Information about Regina Belle
Regina Belle (born July 17, 1963) is Grammy award winning singer who sings Adult Contemporary, Quiet Storm, Smooth Jazz, Urban contemporary, and Contemporary R&B songs.
She met the Manhattans and began working as their opening act, recorded the duet "Where Did We Go Wrong" with them, and earned her a record deal with Columbia Records.
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 hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100, went gold and won the Grammy Award in 1993 for "Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
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 fourth 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. It 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 dropped by MCA Record in 1999. In 2001, she released the album "This Is Regina!" which featured the sensual hit single, "Ooh Boy". Another single 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." The became a moderate hit on the R&B Albums chart and a major hit on the Top Jazz Albums chart.In 2005, she had several successful concerts and appearances singing both new songs and older favorites.
..... Click the link for more information.
Early life
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.[1] In college at Rutgers University, she studied opera and jazz.She met the Manhattans and began working as their opening act, recorded the duet "Where Did We Go Wrong" with them, and earned her a record deal with Columbia Records.
Career
In 1987, she released her debut 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 second 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 hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100, went gold and won the Grammy Award in 1993 for "Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
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 fourth 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. It 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 dropped by MCA Record in 1999. In 2001, she released the album "This Is Regina!" which featured the sensual hit single, "Ooh Boy". Another single 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." The became a moderate hit on the R&B Albums chart and a major hit on the Top Jazz Albums chart.In 2005, she had several successful concerts and appearances singing both new songs and older favorites.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | U.S. Pop | U.S. R&B | U.S. Jazz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | All My Myself | 85 | 14 | - |
| 1989 | Stay with Me | 63 | 1 | - |
| 1993 | Passion | 63 | 13 | - |
| 1995 | Reachin' Back | 115 | 18 | - |
| 1997 | - | - | - | |
| 1998 | Believe in Me | - | 42 | - |
| 2001 | This Is Regina! | - | 61 | - |
| 2004 | Lazy Afternoon | - | 58 | 9 |
| 2006 | Love Songs | - | - | - |
Singles
| Year | Song | U.S. Pop | U.S.R&B | U.S. A/C | U.S. Club/Dance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | "You Got the Love" | - | - | - | - |
| 1987 | "Please Be Mine" | - | 2 | - | - |
| 1987 | "Show Me The Way" | 68 | 2 | - | - |
| 1987 | "So Many Tears" | - | 11 | - | - |
| 1998 | "Without You" (with Peabo Bryson) (Theme from Leonard VI) | - | - | - | - |
| 1988 | "How Could You Do It To Me" | - | 21 | - | - |
| 1989 | "Baby Come To Me" | 60 | 1 | - | - |
| 1989 | "All I Want Is Forever" (with James "J.T." Taylor) | - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | "Make It Like It Was" | 43 | 1' | 5 | - |
| 1990 | "This Is Love" | - | 7 | 29 | - |
| 1990 | "What Goes Around" | - | 3 | - | - |
| 1993 | "A Whole New World" (Aladdin's Theme) (with Peabo Bryson) | 1 | 21 | 10 | - |
| 1993 | "If I Could" | 52 | 9 | 12 | - |
| 1993 | "Dream In Color" | - | 63 | - | - |
| 1994 | "The Deeper I Love" | - | - | - | - |
| 1995 | "Love T.K.O." | - | 29 | - | - |
| 1998 | "I've Had Enough" | - | - | - | 25 |
| 2001 | "Oooh Boy" | - | 63 | - | - |
| 2004 | "For the Love of You" | - | 60 | - | - |
Awards & Nominations
- 1994 Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, winner, with Peabo Bryson, for "A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)"
References
1. ^ Beckerman, Jim. "For Regina Belle, time for a special payback", The Record (Bergen County), October 31, 2004. Accessed July 9, 2007. "It was at Englewood's Mount Calvary Baptist Church, and then Paterson's Friendship Baptist Church (presided over by Belle's uncle, the Rev. Fred Belle), that Regina Belle began attracting attention with her vocal abilities. She sang her first solo in church at age 8; by the time she graduated from Dwight Morrow High School at age 17, she was the church's star singer."
