Jade - Away From The Family

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I don't mean harm, I don't mean wrong
Love this house like the family
But the same old mirror in the same old hall
Shows old reflections of me

There's letters from across the sea, wish you could be here with me
Photographs and magazines kept in boxes and in tins
And things to pass the time away, books to read, no toys to play
Attics full of yesterday where I pass my time today

I've gotta get away from the family, though they say they love me
Gotta find myself nеw company, gotta do that just for me
Gotta get away from the family, though thеy say they love me
Gotta find myself new company, gotta do that just for me

Can't remember any other home than the one I've lived in here
I can't remember any other street than the one outside here
Same room, same bed, same chimney, the same pictures looking at me
Same curtains in the hallway where we used to play
There's things to pass the time away, books to read, no toys to play
Attics full of yesterday where I pass my time today

I've gotta get away from the family, though they say they love me
Gotta find myself new company, gotta do that just for me
I've gotta get away from the family, though they say they love me
Gotta find myself new company, gotta do that just for me
I've gotta get away from the family, though they say they love me
Gotta find myself new company, gotta do that just for me
I've gotta get away from the family, though they say they love me
Gotta find myself new company, gotta do that just for me

Release Date: August 01, 1970

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The group Jade was originally composed of Joi Marshall, Angela Slates and Debra Mitchell.

Producer Vassal Benford sold the song “I Wanna Love You” before Marshall, Slates and Mitchell’s voices were recorded on the song. In order to keep the song on the soundtrack for the 1992 Kid ‘n Play comedy Class Act, Benford had to reproduce the song with the actual voices of the group members. When that could not be accomplished he implored the record label to drop Slates and Mitchell from the group and replace them with Di Reed and Tonya Kelly who were the voices on the song and who were signed to his production company. Tonya Kelly and Di Reed were signed on by producer Vassal Benford, and the group’s name was extended to Jade.

Tonya grew up in Chicago listening to jazz vocalists such as Sarah Vaughan and Nat King Cole. Joi Marshall was also from Chicago but was raised on Motown, especially Diana Ross. Di Reed grew up in Houston singing gospel anywhere she could.