| Regina Belle | |
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| Birth name | Regina Belle |
| Label(s) | Columbia (1986-1996) MCA (1997-1999) Peak / Concord (2000-2004) Pendulum Records (2008-present) |
| Website | Peak Records Artist Page |
Regina Belle (born July 17, 1963) is a Grammy award winning singer who sings Adult Contemporary, Quiet Storm, Smooth Jazz, Urban contemporary, Broadway, and Contemporary R&B songs. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company MCA Records was an American -based record company owned by MCA Inc Peak Records is a Record label that was co-founded by The Rippingtons leader and guitarist Russ Freeman & Andi Howard in 1994. Concord Records is a US Record label now based in Beverly Hills California. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in 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, Smooth jazz, also sometimes referred to as new adult contemporary music is generally described as a genre of music that utilizes instruments (and at times improvisation Urban contemporary is a music Radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Contemporary R&B (also known as R&B, urban) is a Music genre of western Popular music (predominantly American and Canadian Regina is married to ex-NBA basketball player John Battle. John Battle may refer to John Battle (politician (born 1951 British Labour politician Member of Parliament for Leeds West 1987&mdash John She has four daughters and one son and resides in Atlanta, Georgia[1].
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Biography
Early life
Regina Belle was born in Englewood, New Jersey. Englewood is a city located in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 26203 Her early musical experience was in gospel music. Gospel music is Music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life as well as (in terms of the varying music styles to She also studied trombone, tuba and steel drums and graduated from Dwight Morrow High School. 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 Mediatubaogg -->The tuba is the largest and lowest pitched Brass instrument. Steelpans (also known as steeldrums or pans, and sometimes collectively with Musicians as a steelband) is a Musical instrument and Dwight Morrow High School is a four-year comprehensive Public high school located in Englewood New Jersey, United States, as part of the Englewood [2]. She also studied opera at the Manhattan School of Music. At Rutgers University, she became the first female vocalist with the school's jazz ensemble. Regina's musical influences include Phyllis Hyman, Billie Holiday, Donny Hathaway, and Nancy Wilson [3][4].
She was introduced to the Manhattans by New York radio DJ Vaughn Harper and began working as their opening act. The Manhattans are a popular R&B Vocal group with a string of hit records over three decades but best known for their million-selling songs " Kiss and She recorded the duet "Where Did We Go Wrong" with the group which helped to attract the attention of Columbia Records. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company They eventually signed her to a record deal[5].
Career
In 1987, she released her debut album All By Myself . 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" In 1989, Belle released her second album, "Stay with Me". Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Stay With Me is the second album by singer-songwriter Regina Belle. Several tracks on the album charted. "Baby Come To Me", the album's first single, topped the R&B charts at # 2 and was followed by "What Goes Around" which reached # 3. "This Is Love" reached # 7 and "Make It Like It Was" was a # 1 single on the R&B charts and a # 5 on the Adult Contemporary chart [6]. Belle recorded a duet in 1991 with singing superstar Johnny Mathis, "Better Together" which appeared on his album Better Together: The Duet Album. John Royce "Johnny" Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American Singer of Popular music. Continuing her tradition of duets, Belle teamed up with Peabo Bryson for the song "A Whole New World", which was the featured pop single from the soundtrack to the 1992 Disney movie "Aladdin". Peabo Bryson (born Robert Peabo Bryson on April 13, 1951) is a two-time Grammy Award -winning American R&B and " A Whole New World " was the featured pop single from the soundtrack to the 1992 Disney movie Aladdin The song hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100, went gold, won the Grammy Award in 1993 for "Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and a "Best Song" Oscar in the same year [7] [8]. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal has been awarded since 1966
During the same year, Belle released her third album, "Passion". Passion is the third album by Singer-songwriter, Regina Belle. The album featured the previously mentioned "A Whole New World", "Dream In Color" and "If I Could", which reached # 9 on the R&B charts [6]. " A Whole New World " was the featured pop single from the soundtrack to the 1992 Disney movie Aladdin If I Could is an EP released by 24-7 Spyz in 1997. It features album cuts from their 1996 full-length release Heavy Metal Soul
Belle's post-Disney career was mostly relegated to the R&B charts, without her former crossover success. After a five-year hiatus without any original content released, Belle put out the album "Believe in Me" in 1998. 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. "I've Had Enough" is a Wings ' single from their 1978 album London Town. This article is about music for dancing in general You may also be looking for Electronic dance music. She left MCA Records in 1999 due to artistic differences. In 2001 Regina Belle's cover of "Just the Two of Us" from the tribute album "To Grover, with Love" again hit the charts. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The album eventually made # 4 on the Top Contemporary Jazz Albums. In 2001, after signing with the jazz oriented independent label Peak-Concord Jazz, she released the album "This Is Regina!" which featured another hit single, "Ooh Boy". Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. This Is Regina! is the sixth studio album by Singer-songwriter Regina Belle. Two more singles, the funky "Don't Wanna Go Home" and "From Now On" with Glenn Jones were lifted from the album, "This Is Regina!", which went gold. This Is Regina! is the sixth studio album by Singer-songwriter Regina Belle.
