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.
Show Me the Way
Regina Belle Lyrics
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Moving step by step to love
Show me, yeah, the way now
Touching where I've never been touched
Everybody's looking for a reason
Making time and calling it love
But you give me all I've ever needed
(Show me)
Yeah the way now
Moving step by step to love
Oh baby, won't you
(Show me)
Show me the way now
Touching where I've never been touched
I've been used and I've been good at using
Running from the pain deep inside
But you make me feel the joy of living
And all the tears I've never cried, so
(Show me)
Show me the way now
Moving step by step to love
Oh, baby, won't you
(Show me)
Show me the way now
Touching where I've never been touched no, no
(Show me)
Show me yeah, the way now
I've been stumbling in the dark, baby
(Show me)
Show me the way now
Let me slip inside your heart, yeah
Baby this time we're taking
The long road together, oh baby
And I know that the love within
Will lead me to surrender
(Show me)
The way now
(Show me)
Moving step by step to love
(Show me, show me the way)
Oh yeah, yeah
(Show me)
I've been used and I've been good at using, boy
(Show me the way)
Open up your love inside baby, yeah
(Show me, show me the way)
Don't let me walk alone no, no
(Show me)
Oh, show me
(Show me the way)
Yeah
(Show me)
The way baby
Regina Belle's song, "Show Me the Way," revolves around the theme of love, building trust with her partner, and finding new facets of intimacy. The artist expresses a willingness to be vulnerable and let her lover guide her through a journey of love. The opening lines of the song, "show me the way now, moving step by step to love; show me, yeah, the way now, touching where I've never been touched," convey a sense of excitement and eagerness to explore uncharted realms of love. Belle acknowledges that everyone is looking for love, but she only needs her partner to fulfill her emotional needs. She requests her partner to reveal to her the path of love and show her the depths of intimacy she has never experienced before.
In the chorus, Belle reaffirms the desire to explore the unknown aspects of love and grow with her partner, as revealed in the lines "Show me the way now, moving step by step to love; oh baby, won't you show me, show me the way now, touching where I've never been touched." She confesses that she has been in situations where she has been used, and she has used others to avoid emotional pain. However, her partner has taught her to embrace the joy of living and experience an unknown realm of emotions.
Lastly, Belle looks forward to the journey with her partner, acknowledging that it will not be a smooth ride, as implied in the lines "Baby this time, we're taking the long road together, oh baby, and I know that the love within will lead me to surrender." She is ready to face any obstacles and challenge that comes with this path, as long as she is with the one she loves.
Line by Line Meaning
Show me the way now
I need guidance to find true love.
Moving step by step to love
I need patience to slowly and intentionally build a loving relationship.
Show me, yeah, the way now
I need someone to show me how to love and be loved.
Touching where I've never been touched
I need someone to show me new forms of intimacy I never knew existed.
Everybody's looking for a reason
Many people are searching for love, but for the wrong reasons.
Making time and calling it love
People often confuse spending time with someone with being in love.
But you give me all I've ever needed
My partner fulfills my emotional and physical needs.
Don't ever stop filling me up
I never want to stop feeling loved and fulfilled.
(Show me)
I need guidance and direction in love.
Yeah the way now
I need someone to show me the right way to love.
I've been used and I've been good at using
I've been mistreated in the past and have learned how to protect myself.
Running from the pain deep inside
I've avoided dealing with my emotional pain for too long.
But you make me feel the joy of living
My partner has helped me rediscover the joy in life.
And all the tears I've never cried, so
My partner has helped me confront and express my emotional pain.
Let me slip inside your heart, yeah
Let me become a true part of your life.
Baby this time we're taking
We are taking our time to build a lasting, meaningful relationship.
The long road together
We are in this for the long haul, together.
And I know that the love within
I know that the love we share is real.
Will lead me to surrender
I am willing to give myself fully to this relationship.
(Show me, show me the way)
I really need guidance and direction in my love life.
Don't let me walk alone no, no
I don't want to go through life without you by my side.
Oh, show me
I need someone to show me how to give and receive true love.
(Show me the way)
I need guidance to find my way to true love.
The way baby
Lead me to love, baby.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JOSEPH CHARLES GALLO, SUSAN POMERANTZ, WARDELL JR. POTTS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@TA-ex5xv
One of the most underrated female vocalists ever
@williamjackson8512
Tulin A AMEN!!!!
@tiffanymcintyre3906
YES ❤❤❤❤
@seanjenkins331
Tulin A the 80's were stock full
@bettylewis4805
🤗
@runnerlegend7726
You got that right! She is awesome!
@leehayes1177
Regina Belle was EVERYTHING at the height of her career and can still SANG!!!
@adrianneedwards6981
The good days when kids and adults listened to the same music!
@waynetripp3560
It's like there is an agenda.
@rasheedresheed5434
@@waynetripp3560 it is the demonic music industry