Mario Mendell Winans (born August 29, 1974 in Orangeburg, SC) is an America… Read Full Bio ↴Mario Mendell Winans (born August 29, 1974 in Orangeburg, SC) is an American R&B producer, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist best known for his 2004 song "I Don't Wanna Know", which reached number 2 in the United States and number 1 in the United Kingdom. Winans also won a Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance for co-writing CeCe Winans's song "Pray".
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.
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.
Down for Me
Mario Winans Lyrics
Oh yea oh yea
(it's you're turn now kid)
Bad boy
[Chorus]
I want a woman that's down for me
I want a woman that'll take care of my body
[Loon]
I want a woman that'll wash my hair
Someone who's always there
I want a woman that'll show me things
Someone to fullfil my dreams
Settle down wit be my queen
she's the only one for me
Yo ebony complexion, came in my direction
Eyes made connection, body was perfection
And got a smile that will light you're life up
She make a thug put the guns and knives up
Defenitly the type of chick you wife up
Tennis skirts and nike up, throwin the bike up
1100 ducatti, ain't as fine as her body
don't believe me, should have been at the party
you can tell wheter not was her hobby
The way niggas act, you would think j.lo in the lobby
Or, maybe beyonce maybe ashanti
The way i feel ma i need a fiance
The type of love that will last foreva
Not a chick that's around just for half my cheddar
want to play want to laugh together
Even flash together, and girl you can get the cash wheneva (yeah)
[Chorus]
I want a woman that's down for me (oh yes i do)
I want a woman that'll take care of my body (my body)
I want a woman that'll wash my hair (ohh yea)
Someone who's always there (always there)
I want a woman that'll show me things (ohh yea)
Someone to fullfil my dreams (my dreams)
Settle down wit be my queen
she's the only one for me
Uh... yeah... uh... yo... yo
When it comes to sex, I'm similar, to the thriller
In manilla, they call me young marcus I'm heartless
But baby girl I'm on a whole notha plateau
After i taste you i'll hit from the back slow
you can get it from the back mo
Until you hit a nigga back whoa
It was a fight tonight, I'm going out like mike tonite
I might bite tonite, you got a right to like
Wateva you want, tonites the night
We gon be right tonite, bottles on ice tonite
Teddy p barry white tonite (keep going)
Cause i adore you, and that's the reason why i spoil you
Foot massage body rub with the oil
I knew i wanted you first minute i saw you
And i was lucky to find a woman that's loyal
(lets go)
[Chorus]
I want a woman that's down for me (oh yes i do)
I want a woman that'll take care of my body (my body)
I want a woman that'll wash my hair (wash my hair)
Someone who's always there (and i'll wash urs to)
I want a woman that'll show me things (show me things)
Someone to fullfill my dreams (baby baby baby)
Settle down wit be my queen
she's the only one for me
Uh yea come on uh yo ay yo
Ay yo the things that you showed me, the way you consoled me
The way that you used to hold me might have moled me
To the man that you see in the flesh
I promise you, i could neva be like the rest
Treat you like my moms, as far as the way that i love her
Feelings I'm feel inside like the day that i hugged her
Open up the door, i help her out with the bags
Car get dirty, i help her out the jag
Folks get flirty, i help em out with the mag
I ain't lyin, I'm in love wit you bad
Cause you something i neva had, something i want to lose
Something i gotta have, its nothing for me to choose
But still i hope that i love get perfected
Even thou on the low it get hectic
Feelings we share don't need no correction
Let me be you're angel and i'll be you're protection (mario talk to em)
Girl won't you take my hand (ohh) i'll help you understand (oh baby)
This could be love (oh yea) ohh this feels like love to me
that's why you need to kno (to kno) oh please don't let this go (dont go)
I need you're love (ohh) oh (ohh) girl give you're love to me
[Chorus]
I want a woman that's down for me (oh i do)
I want a woman that'll take care of my body (ohh my body)
I want a woman that'll wash my hair (wash my hair)
Someone who's always there (oh baby baby)
I want a woman that'll show me things (oh show me things)
Someone to fullfill my dreams (fullfill my dreams)
Settle down wit be my queen (ohh baby)
she's the only one for me
I want you baby i need you lady
I love you baby sweet sexy lady
I want you baby i need you lady
Oh come to me come to come to me....
