Corinne Bailey Rae (born Corinne Bailey on 26 February 1979) is a Grammy-wi… Read Full Bio ↴Corinne Bailey Rae (born Corinne Bailey on 26 February 1979) is a Grammy-winning English singer and songwriter who released her eponymous debut album "Corinne Bailey Rae" in February 2006. Rae was named the number-one predicted breakthrough act of 2006 in an annual BBC poll of music critics.
Rae was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire to a Kittitian father and an English mother, and she was the eldest of three daughters. She began her musical career at school where she studied classical violin before she turned her attention to singing: "I started off singing in church, I suppose, but people think it must have been a gospel church because of the whole, you know, black assumption", she says in reference to her multiracial background. "But it wasn't gospel at all, it was just your regular Brethren church, very middle-class, where we would sing these harmonies every Sunday. It was always my favourite part of the service, the singing".
Rae later transferred to a Baptist church, where the choir would sing traditional hymns, and Primal Scream tunes. "We changed the words though", Rae states on her website. "We didn't want to offend the regular churchgoers, now did we?"
Performing in church broadened Rae's musical horizons, and her love affair with making music was solidified after a local youth leader offered to buy her an electric guitar. In her mid-teens, she became obsessed with rock legends Led Zeppelin, "I loved that band during my teens; I wanted, somehow, to follow in their footsteps, and to create music of my own".
Rae formed an all-female indie group called Helen, which was inspired by similar acts such as Veruca Salt and L7. "It was the first time I'd seen women with guitars. They were kinda sexy – but feminist. I wanted to be like that, at the front of something".
The group raised eyebrows on several fronts; in the white male-dominated world of indie music, they were an all-female group fronted by a mixed-race singer from Leeds. The moniker "Helen" also drew attention, albeit for not all the right reasons: "What can I say? We were 15 years old, and thought that Helen was a cheeky, indie kind of thing to do. It seemed clever at the time. Admittedly, it seems less so now".
The group played many gigs around Leeds, including a memorable performance at Joseph's Well with Leeds-based band Swift, fronted by wildman rocker Royce Dunston. Despite this, the group became the first indie act to be signed to heavy metal record label Roadrunner Records, home to acts such as Slipknot, in 1995. The venture proved to be short-lived however after the bassist became pregnant and the group disbanded. "[Was I] Disappointed? I was gutted! I had no idea what to do next".
Corinne has often stated that she is a proud Leeds United Football Club fan.
After the disappointment of Helen, Rae went on to attend the University of Leeds where she studied an English Literature degree. While at University, she began work as a hat check girl on an evening in her local jazz club. Permitted to sing on stage with the jazz band when business was slow, it was there that she discovered a different type of music that sent her on a different musical path: "I kept hearing this jazz and soul stuff and I realized I loved that music too". It was there also that she met saxophone player Jason Rae, whom she eventually married in 2001 at age twenty-two. "I was Corinne Bailey. I added on Rae, my husband's name, when I got married. There's no hyphen; stops it being posh!" Jason died in March 2008.
Career
Over the space of the next three years, Rae began working on solo material – this time steering away from her indie past and embarking on a more "soulful" path. She collaborated with Leeds-based funk group The New Mastersounds on the track "Your Love Is Mine", featured on their 2003 album Be Yourself, released via One Note Records. The following year she again worked with another Leeds-based group, Homecut Directive, on the song "Come the Revolution", which was the first single from the group's debut album.
In 2004, Rae got a breakthrough when she was signed by Global Talent Publishing and then approached by Craig David's mentor Mark Hill, from the duo The Artful Dodger, to appear on his new album better luck next time under his new alias, The stiX. The resulting collaboration, "Young and Foolish", was released in April 2005 and brought Rae to the attention of the major record label bosses. Rae released her debut single, "Like a Star", in November 2005 and her first album, Corinne Bailey Rae, in February 2006. In September 2006, Rae scooped two awards at the UK's MOBO Awards: "Best UK Newcomer" and "Best UK Female". Rae recorded a live session at Abbey Road Studios in July 2006 for Live From Abbey Road.
