Now that you're gone All that's left is a band of gold All that's left of the dreams I hold Is a band of gold And the memories of what love could be If you were still here with me You took me from the shelter of my Mother I had never known or love any other We kissed after taking vows But that night of the honeymoon We stayed in separate rooms I'd wait in the darkness of my lonely room Filled with sadness, filled with gloom Hoping soon That you'd walk back through that door And love me like you tried before Since you've been gone All that's left is a band of gold All that's left of the dreams I hold Is a band of gold And the dream of what love could be If you were just here, here with me Oh, don't you know that I wait in the darkness of my lonely room Filled with sadness, filled with gloom Hoping soon that you'd walk back through that door And love me like you tried before Since you've been gone All that's left is a band of gold All that's left of the dreams I hold Is a band of gold And the dream of what love could be If you were still here with me Since you've been gone All that's left is a band of gold
Now that you're gone All that's left is a band of gold All that's left of the dreams I hold Is a band of gold And the memories of what love could be If you were still here with me You took me from the shelter of my Mother I had never known or love any other We kissed after taking vows But that night of the honeymoon We stayed in separate rooms I'd wait in the darkness of my lonely room Filled with sadness, filled with gloom Hoping soon That you'd walk back through that door And love me like you tried before Since you've been gone All that's left is a band of gold All that's left of the dreams I hold Is a band of gold And the dream of what love could be If you were just here, here with me Oh, don't you know that I wait in the darkness of my lonely room Filled with sadness, filled with gloom Hoping soon that you'd walk back through that door And love me like you tried before Since you've been gone All that's left is a band of gold All that's left of the dreams I hold Is a band of gold And the dream of what love could be If you were still here with me Since you've been gone All that's left is a band of gold
Freda Payne inicialmente recusou gravar "Band of Gold" aos quase 30 anos, achando a música adequada apenas para adolescentes, mas cedeu após forte persuasão do produtor Ron Dunbar.
As backing vocals foram interpretadas por vocalistas de sessão do Motown, incluindo Joyce Vincent Wilson e Telma Hopkins, que mais tarde formariam o grupo Tony Orlando & Dawn.
A guitarra principal foi tocada por Ray Parker Jr., futuro líder do grupo Raydio, enquanto a distinta parte de sitar elétrico foi executada por Dennis Coffey.
A irmã de Freda Payne, Scherrie Payne, futura membro das Supremes, também cantou nos vocais de fundo enquanto era integrante do grupo The Glass House.
A versão lançada como single foi reduzida de 3 minutos e 43 segundos para 2 minutos e 53 segundos, cortando trechos que explicavam a narrativa completa da história do casamento.
A canção alcançou o primeiro lugar nas paradas de singles do Reino Unido, permanecendo no topo por seis semanas consecutivas em setembro de 1970.
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