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!  colspan="2" | <big>'''"Adventures In Success"'''</big>
 
!  colspan="2" | <big>'''"Adventures In Success"'''</big>
 
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|  colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:45rpm.png|thumb|center|If song was released as a single, include single cover art. Otherwise, include album cover artwork to replace the 45 rpm, if available.]]
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|  colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:Adventures_In_Success_UK_12_inch_Osamu_Mohri.jpg|thumb|center|UK 12" - provided by Osamu Mohri]]
 
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!  colspan="2" | Recorded by [[Lynn Goldsmith|Will Powers]]
 
!  colspan="2" | Recorded by [[Lynn Goldsmith|Will Powers]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
| <b>Recorded:</b>
 
| <b>Recorded:</b>
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| RECORDED TIME PERIOD
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| probably mid-[[1982]]
 
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
| <b>Length:</b>
 
| <b>Length:</b>
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
| <b>Writer(s):</b>
 
| <b>Writer(s):</b>
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| [[Sting]]
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| [[Lynn Goldsmith]] / Robert Palmer / [[Sting]]
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
| <b>Producer(s):</b>
 
| <b>Producer(s):</b>
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| [[Lynn Goldsmith]]
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| [[Lynn Goldsmith]]  
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
| <b>Studio(s):</b>
 
| <b>Studio(s):</b>
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| [[RECORDING STUDIO(S)]]
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| [[Fallout Shelter]]  
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
| <b>Released as single:</b>
 
| <b>Released as single:</b>
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| YES, B-SIDE, or NO
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| YES
 
|}
 
|}
  
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'''"Adventures In Success"''' is a song written by [[Sting]] and recorded by [[Lynn Goldsmith|Will Powers]] in [[YYYY]].
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'''"Adventures In Success"''' is a song written by [[Lynn Goldsmith]], Robert Palmer and [[Sting]] and recorded by [[Lynn Goldsmith|Will Powers]] in [[1982]].
  
 
=About the song=
 
=About the song=
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''This section needs more information.''
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The was written by [[Sting]], [[Lynn Goldsmith]] and Robert Palmer (who only receives a credit for the extended 12" versions).
 +
 
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NME from July 23, [[1983]] mentions that a single called [[Adventures In Success]] is currently racing up the black radio playlists in New York.
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In the January [[1984]] issue of "One Two Testing" [[Lynn Goldsmith]] mentions that [[Adventures In Success]] was recorded at Hammersmith Studios, but [[Sting]] couldn't be present...
 +
 
 +
In a [[2015]] interview Lynn Goldsmith mentioned that the keyboard parts were played by mixer Steven Stanley, with [[Sting]] playing "most of everything". According to a compilation CD this "most of everything" included bass, guitar and saxophone parts and was recorded at [[Island Studios]].
  
 
=Personnel=
 
=Personnel=
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''This section needs more information.''
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* [[Lynn Goldsmith | Will Powers]] - vocals, LINN drum programming
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* [[Sting]] - bass, saxophone, guitar
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* Steven Stanley - keyboards, mixing
  
 
=Release History=
 
=Release History=
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! Release date
 
! Release date
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
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| [[Image:Dancing_For_Mental_Health_Japan_LP_Osamu_Mohri.jpg|40px]]
 
| [[Dancing For Mental Health]]
 
| [[Dancing For Mental Health]]
 
| Catalog no.
 
| Catalog no.
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| Release country
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| Japan
 
| LP
 
| LP
 
| [[1983-MM-DD]]
 
| [[1983-MM-DD]]
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
 
| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
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| Catalog no.
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| 7-99868
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| "[[A-side song]]"/"[[B-side song]]"  
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| "[[Adventures In Success]]"/"[[Adventures In Success]]" (instrumental)
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| [[YYYY-MM-DD]]
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| [[1983-MM-DD]]
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| Country
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| USA
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
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| IS 156
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| "[[Adventures In Success]]"/"[[Adventures In Success]]" (instrumental)
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| [[1983-MM-DD]]
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| UK
 
|}
 
|}
  
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
 
| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
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| Catalog no.
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| DMD 638 (promo copy)
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| "[[A-side song]]"/"[[B-side song]]" (add more songs as necessary)
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| "[[Adventures In Success]]" (vocal)/"[[Adventures In Success]]" (dub copy)
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| [[YYYY-MM-DD]]
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| [[1983-MM-DD]]
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| Country
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| USA
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
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| 0-99867
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| "[[Adventures In Success]]" (vocal)/"[[Adventures In Success]]" (dub copy)
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| [[1983-MM-DD]]
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| USA
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:Adventures_In_Success_UK_12_inch_Osamu_Mohri.jpg|40px]]
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| 12 IS 156
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| "[[Adventures In Success]]" (vocal)/"[[Adventures In Success]]" (dub copy)
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| [[1983-MM-DD]]
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| UK
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
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| 601 020
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| "[[Adventures In Success]]" (vocal)/"[[Adventures In Success]]" (dub copy)
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| [[1983-MM-DD]]
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| Germany
 
|}
 
|}
  
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=Lyrics=
 
=Lyrics=
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'''Lyrics are property and copyright of their owners, and provided here for educational purposes only.'''
 