Rae also received three nominations at the 2007 Grammy Awards: "Record of the Year", "Song of the Year" (both for "Put Your Records On"), and "Best New Artist". During the ceremony, she performed "Like a Star" and joined John Legend and John Mayer in a collaborative performance, providing accompanying vocals to Legend's "Coming Home" and Mayer's "Gravity". The poll's predictions subsequently came true, as she became only the fourth female British act in history to have her first album debut at number one. She has been nominated for Grammy Awards and BRIT Awards and won two MOBO Awards.
During an interview for the 2011 Mercury Awards, Corinne revealed she is writing a follow-up album to her critically acclaimed The Sea.
In 2013, Bailey Rae was moved from Capitol Records to Virgin Records due to corporate restructuring as a result of their parent company being purchased by Universal Music Group in 2012.
Discography
Albums
* 2006: "Corinne Bailey Rae"
* 2007: Live in London & New York
* 2010: "The Sea"
Rae was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire to a Kittitian father and an English mother, and she was the eldest of three daughters. She began her musical career at school where she studied classical violin before she turned her attention to singing: "I started off singing in church, I suppose, but people think it must have been a gospel church because of the whole, you know, black assumption", she says in reference to her multiracial background. "But it wasn't gospel at all, it was just your regular Brethren church, very middle-class, where we would sing these harmonies every Sunday. It was always my favourite part of the service, the singing".
Rae later transferred to a Baptist church, where the choir would sing traditional hymns, and Primal Scream tunes. "We changed the words though", Rae states on her website. "We didn't want to offend the regular churchgoers, now did we?"
Performing in church broadened Rae's musical horizons, and her love affair with making music was solidified after a local youth leader offered to buy her an electric guitar. In her mid-teens, she became obsessed with rock legends Led Zeppelin, "I loved that band during my teens; I wanted, somehow, to follow in their footsteps, and to create music of my own".
Rae formed an all-female indie group called Helen, which was inspired by similar acts such as Veruca Salt and L7. "It was the first time I'd seen women with guitars. They were kinda sexy – but feminist. I wanted to be like that, at the front of something".
The group raised eyebrows on several fronts; in the white male-dominated world of indie music, they were an all-female group fronted by a mixed-race singer from Leeds. The moniker "Helen" also drew attention, albeit for not all the right reasons: "What can I say? We were 15 years old, and thought that Helen was a cheeky, indie kind of thing to do. It seemed clever at the time. Admittedly, it seems less so now".
The group played many gigs around Leeds, including a memorable performance at Joseph's Well with Leeds-based band Swift, fronted by wildman rocker Royce Dunston. Despite this, the group became the first indie act to be signed to heavy metal record label Roadrunner Records, home to acts such as Slipknot, in 1995. The venture proved to be short-lived however after the bassist became pregnant and the group disbanded. "[Was I] Disappointed? I was gutted! I had no idea what to do next".
Corinne has often stated that she is a proud Leeds United Football Club fan.
After the disappointment of Helen, Rae went on to attend the University of Leeds where she studied an English Literature degree. While at University, she began work as a hat check girl on an evening in her local jazz club. Permitted to sing on stage with the jazz band when business was slow, it was there that she discovered a different type of music that sent her on a different musical path: "I kept hearing this jazz and soul stuff and I realized I loved that music too". It was there also that she met saxophone player Jason Rae, whom she eventually married in 2001 at age twenty-two. "I was Corinne Bailey. I added on Rae, my husband's name, when I got married. There's no hyphen; stops it being posh!" Jason died in March 2008.
Career
Over the space of the next three years, Rae began working on solo material – this time steering away from her indie past and embarking on a more "soulful" path. She collaborated with Leeds-based funk group The New Mastersounds on the track "Your Love Is Mine", featured on their 2003 album Be Yourself, released via One Note Records. The following year she again worked with another Leeds-based group, Homecut Directive, on the song "Come the Revolution", which was the first single from the group's debut album.
