Kelly Cherelle Price (born April 4 1973) is the daughter of Joseph and Clau… Read Full Bio ↴Kelly Cherelle Price (born April 4 1973) is the daughter of Joseph and Claudia Price. Price is the second of three children born and raised in Queens, NY. Under the watchful eye of her mother and the pastorate of her grandparents, Jerome and Joni Norman, Price was nurtured and developed spiritually by being taught the word of God and the importance of a sustained prayer life through the special prayer services her grandfather held weekly in addition to Sunday services and bible study. It was there at an early age in Full Gospel Mission COGIC that the many gifts deeply rooted inside of her were watered and began to grow — her inner senses were awakened to the very real existence of God as more than just a higher power or an answer to the question, “how did we all get here?”.
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.

I'M SORRY
Kelly Price Lyrics

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I'm sorry that I'm leaving
I'm sorry that I stayed
I'm sorry that I ever let you treat me that way
And I'm sorry that I let a good man get away

But I accept my apology
I'm gonna do better by me
I wrote this song to say I forgive me

For the times I needed me
And every time I slacked
I'm sorry I gave him my love
And he didn't love me back
And I'm so sorry I gave him my heart
I want it back

But I accept my apology
I'm gonna do better by me
I wrote this song to say I forgive me

For the wasted time I know I'll never see again
For the drama and the lies that live inside my head
And for loving you (more) when I didn't even love myself
And for every bridge I burned I know I can't return

But I accept my apology
I'm gonna do better by me
I wrote this song to say I forgive me

I wrote it to say I love me

I wrote this song to say I forgive me

Overall Meaning

The first chorus of the Kelly Price song, "I'm Sorry," focuses on the apologies she has to make for the different decisions she has made in her life. She apologizes for the times she has both stayed and left places, and for the instances she allowed herself to be treated poorly, leading up to letting a good man get away. Kelly Price also admits that she's sorry for the times she didn't look out for herself and allowed herself to be let down. Yet, in spite of all of these regrets, she chooses to forgive herself and do what's right for her moving forward, "I accept my apology, I'm gonna do better by me/I wrote this song to say I forgive me." In the second chorus, she expands on the ways in which she's apologizing to herself. Kelly Price admits that she's sorry for all of the times she put more effort into loving others than herself. She acknowledges that she's sorry for allowing things to get in the way of her goals and happiness. The chorus concludes with a profound statement of self-love, "I wrote it to say I love me/I wrote this song to say I forgive me."

The song's lyrics may connect to anyone who feels that they have let themselves get hurt in the past by others or their own choices. It emphasizes not only acknowledging a need for self-improvement but also granting oneself the ability to make amends and move on. In this song, Kelly Price expresses a commitment - ultimately - to bettering herself due to past mistakes.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm sorry that I'm leaving
I apologize for the fact that I am departing.

I'm sorry that I stayed
I regret the fact that I stayed for so long.

I'm sorry that I ever let you treat me that way
I apologize to myself for allowing someone to treat me poorly.

And I'm sorry that I let a good man get away
I regret the fact that I let a good man leave my life.

But I accept my apology
I acknowledge and accept the apology that I am giving to myself.

I'm gonna do better by me
I will prioritize myself and strive to improve my life.

I wrote this song to say I forgive me
The purpose of this song is to express my self-forgiveness.

For the times I needed me
I ask for forgiveness for the times when I neglected myself.

And every time I slacked
I apologize for the times that I didn't put in effort or let myself down.

I'm sorry I gave him my love
I apologize for giving my love to someone who didn't value or appreciate it.

And he didn't love me back
I regret the fact that the person I loved didn't reciprocate my love.

And I'm so sorry I gave him my heart
I apologize for giving my heart to someone who didn't take care of it.

I want it back
I wish I could take back the love I gave to that person and keep it for myself.

For the wasted time I know I'll never see again
I apologize for the time I lost that I can never regain.

For the drama and the lies that live inside my head
I am sorry for the internalized drama and lies that I tell myself.

And for loving you (more) when I didn't even love myself
I apologize for putting someone else's needs and desires ahead of my own, especially when I didn't have love for myself.

And for every bridge I burned I know I can't return
I acknowledge the bridges I have burned in my life and understand that I cannot go back and undo the damage.

I wrote it to say I love me
I express my self-love and self-acceptance through this song.

I wrote this song to say I forgive me
The purpose of this song is to apologize to myself and forgive myself for past mistakes and shortcomings.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, THE ROYALTY NETWORK INC., Royalty Network, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: DONALD DENNIS, DEAN FRASER, PHILLIP BURRELL, CALVIN SCOTT, Michael A Freeman, Paul Scott

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