George Howard - Love Will Follow (TBA Records 1986)

"Love Will Follow" is a song written by Kenny Loggins and Tom Snow.

George Howard (September 15, 1956 – March 20, 1998) was an American smooth jazz saxophonist. Howard was born September 15, 1956 in Philadelphia. In the late 1970s, he toured with Grover Washington, Jr., who was one of his idols. In the early 1980s, Howard released his first and second studio albums, Asphalt Gardens and Steppin' Out. Both albums were well received and ranked high on the Billboard magazine jazz album charts at No. 25 and 9, respectively. The last track on 'Steppin' Out' is called 'Dream Ride' and features George playing clarinet. The track was promoted in 1984 in the UK by DJ Robbie Vincent and is now a classic among soul and jazz enthusiasts.

By 1985, his third album, Dancing in the Sun, had scaled the Billboard Jazz Album chart to No. 1. Each of his next three albums, Love Will Follow, A Nice Place to Be, and Reflections would also reach this height in the Jazz Album chart. After the success of Dancing in the Sun, Howard left GRP Records in order to join MCA Records through the 1988 release of Reflections. His next album Personal was released in 1989.

However, he returned to GRP in 1990 and released Love and Understanding in 1991. It was followed by Do I Ever Cross Your Mind? (1992), When Summer Comes (1993), A Home Far Away (1994), and Attitude Adjustment (1996). His first five years with GRP, plus a selection of his MCA recordings, were summarized on 1997's The Very Best of George Howard and Then Some.

Howard returned to recording with Midnight Mood, which was released in January 1998, his final album before his death two months later. He stayed with GRP until his death from colon cancer on March 20, 1998. His final album, There's a Riot Goin' On was released by Blue Note Records one month after his death.

Howard was survived by his daughter, Jade Howard, and two sisters, Mary Howard and Doris Beverly.

I run out of breath and start to shake
I love you with all my heart can take
I hold you beside me in my sleep
And long to be dreaming endlessly

We've come into a place in time
Where I am yours and you're mine
A circle filled with love

If you come away with me
I can show you ecstasy
Close your eyes and we will lead
And love will follow

Take a chance and hold my hand
I know you'll understand
We'll find a special land
And love will follow

A smile on your lips and in your eyes
A stranger adrift in paradise
You touch me and slowly move away
Take all of the night you need to take, babe

Just wait a little while and see
What you mean to me
I've waited all my life

If you come away with me
I can show you ecstasy
Close your eyes and we will lead
And love will follow

Use your wings and fly away
And come with me today
Your heart will lead the way
And love will follow

(If this was just a chance of make-believe
You'd never feel it this way)
I've always wanted to love somebody
As much as I, I'm wanting you now

[Musical interlude]

We've come into a place in time
Where I am yours and you're mine
A circle filled with love

If you come away with me
I can show you ecstasy
Close your eyes and we will lead
And love will follow

Girl, I swear I love you so
Tonight you're gonna know
And everywhere we go
Love will follow

Use your wings to fly away
And come with me today
Your heart will lead the way
And love will follow

I've always wanted to love somebody
As much as I am loving you now

(Hold on, hold on tight, hold on, my baby, hold on)
(Hold on, hold on tight, hold on, my baby, hold on)
(Hold on, hold on tight, hold on, my baby, hold on)
(Hold on, hold on tight, hold on, my baby, hold on)
(Hold on, hold on tight, hold on, my baby, hold on)
(Hold on, hold on tight, hold on, my baby, hold on)
(Hold on, hold on tight, hold on, my baby, hold on)
(Hold on, hold on tight, hold on, my baby, hold on)

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