This is the big female ballad on this album and Kellyann Chester-Ouellette delivered it perfectly and also added a beautiful alto saxophone solo on it. It's a love song, a classic theme, not exactly "Will you still love me tomorrow," but rather, "Let's not think about tomorrow, it's gonna be all right." It’s a very sultry, romantic song, it has a kind of jazzy feel to it which makes me think that Diana Krall could do a great take on it. Having Diana Krall record a song you’ve written is a songwriter’s dream, but that’s a perfect example of living out the motto I’ve created to describe my approach to pitching songs: “Think big, and then whittle it down to reality.”
lyrics
It's Gonna Be All Right
(Bill Naughton, Jr.)
c 2015 Biliolga Music (ASCAP)
If you’re looking for a woman, I’m looking for a man,
Come with me and I’ll do for you, as much as I can...
We’ll begin with wine and kisses, then we’ll turn out the light,
And if you feel like loving me, it’s gonna be all right...
-chorus-
It’s gonna be alright…. so love me tonight,
If there’s one thing that I need right now,
It’s waking up with someone by my side...
It’s gonna be alright.... so hold me tight,
Try not to think about tomorrow,
It’s gonna be all right...
This could be like starting over, maybe no more nights alone,
My heart is beating double time, I can’t wait to get you home...
I’m so happy that I met you, this could be love at first sight,
So let’s not waste a moment’s time, it’s gonna be all right...
- repeat chorus-
- saxophone solo -
It’s gonna be alright.... so love me tonight,
Try not to think about tomorrow,
It’s gonna be all right,
Try not to think about tomorrow,
It’s gonna be all right...
credits
from Songwriter, Volume 2 (15 songs),
released February 19, 2016
Kellyann Chester-Ouellette: lead vocal and alto saxophone solo
Bill Naughton, Jr.: acoustic guitar
Michael Arafeh: programming from Band-In-A-Box
Michael Arafeh: recording engineer and producer
Songwriter Bill Naughton, Jr. is a former Nashville radio disc jockey - WSIX and WSM-FM - with two15 track albums of studio
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