't accept 
My world is gone, no no 

Even though I try I can't let go 
Something in your eyes 
Captured my soul 
And every night I see you in my dreams 
You're all I know 
I can't let go 

Do you even realize the sorrow I have inside 
Everyday of my life 
Do you know the way it feels 
When all you have just dies 
I try and try to deny that I need you 
But still you remain on my mind 

No I just can't get you out of my mind 
I never can say goodbye 
'Cause every night 
I see you in my dreams 

You're all I know 
I can't let you go 
Even though I try 
I can't let go, of something I need so badly 
You're all I know 
I can't let go

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Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and released her self-titled debut studio album, Mariah Carey. The album went multi-platinum and spawned four consecutive number one singles, on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Following her marriage to Mottola in 1993, a series of hit records, including Emotions (1991), Music Box (1993) and Merry Christmas (1994), established her position as Columbia's highest-selling act. Daydream (1995), made music history when the second single, "One Sweet Day" a duet with Boyz II Men, spent a record sixteen weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100, and remains… more »

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