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.
Take My Time
Regina Belle Lyrics
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Love will be the theme song
Soon, the lonely nights will be ended
Soon, two hearts as one will be blended
When I'm with you who cares what time it is
Or what the place or the climate is
Home through every storm, never failing
The day you're mine this world will be in tune
Let's make that day come soon
Soon, a little cottage will find us
Safe with all our cares far behind us
The day you're mine this world will be in tune
Let's make that day come soon
Let's make that day come soon
Make it come soon
Regina Belle's song "Take My Time" has lyrics that paint the picture of a deeply romantic and hopeful love story. The writer describes a future where they will be with their loved one, where time and place won't matter, and where everything will be in sync. The opening lines of the song, "Life will be a dream song, love will be the theme song" suggest that the writer sees this future as an idyllic and dream-like existence, where everything is perfect and love reigns supreme.
The second verse, "Soon two hearts as one will be blended. When I'm with you who cares what time it is or what the place or the climate is" illustrates the depth of emotions that the writer has for their loved one. They don't care about anything else, only the person they love. The chorus expresses the desire for this future to arrive soon - "The day you're mine this world will be in tune. Let's make that day come soon. Soon a little cottage will find us, safe with all our cares far behind us."
The lyrics of "Take My Time" embody the idea of a perfect love, where everything is in harmony, and nothing is impossible as long as the couple is together. It's a beautiful and hopeful song that speaks of the infinite possibilities of love.
Line by Line Meaning
Life will be a dream song
My life will be filled with joy and happiness like a beautiful song
Love will be the theme song
Love will be the center of my life and all that I do
Soon, the lonely nights will be ended
I will no longer feel alone or empty, because you will be with me soon
Soon, two hearts as one will be blended
Our hearts will become one, and we will love, respect and cherish each other
When I'm with you who cares what time it is
Time will not be a concern when I am with you, because all that matters is being together
Or what the place or the climate is
It doesn't matter where we are or what the weather is like, as long as we are together
Oh! Soon, our little ship will come sailing
Our journey together will begin soon, and it will be a beautiful adventure
Home through every storm, never failing
We will face any challenges that come our way and emerge stronger than ever before
The day you're mine this world will be in tune
Everything will fall into place when we are together, and life will feel perfect
Let's make that day come soon
We should work together to make our dreams a reality and be together as soon as possible
Soon, a little cottage will find us
We will create a place of our own, where we can love and be happy together
Safe with all our cares far behind us
We will leave our worries and problems behind, and focus on building a life together
Let's make that day come soon
We should strive to make our dreams come true, and be together as soon as possible
Make it come soon
I can't wait to be with you, so let's work together to make that happen as soon as possible
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: GEORGE GERSHWIN, IRA GERSHWIN
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