Grace - Not Over Yet / Skin On Skin (1995/96)

God, how did I love these two tracks!

Initially formed as 'State of Grace' in 1994, Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborn hired Dominique Atkins to showcase their DJing talents and promote their record label, 'Perfecto', founded in 1989. The result were seven Top40 single releases, most notable 'Not Over Yet' and 'Skin On Skin'. The group was dissolved in 1997 as Oakenfold was touring as a performance DJ more frequently and could not commit to recording, while Dominique, born in the Middle East but raised in South London, decided to not continue with Grace and returned to solo work as well as collaborating with Tilt. Here the two charting tracks of the project:

Grace - Not Over Yet (1995)
IRL#1, UK#6



Lyrics:

I'll live for you
I'd die for you
Do what you want me to
I'll cry for you
My tears will show
That I can't let you go

It's not over, not over, not over, not over yet
You still want me, don't you
It's not over, not over, not over, not over yet
Cos I can see through you
It's not over, not over, not over, not over yet

Don't let me down
Don't make a sound
Don't throw it all away
Remember me
So tenderly
Don't let it slip away

It's not over, not over, not over, not over yet
You still want me, don't you
It's not over, not over, not over, not over yet
Cos I can see through you
It's not over, not over, not over, not over yet

I'll live for you
I'd die for you
Do what you want me to
I'll cry for you
My tears will show
That I can't let you go

It's not over, not over, not over, not over yet
You still want me, don't you
It's not over, not over, not over, not over yet
Cos I can see through you
It's not over, not over, not over, not over yet
You still want me, don't you
It's not over, not over, not over, not over yet
Cos I can see through you

Grace - Skin On Skin (1996)
UK#21



Lyrics:

Stay, stay tonight
Don't leave me on my own
Stay, stay tonight
Don't leave me all alone
You know I need you
Like I've never done before
Love like a fever
You turn me on
Your burning through my soul

Skin on skin
Let me in
Let me feel it
Keep me going

Skin on skin
Let me in
Let me feel it
Keep me going

Stay, stay tonight
Oh baby light my fire
Stay (whispered)
Stay, stay tonight
Fill me with desire
My heart is aching
The rhythm makes me whole
I feel my spirit waking
As I fall from grace
Your burning through my soul