Biography:
Tony Orlando (born 3 April 1944) is an American singer best known for his time with the group Dawn in the early 1970s.
Born Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis to a Greek father and a Puerto Rican mother, he was raised in Manhattan's then-notorious Hell's Kitchen. His best friend was Freddie Prinze (who was of Puerto Rican and German descent).[citation needed]
Tony Orlando's musical career started with The Five Gents, a doo-wop group he formed. His first success came when he recorded the hit “Halfway To Paradise”.
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Halfway To Paradise:Tony Orlando
#39 on BB Hot 100 on EPIC Records
in 1961.
INTRO: E B E
#1.
E A E
I want to be your lover,
B
but your friend is all I've stayed.
E E7 A
I'm only halfway to paradise.
E B E
So near, yet so far, away.
#2.
E A E
I long for your lips to kiss my lips,
B
but just when I think they may,
E E7 A
you lead me halfway to paradise,
E B E
so near, yet so far away..mmm..
CHORUS:
B E
Being close to you is almost heaven.
B E
But seeing you can do just so much.
B E
It hurts me so to know your heart's a treasure..
Bbm Gb B B7
and that my heart is forbidden to tou...ch, so...
#3.
E A E
Put your sweet lips close to my lips,
B
and tell me that's where they're gonna stay.
E E7 A
Don't lead me halfway to paradise,
A E B E
Oh, so near, yet so far away.
OUTRO:
E B E
so near, yet so far away.
E B E
so near, yet so far away.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#39 on BB Hot 100 on EPIC Records
in 1961.
INTRO: E B E
#1.
E A E
I want to be your lover,
B
but your friend is all I've stayed.
E E7 A
I'm only halfway to paradise.
E B E
So near, yet so far, away.
#2.
E A E
I long for your lips to kiss my lips,
B
but just when I think they may,
E E7 A
you lead me halfway to paradise,
E B E
so near, yet so far away..mmm..
CHORUS:
B E
Being close to you is almost heaven.
B E
But seeing you can do just so much.
B E
It hurts me so to know your heart's a treasure..
Bbm Gb B B7
and that my heart is forbidden to tou...ch, so...
#3.
E A E
Put your sweet lips close to my lips,
B
and tell me that's where they're gonna stay.
E E7 A
Don't lead me halfway to paradise,
A E B E
Oh, so near, yet so far away.
OUTRO:
E B E
so near, yet so far away.
E B E
so near, yet so far away.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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