A love song written in the stars — featuring Bill Champlin, formerly of the band Chicago (2x Grammy winner).
It opens like a love song should: a melody that climbs, a voice reaching for something just out of reach. "I would build a ladder to the stars… so we could travel all across the universe tonight."
"Without Your Love" is built on that climb — verse by verse, the arrangement lifts higher, until the chorus opens up. And once the out choruses are in full throttle 🚀 one of the most recognizable voices of 80's & 90's radio - Bill Champlin helps lift the song into orbit.
Franklin McKay — a songwriter and artist with 6 Billboard hits and radio airplay in over 50 countries.
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Marc Jordan — a Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee (2023) whose pen is behind Rod Stewart's "Rhythm of My Heart," a #1 in Canada and Ireland and #2 on Billboard Adult Contemporary — plus songs recorded by Cher, Diana Ross, and Bette Midler. He also sang backing vocals on "Without Your Love" itself.
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Harry Hess — founder and lead singer of Harem Scarem, a songwriter and producer with 14 top 40 hits worldwide, whose career spans decades of melodic rock, hit songwriting, and producing.
Bill Champlin — the voice. A 2x Grammy winner — for co-writing "After the Love Has Gone" for Earth, Wind & Fire and "Turn Your Love Around" for George Benson — and a member of Chicago for 28 years, from 1981 to 2009, singing lead on their #1 hit "Look Away" and sharing lead vocals on "Hard Habit to Break" — whose voice gives the song the perfect finishing touch.
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I would build a ladder to the stars
Find a road to where ever you are
I would build a rocket ship
So we could travel
All across the universe tonight
If I had your love
And I would walk beside you on this road
Dig down deep and carry that load
And if my tears overflow it's cause
I'm still learning what life's about
But I can't get there without your love
Without Your Love
Cause I'm ready to do what it takes to love you
Ready to shine like the stars in your eyes
No I can't get there without your love
No I can't get there without your love
Every night I lay awake in my bed
And see your face inside my head
And the journeys so far
And what lies ahead
But I can get there without
Without your love
Without Your Love
Cause I'm ready to do what it takes to love you
Ready to shine like the stars in your eyes
No I can't get there without your love
No I can't get there without your love
If the world stops spinning around
And the starts went crashing to the ground
I'd still need your love
Like a rainbow in the desert sun
We can shine that light on everyone
Ohh
I can't get there without your love
I would build a ladder to the stars
Find a road to where ever you are
I would build a rocket ship
So we could travel
The universe tonight
Cause I'm ready to do what it takes to love you
Ready to shine like the stars in your eyes
No I can't get there without your love
No I can't get there without your love
Cause I'm ready to do what it takes to love you
Ready to shine like the stars in your eyes
No I can't get there without your love
No I can't get there without your love
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