2. Sleepin' With The Radio On (2:52) - This song is sort of "bluesy and slow," just like the song Charly's character hears when she turns on her radio. Instruments include a saxophone. The gal uses her radio to cope with loneliness, aching for her boyfriend to come over and make love to her. As 4 AM approaches, he does arrive. Her sadness turns to happiness; now they'll disconnect the phone and spend a whole day together.
3. Surround Me With Love (3:56) - This slow, tender song might cheer up someone who's depressed. Whenever the world closes in on the narrator, she asks her man to encircle her with embraces and words of assurance.
4. The Very Best Is You (2:45) - The tempo is moderately slow. Many people are inclined to cheat on their significant others, but not the gal Charly plays in this song. She gets enough satisfaction just being with the guy she sings to.
5. Radio Heart (3:09) - This moderate-paced song profiles a girl who, having married young, is left alone with two kids to raise. She turns to the radio to cope with the heartbreak of her husband's desertion, hence the title.
6. When It's Down To Me And You (with Wayne; disc label does not credit him for this song) (3:35) - The tempo is moderate. Instruments include a harmonica. Charly and Wayne play a couple who work hard, yet have trouble with debt, car problems, and inflation. But they cope with all that by making love at night. Night's the time when the outside world doesn't matter.
7. Paradise Tonight (with Mickey Gilley) (2:59) - The measures count at a very fast pace. A scared guy and a lonely gal find happiness when they meet each other. Even if they spend only one night together, they'll be happy to wake up in each other's arms the next morning.
8. Don't Touch Me There (3:24) - In this slow song, a guitar, a piano, and a harmonica play softly, especially during the verses. Charly's character has experienced the heartbreak of a relationship gone wrong. Now that she's with the guy to whom she's singing, she allows him to hold her hands, embrace her, even rest on her shoulder, do anything other than touch her heart.
9. With Just One Look In Your Eyes (with Wayne) (3:20) - The tempo is moderate. The theme here is similar to the one we heard three songs back. Wayne's character works full time for money the couple can barely live on. But if they just look in each other's eyes, they realize there's nothing to worry about.
10. The Right Stuff (with Mickey) (3:10) - This song plays at a similar pace to the previous one. The key is G initially, but at the second verse it shifts to C. The first time the chorus is sung, Mickey's voice is more audible than Charly's; the reverse is true the other times the chorus is sung. I can tell that their characters are a married couple when I hear the line "I bought you some flowers for our anniversary." For love, they have all the necessary ingredients.
11. Fly Into Love (3:14) - The tempo is moderate. Instruments include a saxophone. The narrator and the guy she sings to are both stranded "in the valley of broken dreams," having been hurt by previous romantic relationships. Now, if they embrace, they could gain wings, climb mountains, and "fly into love"!
12. Take Me Back (3:31) - For the first half-minute of this slow song, the only instrument is a piano. Whatever the narrator might have done to hurt the guy, she promises never to do it again and begs him to forgive her and love her again.
13. You're A Part Of Me (3:35) - This song plays at a similar pace and has a similar theme to the previous song. This time the guy is the one who has left the relationship; Charly's character begs him to come home. She hopes the wind will bring him back to her and "take [her] away." The phrase "take me away" repeats from 2:47 until fadeout.
14. I Hate The Way I Love It (with Johnny Rodriguez) (3:17) - This moderate-paced waltz tune puts the spotlight on a man and a woman who are best friends with each other's spouses. Now they're tangled up in an affair. I like the use of paradox in the title; as attracted as they are to each other, they realize they gotta break it off.
15. Let's Put Our Love In Motion (2:31) - The tempo is moderately fast. The drum solo in the first 7 seconds could almost pass for the beating of two hearts. Other instruments include chimes and a tambourine. Feelings between the narrator and the guy have turned romantic, so now she proposes that they be lovers from then on.
16. Make The World Go Away (2:59) - The measures count at a moderately fast pace. The theme is similar to that in "Take Me Back." The world somehow lured the narrator away from her man's love; now she pleads, "Say the things you used to say / And make the world go away."
17. Lay Down (2:55) - This song has a similar speed to the previous one. The narrator faces a temptation to leave the guy to whom she sings for another guy. The guy she sings to apparently hasn't paid as much attention to their relationship as he ought to. She begs him not to let her go. By "see down," she means "think what will happen if you do let go." She promises to love him forever and tells him to relax with her. In some parts I can faintly hear a castanet.
