FRIEND AND LOVER-"REACH OUT OF THE DARKNESS"(LYRICS)

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This is the husband and wife duo of James and Cathy Post singing -"REACH OUT OF THE DARKNESS". This song peaked at the #10 spot in 1968 on the Billboard Hot 100. "It was the pair's most successful single, and they are often regarded as a one-hit-wonder for the selection, mainly because their only other Hot 100 entry (“If Love is in Your Heart”) stalled at #86 a few months later. The title never appears as such in the recording, though the nine mentions of “Reach Out IN the Darkness” in the lyrics come close. The song is notable for its repeated opening line, "I think it's so groovy now that people are finally getting together." The song was written and composed by James “Jim” Post, who together with his then-wife Catherine “Cathy” Post (nee Conn) comprised the duo Friend & Lover. Ray Stevens played keyboards and arranged the strings, with Joe South and Bill Lowery producing. The 1969 follow-up album, also titled Reach Out of the Darkness, was recorded in Atlanta and produced by Buddy Buie." (Wikipedia) LYRICS: I think it's so groovy now
That people are finally getting together
I thinks it's so wonderful and how
That people are finally getting together
Reach out in the darkness
Reach out in the darkness
Reach out in the darkness
And you may find a friend
I knew a man that I did not care for
And then one day this man gave me a call
We sat and talked about things on our mind
And now this man he is a friend of mine
Don't be afraid of love
Don't be afraid, don't be afraid to love
Everybody needs a little love
Everybody needs somebody
That they can be thinking of
Songwriters: JIM POST