I Need a Girl, Pt. 2 (feat. Ginuwine, Loon, Mario Winans & Tammy Ruggieri) [2016 Remaster]
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.
I Need a Girl Pt. 2
Mario Winans Lyrics
Uh, (ooh, ooh, ooh)
Yeah, let's go
This that bounce right here (come on, now)
Time to move on, time to be strong
Don't stop now, straight to the top now (let's go)
This what I need (someone that truly understands)
Yeah, uh (how to treat a man)
Come on, this is for you, baby (how to treat a man)
(This is what I need)
Girl, you made me believe again
If you happy, then be with him
Go 'head, mommy, breathe again
Go 'head, mommy, breathe again
Don't stop now, straight to the top now
Go 'head, mommy, make it hot now
I need me a love that's gon' make my heart stop now
And what I need is simple, five-foot-five with dimples
And potential wife credentials
Know about the life I'm into, life I've been through
And how I had a triflin' mental
So ride with me, G4, fly with me
Times get hard, cry with me, die with me
White beach sands, lie with me
My advice is forget the limelight
Let's make love while we listen to Frank White
So tight, now I understand life (this is what I need)
What I need (yeah, take that, come on) (ooh, baby)
Is a pretty woman next to me (a pretty woman, yeah, baby)
To share the dreams that I believe (dream with me, believe in me) (come on)
Maybe we could start a family (start a family, baby)
Someone that truly understands how to treat a man (uh, come on, uh, yeah)
This is what I need (yo, yo)
What's the delay now? What should I say now? Come on ma
Been a whole day now, I wanna lay 'round
And sip colada, dipped in Prada
I'm smooth as Erik Estrada, dipped in dollars
We out in Vegas, Nevada, bubble bath in the champagne glass
'Bout the size of a campaign ad
You don't know how you look to me
But if love was a crime, you's a crook to me
'Cause mommy, I've done been around the world, seen a lot of places
Been around your girl, believe I read faces
I can tell she don't want me prevail
But I, learned my lesson watchin' Sean stressin'
So why listen to her and start guessin'?
Mommy, you ain't ready to ride, then start dressin'
I need a girl, receive my mom's blessin'
Confession, my love, no contestin'
I need affection (listen)
I need affection, let's go, Mario
Girl, what the hell is on your mind? (Talk to 'em, yeah)
I could be dumb but I'm not blind (come on)
There's somethin' leakin' in your mind (get your mind right)
Don't look too good for you and me (come on)
Always getting weak (come on)
That ain't what I need, baby
What I need is a pretty woman next to me (yeah) (oh, please, baby)
To share the dreams that I believe (I need a girl in my life)
Maybe we could start a family (start a family, baby)
Someone that truly understands how to treat a man (ayo, ayo)
This is what I need
Ayo, the sun don't shine forever
But as long as it's here then we might as well shine together
Never mind the weather, go somewhere and get our minds together
Build a love that'll last forever
So let's stop the pain, stop the rain
Put, stress to rest, girl, stop the games
Name the spot, mommy, I got the plane
Rode you rough, I got the Range
Ma, I got some things, known to put rocks in rings
Push a hundred foot yachts and things
Your man don't play, have you ever been to St. Tropez?
Or seen a brother play a mando-lay
Girl, I wanna just look in your eyes and watch the sunrise
No more lies, no more tears to cry
No more reasons for leavin', you, I believe in
Love you 'ti the day I stop breathin'(this is what I need)
I love you, girl, come on (yes, I do)
Is a pretty woman next to me (standin' next to me, girl)
To share the dreams that I believe (when I wake up in the morning)
Maybe we could start a family (I wanna see your pretty face, yeah)
Someone that truly understands how to treat a man (oh yeah, oh yeah)
This is what I need (is that all you want?)
