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.
Go Tell It
Kelly Price Lyrics
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On the Mountain
Over the hills and
Everywhere
Go and tell it
On the mountain that Jesus Christ is born
Hum
So you outta go and tell it
Go and tell it
On the Mountain
Over the hills and
Everywhere
Go and tell it
On the mountain that Jesus Christ is born
Yes he is, he is born
Oh, oh, oh
Here's my story
See I a watcher
And I watch my flock both night and day
Tonight an angel
Came before me
These are the words I heard him say
Onto us a son is given
And onto us a child is born
In the city
A town called David
In a manger, is Christ the Lord
Go and tell it
On the Mountain (Over the hills)
Over the hills and
(Every, every, everywhere) everywhere
Go and tell it
On the mountain that Jesus Christ is born
Yeah, oh, he is, he is, he is, he is go
Go and tell it he is a healer
Go and tell it he is a strong deliverer
Go and tell it he is our savior
Go and tell it he's the Messiah
Tell it, tell the world, it's Jesus
Tell them, it Jesus
Go and tell them, it Jesus
Tell them, it Jesus
Go and tell it he is a healer
Go and tell it he is a strong deliverer
Go and tell it he is our savior
Go and tell it he's the Messiah
Tell it, tell the world, it's Jesus
Tell them, it Jesus
Go and tell them, it Jesus
Tell them, it Jesus
It Jesus
In Kelly Price's song "Go Tell It," the singer urges listeners to spread the message of the birth of Jesus Christ. The song is a modern take on the classic Christmas hymn "Go, Tell It on the Mountain," that has been performed by various artists across different genres. In the first verse, Price asks us to spread the message of Jesus' birth "On the mountain, over the hills and everywhere." She repeats this verse twice to emphasize the importance of the message and create a call-to-action for her listeners. In the second verse, she narrates her personal story of being a watcher who witnessed an angel's visitation, during which he announced the birth of Jesus Christ. She calls Christ a healer, strong deliverer, savior, and Messiah, urging listeners to spread the news to the world.
Line by Line Meaning
Go and tell it
Spread the good news
On the Mountain
From a high place, shout it loud
Over the hills and
To distant places, far and wide
Everywhere
To all people, every race and tribe
On the mountain that Jesus Christ is born
That the savior has come to earth
So you outta go and tell it
You should be excited to share this news
Yes he is, he is born
Confirming the joyful message
Here's my story
Now I'll tell my personal account
See I a watcher
I was a shepherd, keeping watch at night
And I watch my flock both night and day
Taking care of the sheep, always vigilant
Tonight an angel
Then an angel appeared to me
Came before me
Standing right in front of me
These are the words I heard him say
And this is what the angel said to me
Onto us a son is given
A gift from God
And onto us a child is born
A new life, a precious gift
In the city
In Bethlehem
A town called David
The birthplace of King David
In a manger, is Christ the Lord
The savior was born in a humble stable
Go and tell it he is a healer
He can cure our illnesses
Go and tell it he is a strong deliverer
He can save us from harm
Go and tell it he is our savior
He can give us eternal life
Go and tell it he's the Messiah
He's the chosen one, fulfilling prophesy
Tell it, tell the world, it's Jesus
Proclaim this message for all to hear
Tell them, it Jesus
Declare His name and His goodness
Go and tell them, it Jesus
Spread this message across the land
It Jesus
Jesus is the answer
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing, Spirit Music Group, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: FRED HAMMOND, NOEL CHRISTOPHER HALL, DP
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on Just As I Am
My all time favorite KP song ‼️