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Track: The Dark End of the Street
Artist: James Carr
Album: You Got My Mind Messed Up

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Name: James Carr
Spotify Genres: northern soul, classic soul, soul, soul blues
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Rhythm & Blues - soul singer Born on 13.06.1942 in Coahoma, Mississippi. Died on 07.01.2001 in a nursing home in Memphis, Tennessee, of lung cancer. Born to a Baptist preacher's family, he began singing in church, performing in gospel groups and making tables on an assembly line in Memphis, Tennessee, when he began recording in the mid-'60s for [l=Goldwax Records], a small Memphis based label. First made the R&B charts in 1966 with "You've Got My Mind Messed Up", followed by his most famous song "The Dark End of the Street", written by [a=Dan Penn] and [a=Chips Moman]. Carr continued to record for [l=Goldwax Records] until the label closed in 1969 but failed to reach the same heights with his subsequent releases. Carr suffered from bipolar disorder for most of his life which affected his career.

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Release: James Carr - At The Dark End Of The Street
Year: 1987
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: Soul

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LYRICS

At the dark end of the street
That's where we always meet
Hiding in shadows where we don't belong
Living in darkness to hide our wrong
You and me, at the dark end of the street
Just you and me

I know that time is gonna take its toll
We're gonna pay for the love that we stole
Ah it's a sin and we know that it's wrong
Ah but our love keeps coming on strong
You and me, at the dark end of the street
Just you and me

They're gonna find us
They're gonna find us
They're gonna find us someday
We'll steal away to the dark end of the street
Just you and me

If you take a walk downtown
And you find some time to look around
If you should see me and I walk on by
Oh darling please don't cry
Tonight we'll meet
At the dark end of the street
Just you and me
Oh you and me
Oh darling, you and me