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.
I Got You Babe
Mario Winans Lyrics
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Sometimes in life
You come across a woman
Its just undeniable
And you searched for her so long
If finally hits you in your face
What did you do
Never knew too much about being in love
But I'm letting you show me
Now I can't do without feeling your touch,
Baby When you hold me
Every day's a holiday since you came my way, baby
It's more than I can say you'll forever be my babe
(All I want to is you, babe)
[Chorus]
All I want to do is stay in love with you
What about you babe (What about baby)
I've got you babe (I've baby)
If they ask me all I want to is you (all I want is you)
So can we make this true
What about you babe (Ohhhh)
I got you babe (Ohhhh)
All I want to do
Sometimes if feels like it took
A million years for me to be happy
(Oh, oh, oh)
Its almost like a dream
But your standing right here
Looking right at me
(Every days a holiday)
Every day's a holiday since you came my way, baby
(Baby, it's a game I play)
It's more than I can say (More that I can say)
you'll forever be my babe (forever be my babe)
(All I want to do, babe)
[Chorus]
All I want to do (aw babe) is stay in love with you
What about you babe (What about baby)
I've got you babe (I've baby)
If they ask me all I want to is you (all I want is you)
So can we make this true
What about you babe
I got you babe
All I want to do
I know that this could last forever
(We should last forever if you'll believe it, babe)
If you think we should be together (oh babe)
All I want is you baby!
[Chorus]
All I want to do is stay in love with you
What about you babe
I've got you babe (I've got you baby)
If they ask me all I want to is you (all I want is you)
So can we make this true
What about you babe
I got you babe
All I want to do
The intro to I Got You Babe is a spoken word piece that sets the tone for the rest of the song. It speaks about finding a woman who is undeniable, one that you have been searching for a long time, and finally comes into your life when you least expect it. The lyrics then speak about the singer not knowing too much about being in love, but being willing to let this woman show him how to do it. He cannot imagine life without her touch and being held by her. Every day since she came into his life feels like a holiday, and he wants to stay in this love forever.
The first verse tells of how it feels like it took a million years for the singer to find happiness, but the woman is standing right in front of him, and it's like a dream come true. The chorus reiterates the fact that all he wants to do is stay in love with her and asks if she feels the same. He's got her, and she's got him, that's all that matters. The last part of the song is the singer telling the woman that they can last forever if they both believe that they should. He implores her to stay with him, and he only wants her.
Line by Line Meaning
Sometimes in life
There are moments in life
You come across a woman
When you find a woman
Its just undeniable
Your attraction to her is undeniable
And you searched for her so long
And you've been looking for her for a long time
If finally hits you in your face
When you finally find her, it hits you hard
What did you do
And you wonder what you did to deserve her
Never knew too much about being in love
I never really knew what it was like to be in love
But I'm letting you show me
But you are teaching me what love really means
Now I can't do without feeling your touch,
Now I can't live without feeling your touch
Baby When you hold me
When you hold me, baby
Every day's a holiday since you came my way, baby
Every day feels like a holiday since you came into my life, baby
It's more than I can say you'll forever be my babe
I can't even put into words how much you mean to me - you'll always be my babe
(All I want to is you, babe)
(All I want is you, babe)
[Chorus]
Chorus begins
All I want to do is stay in love with you
All I want to do is stay in love with you
What about you babe (What about baby)
What about you, baby?
I've got you babe (I've baby)
I've got you, babe
If they ask me all I want to is you (all I want is you)
If anyone asks me what I want, it's just you
So can we make this true
So can we make this a reality?
What about you babe (Ohhhh)
What do you think, babe?
I got you babe (Ohhhh)
I have you, babe
Sometimes if feels like it took
It sometimes feels like it took
A million years for me to be happy
A million years for me to feel this happy
(Oh, oh, oh)
(Oh, oh, oh)
Its almost like a dream
It's almost like a dream come true
But your standing right here
But you're standing right here next to me
Looking right at me
Looking right at me with those beautiful eyes
(Every days a holiday)
(Every day feels like a holiday)
Every day's a holiday since you came my way, baby
Every day feels like a holiday since you came into my life, baby
(Baby, it's a game I play)
(Baby, it's just a game I play)
It's more than I can say (More that I can say)
I can't express how much you mean to me (more than I can say)
you'll forever be my babe (forever be my babe)
You'll always be my babe (forever be my babe)
(All I want to do, babe)
(All I want to do, babe)
[Chorus]
Chorus begins
I know that this could last forever
I know that this could last forever
(We should last forever if you'll believe it, babe)
(We could last forever if you believe it, babe)
If you think we should be together (oh babe)
If you think we should be together (oh babe)
All I want is you baby!
All I want is you, baby!
[Chorus]
Chorus begins
All I want to do is stay in love with you
All I want to do is stay in love with you
What about you babe
What about you, babe?
I've got you babe (I've got you baby)
I have you, babe
If they ask me all I want to is you (all I want is you)
If anyone asks me what I want, it's just you
So can we make this true
So can we make this a reality?
What about you babe
What do you think, babe?
I got you babe
I have you, babe
All I want to do
All I want to do is stay in love with you
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: MARIO WINANS, MARIO MENDELL WINANS, MICHAEL JONES, MICHAEL CARLOS JONES
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Sp15🌺
I went to Spotify to hear this track specifically but was disappointed to find the album wasn't there. Thank god for youtube. 💃🏾
Kinta Lea
This was REALLY the hardest song on that album!
adav Talib
Absolutely...
elizabeth tinuke
I was in love with this song as a little girl, I could play it all over again and again and again, it was as if it was me. Miss the good old days when music was sang from the heart and it makes you cry hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Kinta Lea
Yes!
Redpill Ras
Mario is extremely underrated.
Story of my heart is a classic album and most people have never heard it
RnBReworked
I used to keep this song on repeat!
Karen Castillo
I love this track so much
JENNIFER J.
I fking love this song 3:35, That Fade out😍
Kinta Lea
Hell yeah! The hardest one on there