In 2004 she released a jazz standard album, "Lazy Afternoon" produced by George Duke. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Lazy Afternoon could refer to ''Lazy Afternoon'' (Barbra Streisand album, a 1975 album ''Lazy Afternoon'' (Regina Belle album, a 2004 album The album included covers of the Isley Brothers' "For the Love of You" and Tony Bennett's "If I Ruled the World". In 2007, she collaborated with Smooth Jazz saxophonist Paul Taylor, co-writing and singing on his album "Ladies Choice" which scored # 1 on the Billboard Smooth Jazz chart. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Regina has appeared in concert with many other performers, including Ray Charles, Boney James, Paul Taylor, The Rippingtons, Gerald Albright, Will Downing, Maze, Frankie Beverly, Phil Perry, Howard Hewitt, Al Jarreau, and Stephanie Mills [9].
Belle has released her debut gospel album Love Forever Shines on May 13, 2008 via Pendulum Records. The 14-track collection features guests Melvin Williams (of the Williams Brothers) and Shirley Murdock. The first single "God Is Good" has already been made available digitally on iTunes. [10] [11] The album debuts at # 3 on Billboard Top Gospel Albums, at # 5 at Billboard Top Christian/Gospel Albums, at # 14 on The Top Independent Albums, at # 119 on The Billboard 200 and at # 15 on Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. (Issue Date: 2008-05-31).
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | U.S. Pop | U.S. R&B | U.S. Jazz | U. A year (from Old English gēr) is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the Orbit of the Earth around the Sun An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop Albums based on sales compiled by The Billboard charts are music sales airplay and digital ranking reports distributed to the general public by Billboard magazine S. Gospel |
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| 1987 | All My Myself | 85 | 14 | - | - |
| 1989 | Stay with Me | 63 | 1 | - | - |
| 1993 | Passion | 63 | 13 | - | - |
| 1995 | Reachin' Back | 115 | 18 | - | - |
| 1997 | Baby Come To Me: The Best Of Regina Belle | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 | Believe in Me | - | 42 | - | - |
| 2001 | This Is Regina! | - | 61 | - | - |
| 2004 | Lazy Afternoon | - | 58 | 9 | - |
| 2006 | Love Songs | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | Love Forever Shines | - | - | - | - |
Singles
| Year | Song | U.S. Pop | U.S.R&B | U.S. A/C | U.S. Club/Dance |
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| 1986 | "You Got the Love" | - | - | - | - |
| 1987 | "Please Be Mine" | - | 2 | - | - |
| 1987 | "Show Me The Way" | 68 | 2 | - | - |
| 1987 | "So Many Tears" | - | 11 | - | - |
| 1988 | "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. See also Musical groups established in 1987 Record labels established in 1987 Events 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" This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989 Stay With Me is the second album by singer-songwriter Regina Belle. This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993. Events January Passion is the third album by Singer-songwriter, Regina Belle. See also 1995 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1995 Record Events January January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998 See also 2001 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2001 Record labels This Is Regina! is the sixth studio album by Singer-songwriter Regina Belle. See also 2004 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2004 Record labels Lazy Afternoon could refer to ''Lazy Afternoon'' (Barbra Streisand album, a 1975 album ''Lazy Afternoon'' (Regina Belle album, a 2004 album This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 2006. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2008 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. The Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart (formerly known as Adult Contemporary Singles, Easy Listening, and only Adult Contemporary) lists the most popular Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco See also Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 Events January See also Musical groups established in 1987 Record labels established in 1987 Events See also Musical groups established in 1987 Record labels established in 1987 Events See also Musical groups established in 1987 Record labels established in 1987 Events This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 1988. Peabo Bryson (born Robert Peabo Bryson on April 13, 1951) is a two-time Grammy Award -winning American R&B and This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 1988. