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.
Silent Night
Kelly Price Lyrics
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Round yon virgin mother and child oh holy infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly, heavenly peace
Oh why don't you, lay your head down, oh sleep in heavenly peace
Round yon virgin mother and child oh holy infant so tender and mild ohh
Sleep, sleep in, sleep in heavenly peace
Oh why don't you
Sleep in heavenly
Sleep oh heavenly, come on
Lay down on, on thy weary one rest your head on my breast
Heavenly peace
Merry Christmas
Kelly Price's rendition of the classic Christmas carol "Silent Night" serves as a soothing and comforting ode to the birth of Jesus Christ. The opening verse, "Silent night, Holy night all is calm all is bright," establishes the peaceful and quiet atmosphere that the birth of Jesus creates. Price then goes on to describe the scene of the nativity, including "Round yon virgin mother and child" and "oh holy infant so tender and mild." These descriptions serve to highlight the divine nature of Jesus as both human and divine.
Price encourages the listener to "lay your head down" and "sleep in heavenly peace," creating a sense of comfort and rest as the listener is invited to share in the peaceful moment of the nativity. The final few lines of the song, "rest your head on my breast, heavenly peace," serve as a gentle reminder of the nurturing and protective aspect of the motherly figure of Mary. The song ultimately serves as an invitation for the listener to participate in the peaceful and sacred joy of the Christmas season.
Line by Line Meaning
Silent night, Holy night all is calm all is bright
The night is peaceful and holy, everything is quiet and the surroundings are bright and shining
Round yon virgin mother and child oh holy infant so tender and mild
The mother and child are encircled by the holy atmosphere, with the infant being gentle and soft
Sleep in heavenly, heavenly peace
Sleep peacefully in the heavenly atmosphere
Oh why don't you, lay your head down, oh sleep in heavenly peace
Why don't you take a moment to rest and sleep in peace?
Round yon virgin mother and child oh holy infant so tender and mild ohh
Again, the mother and child are being encircled by the holy atmosphere with the infant still being gentle and soft
Sleep, sleep in, sleep in heavenly peace
Keep sleeping comfortably in heavenly peace
Oh why don't you
Again, why don't you take a moment to rest and relax?
Come on lay your head down oh
You can lay your head down and relax
Sleep in heavenly
Continue sleeping peacefully in the holy atmosphere
Sleep oh heavenly, come on
Sleep peacefully in the heavenly surroundings, go ahead and rest
Lay down on, on thy weary one rest your head on my breast
Lay down on the tired one, rest your head on my breast and get some comfort
Heavenly peace
Experience peace that is of heavenly quality
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: AUGUSTO CESAR DE OLI TEIXEIRA, FRANK GRUBER
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on Just As I Am
My all time favorite KP song ‼️