Regina Belle (born July 17, 1963) is a Grammy award winning Pop, Soul, Jazz… Read Full Bio ↴Regina Belle (born July 17, 1963) is a Grammy award winning Pop, Soul, Jazz, Gospel and Adult Contemporary singer-songwriter.

Regina Belle was born in Englewood, New Jersey. Her early musical experience was in gospel music. She also studied trombone, tuba and steel drums and graduated from Dwight Morrow High School. In college at Rutgers University, she studied opera and jazz.

She met the Manhattans and began working as their opening act. She even recorded a duet with them, "Where Did We Go Wrong." her hard work earned her a record deal with Columbia Records.

In 1987, she released her album All By Myself which featured the hit single "Show Me The Way" which reached #2 on the R&B charts. In 1989, Belle released her sophomore album, "Stay With Me". Going gold, the album was packed with several strong and catchy songs. "Baby Come To Me", the album's first single, topped the R&B charts at # 1 and was followed by "What Goes Around" which reached #3. The album featured two additional popular singles, "This Is Love" which reached #7 and "Make It Like It Was" which was another #1 single on the R&B charts and #5 on the Adult Contemporary chart.

Belle recorded a duet in 1991 with singing superstar Johnny Mathis, "Better Together" which appeared on his album Better Together: The Duet Album. Continuing her success with duets, Belle teamed up with Peabo Bryson for the song "A Whole New World" from the Aladdin Soundtrack. The song went gold and won the Grammy Award in 1993 for "Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. Unfortunately, the duet did not catapult Regina into Pop superstardom as Peabo's duet with Celine Dion, "Beauty and the Beast" did.

During the same year, Belle released her third album, "Passion". Going Gold, the album featured the previously mentioned "A Whole New World", "Dream In Colour and "If I Could" which reached #9 on the R&B charts. Both did well on the A/C chart. A fouth single, "The Deeper I Love" was released but it did not chart.

After a five year hiatus without any original content released, Belle put out the album "Believe in Me" in 1998. If was much more of a commercial Urban contemporary album than any of her other albums. Although the album had two hit singles, the lead single being "I've Had Enough" (it was also remixed into a sizable dance music hit), the album didn't met MCA Records sales goal. She was droped by MCA Record in 1999. In 2001, she released the album "This Is Regina!" which featured the sensual hit single, "Ooh Boy". Another single was not lifted from the album. "This Is Regina!" went Gold.

Belle is still active in the music industry and in 2004, released the album, "Lazy Afternoon". In 2005, she had several successful concerts and apprances singing both new songs and older favourites. Regina Belle is not a well known figure by the Caucasion music audiences but should be since she is one of the highest quality Adult Contemporary/Pop singer to arise in recent times.

in 2008, Belle released her first Gospel album, "Love Forever Shines" on Pendulum Records. The album peaked at #115 on the Billboard 200, #15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #3 Top Gospel Albums chart. The albums' single, "God Is Good" became a hit, peaking at #34 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, #36 Hot Adult R&B Airplay and #2 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart. She continues to tour. She also also become a regular on the Gopsel music circuit since then.

Heaven's Just A Whisper Away
Regina Belle Lyrics

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Watching raindrops slowly falling
Painting pictures on the window pane
Feelings my heart cannot explain
Oh the silence sounds like music

Seems like I can hear a melody
Baby that's what you do to me
One thing I'm sure of whether it's wrong or it's right

I only want to be with you tonight
And if you want me to baby ask me to stay
Heaven's just a whisper away

Feel the magic taking over
Please don't stop before we lose control
Baby just let your feeling go let it go now
Soft and tender like the morning
We get closer than we've ever been
We're almost to the rainbow's end

One thing I'm sure of whether it's wrong or it's right
I only want to be with you tonight
And if you want me to baby ask me to stay
Heaven's just a whisper away Heaven's just a whisper away

And I heard the winds of forever
Calling out my name
And it's paradise when I'm with you
I'll never be the same

Please don't wake me if I'm dreaming
'Cause this time this one is coming true
So nice to share my dreams with you

One thing I'm sure of whether it's wrong or it's right
I only want to be with you tonight

And if you want me to baby then ask me to stay
Heaven's just a whisper away Heaven's just a whisper away

Overall Meaning

Regina Belle's song "Heaven's Just A Whisper Away" has a romantic theme that discusses being with someone who takes you to a place of pure elation. Raindrops falling from the sky paint lovely pictures on the window pane, providing a visual background to the emotions that Belle is feeling. Her feelings are too intense to explain in words, and the silence sounds like music, possibly because she is so enamored. She can hear a melody, and this is because of the person she is with. Belle is sure that she only wants to be with that person, whether it is right or wrong, and wants to spend the night with them.

The song's chorus is notable for its repetition, making it a memorable line - "Heaven's just a whisper away." This line means that the state of utter happiness that Belle is experiencing with her partner is within her reach. They have already soared so high that they are almost at the end of the rainbow. Belle is confident that the heavens are beckoning them to continue, possibly suggesting that this connection is significant beyond belief. The song's title refers to them being in love, which is like a whisper away from heaven itself.

Line by Line Meaning

Watching raindrops slowly falling
Observing droplets descend steadily

Painting pictures on the window pane
Forming images on the glass surface

Feelings my heart cannot explain
Experiencing indescribable emotions

Oh the silence sounds like music
The stillness is melodious

Seems like I can hear a melody
It appears that I'm listening to a tune

Baby that's what you do to me
Your effect on me, my dear

One thing I'm sure of whether it's wrong or it's right
I'm certain, wrong or right

I only want to be with you tonight
I desire your company for tonight

And if you want me to baby ask me to stay
If you wish for me to linger, then tell me

Heaven's just a whisper away
Paradise is nearby

Feel the magic taking over
Sensing the enchantment gaining control