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.
While You Were Gone
Kelly Price Lyrics
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I read you wrong
You said you'd only be away a while
But the days turned into weeks
And all the weeks into miles
Baby why?
You could've told me you were telling me goodbye
Funny thing is
While I was missing you
While I was figuring what I was gonna do
[1] - I got wise, I got hip
I caught on to your tricks
I got over it real quick, yeah baby
While you were gone
Now I'm cool, can't you tell
Feel so good about myself
A funny thing happened to me baby
While you were gone
Oh, you looked surprised
Like no one ever left you and survived, no
Well leaving me alone has kind of opened my eyes
Baby you, you gave me the time to find somebody new
And I found strength inside me I never knew, oh
Funny thing is
While he was holding me
While he was showing me how it's suppose to be
[Repeat 1]
[Repeat 1 with ad-libs by Kelly]
Didn't freak, didn't cry
I just held my head up high
I learned how to say goodbye
While you were gone
Had time on my hands
Baby don't you understand
A funny thing happened to me baby
While you were gone
Had nothing but time on my hands
Learned how to understand boy
Got over you, got over you, oh
While he was holding me
While he was showing me how it's suppose to be
Oh baby
[Repeat 1]
While you were gone, oh
Learned to lie, learned a lesson
Learned how to get along, learned how to be strong
Learned how to love myself, while you were gone, ooh, oh
The lyrics in Kelly Price's "While You Were Gone" explore the aftermath of a failed relationship. The singer expresses that she initially did not realize the extent of her partner's absence and assumed that it would be temporary. However, as time passed, the gap between them grew larger until there was too much distance to bridge. She confronts her partner, expressing her disappointment that they did not communicate their intentions to leave more clearly.
The singer goes on to acknowledge that in the absence of her partner, she was forced to confront her feelings and learn to live without them. She found strength and resilience she didn't know she possessed, and ultimately realized that the relationship was not what she needed. In the end, the singer expresses gratefulness that her partner left, as it allowed her to become a stronger person.
Overall, "While You Were Gone" is a powerful anthem for anyone who has experienced heartbreak and come out stronger on the other side. It emphasizes the importance of self-love and growth, reminding us that every ending can be a new beginning.
Line by Line Meaning
I read you wrong
I misinterpreted what you said
You said you'd only be away a while
You told me that you would be gone for a short amount of time
But the days turned into weeks
Your brief absence turned into a long one
And all the weeks into miles
The time you were gone seemed to stretch out infinitely
Baby why?
Why did you keep me in the dark?
You could've told me you were telling me goodbye
You should have been honest and told me that you were leaving me
Could've come clean and let me walk away in style, oh
You should have been open with me, so that I could have moved on gracefully
Funny thing is
Surprisingly enough...
While I was missing you
During the time that you were gone, and I was longing for you...
While I was figuring what I was gonna do
At the same time that I was trying to decide how to handle the situation...
I got wise, I got hip
I became savvy and caught onto your tricks
I caught on to your tricks
I figured out what you were up to
I got over it real quick, yeah baby
I moved on from the situation pretty fast
Now I'm cool, can't you tell
I am completely fine now
Feel so good about myself
I have improved my self-esteem
A funny thing happened to me baby
An unexpected outcome of your leaving is...
Oh, you looked surprised
You appeared shocked when I acted happy and moved on
Like no one ever left you and survived, no
You couldn't believe that I was still okay after you left because it didn't seem to have happened to you before
Well leaving me alone has kind of opened my eyes
You leaving me has helped me learn something new about myself
Baby you, you gave me the time to find somebody new
While you were gone, I found someone else to be with
And I found strength inside me I never knew, oh
I discovered a source of personal courage that I didn't know I had
While he was holding me
While I was in a new relationship...
While he was showing me how it's suppose to be
While he was demonstrating what a healthy relationship should look like to me...
Didn't freak, didn't cry
I didn't panic or burst into tears
I just held my head up high
I carried myself with dignity
I learned how to say goodbye
I became proficient in ending relationships
Had time on my hands
I had plenty of time to use
Baby don't you understand
Can't you see what I'm trying to tell you?
Learned to lie, learned a lesson
I became aware of deception and realized something important
Learned how to get along, learned how to be strong
I got better at getting by and became more self-sufficient
Learned how to love myself, while you were gone, ooh, oh
I fell in love with myself a bit more when you were not around to rely on
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: SHELLY PEIKEN, GUY ROCHE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@ayeshashaikh2006
Hmm, whoa, yeah, oh baby, hmm, oh
I read you wrong
You said you'd only be away a while
But the days turned into weeks
And all the weeks into miles
Baby why?
You could've told me you were telling me goodbye
Could've come clean and let me walk away in style, oh
Funny thing is
While I was missing you
While I was figuring what I was gonna do
- I got wise, I got hip
I caught on to your tricks
I got over it real quick, yeah baby
While you were gone
Now I'm cool, can't you tell
Feel so good about myself
A funny thing happened to me baby
While you were gone
Oh, you looked surprised
Like no one ever left you and survived, no
Well leaving me alone has kind of opened my eyes
Baby you, you gave me the time to find somebody new
And I found strength inside me I never knew, oh
Funny thing is
While he was holding me
While he was showing me how it's suppose to be
Didn't freak, didn't cry
I just held my head up high
I learned how to say goodbye
While you were gone
Had time on my hands
Baby don't you understand
A funny thing happened to me baby
While you were gone
Had nothing but time on my hands
Learned how to understand boy
Got over you, got over you, oh
While he was holding me
While he was showing me how it's suppose to be
Oh baby
While you were gone, oh
Learned to lie, learned a lesson
Learned how to get along, learned how to be strong
Learned how to love myself, while you were gone, ooh, oh
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@tajaneahwilliams834
“You told me you were a banker.” “Nooo Bank Robber.” Lmao 😂
@tonytomei1175
😂😂😂🤣🤣😂👍👌
@tajaneahwilliams834
@@tonytomei1175 it was hilarious
@RaspyStarks
“See I sometimes stutter” 😂
@tajaneahwilliams834
@@RaspyStarks haha 😂 it’s the stuttering for me
@TheHabibalby
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@shuaibukere7376
I'm still here 23 years later ...too bad it's not on sportify
@90sskidd
I'v been searching this song for years since I watch the movie in the 2000's. This is fire 🔥🔥🔥
@valy90b
Since you discover shazam xD
@shoaibgul2437
Lol should've looked at the credits at the end of the movie literally bring up the whole music that's was in the movie