1
I wanna wake up with you
I wanna be there when you open your eyes
I want you to be the first thing that I see
I wanna wake up with you
2
I wanna lay by your side, baby
I wanna feel every beat of your heart
And throughout the night I wanna hold you tight
I wanna wake up with you
ChorusAll the love inside me has been sleeping
Waitin' till the right one came along
You can share the love that I've been keepin' (baby)
You can put the music to my song
3
I wanna wake up with you
I wanna reach out and know that you're there
I want you to be the first thing that I see
I wanna wake up with you
And throughout the night I wanna hold you tight
I wanna wake up with you
Chorus
3
2
Chorus
3
Boris Gardiner was born on January 13, 1943 in Kingston, Jamaica.
In 1960, he began singing at the age of 17 with a singing group called The Rhythm Aces, and recorded three singles - Angela, A Thousand teardrops and The Meaning of Christmas. He later joined Jamaica’s top band (Kes Chin & The Souvenirs) as a singer and percussionist.
In 1964, Boris joined up with Carlos Malcolm Afro Jamaican Rhythm, where he learned to play the bass guitar, read write and arrange music.
He became the band’s bass player after the original bass player resigned. Carlos Malcolm toured Trinidad, Guyana, Belize, and The United States and spent one year in The Bahamas at the Cat and Fiddle Club, then The Nassau Beach Hotel.
In 1967, Carlos folded the band in New York and Boris returned to Jamaica to form his own band.
The name of the band was The Broncos and they performed at The Bronco Club.
Boris became a Studio One bass player in 1968, playing bass lines on many hits, The Heptones and On Top, album singles like Feel like Jumping; Marcia Griffiths Nanny Goat; Larry Marshall Young gifted and black; Bob and Marcia’s Police and Thieves; and, Junior Marvin’s I was born a loser, just to name a few.
In 1969, Boris wrote the musical score for the pantomime Music Boy. Music was by Trevor Rhone and Boris.
He subsequently worked at the Courtleigh Manor Hotel and changed the name of the band to The Boris Gardiner Happening. They played at the hotel for two years, and then went on to The Hotel Kingston.
“I recorded my first hit single It’s so nice to be with you, followed with an album of the same name on a Federal label,” says Boris.
In 1970, he recorded his second album - Soulful Experience - on the Dynamic Sounds label, and recorded his first International hit single - Elizabethian Reggae - an instrumental, which was a Top 15 hit on the United Kingdom charts.
In 1972, The Boris Gardiner Happening went on the road and started doing shows at home and abroad, travelling to countries like Germany, Belize, Guyana, T&T and USA.
In 1975, he wrote the music for a film called Every Nigger Is a Star.
The film was a disappointment, but its score lives on today and is one of the most sorted songs by collectors around.
In 1986, Boris released his biggest hit to date - I Wanna Wake Up With You - which spent three weeks at the number one position and nine weeks in the Top 10 of the United Kingdom charts and was rated number three in the Top 100 songs for that year. This hit was followed by a record called You are Every Thing to Me, which peaked at number 11.
Boris Gardiner has been married twice and has three children - Avagail 31, Oliver 26, and Cara 19.
To date (Friday 13th April, 2007), Boris is still busy doing shows at home and abroad and is presently working on a new album
Biography from the Trinidad Guardian
Updated: Jun 8, 2014
Toronto