Early career:
Mario Winans was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina but grew up in Detroit. He is a member of gospel music's most notable family, the Winans, being the son of Marvin Winans and Vickie Winans. He is also the nephew of gospel singers BeBe Winans and CeCe Winans.
Winans started out learning music in school learning piano, keyboards, and drums. His mother Vicki Winans bought him a roomful of recording equipment, and he learnt the function of every piece of equipment. He started producing gospel groups straight out of high school and soon accumulated credits for Fred Hammond, The Anointed, and the Clark Sisters as well as various Winans family member albums.
In the mid-1990's, he signed a production deal with Dallas Austin's Rowdy Records. His breakthrough came with credits on the tracks "I Can't Sleep Baby" and "You Remind Me Of Something" on R. Kelly's R. Kelly album in 1995. Work with Pebbles and 98 Degrees soon followed.
Winans released his debut album Story of my Heart on Motown in 1997. While the song "Don't Know" reached the U.S. R&B top 50, the album failed to chart.
Soon after, Winans teamed up with P. Diddy and his Bad Boy roster. His first work with Bad Boy was playing drums on "Come With Me" in 1998 by Diddy and Jimmy Page, based on the classic Led Zeppelin song "Kashmir" from their 1975 album Physical Graffiti.
Over the past few years, Winans has racked a sizeable list of production credits for Bad Boy artists including Diddy, The Notorious B.I.G., Lil' Kim, Faith Evans, Loon, Black Rob, and 112. He has also worked with notable artists outside Bad Boy including Mary J. Blige, Whitney Houston, Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Tamia, and Brian McKnight.
Winans co-wrote the 2-part song "I Need a Girl" with P. Diddy and appeared on the "Pt. 2" version with Loon, Ginuwine, and Diddy, which became a hit recording in 2002. He also produced the Bad Boy remix compilation We Invented The Remix in 2002.
Solo Success:
Winans recorded his second album Hurt No More in 2001, 2002, and 2003 in between his busy schedule working with other artists. The album is based on stories of love and betrayal.
The first single "I Don't Wanna Know" was based on a sample of the Fugees' 1996 hit single "Ready Or Not", which itself was based on a slowed-down sample of the instrumental track "Boadicea" by Enya from her 1987 self-titled album. Enya and her representatives became annoyed since Winans did not seek her approval for the sample, as he was unaware that the Fugees sample he had used had itself been a sample. So, a compromise was reached to credit the single as "Mario Winans featuring P. Diddy and Enya". [1]. The song features a rap by P. Diddy and radio programmers and club DJs started playing the track when it started appearing on mixtapes. The song was released as the single in early 2004 and became a worldwide hit going to #1 in Germany and on the rhythmic top 40 radio chart in the United States; to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, on the U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop singles chart, and on the world internet download charts; and to #3 on a composite world R&B chart (based on the R&B charts in the U.S., UK, Germany, France, and Australia) and on both the Australian and Norwegian singles charts. It also reached the top ten on a composite European singles chart.
Hurt No More was released on April 20, 2004 in the U.S. and, by early June 2004, had reached #1 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, #2 on the Billboard 200, and #3 on the UK's album chart.
The album's second single, "Never Really Was", used a sample of the orchestrated beginning of Madonna's 1986 hit, "Papa Don't Preach", as its background music. However, the song failed to chart in America.
Come Back Home
Mario Winans Lyrics
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Some worse than others
But I never thought I'd make the mistake of leaving you
Now I only have one wish
Please, can I come back home?
I know I've been gone away for a while
I didn't want to settle down back then, baby
But I found that with you my life began, oh baby
Everyone of us has a purpose
And I know I'm supposed to be with you
I wanna come home to you, baby
Don't worry there's nothing to lose
All I wanna know is can I come back home?
Have I been gone to long
I wanna try again to stay forever
Can I come back home?
Or have I been gone too long
I wanna try again to stay forever
I wanna know could you ever forgive me
For all the heartache and pain I have caused you, girl
I thought I was missing something out there
But what I was missing was in you
Everyone of us has a purpose
And I know I'm supposed to be with you
I wanna come home to you, baby
Don't worry there's nothing to lose
All I wanna know is can I come back home?
