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.
Someday We
Regina Belle Lyrics
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Just don't let the spin get you down
Think of moving fast
Hold on tight and you will last
Give your self respect, your manly pride
Get yourself in gear
Keep your stride
Never mind your fears
Take it from me, someday we'll all be free, yeah
Keep on walking tall
Hold your head up high
Lay your dreams right up to the sky
Sing your greatest song
And you'll keep going, going on
Take it from me, someday we'll all be free
Hey, just wait and see, some day we'll all be free, yeah
Take it from me, someday we'll all be free
It won't be long, take it from me, someday we'll all be free
Take it from me, take it from me, take it from me
The lyrics of Regina Belle's song "Someday We'll All Be Free" are a message of hope and encouragement to those who face difficulty and discouragement. The song is about resilience and perseverance in the face of adversity, and the importance of staying positive and keeping one's faith in the future. The song starts by asking the listener to hang on to the world as it spins around them, and not to let the spin get them down. It encourages the listener to think of moving fast, and to hold on tight. If one does this, they will last and be able to weather the storms of life.
The lyrics then warn the listener against losing their self-respect and manly pride. Instead, they are encouraged to keep their stride and not mind their fears. The song promises that brighter days are coming soon and that they will be free someday. The chorus repeats this message of hope and encouragement, urging the listener to keep on walking tall, hold their head up high, and lay their dreams right up to the sky. If they just keep going and singing their greatest song, they will someday be free.
Overall, the message of "Someday We'll All Be Free" is that even in the face of struggle and hardship, we can have hope for the future. If we stay positive, keep our faith, and hold fast to our dreams, we can overcome any obstacle and reach a place of true freedom and peace.
Line by Line Meaning
Hang on to the world as it spins around
Hold on tight to the fast pace of the world
Just don't let the spin get you down
Don't let the overwhelming speed bring you down
Think of moving fast
Keep up with the fast pace
Hold on tight and you will last
If you hold on, you will survive
Give your self respect, your manly pride
Respect yourself and be proud of who you are
Get yourself in gear
Get motivated and start moving forward
Keep your stride
Keep moving forward without losing momentum
Never mind your fears
Don't let your fears hold you back
Brighter days will soon be here
Better days are around the corner
Take it from me, someday we'll all be free, yeah
Believe me, we will all be free someday
Keep on walking tall
Keep your confidence and self-esteem high
Hold your head up high
Be proud of who you are and don't be ashamed
Lay your dreams right up to the sky
Have big dreams and aim high
Sing your greatest song
Do what you love the most and enjoy life to the fullest
And you'll keep going, going on
If you enjoy life and do what you love, you will keep moving forward
Hey, just wait and see, some day we'll all be free, yeah
Just wait and see, we will all be free someday
It won't be long, take it from me, someday we'll all be free
It won't be much longer, believe me, we will all be free someday
Take it from me, take it from me, take it from me
Believe me, trust me, and have faith
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Donny Hathaway, Eddy Howard
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