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Now I have nothing, so God give me strength
'Cos I'm weak in her wake
And if I'm strong I might still break
And I don't have anything to share
That I won't throw away into the air
That song is sung out
This bell is rung out
She was the light that I'd bless
She took my last chance of happiness
So God give me strength
God give me strength
I can't hold on to her, God give me strength
When the phone doesn't ring
And I'm lost in imagining
Everything that kind of love is worth
As I tumble back down to the earth
That song is sung out
This bell is rung out
She was the light that I'd bless
She took my last chance of happiness
So God give me strength
God if she'd grant me her indulgence and decline
I might as well wipe her from my memory
Fracture the spell as she becomes my enemy
Maybe I was washed out like a lip-print on his shirt
See, I'm only human, I want him to hurt
I want him
I want him to hurt
Since I lost the power to pretend
That there could ever be a happy ending
That song is sung out
This bell is rung out
She was the light that I'd bless
She took my last chance of happiness
So God give me strength
God give me strength
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| God Give Me Strength |
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| Written by | Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello |
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| Performed by | Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello |
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| Produced by | Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello |
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| Arranged by | Burt Bacharach |
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| Musicians | Elvis Costello - voice
Burt Bacharach - piano, conductor
Rob Mounsey - keyboard
David Spinozza - guitar
T-Bone Wolk - bass
Chris Parker - drums
Lew Soloff, Byron Stripling - flugelhorns
Lawrence Feldman - alto flute
David Carey - vibes
Elena Barere, David Nadien, Marti Sweet, Richard Sortomme, Laura Seaton, Barry Finclair, Jan Mullen, Paul Peabody, Donna Tocco, John Pintavalle - violins
Julien Barber, Sue Pray - violas
Mark Onin Shuman, Richard Locker - cellos |
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| Recorded | February 12, 1996, Right Track Studios, New York
recording engineer - Kevin Killen
assistant engineer - Joe Lizzi |
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| Released | September 10, 1996 |
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| Albums | Painted From Memory, 1998 |
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| Collections | The Very Best Of Elvis Costello, 1999 |
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| Soundtracks | Grace Of My Heart, 1996 |
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| Various Artists collections | The Look Of Love: The Burt Bacharach Collection, 1998
Burt Bacharach & Friends: Gold, 2006
Magic Moments - The Definitive Burt Bacharach Collection, 2008 |
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| Promos | Grace Of My Heart Soundtrack Promo, 1996
God Give Me Strength, 1996
MCA Soundtracks: Off The Cutting Room Floor, 1997
Selections From The Look Of Love: The Burt Bacharach Collection, 1998 |
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| Length | 6:10 (album version)
4:29 (promo edit) |
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Alternate versions
| God Give Me Strength (Live 1997) |
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| Performed by | Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach |
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| Musicians | Elvis Costello - vocal
Burt Bacharach - piano, conductor
Paul Shaffer - organ
Sid McGinnis, Felicia Collins - guitars
Will Lee - bass
Anton Fig - drums
Lew Soloff, Byron Stripling - flugelhorns
Elena Barere, Richard Sortomme, Carol Webb Sortomme, Barry Finclair, Marti Sweet, Sandra Park, Paul Peabody, Cecilia Hobbs Gardener, Ann Leathers, Laura Seaton, Abe Appleman, Jan Mullen - violins
Crystal Garner, Maryhelen Ewing - violas
Richard Locker, Ellen Westerman - cellos |
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| Recorded | February 25, 1997, Late Show With David Letterman |
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| Released | November 18, 1997 |
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| Various Artists collections | Live On Letterman: Music From The Late Show, 1997 |
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| Length | 3:49 |
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| God Give Me Strength (Live 1998) |
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| Performed by | Elvis Costello (& Burt Bacharach) |
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| Produced by | Burt Bacharach |
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| Musicians | Elvis Costello - vocal
Burt Bacharach - piano, conductor
David Coy - bass
David Crigger - drums
Grant Geissman - guitar
David Joyce - keyboards
Rob Shrock - keyboards
John Thomas - horns
Dennis Wilson - reeds
Donna Taylor, Lisa Taylor, John Pagano - backing vocals
Tony Kadleck - flugelhorn
Lawrence Feldman - alto flute
Keith O'Quinn - trombone
Avril Brown, Natalie Cenovia Cummins, Karen Karlsrud, Helen Kim, Shinwon Kim, Laura Oatts, Belinda Whitney-Barratt, Robin Zeh - violins
Debra Shufelt - viola
Stephanie Cummins - cello |
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| Recorded | April 8, 1998, New York, NY |
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| Released | November 21, 1998 |
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| Various Artists collections | Burt Bacharach: One Amazing Night, 1998 - |
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| Videos | Burt Bacharach: One Amazing Night, 1998 |
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| Length | 4:41 |
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