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.
Why
Kelly Price Lyrics
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Back and forth and then
Hating and loving
Breaking and making up
Should we start again
Should we let it end
Staying and leaving, baby
Baby I can't take it,
We're in and we're out of love
But I can't shake it
Our souls are so twisted up
I'm so frustrated,
The truth has become a lie
Why can't we make it, baby why
Why do we act this way,
Why do we play these games,
Why do we fuss and fight
Why can't we get it right (oh)
Why does it have to hurt
Why can't we make this work
Why do we still hold on,
Maybe we just gone wrong
Broken hears and then
Time apart to mend
Worst or for better
Lovers and even friends
Down through thick and thin
Down until the end
Brave under pressure, baby
Baby I can't take it,
We're in and we're out of love
But I can't shake it
Our souls are so twisted up
I'm so frustrated,
The truth has become a lie
Why can't we make it, baby why
Why do we act this way, (why do we)
Why do we play these games, (why, why, why)
Why do we fuss and fight (why do we, oh)
Why can't we get it right (oh)
Why does it have to hurt (i need to know)
Why can't we make this work (please baby)
Why do we still hold on,
Maybe we just gone wrong
Tired of all the pain
Of all the fussing and placing the blame
Cause love shouldn't be this way
Oh no, no
I thought we'd be better now
Forever is never now
Why do we try
Tell me why, why, why
Why do we act this way, (why do we act this way)
Why do we play these games, (don't wanna play no more games no, no)
Why do we fuss and fight (i'm tired of the fighting)
Why can't we get it right (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Why does it have to hurt (oh why do i hurt so bad)
Why can't we make this work (why can't we make it work)
Why do we still hold on (hey, hey, yeah)
Maybe we just gone wrong
Why Why Why
Hey... yeah yeah
Why do we act this way, (i need to know)
Why do we play these games, (i gotta know why can't we, why can't we)
Why do we fuss and fight (why do we oh, oh)
Why can't we get it right (you loved me, as if i loved you)
Why does it have to hurt (why)
Why can't we make this work (oh, oh, oh)
Why do we still hold on (i need to know)
Maybe we just gone wrong
Tell me baby,
Why do we act this way
Why do we play these games
Why do we fuss and fight
Why can't we get it right oh, oh
Why do I have to hurt
Why can't we make it work
Why do we still hold on
Maybe we just gone wrong
The song "Why" by Kelly Price explores the conflicts and struggles that can arise in relationships, especially when issues of trust, communication, and commitment come into play. Throughout the song, the lyrics express frustration and confusion, as the singer wonders why her partner and she can't seem to find a way to make their love work. The song starts with the lines "Time and time again, Back and forth and then, Hating and loving, Breaking and making up" which imply the singer's exhaustion and the relationship's back and forth dynamic, involving loving and hating, breaking up, and reconciling.
The chorus expresses the helplessness of the situation, as the singer questions why the relationship is so difficult, and why they can't seem to make things work. The lyrics "Why does it have to hurt, Why can't we make this work, Why do we still hold on, Maybe we just gone wrong" demonstrate the singer's vulnerability and desire for answers as to why the relationship is not working out. The song's bridge talks about how the singer is tired of the pain and the "fussing and placing the blame" and stresses that "love shouldn't be this way".
Overall, the song "Why" by Kelly Price portrays the hardships that come with maintaining a relationship, noting that while love may be worth fighting for, it does not always come easy.
Line by Line Meaning
Time and time again,
We keep going through the same cycle over and over again.
Back and forth and then
We swing between two extremes, never finding a balance.
Hating and loving
We can't decide whether we love each other or hate each other.
Breaking and making up
We keep breaking up and getting back together again.
Should we start again
We're wondering if we should give it another chance and start over.
Should we let it end
We're considering ending the relationship for good.
Staying and leaving, baby
We can't decide whether to stay in the relationship or leave.
Baby I can't take it,
I'm at my breaking point.
We're in and we're out of love
Our feelings for each other are constantly changing.
But I can't shake it
But I can't let go of the relationship either.
Our souls are so twisted up
Our emotions are so tangled and complicated.
I'm so frustrated,
I'm overwhelmed with frustration and confusion.
The truth has become a lie
Our relationship is no longer based on truth and honesty.
Why can't we make it, baby why
We're asking ourselves why we can't make the relationship work.
Why do we act this way,
We're wondering why we can't seem to behave in a healthy way towards each other.
Why do we play these games,
We're questioning why we keep playing mind games with each other.
Why do we fuss and fight
We're asking ourselves why we argue and fight so much.
Why can't we get it right (oh)
We're wondering why we can't get the relationship to work out positively.
Why does it have to hurt
We're wondering why being in this relationship is so painful.
Why can't we make this work
We're questioning why the relationship can't be successful.
Why do we still hold on,
We're wondering why we still haven't let go of the relationship.
Maybe we just gone wrong
We're considering that maybe the relationship was doomed from the beginning.
Tired of all the pain
We're exhausted by the constant pain the relationship brings us.
Of all the fussing and placing the blame
We're sick of arguing and blaming each other for the problems in the relationship.
Cause love shouldn't be this way
We're realizing that this is not what a healthy, loving relationship should look like.
I thought we'd be better now
We're disappointed that the relationship hasn't improved over time.
Forever is never now
We're realizing that our dreams of being together forever may never come true.
Why do we try
We're questioning why we keep trying to make the relationship work.
Tell me why, why, why
We're begging for answers to why the relationship isn't working.
Tell me baby,
We're asking our partner for answers and for honesty.
Why do I have to hurt
We're realizing that this relationship is causing us a lot of emotional pain.
Maybe we just gone wrong
We're considering that maybe the relationship was doomed from the beginning.
Contributed by Jackson R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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on Just As I Am
My all time favorite KP song ‼️