Sources
- Richard De La Font Booking Agency , accessed 16 Oct 2005.
- Soul Tracks: “Regina Belle Biography”, accessed 16 Oct 2005.
- VH1.com: “Regina Belle”, accessed 16 Oct 2005.
- R&B Haven: “Regina Belle”, accessed 08 Sep 2006.
External links
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Belle, Regina |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 17 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Englewood, New Jersey |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
July 17 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
..... Click the link for more information.
Events
- 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa executed for being Christians.
..... Click the link for more information.
19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1930s 1940s 1950s - 1960s - 1970s 1980s 1990s
1960 1961 1962 - 1963 - 1964 1965 1966
Year 1963 (MCMLXIII
..... Click the link for more information.
1930s 1940s 1950s - 1960s - 1970s 1980s 1990s
1960 1961 1962 - 1963 - 1964 1965 1966
Year 1963 (MCMLXIII
..... Click the link for more information.
Grammy Award
The Grammy awards are named for the trophy: a small, gilded gramophone statuette.
Awarded for Outstanding achievements in the record industry
Presented by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Country
..... Click the link for more information.
The Grammy awards are named for the trophy: a small, gilded gramophone statuette.
Awarded for Outstanding achievements in the record industry
Presented by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Country
..... Click the link for more information.
A singer is a musician who uses their voice to produce music. Often the singer is accompanied by musicians and instruments. While many people sing for pleasure, vocal skill is usually a combination of innate talent and professional training.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
worldwide view.
Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream contemporary popular music, excluding hip hop, hard rock, some teen pop music, and rhythmic dance tracks, which is intended for a mature adult..... Click the link for more information.
Quiet storm is a late-night radio format, featuring soulful slow jams, pioneered in the mid 1970s by then station intern Melvin Lindsey at WHUR-FM, in Washington, D.C. Smokey Robinson's like-titled hit single, released in 1975 as the title track to his third solo album, lent its
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
peacock terms.
* Its neutrality is disputed.
* It needs additional references or sources for verification.
* It is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. may be able to help recruit one.
..... Click the link for more information.
* Its neutrality is disputed.
* It needs additional references or sources for verification.
* It is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. may be able to help recruit one.
..... Click the link for more information.
The term urban contemporary was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop/rap, contemporary R&B, and, on occasion, Caribbean music such as reggae, soca and reggaeton.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Contemporary R&B is a music genre of American popular music, the current iteration of the genre that began in the 1940s as rhythm and blues music. Although the acronym "R&B" originates from its association with traditional rhythm and blues music, the term R&B
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
City of Englewood, New Jersey
Coordinates:
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Bergen
Incorporated March 17, 1899
Government
..... Click the link for more information.
Coordinates:
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Bergen
Incorporated March 17, 1899
Government
..... Click the link for more information.
Gospel music is a musical genre characterized by dominant vocals (often with strong use of harmony) referencing lyrics of a religious nature, particularly Christian. Subgenres include contemporary gospel, urban contemporary gospel (sometimes referred to as "black gospel"), and
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, it is a lip-reed aerophone; sound is produced when the player’s buzzing lips (embouchure) cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
The tuba is the largest and lowest pitched of brass instruments. Sound is produced by vibrating or "buzzing" the lips into a large cupped mouthpiece. It is one of the most recent additions to the modern symphony orchestra, first appearing in the mid-19th century, when it largely
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Steelpan (also known as steeldrums or pans, and sometimes collectively with the musicians as a steelband) is a musical instrument and a form of music originating in Trinidad and Tobago.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Dwight Morrow High School
Established 1932
Type Public school
Principal James Smith
Students 751
Grades 9-12
Location Englewood, NJ, USA
District
..... Click the link for more information.
Established 1932
Type Public school
Principal James Smith
Students 751
Grades 9-12
Location Englewood, NJ, USA
District
..... Click the link for more information.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (also known as Rutgers University), is the largest institution for higher education in the state of New Jersey. The eighth-oldest college established in the United States, Rutgers was originally chartered as Queen's College
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Opera is a form of musical and dramatic work in which singers convey the drama.[1] Opera is part of the Western classical music tradition.[2] An opera performance incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery and costumes and
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Jazz is an original American musical art form that originated around the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in and around New Orleans.
