Cherish What Is Dear to You (While It’s Near to You)
Freda Payne * Track #9 On Contact
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Cherish What Is Dear to You (While It’s Near to You) by Freda Payne
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Freda PayneProduced by
Ron Dunbar & William Weatherspoon & Greg Perry & Brian Holland & Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland & Holland-Dozier-HollandWrited by
Angelo Bond & Lamont Dozier & Brian Holland & Holland-DozierAbout
Freda Payne’s hit single Cherish What Is Dear To You (While It’s Near To You) is from her 1971 album Contact. It peaked at #11 on the Black Singles charts and made #44 on the Pop Singles charts. The song was written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Angelo Bond.
Cherish What Is Dear to You (While It’s Near to You) Lyrics
Cherish what is dear to you while it's near to you
Don’t wait till it's gone
Cherish (what is) what's dear to you while it’s near to you
Don't wait till it's gone
When I was a baby, mama rocked me in her arms whenever I cried
She picked me up when life knocked me
She was always there by my side
She said one, one day there'll be a man in your life
To take the place of a mother
Now he, he'll give you joy, a happy life
But swear by this advice:
Cherish what is dear to you while it's near to you
Don't wait till it's gone
Cherish (what is) what’s dear to you while it’s near to you
Don't wait till it’s gone
I strayed away from mama's advice
And lost the only man in my life
I never gave enough of myself
So he found love with somebody else
Now my lover is gone
'Cause I drove him to the arms of another love
I lost a love, was warm and tender, 'cause I failed to remember:
Cherish (what is) what’s dear to you while it's near to you
Don't wait till it's gone
Cherish (what is) what's dear to you while it's near to you
Don't wait till it's gone
(Instrumental break)
Cherish what is dear to you while it's near to you
Don't wait till it's gone
Cherish (what is) what's dear to you while it's near to you
Don't wait till it's gone
Cherish (what is) what's dear to you while it's near to you
Don't wait till it's gone
Cherish (what is) what's dear to you while it's near to you
Don't wait till it's gone
Cherish What Is Dear to You (While It’s Near to You) Q&A
Who wrote Cherish What Is Dear to You (While It’s Near to You)'s ?
Cherish What Is Dear to You (While It’s Near to You) was written by Angelo Bond & Lamont Dozier & Brian Holland & Holland-Dozier.
Who produced Cherish What Is Dear to You (While It’s Near to You)'s ?
Cherish What Is Dear to You (While It’s Near to You) was produced by Ron Dunbar & William Weatherspoon & Greg Perry & Brian Holland & Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland & Holland-Dozier-Holland.
When did Freda Payne release Cherish What Is Dear to You (While It’s Near to You)?
Freda Payne released Cherish What Is Dear to You (While It’s Near to You) on Fri Jan 01 1971.