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.
It Doesn't Hurt Anymore
Regina Belle Lyrics
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Was so easy to do
Now since you left me
I'm trying to make it through
Every song I hear
Everywhere I turn
There's a moment
I had shared with you
All the pain
I thought it would never go away
Oh but now the rain has stopped pouring down
I see a new day coming round
It doesn't hurt anymore
Knowing I live my life without you
Every day I grow stronger
'Cause I don't need you any longer
And now I'm ready to face a brand new world
It doesn't hurt me
Safe in your arms
Talking all night long
I still remember
But now I'm not holding on
I won't be afraid
When love finally calls
'Cause now I know the pain
Of losing it all
All my life
All I ever wanted was your love
Oh but since you took it all away
I've been waiting for today
It doesn't hurt anymore
Knowing I live my life without you
I built a wall so tall
So you're never gonna touch me
And now I'm ready to take what I deserve
'Cause it doesn't hurt me
I used to cry when I heard your name
I couldn't take it much longer
But when I knew you'd never come back again
I had to make my heart stronger
It doesn't hurt anymore
Knowing I live my life without you
Every day I grow stronger
'Cause I don't need you any longer
It doesn't hurt anymore
Knowing I live my life without you
I built a wall so tall
So you're never gonna touch me
It doesn't hurt
It doesn't hurt no more
Knowing I live my life
I live my life without you
Everyday
I grow stronger
It doesn't hurt anymore
Baby, baby I don't need you no more
I grow stronger
I built a wall so tall
So tall baby
The lyrics of Regina Belle's song "It Doesn't Hurt Anymore" describe the process of moving on and finding strength after a heartbreak. In the beginning, the singer talks about the difficulty of dealing with the memories of a past relationship - every song she hears and every place she goes reminds her of the moments she shared with her ex-partner. However, as time passes and she heals, she feels empowered and ready to face a new world. She builds a wall around herself in order to protect her heart from any potential hurt in the future, but at the same time, she recognizes that this wall is a symbol of her newfound strength and independence.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "it doesn't hurt anymore" several times, emphasizing the idea that the singer has reached a point where she is no longer controlled by the pain of her past relationship. She has come to terms with the fact that she can live her life without her ex-partner and in doing so, she has found a sense of freedom and empowerment.
Overall, "It Doesn't Hurt Anymore" is a hopeful and inspiring song about resilience and strength in the face of heartbreak. It acknowledges the pain and difficulty of moving on, but ultimately celebrates the power of self-love and independence.
Line by Line Meaning
Me loving you
Was so easy to do
Now since you left me
I'm trying to make it through
Every song I hear
Everywhere I turn
There's a moment
I had shared with you
Loving you was effortless for me, but now that you're gone, I'm struggling to cope. Every song and place reminds me of the moments I had with you.
All the pain
I thought it would never go away
Oh but now the rain has stopped pouring down
I see a new day coming round
I used to think my pain would never leave, but now that it has, I can see a new future and brighter days ahead.
It doesn't hurt anymore
Knowing I live my life without you
Every day I grow stronger
'Cause I don't need you any longer
And now I'm ready to face a brand new world
It doesn't hurt me
Living without you no longer causes me pain. Every day, I become stronger without you because I realize that I don't need you, and I'm ready to embrace a new world with a new perspective.
Safe in your arms
Talking all night long
I still remember
But now I'm not holding on
I won't be afraid
When love finally calls
'Cause now I know the pain
Of losing it all
I miss the feeling of being in your arms and talking to you all night long, but I'm not holding on to those memories anymore. Even if love comes my way again, I won't be afraid to take a chance because I know the pain of losing it all.
All my life
All I ever wanted was your love
Oh but since you took it all away
I've been waiting for today
My entire life, all I wanted was your love, but now that you've taken it away, I've been waiting for the day when I can finally move on without you.
It doesn't hurt anymore
Knowing I live my life without you
I built a wall so tall
So you're never gonna touch me
And now I'm ready to take what I deserve
'Cause it doesn't hurt me
The pain of living without you is now gone, and I built a protective wall around myself so you can never touch me again. I'm finally ready to take what I deserve because living without you no longer hurts me.
I used to cry when I heard your name
I couldn't take it much longer
But when I knew you'd never come back again
I had to make my heart stronger
Hearing your name used to bring tears to my eyes, and I couldn't bear it any longer. But once I accepted that you would never come back, I had to strengthen my heart to move on.
It doesn't hurt anymore
Baby, baby I don't need you no more
I grow stronger
I built a wall so tall
So tall baby
Living without you no longer causes me pain, and I don't need you anymore. Every day, I grow stronger, and I've built a protective wall so you can never hurt me again.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ANTONINA ARMATO, RICK NEIGHER
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