Lead Me On

About Lead Me On

"Lead Me On" is a popular song which was a hit single for Maxine Nightingale in 1978. The song was written by Allee Willis and David Lasley: (Allee Willis quote:) "David and I were just writing all the time, and there was a song out called 'Emotion' by Samantha Sang that we both really loved. So we said: 'Let's write something in that spirit.' I was going through a huge breakup at the time, so for me ['Lead Me On'] was just a completely autobiographical song.""Lead Me On" was introduced on Love Lines which was Nightingale's third album for United Artists Records. Love Lines was issued in 1978 in the UK and Europe and "Lead Me On" was the second of two non-charting singles from the album, the first being "(Bringing Out) The Girl in Me"). Although United Artists did not release "Lead Me On" or its parent album in the US, Al Teller who had been president of United Artists when Nightingale had recorded her breakout hit "Right Back Where We Started From" made the US release of "Lead Me On" the debut single on Windsong Records shortly after assuming the latter company's presidency in January 1979 and the track began to accrue interest that spring particularly in the easy listening market with the #1 position on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart attained that July. In all, "Lead Me On" spent seven weeks atop the AC chart (for the weeks of July 7, 14, and 21; August 4, 11, and 18; and September 1). On the Billboard Hot 100, "Lead Me On" peaked at number five, while reaching number 37 on the R&B chart. Despite the fact that it was an AC song, it enjoyed better success in Canada, where it reached number two on the pop singles chart and spent 4 non-consecutive weeks at number one on the RPM Dance Music Chart. Nightingale herself would describe "Lead Me On" as (Maxine Nightingale quote:) "[a] sweet, simple little song", adding that its being chosen as a single was a decision with which she had disagreed. more »

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2003

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I have often heard you say
You love me as a friend
But I love you more than anyone
You know I can't pretend no longer

I would give you anything
I'd throw my world
But you don't want to hear that anymore
And you want to hear me say

Come on and lead me on
Come on and tease me all night long
Lovin' you I know it's right
I'll always need you, I'll never leave you

Come on and lead me on
Tease me all night long
I'd rather be a fool with a broken heart
Than someone who never had a part of you

You know I told you from the start
Exactly how I feel
Time goes on, seems nothing's changed
I'm in love for real

We have never played the games
That real lovers do
So maybe we are better off
But, baby, I'd still like this from you

Come on and lead me on
Come on and tease me all night long
Lovin' you I know it's right
I'll always need you, I'll never leave you

Come on and lead me on
Tease me all night long
I'd rather be a fool with a broken heart
Than someone who never had a part of you

Come on and lead me on (Come on and lead me)
Come on and tease me all night long (Tease me all night long)
I'd rather be a fool with a broken heart
Than someone who never had a part of you

Come on and lead me on (Come on and lead me)
Tease me all night long (Tease me all night long)
Lovin' you I know it's right
I'll always need you, I'll never leave you

Come on and lead me on
Tease me all night long

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Maxine Nightingale

Maxine Nightingale (born 2 November 1952; Wembley, London) is a British R&B and soul music singer. She is best known for her hits in the 1970s, with the million seller "Right Back Where We Started From" (1975, U.K. & 1976, U.S.), "Love Hit Me" (1977), and "Lead Me On" (1979). more »

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