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Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Come Fly To Fall In Love, Come To Me, Kiss Your Money And Your Dreams Goodbye, Willin, Ivy, Ivy, I Could Make It Last Forever, Through The Looking Glass, Everything Is Gonna Be Alright, and 4 more.
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Singalong With California
Words & Music by Les Fradkin
(C) 1971, 1983, 2023 RRO Entertainment
La da da da ah da da da….
One day I will find someone who thinks just like me, someone who has their mind under control
Till that day I’ll be looking for someone like you, who may be the girl to fill my soul.
La da da da ah da da da….
I’ll take you and we’ll tumble on to the soft ground, singing songs that we knew long long ago,
We will wish that we always could be together, In the sunshine and rolling in the snow
La da da da ah da da da….
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Through The Looking Glass
Words & Music by Les Fradkin &
Loretta Pieper Fradkin
(C) 2006, 2023 RRO Entertainment
Through the looking glass
At a lonely fearful distant past
Can I move through places cast in stone
Stories told too fast so often that they seem so cold at last
Will I join her or will I stay alone?
Ch: Look at her in the sky, she casts a flirting eye, watch as she makes a hopeful pass,
With her all things can fly how can I wonder why,
Just walk on through the looking glass
Reflections very clear, through many different points she can be here
Is there something happening to me?
She moves soft and dear, spreads her wings and takes away my fear,
Soaring high for all the world to see…
Ch: Look at her in the sky, she casts a flirting eye, watch as she makes a hopeful pass,
With her all things can fly how can I wonder why,
Just walk on through the looking glass
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Take A Chance
02:44
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Take A Chance
Words & Music by Les Fradkin, Loretta Pieper Fradkin & Amber Gomez
(C) 2006, 2022 RRO Entertainment
Take a Chance, give it a whirl,
If you never try, you may never love the girl
Take a Chance, give it a whirl,
If you never try, you may never love the girl
Go for the girl you’re dreaming of
Who knows maybe this could be love,
Once you have her, hold her tight,
Took so long to get her and it feels so right
Take a Chance, give it a whirl,
If you never try, you may never love the girl
Take a Chance, give it a whirl,
If you never try, you may never love the girl
You know sometimes you gotta let it down
Let her in and give her the key
I don’t understand why it’s so hard
If you show your heart and let her see
Take a Chance, give it a whirl,
If you never try, you may never love the girl
Take a Chance, give it a whirl,
If you never try, you may never love the girl
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Arrow Thru Your Heart
02:47
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Arrow Thru Your Heart
Words & Music by Les Fradkin
and Loretta Pieper Fradkin
(C)2006, 2023 RRO Entertainment
When she is there I sure don’t need a reason, to know she cares, her love is all in season, Pull my bow back far, catch a rising star,
I’ll put an Arrow Thru Your Heart
We’ll never be apart I love you
I’ll put the sunshine in your eyes
And give you a surprise you know it’s true,
I’ll put an Arrow Thru Your Heart
We’ll never be apart, just me and you,
Catching Cupid’s dart, I’ll put an Arrow Thru Your Heart
Our eyes both see, you’re always there to love me, then 1,2,3, I place you high above me, give this guy a chance, you can find romance,
I’ll put an Arrow Thru Your Heart
We’ll never be apart I love you
I’ll put the sunshine in your eyes
And give you a surprise you know it’s true,
I’ll put an Arrow Thru Your Heart
We’ll never be apart, just me and you,
Catching Cupid’s dart, I’ll put an Arrow Thru Your Heart
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Come To Me
03:00
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Come To Me
Words & Music by Les Fradkin
(C) 1980, 2023 RRO Entertainment
Every night when you walk into the room
My body twitches with a strange vibration
My fever’s running wild when you get home
It makes me wanna smile when we’re alone
Every night when I hold you n my arms
My body twitches with a strange sensation
I got you on my mind, you get me every time, you got me and I got you
We got each other through and through so
Ch: Come to me you gotta show me that you care
Come to me, baby I’ll be waiting there
Come to Me, cause You know that I’m
Falling in love.