 
<pre>
 
<pre>
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The night is filled with pretty girls
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It's you, only you
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Dancing shoes and flying hair
+
It's you, only you
−
Not one of them would refuse
+
It's you, only you
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To follow you up the stairs
+
 
−
You could have your pick of them
+
You are an important person, a rare individual
−
Why decide to pick on me
+
A unique creature
−
You promised me you'd stay away
+
There has never been anyone just like you
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You promised me you'd set me free
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And never will be
−
Pounding of my heart
+
You have talents and abilities no one else has
−
Trembling of my hands
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In some ways, you're superior to any other living person
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Somethings I'll just never understand
+
The power to do anything you can imagine is within you
 +
When you discover your real self
 +
By practicing a few simple laws of success
 +
First law of success
 +
Take inventory of your assets
 +
Don't be modest or critical
 +
Be open and objective
 +
Get a pencil and paper
 +
Write down every good thing about yourself you can think of
  
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You know what to do to me
+
It's you
−
You know what it does to me
+
Make it habit, make it happen
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You know what to do to me
+
Only you
−
You know what it does to me
+
Make it habit, make it happen
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You know what to do
+
It's you
 +
Make it habit, make it happen
 +
Only you
 +
Make it habit, make it happen
 +
It's you
 +
Make it habit, make it happen
 +
Only you
 +
Make it habit, make it happen
  
−
The night is filled with shooting stars
 
−
I watch them fall 'cause I can't sleep
 
−
I pray that you won't call at all
 
−
I'm still awake at ten to three
 
−
I hear your motorcycle roar
 
−
You pull up short outside my door
 
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I don't know how I got outside
 
−
I don't know why I'm on this ride
 
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We make love like a house on fire
 
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We make love like dogs gone mad
 
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Somethings I'll just never understand
 
  
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You know what to do to me
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Second law of success
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You know what it does to me
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Write a description of the person you'd like to be
−
You know what to do to me
+
Describe your personal dress, your home, your automobile
−
You know what it does to me
+
Your desired occupation and income, be honest
−
...
+
Now, go even deeper
 +
Describe the inner person you'd like to be
 +
Let your mind run wild
 +
Assume you can be anything that you desire
 +
The fact is, you will become the person you honestly describe
 +
You can't avoid it
  
−
Pounding of my heart
+
It's you
−
Trembling of my hands
+
Make it habit, make it happen
−
Somethings I'll just never understand
+
Only you
 +
Make it habit, make it happen
 +
It's you
 +
Make it habit, make it happen
 +
Only you
 +
Make it habit, make it happen
 +
It's you
 +
Make it habit, make it happen
 +
Only you
 +
Make it habit, make it happen
  
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You know what to do to me
+
 
−
You know what it does to me
+
Third law of success
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You know what to do to me
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Concentrate on a mental image of the person you'd like to be
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You know what it does to me
+
Paint a picture in your imagination of who you want to become
 +
Constantly hold this visual in your mind's eye
 +
See yourself performing and responding like a champion
 +
Feel the confidence and courage that radiate from this type of person
 +
 
 +
It's you, only you
 +
It's you, only you
 +
It's you, only you
 +
These three laws are powerful and effective in changing lives
 +
They'll work for you without fail if you're persistent in applying them
 +
 
 +
Make it habit, make it happen
 +
Make it habit, make it happen
 +
Make it habit, make it happen
 +
Make it habit, make it happen
 +
 
 +
It's you
 +
Make it habit, make it happen
 +
Only you
 +
Make it habit, make it happen
 +
It's you
 +
Make it habit, make it happen
 +
Only you
 
</pre>
 
</pre>
  
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=Alternative and cover versions=
 
=Alternative and cover versions=
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''This section needs more information.''
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7" b-sides featured a 4:29 minutes long instrumental versions.
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 +
12" records featured a vocal mix of 8:05 minutes and a dub version of 8:52 minutes.
  
 
=See also=
 
=See also=
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=External links=
 
=External links=
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''This section needs more information.''
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5BLHeOdvYI video]
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* [https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2015/12/lynn-goldsmith-interview interview]
  
 
=References=
 
=References=
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''This section needs more information.''
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sources: discogs.com, liner notes of the compilation CD "Funky Nassau The Compass Point Story 1980-1986"
  
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[[Category:Songs & Compositions (Sting)]]
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[[Category:Songs (Sting)]] [[Category:Songwriting credits (Sting)]]

Latest revision as of 00:05, 9 June 2022

"Adventures In Success"
UK 12" - provided by Osamu Mohri
Recorded by Will Powers
Released: 1983-MM-DD
Recorded: probably mid-1982
Length: 3:40
Album(s): Dancing For Mental Health
Label(s): Island Records
Writer(s): Lynn Goldsmith / Robert Palmer / Sting
Producer(s): Lynn Goldsmith
Studio(s): Fallout Shelter
Released as single: YES

"Adventures In Success" is a song written by Lynn Goldsmith, Robert Palmer and Sting and recorded by Will Powers in 1982.

