We're Not Makin' Love Anymore is a song Mariah performed with Michael Bolton at the 1990 NARM Convention.[2] The collaboration with Bolton was significant as it would be Mariah's first duet that introduced her to the music industry audience.[2] The song was originally recorded by Barbra Streisand for her fourth greatest hits album in 1989. According to sources, Mariah and Bolton discussed collaborating on a studio recording of the song but due to scheduling conflicts Mariah was unable to finish it.[3] Bolton would go on to record a version of the song with Patti LaBelle for his seventh studio album and for Labelle's studio album titled "Burnin'"[2]
Collaboration[]
In an interview on the Wendy Williams show, Bolton talked about the collaboration.[4] Then CEO of Columbia Records and Mariah's former husband Tommy Mottola wanted to introduce Mariah to the music industry and contacted Bolton requesting that they do a song. The two would sing this song during the 1990 NARM Convention on March 11, 1990.[5] The performance of their collaboration was leaked on YouTube on December 26, 2018.[6] Bolton mentioned his knowledge of the song "leaking" on YouTube during his Wendy Williams show interview.[4] Footage of the performance was released by the YouTube channel ReelinInTheYears66 via YouTube on January 13, 2024.[7]
Lyrics[]
Here we are, just goin' through the motions one more time
You look into my eyes, but you don't see me
Here I am, feelin' like a stranger in your arms
I touch you, I hold you, but lately I don't know you
Something is wrong but we go on from day to day
And we just pretend it all away
We act like nothing's changed
But in our hearts we know, it's not the same
'Cause we're not makin' love anymore
Baby, we're not makin' love like before
We may hold each other tight
Say that everything's alright
But we're not makin' love
Remember when, you couldn't wait to run into my arms
When the love inside my heart was all you needed
Remember when, you made me wish the night would never end
The fire, the thunder, we lived to love each other
If ever two hearts were one, then it was your and mine
But that was another place in time
Now all we have to show
Are memories of a dream we used to know
'Cause we're not makin' love anymore
Baby, we're not makin' love like before
We may hold each other tight
Say that everything's alright
But we're not makin' love
When did we lose our way, we had it all
Don't know how it all just slipped away
But oh, can we get it back again
Is it too late, can we try, just one time
'Cause darling
'Cause we're not makin' love anymore
Baby, we're not makin' love like before
We may hold each other tight
Say that everything's alright
But we're not makin' love
We're not makin' love anymore
Baby we're not makin' love like before
Can we find a way to try
Find the magic one more time
'Cause we're not makin' love
Trivia[]
- Mariah and Michael only performed this song once
- The performance of this song was March 11, 1990
- Before January 2023, only a snippet of the footage of Mariah's and Michael's performance is available on Youtube
- The performance of this song (audio) was leaked on December 26, 2018
- Mariah hits a G#6 whistle during her performance of this song
- Michael knows that the performance of their collaboration got leaked on YouTube[4]
References[]
- ↑ Thread About We're Not Makin Love Anymore
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Were Not Makin Love Anymore - wikipedia
- ↑ Mariah Carey's Unreleased Songs | Pre-Debut Years (1985-1990) via Youtube
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Michael Bolton Talks Music, Mariah Carey & Paula Abdul
- ↑ Pulse
- ↑ Youtube:Mariah Carey and Michael Bolton - We're Not Makin Love Anymore (Full Version)
- ↑ YouTube - Michael Bolton & Mariah Carey • “We’re Not Making Love Anymore” (LIVE!) • 1990 [RITY Archive]