Honey Cone
Honey Cone was an American R&B and soul all-girl vocal group, who are best remembered for their Billboard #1 hit single, "Want Ads". They were the premier female group for Hot Wax Records, operated by Holland–Dozier–Holland after they had departed from Motown Records.
Career
Honey Cone was formed by lead singer Edna Wright (sister of Darlene Love) with Carolyn Willis and Shelly Clark in 1969. They were the newly created Hot Wax Records' first signing to the fledgling label. The trio had previous musical experience with Willis a member of Girlfriends, Clark an ex-member of the Ikettes, and Wright a member of a gospel group, the Cogics. Wright and Willis were also "part-time" members of Love's group, The Blossoms. They had been singing together for a short while when they were spotted by Eddie Holland in 1969 who had recently left Motown Records along with Brian Holland, and Lamont Dozier to form their own music organization Holland-Dozier-Holland. Holland named the act "Honey Cone" for a favorite flavor of ice cream. At first, group members rejected the name, but Holland prevailed and the ladies soon embraced its distinctiveness.
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Honey Cone
ALBUMS
- Take Me With You / Sweet Replies / Soulful Tapestry / Love, Peace & Soul released: 2010
- Greatest Hits released: 2002
- Soulful Sugar released: 2001
- Love, Peace & Soul released: 1972
- Take Me With You released: 1971
- Soulful Tapestry released: 1971
- Are You Man Enough released:
Take Me With You / Sweet Replies / Soulful Tapestry / Love, Peace & Soul
Released 2010- Sunday Morning People
- Son of a Preacher Man
- Take Me With You
- Girls It Ain't Easy
- You've Made Me So Very Happy
- Are You Man Enough, Are You Strong Enough?
- Aquarius
- Take My Love
- While You're Out Looking for Sugar (album version)
- My Mind's on Leaving, but My Heart Won't Let Me Go
- The Feeling's Gone
- Want Ads
- You Made Me Come to You
- Blessed Be Our Love
- When Will It End
- Deaf, Blind, Paralyzed
- We Belong Together
- The Day I Found Myself (album version)
- While You're Out Looking for Sugar (Stereo single mix)
- Want Ads (Unedited version)
- It's Better to Have Loved and Lost
- The Day I Found Myself (single version)
- If I Can't Fly
Greatest Hits
Released 2002- Want Ads
- Stick Up
- One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
- The Day I Found Myself
- Take Me With You
- Woman Can't Live by Bread Alone
- When Will It End
- While You're Out Looking for Sugar
- Girls It Ain't Easy
- Sitting on a Time Bomb (Waiting for the Heart to Come)
- Innocent Till Proven Guilty
- Ace in the Hole
- The Truth Will Come Out
- If I Can't Fly
Soulful Sugar
Released 2001- While You're Out Looking for Sugar
- The Feeling's Gone
- Girls It Ain't Easy
- Take Me With You
- Take My Love
- When Will It End
- Sunday Morning People
- Son of a Preacher Man
- You've Made Me So Very Happy
- Are You Man Enough, Are You Strong Enough
- Aquarius
- My Mind's on Leaving but My Heart Won't Let Me Go
- Want Ads
- We Belong Together
- You Made Me Come to You
- Blessed Be Our Love
- Deaf, Blind, Paralyzed
- The Day I Found Myself (long version)
- Stick Up
- VIP
- One Monkey Don't Stop the Show, Part 1
- One Monkey Don't Stop the Show, Part 2
- Don't Count Your Chickens (Before They Hatch)
- A Little More
Are You Man Enough
- While You're Out Looking for Sugar
- Girls It Ain't Easy
- When Will It End
- The Feeling's Gone
- You Made Me Come to You
- Take Me With You
- Are You Man Enough, Are You Strong Enough
- One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
- Don't Count Your Chickens (Before They Hatch)
- Want Ads
- My Mind's On Leaving But My Heart Won't Let Me Go
- We Belong Together
- Sunday Morning People
- Take My Love
- Deaf Blind and Paralysed
- The Day I Found Myself
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by: Honey Cone[Spoken intro]
I've got something on my mind.
I wanted to say for quite some time.
I think you know what I wanna say
'cause I'm sure it's bothering you, too
You've got me so involved a little too deep,
and you can't find a way to work it out.
Well, I go on hung as far as I can,
and it's time to come for us to talk it out.
I'm sure she wants to know, too.
Just what you intend to do?
Won't you be man enough? Oh, just let me know
[Chorus]
Who's it gonna be? Her or me?
Love can't be shared by three
You've got to set one of us free
(2x)
You can't be toyin' with my heart
This triangle must be torn apart
'Cause I can't go on fooling myself
I'm so unhappy knowing there's someone else
Heavenly mercy on a woman in need
Don't tear my life up if you don't wanna be with me
Let me know (let me know)
Let me go (let me go)
Did you say the same thing to her that you said to me?
Are you touching her like you're touching me?
Which one of us you need?
You've gotta make a choice, you gotta choose
I'm wondering and worrying, upset and confused
Was it something I said? What have I done wrong?
If the feeling's gone, don't keep me hangin' on
Tell me
[Chorus]
I'm sharing your loving and kissing
And I can feel the joy I'm missing
She come to us like a brick wall
I'm afraid one day it might fall
It would hurt me if I lose,
But it's time for you to choose
[Repeat Chorus]