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.
Secret Love
Kelly Price Lyrics
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It's here in my heart
And I can't even tell my friends.
How much I adore you
I'm fallin' apart
I got to kept it deep within.
The way that I love you
I can't even say I promise not to
It won't last too long, a feeling so strong
And I can't hide the way.
I can't hide the way I'm feeling inside
The pain is killing me
'Cause I want to let the world know
It's you I'm lovin'
I can't hide the way I'm feeling inside
The pain is killin me
'Cause I want to let the world know its you I'm lovin'.
It's something so special, this thing that we share
So why can't we just let it go
It's easy to see
Can they know that we should be as one.
It's out in the open
Our cover is blown and I don't care who really knows
I need to be with you
Can't take it no more, cause baby i need you.
Lovin you feels so right, (lovin you feels so right)
I don't want to have to live a lie (i don't want to lie)
The way you touch, the way you kiss drives me out of my mind
(I'll never love)
Boy I've never loved this way before baby
So I've given you the keys to my door
With every touch I want you more
Don't want to let my feelings show
I can't hide.
I can't hide the way I'm feeling inside
The pain is killing me
'Cause I want to let the world know
It's you I'm lovin'
I can't hide the way I'm feeling inside
The pain is killin me
'Cause I want to let the world know its you I'm lovin'.
I'm not afraid to let my feelings show
I can't hide them no more (no More)
'Cause no matter what they say
It's never gone to change the way that I feel for you
'Cause boy I love (I love you )
I can't hide the way I'm feeling inside
The pain is killing me
'Cause I want to let the world know
It's you I'm lovin'
I can't hide the way I'm feeling inside
The pain is killin me
'Cause I want to let the world know its you I'm lovin'.
The song "Secret Love" by Kelly Price is about a person who has developed feelings for someone in secret and is struggling with the decision of whether or not to reveal those feelings. The singer of the song has a strong emotional attachment to someone but feels unable to express it openly. The lyrics suggest that the singer is afraid of how their friends and the world will react if they reveal their love. They are in a state of emotional turmoil, and the pain of keeping the secret is intense. The song builds up to a climax where the singer is unable to contain their feelings anymore, and they finally declare their love, realizing that they cannot hide their feelings any longer.
The song showcases the struggle of many individuals who find themselves in relationships or in love situations that are not openly accepted by society. The lyrics depict the pain and anguish that a person may experience when they cannot openly express their love for someone. The song also shows that love is complicated and often difficult to express, especially when societal expectations or norms stand in the way.
Line by Line Meaning
I got a secret
There's something I haven't told anyone yet.
It's here in my heart
This secret is something I'm feeling deeply.
And I can't even tell my friends.
I couldn't bring myself to reveal this to anyone around me.
How much I adore you
I really, really, really like you a lot.
I'm fallin' apart
This feeling is making me feel like my whole world's collapsing.
I got to kept it deep within.
I need to keep this hidden away so no one else knows.
The way that I love you
The feelings I have for you.
I can't even say I promise not to Tell a soul
I can't make any promises that I won't ever reveal this to someone.
It won't last too long, a feeling so strong And I can't hide the way.
This intense emotion will likely fade soon, but for now, I can't help but feel this way.
It's something so special, this thing that we share
What we have is really unique and significant to me.
So why can't we just let it go
Why do we have to keep this a secret and not act on our feelings?
It's easy to see Can they know that we should be as one.
Our connection is obvious to anyone who can see us.
It's out in the open
Our secret is no longer a secret.
Our cover is blown and I don't care who really knows
People can find out about us, and I don't really care about hiding it anymore.
I need to be with you
I have a desperate longing to be near you and with you.
Can't take it no more, cause baby I need you.
I can't keep these feelings inside any longer, I need you in my life.
Lovin you feels so right
Being in love with you feels natural and good to me.
(Lovin you feels so right)
Reiterated for emphasis. Being in love with you feels natural and good to me.
I don't want to have to live a lie
I want to be open about my love for you and not have to pretend it doesn't exist.
(I don't want to lie)
Reiterated for emphasis. I want to be open about my love for you and not have to pretend it doesn't exist.
The way you touch, the way you kiss drives me out of my mind
The way you show affection for me has a powerful effect on me.
(I'll never love)
An incomplete thought, but probably meant to convey something like "I've never loved anyone else like this before" or similar.
Boy I've never loved this way before baby
I've never felt this strongly about anyone else before.
So I've given you the keys to my door
I've opened myself up to you and become vulnerable by letting you in.
With every touch I want you more
Your touch makes me want to be even closer to you and feel even more affection for you.
Don't want to let my feelings show
Even though I want to express how I feel about you to the world, I still feel the need to be reserved or secretive.
I can't hide.
It's impossible for me to keep all these emotions inside and hidden away anymore.
I'm not afraid to let my feelings show
I'm going to be more open with my emotions from now on.
I can't hide them no more (no More)
I can't keep pretending that I don't have these feelings because I'm too emotionally invested.
'Cause no matter what they say
Regardless of what other people might think or say,
It's never gone to change the way that I feel for you
My love for you is unwavering and won't be changed by any external forces.
'Cause boy I love (I love you )
I hope you can see how much I really love you.
It's you I'm lovin'
My love and affection are directed all towards you alone.
The pain is killin me
The weight of my unspoken feelings is causing me a lot of emotional distress.
I want to let the world know
I feel like I can't keep this a secret forever and I want other people to know about us.
It's you I'm lovin'.
All my love and devotion is directed towards you and no one else.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, EMPIRE PUBLISHING
Written by: KELLY PRICE, DARON TAVARIS JONES, COURTNEY DOUGLAS SILLS, MICHAEL KEITH, QUINNES DAYMOND PARKER, MARVIN E. SCANDRICK
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on Just As I Am
My all time favorite KP song ‼️