In 2004, Rae got a breakthrough when she was signed by Global Talent Publishing and then approached by Craig David's mentor Mark Hill, from the duo The Artful Dodger, to appear on his new album better luck next time under his new alias, The stiX. The resulting collaboration, "Young and Foolish", was released in April 2005 and brought Rae to the attention of the major record label bosses. Rae released her debut single, "Like a Star", in November 2005 and her first album, Corinne Bailey Rae, in February 2006. In September 2006, Rae scooped two awards at the UK's MOBO Awards: "Best UK Newcomer" and "Best UK Female". Rae recorded a live session at Abbey Road Studios in July 2006 for Live From Abbey Road.
Rae also received three nominations at the 2007 Grammy Awards: "Record of the Year", "Song of the Year" (both for "Put Your Records On"), and "Best New Artist". During the ceremony, she performed "Like a Star" and joined John Legend and John Mayer in a collaborative performance, providing accompanying vocals to Legend's "Coming Home" and Mayer's "Gravity". The poll's predictions subsequently came true, as she became only the fourth female British act in history to have her first album debut at number one. She has been nominated for Grammy Awards and BRIT Awards and won two MOBO Awards.
During an interview for the 2011 Mercury Awards, Corinne revealed she is writing a follow-up album to her critically acclaimed The Sea.
In 2013, Bailey Rae was moved from Capitol Records to Virgin Records due to corporate restructuring as a result of their parent company being purchased by Universal Music Group in 2012.
Discography
Albums
* 2006: "Corinne Bailey Rae"
* 2007: Live in London & New York
* 2010: "The Sea"
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Corinne Bailey Rae Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Corinne Bailey Rae:
'Till It Hapens To You I know what I said Was heat of the moment…
- young and foolish I remember sitting back 'cause you said you had something…
01 Like a star Just like a star across my sky Just like an angel…
02 I'd Do It All Again Ooh, you're searching for something I know, won't make you…
03 Feels Like The First Time I could pretend that I was okay I wind around the…
04.The Blackest Lily I didn't know the day was I didn't know what the…
05 'till It Happens To You I know what I said Was heat of the moment…
06 Call me when you get high How does it feel being in these arms? What's it really…
06 Love's On Its Way Oh Father, I wish I had understanding. Never known more Neve…
06) Call Me When You Get This How does it feel being in these arms? What's it really…
07 Like A Star Just like a star across my sky Just like an angel…
07.Choux Pastry Heart I was just waiting for your phone call When they came…
08 Paris Nights-New York Mornings Breakfast at Mickey's, make-up still on Elbows on the greasy…
10 Diving For Hearts Till then I wasn't alive, I longed for you like the…
11. 'choux pastry heart' I was just waiting for your phone call When they came…
12. Seasons change Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,…
5 Trouble Sleeping It's late and I'm feeling so tired Having trouble sleeping T…
6.Call Me When You Get This How does it feel being in these arms? What's it really…
9. I'd like to Lying here with you reminds me of those days Me and…
another Got taken in We feasted on olives from the fridge We stood…
Are You Here He's a real live wire He's the best of his kind Wait…
As A Boy His wicked sense of humor Suggests exciting sex His fingers …
Been To The Moon When we first collided The timing wasn't right I showed you …
Before the Throne of the Invisible God Before the throne Before the throne Of the invisible god Of …
Bluebird Late at night when the wind is still I'll come flying…
Breathless Seems like everyone else has a love just for them I…
Butterfly In my mother's house There's a photograph Of a day gone past…
Butterfly - Ooo, ooo, yeah In my mother's house There's a photograph …
Call me When You Get Home How does it feel being in these arms? What's it really…
CBR Like A Star Just like a star across my sky Just like an angel…
Chains I spent most of my life in chains For thirty five…
Chous Pastry Heart I was just waiting for your phone call When they came…
choux pastry he I was just waiting for your phone call When they came…
