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.
Himaholic
Kelly Price Lyrics
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(Hi Kelly)
I love you babe, love you babe
Um and I'm a himaholic
This is my story
I need you babe, need you
Hi my name is, yeah
I think I gotta problem
'cause I can't go a day without him
'cause my body starts raving I start shaking
It's been too long
Two weeks four days six hours twelve minutes
Since I had a little bit of mm
You know what I mean
I can't break free is there any help for me
I don't want no speech when I get weak
I don't want no preach when I feel heat
I can't hear you teach when I have needs
I need relief
Cause I'm a himaholic I had a relapse
And I've fallen so when will I bounce back
I'm a himaholic another setback
The mans addictive, he's so addictive
A himaholic I had a relapse
And I've fallen so when will I bounce back
I'm a himaholic another setback
The man is toxic the man is toxic
Stop I wanna, don't I wanna
Don't come any closer to me my heart is beating faster
And I can't breathe
'cause I'm not over your are in my system it's been too long
Your lips your kiss your touch can't think now
I wanna little bit of mm
I can't break free 'cause I get so weak
Is there any help for me oh
Don't want no speech
When I get weak
I don't want no preach when I feel heat
I can't hear you teach when I have needs
I need relief
Cause I'm a himaholic I had a relapse
And I've fallen so when will I bounce back
I'm a himaholic another setback
The mans addictive, he's so addictive
A himaholic I had a relapse
And I've fallen so when will I bounce back
I'm a himaholic another setback
The man is toxic the man is toxic
Sometimes I cry a little
When I think about us yeah inside I die a little is
It's when I think of lost love oh yeah
All of the changes you put me through
I know your know good for me yes my mind said no
And my body says yes
I feel like I'm never going to break free
Cause I'm a himaholic I had a relapse
And I've fallen so when will I bounce back
I'm a himaholic another setback
The mans addictive, he's so addictive
A himaholic I had a relapse
And I've fallen so when will I bounce back
I'm a himaholic another setback
The man is toxic the man is toxic
The lyrics of Kelly Price's song "Himaholic" are an honest and vulnerable depiction of addiction to a man. The first verse reveals the singer's name, Kelly, and her confession that she is a "himaholic." She cannot go a day without him, and her body starts craving and shaking when it has been too long since she has had a little bit of "mm" (presumably the man's affection or touch). She feels trapped and wonders if there is any help for her.
The chorus repeats the phrase "I'm a himaholic" and describes the singer's relapses and setbacks in trying to break free from the addictive man. She acknowledges the toxicity of her addiction and lists the physical and emotional symptoms she experiences when she cannot have him. The second verse describes the internal conflict she feels, as her mind tells her the man is no good for her but her body craves him anyway. She feels helpless and stuck in the cycle of addiction.
Line by Line Meaning
Hi my name is, yeah
Introducing herself, Kelly admits that she has an issue with needing 'him' all the time.
I think I gotta problem
Kelly acknowledges that her dependence on 'him' is a problem in her life.
'cause I can't go a day without him
Kelly cannot function without 'him' in her life, even for just a day.
'cause my body starts raving I start shaking
Her body has become so accustomed to 'him' that it reacts negatively without 'him'.
It's been too long Two weeks four days six hours twelve minutes
Kelly has been longing for 'him' for almost two weeks now.
Since I had a little bit of mm You know what I mean
It's been a while since Kelly has been intimate with 'him' and she longs for it.
I can't break free is there any help for me
Kelly feels trapped and wants someone to help her break free from her addiction to 'him'.
Cause I'm a himaholic I had a relapse
Kelly admits to having relapsed in her addiction to 'him'.
And I've fallen so when will I bounce back
Kelly wonders when she will regain control over her addiction.
The mans addictive, he's so addictive
Kelly sees 'him' as a drug that she cannot seem to resist.
Don't come any closer to me my heart is beating faster
Just being close to 'him' is enough to make Kelly's heart race.
And I can't breathe 'cause I'm not over your are in my system it's been too long
Kelly is still hung up on 'him' and it's suffocating her.
Your lips your kiss your touch can't think now
Just thinking of 'him' affects Kelly's ability to think clearly.
Sometimes I cry a little When I think about us
Kelly becomes emotional when she thinks about the relationship between her and 'him'.
All of the changes you put me through
'He' has caused significant changes in Kelly's life.
I know your know good for me yes my mind said no And my body says yes
Kelly's mind acknowledges that 'he' is toxic for her, but her body craves 'him' regardless.
I feel like I'm never going to break free
Kelly feels that she will never be able to overcome her addiction to 'him'.
The man is toxic the man is toxic
Kelly reaffirms that 'he' is harmful to her, describing 'him' as toxic.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Jazz Nixon, Kelly Price
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on Just As I Am
My all time favorite KP song ‼️