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.
God Is Not Dead /feat. Joe Ligon
Kelly Price Lyrics
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If God is dead, what makes summer come in June?
If God is dead, who listens and who answers prayers?
I'm glad I know He lives, He lives,
He lives, He lives, He lives, He lives.
If God is dead, what makes the flowers bloom?
If God is dead, who can tell me where His body lies?
I'm glad I know He lives, He lives,
He lives, He lives, He lives, He lives.
I can feel Him moving in the breeze,
Through the wind, and the trees
I can see Him shining through the night,
In the stars that shine so bright.
If God is dead, what makes my life worth living?
I'm glad I know He lives, He lives,
He lives, He lives, He lives, He lives.
I can see Him shining through the wind,
In the winds, and the breeze.
I can see Him shining through the night,
In the stars that shine so bright.
If God is dead, what makes my life worth living?
I'm glad I know He lives, He lives,
He lives, He lives, He lives, He lives.
Ooh ooh ooh
I can feel Him moving through the trees,
In the wind, and the breeze.
I can see Him shining through the night,
In the stars that shine so bright.
If God is dead, what makes my life worth living?
I'm glad I know He lives, He lives,
He lives, He lives, He lives, He lives.
The lyrics of Kelly Price's song God Is Not Dead question the idea of God's existence and hold a firm conviction that God is very much alive. The song begins with rhetorical questions, "If God is dead, what makes the flowers bloom? If God is dead, what makes summer come in June? If God is dead, who listens and who answers prayers?" These questions demand a logical answer, as they cannot be accounted for through mere chance and coincidence.
The first verse is followed by a repeating chorus where the singer declares her belief in God's existence, "I'm glad I know He lives, He lives, He lives, He lives, He lives, He lives." The subsequent verse again poses the same questions, emphasizing that the beauty in the world points to a Creator. The verse culminates with the question, "If God is dead, what makes my life worth living?" implying that without God, life would lack meaning and purpose.
The song ends with the repetition of the chorus, where the singer connects with God in nature, "I can feel Him moving through the trees, in the wind, and the breeze. I can see Him shining through the night, in the stars that shine so bright." The song God Is Not Dead is a celebration of the beauty of life that is evidence of a divine presence and an expression of faith in God's existence.
Line by Line Meaning
If God is dead, what makes the flowers bloom?
The existence of flowers is proof that God is not dead.
If God is dead, what makes summer come in June?
The changing of seasons is evidence that God lives.
If God is dead, who listens and who answers prayers?
If there is no God, then who is there to answer prayers?
I'm glad I know He lives, He lives, He lives, He lives, He lives, He lives.
The singer is grateful for the knowledge that God is alive.
I can feel Him moving in the breeze, Through the wind, and the trees
The presence of God can be felt in the natural world.
I can see Him shining through the night, In the stars that shine so bright.
God's presence can be seen in the night sky.
If God is dead, what makes my life worth living?
The singer questions the purpose of life if God does not exist.
I can see Him shining through the wind, In the winds, and the breeze.
God's presence can be seen in the movement of the wind.
Ooh ooh ooh
I can feel Him moving through the trees, In the wind, and the breeze.
The singer senses God's movement in nature.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: MARGARET DOUROUX
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on Just As I Am
My all time favorite KP song ‼️