Choux Pastry Heart I was just waiting for your phone call When they came…
Closer I don't want to give you up I don't want to…
Cput Your Records Three little birds sat on my window And they told me…
Daydreaming (Day dreamin' and I'm thinkin' of you) (Day dreamin' and I'm…
Diving for Hearts Till then I wasn't alive, I longed for you like the…
Emeraldine I awake to the drip drop of icicles Melting outside my…
Enchantment I wait for you I don't know why All I know is…
Enchantment (Amp Fiddler remix) I wait for you. I don't know why. All I know is…
Enchantment - I wait for you I don't know why All I know is…
Enchantment - Amp Fiddler Remix I wait for you. I don't know why. All I know is…
Feels Like the First Time I could pretend that I was okay I'd wind around the…
Feels Like The Firtst Time I could pretend that I was okay I wind around the…
Green Aphrodisiac Laying in the grass in the afternoon Something kind of magic…
He Will Follow You With His Eyes Ladies, don't you long for love? Be irresistible With a brig…
Hey I Won't Break Your Heart Here in the twilight of one endless summer You've got me…
I Lying here with you reminds me of those days Me and…
I Wanna Be Your Love I ain't got no money I ain't like those other girls…
I Wanna Be Your Lover I ain't got no money I ain't like those other girls…
I Won Lovin' you is hard Lovin' you is wonderful When you're hol…
I Won't Let You Lie To Yourself Lovin' you is hard Lovin' you is wonderful When you're holdi…
I Would Like to Call It Beauty So young for death, We walk in shoes too big…
I'd Do It All Again Ooh, you're searching for something I know, won't make you…
I'd Like To Lying here with you reminds me of those days Me and…
I'd Like To ... Lying here with you reminds me of those days Me and…
I'll Do It All Again Ooh, you're searching for something I know, won't make you…
I'm Losing Here in some stranger's room Late in the afternoon What am I…
id like to Lying here with you reminds me of those days Me and…
id_like_to_ Lying here with you reminds me of those days Me and…
If I Don't 'Cause everythin' peelin' by, our love, turn around You the …
Is This Love I'm feelin' I wanna love you, I want to love and treat…
i_wont_let_you_lie_to_yourself Lovin' you is hard Lovin' you is wonderful When you're hol…
I`d do it again Ooh, you're searching for something I know, won't make you…
I`d Like To Lying here with you reminds me of those days Me and…
I´d Do it All Again Ooh, you're searching for something I know, won't make you…
I´d Like That Lying here with you reminds me of those days Me and…
I’d Do It All Again Ooh, you're searching for something I know, won't make you…
I’m Losing You Here in some stranger's room Late in the afternoon What am I…
just like a star Just like a star across my sky Just like an angel…
Like A Star - Just like a star across my sky Just like an angel…
Love Put Your Records On Three little birds sat on my window And they told me…
Love s On Its Way Oh Father, I wish I had understanding. Never known more Neve…
Low Red Moon So what, you think this is usual? Strange moon, strange lan…
Munich I'm so glad I've found this, I'm so glad I did I'm…
My Love And when I go away I know my heart can stay…
No Love Child Theres no love Theres no love child Theres no love baby no…
Oh My Love And when I go away I know my heart can stay…
Paper Dolls You have incredible eyes And all the boys would go…
Paris Night New York Mornin Breakfast at Mickey's, make-up still on Elbows on the greasy…
Peach Velvet Sky We gave ourselves into the night And we counted time a…
Pur Your Records On Three little birds sat on my window And they told me…
Put it Down Started again Started again Started again, oh boy I've done …
Put Your R Three little birds sat on my window And they told me…
Put Your Records Three little birds sat on my window And they told me…
Put Your Records On Three little birds sat on my window And they told me…
Que Sera When I was just a little girl I asked my mother,…
Que Sera Sera Ooh, oh, When I was just a little girl I asked my…
Rae trouble sleeping It's late and I'm feeling so tired Having trouble sleeping T…
River It's coming on Christmas They're cutting down trees They're …
Season Change - Maybe you've been pouring Everything into this your mistake …
Seasons Change Maybe you've been pouring Everything into this from a state …
