Music Intro by: Gail Nobles
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Lisa Stansfield has been around the world. “All Around the World" became a very successful single peeking at number one in many countries.

Hello! I'm Gail Nobles. Welcome to the show and welcome to a brand new year 2024. Today's topic is Lisa Stansfield an English singer songwriter and actress. Her song All Around the World came from her debut studio album Affection (1989). It was written by Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris. The song received favorable reviews from music critics. Songwriters, Stansfield, Devaney and Morris, received the 1989 Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. “All Around the World" was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 33rd Annual Grammy Awards. Additionally, Stansfield was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist.

In 1992, Stansfield re-recorded "All Around the World" as a duet with Barry White. This version was included on her single "Time to Make You Mine" (March 1992). The song is largely influenced by American singer-songwriter Barry White. As a tribute to him, a spoken intro was made on "All Around the World" like the one on the album version of White's "Let the Music Play", only shorter.

I'll never forget that night I saw Lisa Stansfield singing All Around the World live at the Apollo. She was moving the crowd. The audience loved her.

I'm Gail Nobles. Thank you for tuning in. Today's topic Lisa Stansfield.