At an early age, Price's musical talents began to dominate her life. While most babies have to be taken from the crib and calmed from crying in the middle of the night, Price's mother has told of the times when the entire house would be awakened by the sound of a young Price singing out in her crib while the rest of the family tried to sleep. As a young child, Price knew that music was more than just something that happened on the radio, in church, or even during the commercials on TV. For her it was a part of life that quickly became a necessity. She became emotionally dependant on the music inside of her and quickly learned how to use music as an outlet to express what she was feeling even when she couldn’t speak about it. One day after experiencing deep sadness from a book she read for a Black history project in school, Kelly wrote a song to express her unexplainable emotions; this was her first song at only 7 years old.
Price sang on her first recording before the age of 10 and by the time she was 18, Price was recording and touring the world with multi-platinum pop diva Mariah Carey. Always a quick study, Kelly watched and learned the intricacies of studio and production work and soon after began to expand into areas other than just background singing. It was during these early years of her professional career that Price refers to as her formal education. While her classmates attended college to prepare for their careers, she went to work everyday and studied with the entertainment industry’s best to prepare for what would soon be her own music career. During these years and beyond, Price has shared her multiple musical gifts with many artists and reached the number one spot on Billboard several times before anyone even knew what the woman behind the voice and the pen looked like. Throughout her career, Price has sung for, recorded with, toured with, wrote songs for, arranged and produced music for George Michael, Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, Brian McKnight, LL Cool J, Ben Tankard, Mary J. Blige, Puff Daddy, Brandy, The LOX, Donnie McClurkin, The Williams Brothers, Faith Evans, Karen Clarke-Sheard, Yolanda Adams, MASE, Whitney Houston, Mary Mary, The Notorious B.I.G, Richard Smallwood, R. Kelly, Eric Clapton, Wynona Judd, Gerald Levert, Angela Winbush, The Isley Bros and the legendary Ronald Isley just to name a few. Though many record labels initially pursued Price as a recording artist, it was her connection with Isley and his relentless persistence that convinced her to begin to use her musical talents for herself resulting in a formal alliance between Isley and Price that birthed her solo career with the album Soul of A Woman in 1998 that featured the #1 hit women’s anthem of the year “Friend of Mine”, penned by Price herself.
She would follow with the platinum success of Mirror Mirror in 2000, One Family: A Christmas Album in 2002 and the critically acclaimed Priceless in 2003.
In October 2005, Price recorded her first live gospel project. The This Is Who I Am album was released on October 24, 2006 on her own label, EcclecticSounds Records. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard Gospel Charts and peaked at #9 on the R&B album chart.
Price was inducted as an honorary member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. in July 2006.
In early 2007, Price kicked off a tour with the "Sisters in the Spirit 2007".
In 2006, she recorded the song "Why?" for the soundtrack Why Did I Get Married?, a film version of the stage play of the same name she once acted in, playing the role of Sheila.
In early 2009, Price was featured on Coko's gospel album entitled The Winner In Me on the track "Oh Mary".
In June 2010, Price promoted her single "Tired" on The Jazz Joy and Roy syndicated radio show as "some of the best work of my career to date."
In September 2009, it was announced she would be joining Deborah Cox and Tamia to form the super group The Queen Project. The women seek to empower women of all ages, races and backgrounds by doing a number of community service projects. In September 2010, Kelly announced via her official Twitter profile that her new solo album Kelly will be released in 2011. Her second single "Not My Daddy" debuted on R&B charts at #87.
Ave Maria
Kelly Price Lyrics
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Gratia plena
Maria, gratia plena
Maria, gratia plena
Ave, ave dominus
Dominus tecum
Benedicta tu in mulieribus
Et benedictus
Ventris tuae, Jesus.
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
Mater Dei
Ora pro nobis peccatoribus
Ora pro nobis
Ora, ora pro nobis peccatoribus
Nunc et in hora mortis
Et in hora mortis nostrae
Et in hora mortis nostrae
Et in hora mortis nostrae
Ave Maria
The lyrics of Kelly Price's song Ave Maria are a Latin prayer to the Virgin Mary. The song begins with the first three lines of the traditional prayer, "Ave Maria, gratia plena, Maria gratia plena," which translates to "Hail Mary, full of grace, Mary full of grace." These lines are repeated twice, followed by "Ave, ave dominus, dominus tecum," which translates to "Hail, hail Lord, the Lord is with thee."
The next section of the song begins with "Benedicta tu in mulieribus," which means "Blessed art thou among women," a reference to Mary's unique role in giving birth to Jesus Christ. The following phrase, "Et benedictus fructus ventris tuae, Jesus," translates to "And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus," emphasizing the importance of Mary and her son.
The final section of the song is a plea for Mary to pray for sinners, beginning with "Ave Maria, Mater Dei," meaning "Hail Mary, Mother of God." The lyrics then request for her to pray for her followers, "Ora pro nobis peccatoribus," or "Pray for us sinners," and repetition of this line. The song ends with "Nunc et in hora mortis nostrae," translating to "Now and at the hour of our death," implying that Mary's prayers will be important at the end of one's life.
Line by Line Meaning
Ave Maria
Hail Mary, a traditional Catholic prayer
Gratia plena
Full of Grace, Mary is said to have been chosen by God to bear his son
Maria, gratia plena
Mary, full of grace
Maria, gratia plena
Mary, full of grace
Ave, ave dominus
Hail, Hail Lord
Dominus tecum
The Lord is with you, a sign of God's blessing of Mary
Benedicta tu in mulieribus
Blessed are you among women, a recognition of Mary's special role in salvation history
Et benedictus
And blessed
Et benedictus fructus ventris
And blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus
Ventris tuae, Jesus.
Of your womb, Jesus
Ave Maria
Hail Mary, a traditional Catholic prayer
Mater Dei
Mother of God, a title given to Mary in recognition of her role in giving birth to Jesus
Ora pro nobis peccatoribus
Pray for us sinners, a request for Mary's intercession on behalf of all people
Ora pro nobis
Pray for us
Ora, ora pro nobis peccatoribus
Pray, pray for us sinners
Nunc et in hora mortis
Now and at the hour of our death, an acknowledgment of our ongoing need for Mary's intercession
Et in hora mortis nostrae
And at the hour of our death
Et in hora mortis nostrae
And at the hour of our death
Et in hora mortis nostrae
And at the hour of our death
Ave Maria
Hail Mary, a traditional Catholic prayer
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Franz Schubert
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ddsaphoenix
on Just As I Am
My all time favorite KP song ‼️