Have I been gone to long
I wanna try again to stay forever
Can I come back home?
Or have I been gone too long
I wanna try again to stay forever
Can I come back home?
Have I been gone to long
I wanna try again to stay forever
Can I come back home?
Or have I been gone too long
I wanna try again to stay forever
Everyone of us has a purpose
And I know I'm supposed to be with you
I wanna come home to you, baby
Don't worry there's nothing to lose
Can I come back home?
Have I been gone to long
I wanna try again to stay forever
Can I come back home?
Or have I been gone too long
I wanna try again to stay forever
Can I come back home?
In Mario Winans’ song “Come Back Home,” the singer expresses his remorse for leaving his significant other and his desire to come back home to make things right. He acknowledges that he has made many mistakes in his lifetime, some worse than others, but leaving his loved one was a mistake he never thought he would make. He begs for forgiveness, asking if he has been gone too long and if he can come back home.
He reflects on his past and admits that he didn’t prioritize his life correctly back then, but he now realizes that with her, his life began. He believes that every one of us has a purpose, and he knows that he is meant to be with her. He urges her not to worry because there is nothing to lose. The lyrics show that he wants to try again to stay forever, and he hopes that his significant other can forgive him for all the heartache and pain he has caused.
Overall, the song is a poignant expression of regret, a plea for forgiveness, and an appeal to come back home. The lyrics highlight the importance of realizing one's mistakes, seeking forgiveness, and making things right. Mario Winans' heartfelt delivery of the song adds to the sincerity and genuineness of the lyrics, making the song relatable and emotionally resonant.
Line by Line Meaning
I've made a lot of mistakes in my lifetime
I've made various wrong decisions throughout my existence
Some worse than others
Some of those decisions have been even more detrimental than others
But I never thought I'd make the mistake of leaving you
However, I never imagined I would make the mistake of departing from you
Now I only have one wish
At the moment, I just have one desire
Please, can I come back home?
Please, can I return home?
I know I've been gone away for a while
I'm aware that I have been away for an extended period
I didn't want to settle down back then, baby
During that time, I wasn't interested in being in a stable relationship
My life's priorities were not in line
My life priorities were in disarray
But I found that with you my life began, oh baby
However, I realized that my life began with you, oh dear
Everyone of us has a purpose
Every one of us has some mission or goal
And I know I'm supposed to be with you
I'm convinced that I'm supposed to be with you
I wanna come home to you, baby
I want to return home to you, darling
Don't worry there's nothing to lose
Don't worry, there's nothing at stake
All I wanna know is can I come back home?
All I want to know is if I can return home
Have I been gone to long
Have I been away for too much time
I wanna try again to stay forever
I want to attempt to stay forever
Or have I been gone too long
Or have I been absent for too much time
I wanna know could you ever forgive me
I would like to know if you could forgive me
For all the heartache and pain I have caused you, girl
For all the emotional pain and suffering I've put you through, my love
I thought I was missing something out there
I believed I was lacking something elsewhere
But what I was missing was in you
However, what I lacked was actually present in you
Everyone of us has a purpose
Every one of us has some mission or goal
And I know I'm supposed to be with you
I'm convinced that I'm supposed to be with you
Can I come back home?
Can I return home?
Have I been gone to long
Have I been away for too much time
I wanna try again to stay forever
I want to attempt to stay forever
Can I come back home?
Can I return home?
Or have I been gone too long
Or have I been absent for too much time
I wanna try again to stay forever
I want to attempt to stay forever
Everyone of us has a purpose
Every one of us has some mission or goal
And I know I'm supposed to be with you
I'm convinced that I'm supposed to be with you
I wanna come home to you, baby
I want to return home to you, darling
Don't worry there's nothing to lose
Don't worry, there's nothing at stake
Can I come back home?
Can I return home?
Have I been gone too long
Have I been away for too much time
I wanna try again to stay forever
I want to attempt to stay forever
Can I come back home?
Can I return home?
Or have I been gone too long
Or have I been absent for too much time
I wanna try again to stay forever
I want to attempt to stay forever
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: KENNETH L. HICKSON, MARIO MENDELL WINANS
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