First of all I_d like to say good evening And we_re so pleased that So many of you could come out and share In all the love and all the happiness we have in store for you We want you to have a real good time _Cause that_s just what we have in mind Is that alright with you Now, this is a tune that I composed And it_s called Tonight is the night That you make me a woman Now I never intended recording this song It was a personal poem This is until the day that my producer Happened to thumb through the pages of my notebook He came across the words and he said _We got to somethin_ with these words It_s happening every day And people wanna hear about it, Betty_ You see, it_s the story of a young girl Making love for the very first time Now when I finally got a melody I took it home and I-I played it for my mother Now I got to tell you a little bit about my mother You see I come from one of those pretty large families And I_m the baby of the family And you know you never grow up to your mother I_ll never forget the way she looked at me when I played it for her She said, _Uh, I like the music You know, baby, the melody it_s really nice But I know you_re not gonna sing that song_ But we eased it right on by, yes, we did And it became one of my biggest records too So I want you to do this for me if you will Everybody think back to your very first time Now I_ll give you a little while longer _Cause I know some of you Have to think back a little further than others Come on now, I want you to play catch-up _Cause I don_t want you waitin_ till I get to the end of my song Sayin_, _Oh, yeah, now I remember_ Now whether it was good Or you just smilin_ it was good Or on the other hand if it was not so good Here_s my story Hmm...hmm...mmm...mmm... Tonight is the night That you make me a woman, mmm... You said you_ll be gentle with me And I-I hope you will, mmm...mmm... I_m nervous and I_m tremblin_ Waitin_ for you to walk in I_m tryin_ hard to relax But I just can_t keep still, no I can hear your car door slammin_ I wanna play big girl and put on a sexy smile But I know so little about what love is I just can_t help actin_ like a child You_re knockin_ on my door and you_re ringin_ my bell Hope you_re not impatient after waiting so very long A whole year I put you off with my silly hang-ups And we_re both old enough to know right from wrong Tonight is the night That you make me a woman, mmm... You said you_ll be gentle with me And I-I hope you will, hmm...mmm... I_m nervous and I_m tremblin_ Waitin_ for you to walk in Tryin_ hard to relax But I just can_t keep still Mmm...hey, baby Ho, ho, baby Ho...yeah...yeah... Oh, but what if my mama should come home early And catch us doin_ what we_re doin_ Not only will I never live it down But my whole family relationship it_ll all be ruined But we_ve gone a little bit too far now Oh, to turn around So let_s just pray That true love is what we_ve found Tonight, tonight Tonight, tonight Ho, I_ll never forget tonight No, no, I_ll never forget tonight That_s when you make me feel real, mmm...hmm... You make me feel real, real good Oh...oh...whoa...oh...oh...whoa...whoa... Yeah, and I wanna thank your love Said I_ve got to thank your love _Cause you make me feel good And I love you, baby I love you and I know it And I ain_t too proud to show it _Cause I love you, baby And I need you, baby I want you, my love, my love My, my, my baby I_ll never forget tonight No, I_ll never forget tonight _Cause you make me feel good And I love you, baby You make me feel real good And I love you, baby _Cause you gave me Uh, uh, pure love, yeah Uh, uh, uh, pure love Said I like that, baby Uh, uh, pure love Said I need that, sugar Uh-uh-uh, pure love There_s nothin_ phony about it Uh-uh, pure love Your love I can_t do without it Uh-uh-uh, pure love, ooh I love him, I know it I ain_t too proud to show it I love him, I know it I ain_t too proud to show it I love him, I know it I ain_t too proud to show it I love him, I know it And I ain_t too proud to show it Tonight, tonight Tonight, tonight Mmm...mmm...mmm... Thank you Thank you Best Of (1995) First of all I'd like to say good evening And we're so pleased that So many of you could come out and share In all the love and all the happiness we have in store for you We want you to have a real good time 'Cause that's just what we have in mind Is that alright with you Now, this is a tune that I composed And it's called Tonight is the night That you make me a woman Now I never intended recording this song It was a personal poem This is until the day that my producer Happened to thumb through the pages of my notebook He came across the words and he said eWe got to somethine with these words It's happening every day And people wanna hear about it, Bettye You see, it's the story of a young girl Making love for the very first time Now when I finally got a melody I took it home and I-I played it for my mother Now I got to tell you a little bit about my mother You see I come from one of those pretty large families And I'm the baby of the family And you know you never grow up to your mother I'll never forget the way she looked at me when I played it for her She said, eUh, I like the music You know, baby, the melody it's really nice But I know you're not gonna sing that songe But we eased it right on by, yes, we did And it became one of my biggest records too So I want you to do this for me if you will Everybody think back to your very first time Now I'll give you a little while longer 'Cause I know some of you Have to think back a little further than others Come on now, I want you to play catch-up 'Cause I don't want you waitine till I get to the end of my song Sayine, eOh, yeah, now I remembere Now whether it was good Or you just smiline it was good Or on the other hand if it was not so good Here's my story
Hmm...hmm...mmm...mmm...
Tonight is the night That you make me a woman, mmm... You said you'll be gentle with me And I-I hope you will, mmm...mmm...
I'm nervous and I'm trembline Waitine for you to walk in I'm tryine hard to relax But I just can't keep still, no
I can hear your car door slammine I wanna play big girl and put on a sexy smile But I know so little about what love is I just can't help actine like a child
You're knockine on my door and you're ringine my bell Hope you're not impatient after waiting so very long A whole year I put you off with my silly hang-ups And we're both old enough to know right from wrong
Tonight is the night That you make me a woman, mmm... You said you'll be gentle with me And I-I hope you will, hmm...mmm... I'm nervous and I'm trembline Waitine for you to walk in Tryine hard to relax But I just can't keep still
Mmm...hey, baby Ho, ho, baby Ho...yeah...yeah...
Oh, but what if my mama should come home early And catch us doine what we're doine Not only will I never live it down But my whole family relationship it'll all be ruined But we've gone a little bit too far now Oh, to turn around So let's just pray That true love is what we've found
Tonight, tonight Tonight, tonight
Ho, I'll never forget tonight No, no, I'll never forget tonight That's when you make me feel real, mmm...hmm... You make me feel real, real good Oh...oh...whoa...oh...oh...whoa...whoa... Yeah, and I wanna thank your love Said I've got to thank your love 'Cause you make me feel good And I love you, baby I love you and I know it And I ain't too proud to show it 'Cause I love you, baby And I need you, baby I want you, my love, my love My, my, my baby I'll never forget tonight No, I'll never forget tonight 'Cause you make me feel good And I love you, baby You make me feel real good And I love you, baby 'Cause you gave me Uh, uh, pure love, yeah Uh, uh, uh, pure love Said I like that, baby Uh, uh, pure love Said I need that, sugar Uh-uh-uh, pure love There's nothine phony about it Uh-uh, pure love Your love I can't do without it Uh-uh-uh, pure love, ooh
I love him, I know it I ain't too proud to show it I love him, I know it I ain't too proud to show it I love him, I know it I ain't too proud to show it I love him, I know it And I ain't too proud to show it
