Biography:
Jimmy Hughes (born 25th April 1935, Leighton, Alabama, U.S.A.) established producer Rick Hall's fledgling Fame studio as an R&B mecca with his 1964 blues ballad "Steal Away." The ex-gospel singer hooked up with Hall in 1962 but it wasn't until the explosive "Steal Away" was issued on the Fame label that his career took off. With an intense, crying vocal style that was perfect for deep soul ballads, Hughes scored with the pleading "Why Not Tonight" in 1967, although the untypically uptempo "Neighbor, Neighbor" proved another giant hit.
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Steal Away:Jimmy Hughes.
#17 on BB Hot 100 on FAME Records
in 1964. (A cousin of Percy Sledge.)
[Intro]
Ebm E B
[Verse 1]
B D B A E
I've got to see you, somehow..not tomorrow,
G
right now.
A B E Gb
I know it's late, whoaaaa, I can't wait..so,
E B E B
come on and steal away..please, steal away.
[Verse 2]
Gb B A
Now, don't start thinking, tryin' to make up
B
your mind.
E Em7
Your folks are sleeping, let's not waste any time.
G B Gb E
I know it's late, whoa, I can't wait..so, come
Bm B E B
on and steal away..please, steal away.
[Bridge]
Gb Abm E
I know it's wrong asking this of you..there's no
B
other way I can be with you.
Gb E Db
If only your folks would approve, seeing like this,
Gb
we wouldn't have to do, no, no.
[Verse 3]
B E B
I won't tell anybody else..I'll keep it to myself.
Em7 B Gb E
I know it's late, whoa, I can't wait..so, come on
Bm B E B
and steal away, please, steal away.
[Outro]
E B E B
Cause I need you, yes, I do, oh, by my side, yes..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#17 on BB Hot 100 on FAME Records
in 1964. (A cousin of Percy Sledge.)
[Intro]
Ebm E B
[Verse 1]
B D B A E
I've got to see you, somehow..not tomorrow,
G
right now.
A B E Gb
I know it's late, whoaaaa, I can't wait..so,
E B E B
come on and steal away..please, steal away.
[Verse 2]
Gb B A
Now, don't start thinking, tryin' to make up
B
your mind.
E Em7
Your folks are sleeping, let's not waste any time.
G B Gb E
I know it's late, whoa, I can't wait..so, come
Bm B E B
on and steal away..please, steal away.
[Bridge]
Gb Abm E
I know it's wrong asking this of you..there's no
B
other way I can be with you.
Gb E Db
If only your folks would approve, seeing like this,
Gb
we wouldn't have to do, no, no.
[Verse 3]
B E B
I won't tell anybody else..I'll keep it to myself.
Em7 B Gb E
I know it's late, whoa, I can't wait..so, come on
Bm B E B
and steal away, please, steal away.
[Outro]
E B E B
Cause I need you, yes, I do, oh, by my side, yes..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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