Lani Hall- I Don't Want You To Go

"I Don't Want You to Go" is a love ballad written by Bruce Roberts and Allee Willis. It has been recorded by a number of different artists.

The song was published on May 7, 1980 and its copyright registered on June 30 of that year. "I Don't Want You To Go" first appeared on Lani Hall's studio album Blush in 1980. It wasn't until 1983 that the song, modified by Herb Alpert, was released as a single for her album Collectibles..


a little about Lani Hall.
Lani Hall (born November 1, 1945) is an American singer, lyricist, author, and the wife of Herb Alpert. From 1966 to 1971 she performed as lead vocalist for Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66. In 1972 she released her first solo album Sundown Lady, with many more soon to follow. But, she may be best known for providing the most-recognizable (female) face and (female) vocal signature sound to Sergio's group during her tenure there, and for her rendition of the theme song to the 1983 James Bond film Never Say Never Again, with its accompanying video, in which she prominently appears. In 1986 she was awarded her first Grammy Award for Es Fácil Amar as "Best Latin Pop Performance.
After that year she largely retired, resurfacing in 1998 with the solo album Brasil Nativo. She has the distinction of recording over 22 albums in three different languages and has released three albums, Anything Goes, I Feel You and Steppin' Out, on which she performs alongside her husband Herb Alpert. She received her second Grammy Award in 2013 as producer for the album, Steppin' Out.