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Willin
02:56
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Willin
Words & Music by Les Fradkin &
Loretta Pieper Fradkin
(C) 2023 RRO Entertainment
Willing to leave this country
To find my fame in another land
When I’m willing,
let’s go just Grab my hand
Willing to seek my fortune,
To make my name in another home
When I’m willing, we’ll never be alone
Thinking it over, we could find a pad
Thinking it over times would not be sad
Thinking it over, I would sure be glad,
To spend my life with you
Willing to find my fortune,
To find my name in another land
When I’m willing, I know you’ll understand
Willing to seek my fortune,
To make my name in another home
When I’m willing, we’ll never be alone
Thinking it over, we could find a pad
Thinking it over, times would not be sad
Thinking it over, I would sure be glad,
To spend my life with you
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Ivy, Ivy
03:26
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Ivy, Ivy
Words & Music by Les Fradkin
and Loretta Pieper Fradkin
(C) 2022 RRO Entertainment
I never took the chance to let it go,
I didn’t think my thoughts could grow,
I know I have the time to let you know
Let’s leave my past in blinding snow
CH: Let’s go together see the Ivy, Ivy
I have to leave my past behind me,
Blindly, I can see
I never saw the sign that said One Way
I couldn’t see a brighter day
I always had to work, there was no play
I heard the call I couldn’t stay
CH: Let’s go together see the Ivy, Ivy
I have to leave my past behind me,
Blindly, I can see
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Island
03:11
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Island
Words & Music by Les Fradkin and
Loretta Pieper Fradkin
(C) 2023 RRO Entertainment
Ch:
There’s an island baby
out across the seah from hu g
And I’ll take you there h
Yeah if you’ll come with Medes de drink d
Juice SS ss spf
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We can get our work there done in a dayeslleob
We must believe it can be so easy r kwe v ekvkvecwjmvssmmssms
Our love will always grow Juno
Verse 1:
We can pack our bags
and hop a boat or plane, j
grab a one way airplane ticket there
We can get away from what’s jkapjekrkpjjjrkvj
Where we won’t have a careis
iiCh:
There’s an island babyjij
Way out across the sea
And I’ll take you there vvel
Yeah if you’ll come with me
We won’t even have to hire a maid
We can get our work there done in a day
We must believe it can be so
Our love will always grow
Verse 2:
We can eat papaya feast on fruit all day
Grab some sun and dance the night away
We can drink spite much and stay in touch
With friends who wanna say
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Christmas Vacation
03:31
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Christmas Vacation
Words & Music by Les Fradkin &
Loretta Pieper Fradkin
(C) 2006, 2022 RRO Entertainment
Ch: We’re on a Christmas Vacation
We need a break from the race we run
We’ll take a big-time trip our way and we’ll be back for Christmas day
Trading snow angels for Sandcastles, leaving all the rat, race, hassles,
Sunshine beckons the parties are steaming. I believe there’s a plane that’s leaving get out of bed and get dressed quick a holiday I can make us tick.
Ch: We’re on a Christmas Vacation
We need a break from the race we run
We’ll take a big-time trip our way and we’ll be back for Christmas Day.
We’ll walk along that sandy beach we’ll melt our troubles out of reach and happy hour. Last all night we’ll make great love by the pale Moonlight.
We’ll make it all with restful ease order room service. If you please remember all our magic stay and be back again someday.
Ch: We’re on a Christmas Vacation
We need a break from the race we run
We’ll take a big-time trip our way and we’ll be back for Christmas day
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Perfect World
03:13
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Everything is going to be alright
Words & Music by Les Fradkin & Barry Butler
(C) 2006,2015,2022 RRO Entertainment
Everything is going to be all right for the rest of my life. Everything is gonna be all right for the rest of my life.
I love every day the way I feel, the way, your smile, so bright. I love everything about you baby, so hold me through the night.
Everything is going to be all right for the rest of my life. Everything is gonna be all right for the rest of my life
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We Still Love You
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We Still Love You
Words & Music by Les Fradkin &
Loretta Pieper Fradkin
(C)2023 RRO Entertainment
Closing the windows, Turn out the lights
Trying my best to keep up with my sights
Show special people a note on their door
Greetings from us, who want to show more keeping a distance is only in dreams, waiting for love takes as long as it seems so we’re writing out here a message for you
We’ll sing all our songs and say we still love you. Yes we do, oooh….
Make the arrangements as bright as a star, hoping by some chance to say who we are
Watching our world from our hearts, open door, friendly musicians, help us to say more
Leave special people 12 songs for their ears,
meant to be heard by them for many years,
So we’re writing out here a message for you. We’ll sing all our songs and say we still love you, yes we do, oooh, oooh,
We Still Love You
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California ™ - feat. Les Fradkin Bailey, Colorado
The group California, featuring Les Fradkin (Vocals, Bass, Piano, Mellotron, Guitars, Producer and Songwriter) as it’s founding Original Member and still leading the group to this day, were Laurie Records recording Artists in the 1970’s and 1980’s. California had Hit Singles during that time period. Now back with Les & Loretta Fradkin, authors of 8 #1 Indie Hits in 2022! ... more
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