'AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE' - Bill Champlin (Live at The Church Studio) feat. Grady Nichols

Watch Bill Champlin take the stage in an unforgettable performance at The Church Studio, singing the Grammy award-winning "After the Love Has Gone." Immerse yourself in the transcendent sanctuary of The Church Studio as Champlin, the renowned vocalist songwriter of Sons of Champlin and Chicago, collaborates with Grady Nichols on the saxophone to deliver a one-of-a-kind concert experience.

Bill Champlin's connection to the Church Studio runs deep. Having shared the stage with the legendary Leon Russell and The Gap Band, Champlin reminisces about writing “After the Love Has Gone,” before captivating the audience with his heartfelt performance.

The Church Studio is redefining live music events – bringing a musical revival to a very finite group of 100 guests in the transcendent sanctuary of The Church Studio. The Church Studio, a legendary state-of-the-art recording studio, archive, and historic landmark has scheduled a series of rare but highly curated, intimate concerts showcasing legacy artists. Each concert is undeniably a “bucket list” level experience.

SONG: After the Love Has Gone
ALBUM: I Am
ARTIST: Earth, Wind, & Fire
WRITER: Bill Champlin, David Foster, Jay Graydon

“After the Love Has Gone” Lyrics:

For a while, to love was all we could do
We were young and we knew, and our eyes were alive
Deep inside we knew our love was true
For a while we paid no mind to the past
We knew love would last
Every night somethin' right
Would invite us to begin the dance
Somethin' happened along the way
What used to be happy was sad
Somethin' happened along the way
And yesterday was all we had

And oh, after the love has gone
How could you lead me on
And not let me stay around?
Oh, after the love has gone
What used to be right is wrong
Can love that's lost be found?

For a while to love each other
With all we would ever need
Love was strong for so long
Never knew that what was wrong
Baby, wasn't right
We tried to find what we had
'Til sadness was all we shared
We were scared this affair
Would lead our love into
Somethin' happened along the way
Yesterday was all we had
Somethin' happened along the way
What used to be happy is sad
Somethin' happened along the way
And yesterday was all we had

And oh, after the love has gone
How could you lead me on
And not let me stay around?
Oh, oh, oh after the love has gone
What used to be right is wrong
Can love that's lost be found?

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
After the love has gone
What used to be right is wrong
Can love that's lost be found
Oh, oh, oh, after the love has gone
What used to be right is wrong
Can love that's lost be found
Oh oh, oh after the love has gone
What used to be right is wrong
Can love that's lost be found
Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh after the love has gone
What used to be right is wrong
Can love that's lost be found
Oh, oh, oh, after the love has gone
What used to be right is wrong
Can love that's lost be found

Live concert recorded live at The Church Studio in Tulsa, OK, September 30, 2021.
Executive Producer: Teresa Knox
Producer: Grady Nichols
Media Team: Jordan Price, Matthew Simonson, Austin Howerton
Post-Production: Garrison Marsh, Matthew Simonson
Photography: Phil Clarkin

00:00 - Intro
00:55 - "After The Love Has Gone"


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[riverachristopher]

Loved playing with this guy .. I'm the drummer hoped you all liked the performance

[robc]

Still has AMAZING pipes !!! What a legend Bill Champlin is.

[TheAcarch]

What a treat! Bill sounds amazing. Perfect harmonies. Back-up singers nailed it.

[sergeyermolenko]

Билл Чамплин Bill Champlin Гений! Привет из России/Советского Союза! Мы знали о нём ещё в конце 60-х, следим ща его творчеством и сегодня, потому что Он явно был и остаётся талантливее многих других.

[markneal]

The “Singer’s “ Singer. Champlin is unmatched

[davidclavers]

❤Yeah THE ONLY BEST ARTIST
MY GOD SO AMAZING ❤

[TuaTeMauAkauAtea]

Bill and Tamara Champlin double level up in music.
A musical treasure and apelation 😅❤

[timarnold]

Been a fan of this guy ever since the first time I heard the Sons @ the Del Mar Autumn Equinox festival in 1968 where the Sons of Champlin blew my mind as a 14-y-o keyboard/sax player. Ignited my longtime love affair with such Bay Area bands like Tower of Power, Cold Blood, Sly Stone, and of course, this dude. The Sons were so popular with local musicians, their San Diego audiences were like the who's who of local talent who shared a common affinity for the many solid players Bill played with. Sadly I only made it to 3 of their San Diego shows...Del Mar '68, Starlight Bowl, Balboa Park in '73, and Humphry's-Shelter Island. Always a crowd-pleaser and a solid badass on the B3. Wishing Bill, Tamara, and the rest of their family and friends the best of health and the deepest joy.

[gemaelvarra]

Funny how a collaboration of Bill Champlin, Michael Mc Donald, and Steve Perry has always been my wildest imagination.

[ThomasJJacksonVA]

Bill Champlin was still doing this in 2021? I remember listening to his "Get High" with the Sons in 1977. What a gift this man is.

[Madamonitor]

Whoah it really took me off guard how amazing she still sounds at 76!

[Gem]

Bill and Tamara Champlin's voices blend beautifully!! ❤🎶✨with Chris Rodriguez!

[TimmyTantrum]

What a freakin' legend. Chicago did him dirty.

[reynaldocorsino]

Bill Champlin is one of the best to beast ever Composer for Acoustic, Jazz, Rock balladeer performer of his generation upto the present no one will beat him, it is not the first time I watch him from the band of Chicago with Mr.Peter Cetera and Jayson Scheff, and those are the performers has a successful careers in the music industry

[charnellalexander]

Wow! Bill still got the pipes 🔥🔥 God bless this man

[SuperSnake]

Bill, Peter and Jason just always did it for me. They covered the gambit of lyrics and vocal depth.

[juniorjunior]

One of the yatch rock cats of the late 70s to mid 80s. He wrote the bridge of lee rits and another silky smooth voice of eric tagg " Is it You." They..graydon, goodrum, richard page, cross, foster, kipner etc are treasures.

[Heathaze]

I had no idea he had written that. One of EWF best and one of the best ballads ever.

[chrisseidner]

A master at his craft. And his wife sounds great with him ❤❤❤

[chilimacsting]

Sons of Champlin one of the best ever!!!!