About the song

The was written by Sting, Lynn Goldsmith and Robert Palmer (who only receives a credit for the extended 12" versions).

NME from July 23, 1983 mentions that a single called Adventures In Success is currently racing up the black radio playlists in New York.

In the January 1984 issue of "One Two Testing" Lynn Goldsmith mentions that Adventures In Success was recorded at Hammersmith Studios, but Sting couldn't be present...

In a 2015 interview Lynn Goldsmith mentioned that the keyboard parts were played by mixer Steven Stanley, with Sting playing "most of everything". According to a compilation CD this "most of everything" included bass, guitar and saxophone parts and was recorded at Island Studios.

Personnel

  • Sting - bass, saxophone, guitar
  • Steven Stanley - keyboards, mixing

Release History

Albums

"Adventures In Success" appears on the following album releases (please see links for further details on each title):

Cover art Album title Catalog no. Release country Format Release date
Dancing For Mental Health Japan LP Osamu Mohri.jpg Dancing For Mental Health Catalog no. Japan LP 1983-MM-DD

Singles

CD Singles

Cover art Catalog no. Songs Release date Release country
Stub.gif Catalog no. "Song"(s) YYYY-MM-DD Country

7" Singles

Cover art Catalog no. A-side song/B-side song Release date Release country
Stub.gif 7-99868 "Adventures In Success"/"Adventures In Success" (instrumental) 1983-MM-DD USA
Stub.gif IS 156 "Adventures In Success"/"Adventures In Success" (instrumental) 1983-MM-DD UK

12" Singles

Cover art Catalog no. A-side song(s)/B-side song(s) Release date Release country
Stub.gif DMD 638 (promo copy) "Adventures In Success" (vocal)/"Adventures In Success" (dub copy) 1983-MM-DD USA
Stub.gif 0-99867 "Adventures In Success" (vocal)/"Adventures In Success" (dub copy) 1983-MM-DD USA
Adventures In Success UK 12 inch Osamu Mohri.jpg 12 IS 156 "Adventures In Success" (vocal)/"Adventures In Success" (dub copy) 1983-MM-DD UK
Stub.gif 601 020 "Adventures In Success" (vocal)/"Adventures In Success" (dub copy) 1983-MM-DD Germany

Video

"SONG TITLE" appears on the following video and dvd releases:

Cover art Video title Release date Release country
Stub.gif Video or dvd title YYYY-MM-DD Country


Awards, nominations, and certifications

Awards

This section needs more information.

Year Winner Award Category
YYYY WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.) AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) CATEGORY

Nominations

This section needs more information.

Year Nominee Award Category
YYYY NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.) AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) CATEGORY

Certifications

This section needs more information.

Country Certifier Classification Certification
COUNTRY CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...) CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...) CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...)

Lyrics

It's you, only you
It's you, only you
It's you, only you

You are an important person, a rare individual
A unique creature
There has never been anyone just like you
And never will be
You have talents and abilities no one else has
In some ways, you're superior to any other living person
The power to do anything you can imagine is within you
When you discover your real self
By practicing a few simple laws of success
First law of success
Take inventory of your assets
Don't be modest or critical
Be open and objective
Get a pencil and paper
Write down every good thing about yourself you can think of

It's you
Make it habit, make it happen
Only you
Make it habit, make it happen
It's you
Make it habit, make it happen
Only you
Make it habit, make it happen
It's you
Make it habit, make it happen
Only you
Make it habit, make it happen


Second law of success
Write a description of the person you'd like to be
Describe your personal dress, your home, your automobile
Your desired occupation and income, be honest
Now, go even deeper
Describe the inner person you'd like to be
Let your mind run wild
Assume you can be anything that you desire
The fact is, you will become the person you honestly describe
You can't avoid it

It's you
Make it habit, make it happen
Only you
Make it habit, make it happen
It's you
Make it habit, make it happen
Only you
Make it habit, make it happen
It's you
Make it habit, make it happen
Only you
Make it habit, make it happen


Third law of success
Concentrate on a mental image of the person you'd like to be
Paint a picture in your imagination of who you want to become
Constantly hold this visual in your mind's eye
See yourself performing and responding like a champion
Feel the confidence and courage that radiate from this type of person

It's you, only you
It's you, only you
It's you, only you
These three laws are powerful and effective in changing lives
They'll work for you without fail if you're persistent in applying them

Make it habit, make it happen
Make it habit, make it happen
Make it habit, make it happen
Make it habit, make it happen

It's you
Make it habit, make it happen
Only you
Make it habit, make it happen
It's you
Make it habit, make it happen
 Only you

Quotations and trivia

This section needs more information.

Alternative and cover versions

7" b-sides featured a 4:29 minutes long instrumental versions.

12" records featured a vocal mix of 8:05 minutes and a dub version of 8:52 minutes.

See also

This section needs more information.

External links

References

sources: discogs.com, liner notes of the compilation CD "Funky Nassau The Compass Point Story 1980-1986"

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