(it's you're turn now kid)
Bad boy
[Chorus]
I want a woman that's down for me
I want a woman that'll take care of my body
[Loon]
I want a woman that'll wash my hair
I want a woman that'll show me things
Someone to fullfil my dreams
Settle down wit be my queen
she's the only one for me
Yo ebony complexion, came in my direction
Eyes made connection, body was perfection
And got a smile that will light you're life up
She make a thug put the guns and knives up
Defenitly the type of chick you wife up
Tennis skirts and nike up, throwin the bike up
1100 ducatti, ain't as fine as her body
don't believe me, should have been at the party
you can tell wheter not was her hobby
The way niggas act, you would think j.lo in the lobby
Or, maybe beyonce maybe ashanti
The way i feel ma i need a fiance
The type of love that will last foreva
Not a chick that's around just for half my cheddar
want to play want to laugh together
Even flash together, and girl you can get the cash wheneva (yeah)
[Chorus]
I want a woman that's down for me (oh yes i do)
I want a woman that'll take care of my body (my body)
I want a woman that'll wash my hair (ohh yea)
Someone who's always there (always there)
I want a woman that'll show me things (ohh yea)
Someone to fullfil my dreams (my dreams)
Settle down wit be my queen
she's the only one for me
Uh... yeah... uh... yo... yo
When it comes to sex, I'm similar, to the thriller
In manilla, they call me young marcus I'm heartless
But baby girl I'm on a whole notha plateau
After i taste you i'll hit from the back slow
you can get it from the back mo
Until you hit a nigga back whoa
It was a fight tonight, I'm going out like mike tonite
I might bite tonite, you got a right to like
Wateva you want, tonites the night
We gon be right tonite, bottles on ice tonite
Teddy p barry white tonite (keep going)
Cause i adore you, and that's the reason why i spoil you
Foot massage body rub with the oil
I knew i wanted you first minute i saw you
And i was lucky to find a woman that's loyal
(lets go)
[Chorus]
I want a woman that's down for me (oh yes i do)
I want a woman that'll take care of my body (my body)
I want a woman that'll wash my hair (wash my hair)
Someone who's always there (and i'll wash urs to)
I want a woman that'll show me things (show me things)
Someone to fullfill my dreams (baby baby baby)
Settle down wit be my queen
she's the only one for me
Uh yea come on uh yo ay yo
Ay yo the things that you showed me, the way you consoled me
The way that you used to hold me might have moled me
To the man that you see in the flesh
I promise you, i could neva be like the rest
Treat you like my moms, as far as the way that i love her
Feelings I'm feel inside like the day that i hugged her
Open up the door, i help her out with the bags
Car get dirty, i help her out the jag
Folks get flirty, i help em out with the mag
I ain't lyin, I'm in love wit you bad
Cause you something i neva had, something i want to lose
Something i gotta have, its nothing for me to choose
But still i hope that i love get perfected
Even thou on the low it get hectic
Feelings we share don't need no correction
Let me be you're angel and i'll be you're protection (mario talk to em)
Girl won't you take my hand (ohh) i'll help you understand (oh baby)
This could be love (oh yea) ohh this feels like love to me
that's why you need to kno (to kno) oh please don't let this go (dont go)
I need you're love (ohh) oh (ohh) girl give you're love to me
[Chorus]
I want a woman that's down for me (oh i do)
I want a woman that'll take care of my body (ohh my body)
I want a woman that'll wash my hair (wash my hair)
Someone who's always there (oh baby baby)
I want a woman that'll show me things (oh show me things)
Someone to fullfill my dreams (fullfill my dreams)
Settle down wit be my queen (ohh baby)
she's the only one for me
I want you baby i need you lady
I love you baby sweet sexy lady
I want you baby i need you lady
Oh come to me come to come to me....
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network, Downtown Music Publishing, Songtrust Ave
Written by: Claude Forbes, Tijuan Frampton, Chauncey Lamont Hawkins, Jack Knight, Shannon Lawrence, Ryan Leslie, Harve Pierre, Mario Winans, Mario Mendell Winans, Thelmon Felton Stuckey, Torrye Richard Stuckey
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