Seasons Change (Live In New Yo Oh oh oh... Maybe you've been pouring everything into thi…
Since I've Been Loving You Working from seven to eleven Almost every night Really makes…
Sleeping It's late and I'm feeling so tired Having trouble sleeping T…
Steady As She Goes Settle for a world, neither up or down Sell it to…
Steady, as She Goes (The Raconteurs cover) Settle for a world neither up or dow…
The Blackest Lily I didn't know the day was I didn't know what the…
The Scientist Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry You don't…
The Sea I never knew you were standing on this shore. It says…
The Skies Will Break And the heart speaks in whispers And so it's all over So…
The_Sea I never knew you were standing on this shore. It says…
Til It Happens I know what I said Was heat of the moment…
Till It Happens to You I know what I said Was heat of the moment…
Trouble Sleeping It's late and I'm feeling so tired Having trouble sleeping T…
Venus as a Boy His wicked sense of humor Suggests exciting sex His fingers …
Walk On Walk on through the heavy storm Walk on through the storm K…
What Is Love I'm feelin' I wanna love you, I want to love and treat…
Young & Foolish I remember sitting back 'cause you said you had something…
Your Records On Three little birds sat on my window And they told me…
_ put your records on Three little birds sat on my window And they told me…
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Just like a star across my sky
Just like an angel off the page
You have appeared to my life
Feel like I'll never be the same
Just like a song in my heart
Just like oil on my hands
Oh, I do love you
Still wonder why it is
I don't argue like this
With anyone but you
We do it all the time
Blowing out my mind
You've got this look I can't describe
You make me feel I'm alive
When everything else is so faint
Without a doubt you're on my side
Heaven has been away too long
Can't find the words to write this song, oh
Your love
Still I wonder why it is
I don't argue like this
With anyone but you
We do it all the time
Blowing out my mind
Yeah
I have come to understand the way it is
Is not a secret anymore
'Cause we've been through that before
From tonight I know that you're the only one
I've been confused and in the dark
Now I understand, yeah, yeah
I wonder why it is
I don't argue like this
With anyone but you
I wonder why it is
I won't let my guard down
For anyone but you
We do it all the time
Blowing out my mind
Just like a star across my sky
Just like an angel off the page
You have appeared to my life
Feel like I'll never be the same
Just like a song in my heart
Just like oil on my hands
@user-nh7qv9rr2g
2024 anyone?
@honeybraswell625
Just watched 27 Dresses again, but this time with my daughter who is almost 17 & may not have been born when that movie came out. Anyway, she's a musician & this song was playing before the credits rolled.
@cray6525
Yup
@bclassy871
I’m here
@cookiew2348
Meeeeeeeee thanks to the show Medium I forgot about this song 🎵 🥰🥰🥰
@solgarrido9422
🙋🏻♀️
@d1surv
I remember my mom playing this on my first day of kindergarten, and she made it a tradition to play it everyday before my first day of school. I started my senior year of high school, and she really wanted to drive me my first day and I let her. She played this song. She played it my junior year and I didn’t think much of it. But this year, tears went down my face. I am accepted into college out of state, and she won’t be present with me. I walked into my first class, red eyes, some of my classmates assumed I was high. This was one of the most powerful moments of my life. I don’t exactly know how to put it into words, how it felt. I love you mom.
@asmooth7758
Leavwix this just made me shed a tear!
@WouldntULikeToKnow.
I'm not crying, you're crying!
I remember going away to college. It was hard but I really found a home there. Good luck!
@smoothsole9559
Wow that is powerful thank you for sharing the bond and love that you and ur mom have. It took me back to how me and my mom was R.I.P. MOM but I seriously do know what ur saying and hope u turned that pain into strength as I have but I bet you have cuz of the beautiful experience you have shared so thanks again and continue to be blessed.
P.s. To all the hard working,loving,caring shit ECT. Of everything else as well I typically made this a bit long sorry 🙏🙏🙏