Is a pretty woman next to me (make a sacrifice)
To share the dreams that I believe (and maybe, maybe we)
Someone that truly understands how to treat a man
This is what I need, baby
Is a pretty woman next to me (standin' next to me, girl)
To share the dreams that I believe (when I wake up in the morning)
Maybe we could start a family (I wanna see your pretty face, baby)
Someone that truly understands (truly understands, baby)
How to treat a man (oh yeah, oh yeah)
This is what I need
Is a pretty woman next to me
Yeah, let's go
This that bounce right here (come on, now)
Time to move on, time to be strong
Don't stop now, straight to the top now (let's go)
This what I need (someone that truly understands)
Yeah, uh (how to treat a man)
Come on, this is for you, baby (how to treat a man)
(This is what I need)
If you happy, then be with him
Go 'head, mommy, breathe again
Go 'head, mommy, breathe again
Don't stop now, straight to the top now
Go 'head, mommy, make it hot now
I need me a love that's gon' make my heart stop now
And what I need is simple, five-foot-five with dimples
And potential wife credentials
Know about the life I'm into, life I've been through
And how I had a triflin' mental
So ride with me, G4, fly with me
Times get hard, cry with me, die with me
White beach sands, lie with me
My advice is forget the limelight
Let's make love while we listen to Frank White
So tight, now I understand life (this is what I need)
What I need (yeah, take that, come on) (ooh, baby)
Is a pretty woman next to me (a pretty woman, yeah, baby)
To share the dreams that I believe (dream with me, believe in me) (come on)
Maybe we could start a family (start a family, baby)
Someone that truly understands how to treat a man (uh, come on, uh, yeah)
This is what I need (yo, yo)
What's the delay now? What should I say now? Come on ma
Been a whole day now, I wanna lay 'round
And sip colada, dipped in Prada
I'm smooth as Erik Estrada, dipped in dollars
We out in Vegas, Nevada, bubble bath in the champagne glass
'Bout the size of a campaign ad
You don't know how you look to me
But if love was a crime, you's a crook to me
'Cause mommy, I've done been around the world, seen a lot of places
Been around your girl, believe I read faces
I can tell she don't want me prevail
But I, learned my lesson watchin' Sean stressin'
So why listen to her and start guessin'?
Mommy, you ain't ready to ride, then start dressin'
I need a girl, receive my mom's blessin'
Confession, my love, no contestin'
I need affection (listen)
I need affection, let's go, Mario
Girl, what the hell is on your mind? (Talk to 'em, yeah)
I could be dumb but I'm not blind (come on)
There's somethin' leakin' in your mind (get your mind right)
Don't look too good for you and me (come on)
Always getting weak (come on)
That ain't what I need, baby
What I need is a pretty woman next to me (yeah) (oh, please, baby)
To share the dreams that I believe (I need a girl in my life)
Maybe we could start a family (start a family, baby)
Someone that truly understands how to treat a man (ayo, ayo)
This is what I need
Ayo, the sun don't shine forever
But as long as it's here then we might as well shine together
Never mind the weather, go somewhere and get our minds together
Build a love that'll last forever
So let's stop the pain, stop the rain
Put, stress to rest, girl, stop the games
Name the spot, mommy, I got the plane
Rode you rough, I got the Range
Ma, I got some things, known to put rocks in rings
Push a hundred foot yachts and things
Your man don't play, have you ever been to St. Tropez?
Or seen a brother play a mando-lay
Girl, I wanna just look in your eyes and watch the sunrise
No more lies, no more tears to cry
No more reasons for leavin', you, I believe in
Love you 'ti the day I stop breathin'(this is what I need)
I love you, girl, come on (yes, I do)
Is a pretty woman next to me (standin' next to me, girl)
To share the dreams that I believe (when I wake up in the morning)
Maybe we could start a family (I wanna see your pretty face, yeah)
Someone that truly understands how to treat a man (oh yeah, oh yeah)
This is what I need (is that all you want?)
Is a pretty woman next to me (make a sacrifice)
To share the dreams that I believe (and maybe, maybe we)
Someone that truly understands how to treat a man
This is what I need, baby
Is a pretty woman next to me (standin' next to me, girl)
To share the dreams that I believe (when I wake up in the morning)
Maybe we could start a family (I wanna see your pretty face, baby)
Someone that truly understands (truly understands, baby)
How to treat a man (oh yeah, oh yeah)
This is what I need
Is a pretty woman next to me
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING, Downtown Music Publishing, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Mario Winans, Taurian Adonis Shropshire, Chauncey Lamont Hawkins, Sean Puffy Combs, Frank Romano
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