2. That's What You Do To Me (2:12) - This song has a moderate swing pace. Fingers snap on every second and fourth beat. The guy always keeps the narrator guessing where she stands with him. A single touch from him ignites her desire for him.
3. Women Get Lonely (2:44) - This moderate-paced song features orchestral strings and a tambourine. Many a woman does indeed lonely every once in a while, longing at night for the warmth of a man's arms. Of course, the same goes for men; they long to spend nights in women's arms also.
4. When A Love Ain't Right (2:51) - The measures count at a fast speed. It takes effort on both people's parts to maintain a relationship; when it goes wrong, both need to recognize the problems and work at solving them. So Charly's character tells her man, "Let's go try every day / Not to let our sweet love slip away." She asks him to keep embracing her like he's already doing.
5. So This Is Love (2:58) - This song, somewhat faster than moderate, features handclaps and bass backup vocals. No, it's not the song from the Disney movie Cinderella, but the theme is similar: the narrator has discovered that she's in love with the guy to whom she sings. She used to find thrills in "hangin' out with the wrong crowd," but now she's glad to find a guy who respects her.
6. Sentimental Ol' You (3:32) - This is my favorite song by Charly, for the moderate swing tempo and the fiddles; it's a nice tune to dance to. Charly's character asks rhetorically who sends her flowers, cries at movies, laughs at cartoons, and does other things she adores; she then answers that it's the guy to whom she sings.
7. With You (2:55) - The tempo is slightly slower than moderate. The narrator loves to spend starry, candle-lit nights with her boyfriend. Come summer or winter, he fulfills her dreams and makes her skies blue. She wants to spend eternity with him.
8. Dancing Your Memory Away (3:27) - This is a somewhat fast waltz tune; the narrator even mentions that she's waltzing. She apparently was unhappy with the guy she's singing to, for now she's found another man to dance with; with this new man she'll be all right. Instruments include a tambourine.
9. Band Of Gold (2:50) - This moderate-paced song was originally sung by R&B singer Freda Payne.
10. Candy Man (with Mickey) (3:02) - This version is fast, faster than the original version by Roy Orbison. Like the original, this version features a harmonica. The first verse plays in the key of G, but from the second verse on, the key is D. Charly sings some lyrics as "I'll let you be...my candy man."
11. You Are My Music, You Are My Song (with Wayne) (3:49) - The tempo is moderate. Charly's character loves to listen to music on her stereo. She even knows the words and sings along, probably having heard the songs many times before. Likewise, Wayne's character likes to play the radio on his way home from work. But for each partner, all that music pales in comparison to the other partner, as the title indicates.
12. Let Me Be Your Baby (2:53) - This slow, soft song is a nice tune to which a couple can rock each other gently on a dance floor. It also illustrates why the word "baby" applies not just to a newborn child, but extends to a person one's own age with whom one is an eternal love partner. Charly's character asks the guy to lull her to sleep, rock her in his arms, tuck her into bed, and otherwise treat her tenderly.
13. Some Hearts Get All The Breaks (3:34) - The tempo is moderately fast. The title might have a double meaning. Some people get heartbroken all the time because they take their lovers for granted. Other people, on the other hand, pay attention to their relationships, thus making them last and minimizing he heartaches.
14. Lay Something On My Bed Besides A Blanket (2:48) - The narrator of this moderately slow song wonders where the love between her and the guy went. It's been a long time since they last made love, so she urges that they resume doing it. The "something" she longs for is to be held in his arms at night.
15. It's Too Late To Love Me Now (2:59) - This song is slow and soft. The guy tells the narrator he wants her love, but he has stayed away from her for too long. During the long, anxious wait, she met and fell in love with another guy. He who hesitates loses.
16. And Then Some (3:24) - The measures count at a fast pace. Charly plays a country girl who schemes to win the heart of a city boy; opposites in this case do attract. She offers him all the love and tenderness he needs, plus more. The title is also used in another way: "And then some moon will shine, and then some stars will find you..." Among the fun she offers is a tractor ride to a creek and tall corn.
17. Still I Stay (4:02) - As this slow song opens, I hear a mandolin gently rolling. The narrator has many times packed her suitcase, only to change her mind about leaving once she steps out of the door, for she loves the guy too much; she hopes they can somehow rekindle their flame.