..... Click the link for more information.
Overview
Jazz has been called "America's only original art form...... Click the link for more information.
The Manhattans was a popular R&B vocal group, originally from Jersey City, New Jersey, best known for their 1976 hit song, "Kiss and Say Goodbye".
..... Click the link for more information.
Early history
The Manhattans formed in 1962 with members George "Smitty" Smith, Edward "Sonny" Bivins (born 15 January 1942,..... Click the link for more information.
Columbia Records is the oldest surviving brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. Today it is a premier subsidiary label of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
All My Myself is the debut album by singer, Regina Belle. The album went Gold and features the hit singles "Show Me The Way", "So Many Tears", "How Could You Do It t Me", "Please Be Mine" and "You Got the Love.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1950s 1960s 1970s - 1980s - 1990s 2000s 2010s
1986 1987 1988 - 1989 - 1990 1991 1992
Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX
..... Click the link for more information.
1950s 1960s 1970s - 1980s - 1990s 2000s 2010s
1986 1987 1988 - 1989 - 1990 1991 1992
Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX
..... Click the link for more information.
John Royce Mathis (b. September 30 1935), known popularly as Johnny Mathis, is an American Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter of popular music.
The last in a long line of traditional male vocalists who emerged before the rock-dominated 1960s, Mathis
..... Click the link for more information.
The last in a long line of traditional male vocalists who emerged before the rock-dominated 1960s, Mathis
..... Click the link for more information.
Peabo Bryson (born Robert Peabo Bryson on April 13, 1951) is an American R&B and soul singer, born in Greenville, South Carolina. He is well known for singing soft-rock ballads, often as a duo with female singers, and his contribution to several Disney animated feature
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
B-side(s) After The Kiss (instrumental)
Released November 5, 1992
Format CD, Audio Cassette, 7"
Genre Ballad
Length 04:05
Label Columbia Records
Writer(s) Alan Menken and Tim Rice
Peak chart positions
..... Click the link for more information.
Released November 5, 1992
Format CD, Audio Cassette, 7"
Genre Ballad
Length 04:05
Label Columbia Records
Writer(s) Alan Menken and Tim Rice
Peak chart positions
..... Click the link for more information.
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Grammy Award
The Grammy awards are named for the trophy: a small, gilded gramophone statuette.
Awarded for Outstanding achievements in the record industry
Presented by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Country
..... Click the link for more information.
The Grammy awards are named for the trophy: a small, gilded gramophone statuette.
Awarded for Outstanding achievements in the record industry
Presented by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Country
..... Click the link for more information.
19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1960s 1970s 1980s - 1990s - 2000s 2010s 2020s
1990 1991 1992 - 1993 - 1994 1995 1996
Year 1993 (MCMXCIII
..... Click the link for more information.
1960s 1970s 1980s - 1990s - 2000s 2010s 2020s
1990 1991 1992 - 1993 - 1994 1995 1996
Year 1993 (MCMXCIII
..... Click the link for more information.
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal has been awarded since 1966. The award had several minor name changes:
..... Click the link for more information.
- From 1966 to 1967 the award was known as Best Contemporary (R&R) Performance - Group (Vocal or Instrumental)
..... Click the link for more information.
Passion is the emotion of feeling very strongly about a subject or person.
Passion can also be used to refer to various forms of emotional suffering, and is often used in this context in Stoicism and some denominations of Buddhism
In Christianity,
..... Click the link for more information.
Passion can also be used to refer to various forms of emotional suffering, and is often used in this context in Stoicism and some denominations of Buddhism
In Christianity,
..... Click the link for more information.
This article is copied from an article on Wikipedia.org - the free encyclopedia created and edited by online user community. The text was not checked or edited by anyone on our staff. Although the vast majority of the wikipedia encyclopedia articles provide accurate and timely information please do not assume the accuracy of any particular article. This article is distributed under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License.
Herod_Archelaus