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989 This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989 James "JT" Taylor (born August 16, 1953 in Laurens, South Carolina) is an American R&B Singer This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990 This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990 This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990 This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993. Events January " A Whole New World " was the featured pop single from the soundtrack to the 1992 Disney movie Aladdin Peabo Bryson (born Robert Peabo Bryson on April 13, 1951) is a two-time Grammy Award -winning American R&B and This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993. Events January This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993. Events January This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994. See also 1995 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1995 Record K. O. " | - | 29 | - | - |
| 1998 | "I've Had Enough" | - | - | - | 25 |
| 2001 | "Oooh Boy" | - | 63 | - | - |
| 2004 | "For the Love of You" | - | 60 | - | - |
| 2008 | "God Is Good" | "DEBUT Top 25 Gospel in R&R/BDS and Mediabase after 1 week at radio" | - | - | - |
Awards & Nominations
- 1991 Nomination for best rhythm and blues female singer, American Music Awards. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998 See also 2001 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2001 Record labels See also 2004 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2004 Record labels " For the Love of You Pts 1 & 2 " is a Quiet storm Soul song by The Isley Brothers, released in 1975 on their T-Neck imprint
- 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)","Best Song" Oscar for "A Whole New World"(Alladin's Theme). The 36th Grammy Awards were held in 1994. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year The Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal has been awarded since 1966 Peabo Bryson (born Robert Peabo Bryson on April 13, 1951) is a two-time Grammy Award -winning American R&B and " A Whole New World " was the featured pop single from the soundtrack to the 1992 Disney movie Aladdin
- 1999 Grammy Nomination for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance, Believe In Me.
- 2002 Grammy Nomination for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance, This Is Regina.
See also
References
- ^ Harrington, Richard (November 9), “Free to be Regina Belle”, Washington Post: WE05, <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/08/AR2007110800847.html>. Pre-Hot 100 era 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
- ^ Beckerman, Jim. "For Regina Belle, time for a special payback", The Record (Bergen County), October 31, 2004. The Record (colloquially called The Bergen Record or The Record of Hackensack) has the second largest circulation of New Jersey 's daily Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Accessed July 9, 2007. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "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
- ^ Bryant, Scott Poulsen. 1993. Regina: A showstopper with star power. Essence 24, no. 4: 56-60. http://proquest.umi.com. (accessed May 6, 2008).
- ^ "Biography: Regina Belle," Peak Records, www. peakrecords. com/bios/reginabio. htm (April 26, 2005).
- ^ Paoletta, Michael 1998. Regina Belle displays diva diversity on new MCA set. People 110, no. 20: 26-27. http://search.ebscohost.com (accessed May 5, 2008)
- ^ a b Regina Belle Artist Chart History. Retrieved on 2008-04-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title
- ^ Scott, Ron. 2004. Belle's Lazy afternoon. New York Amsterdam News 95, no. 37: 17. http://search.ebscohost.com (accessed May 5, 2008).
- ^ Lopez, Robert. August 3, 2007. Regina Belle knows about sacrifices. Knight Ridder Tribune Business News. http://proquest.umi.com (accessed May 6, 2008).
- ^ Watrous, Peter (July 1), “Jazz Festival; Ray Charles's Silences, Regina Belle's Wildness”, The New York Times, <http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE7D91E31F932A35754C0A967958260>.
- ^ REGINA BELLE RELEASES GOSPEL ALBUM: Multi-Grammy Award winner’s debut gospel project, 'Love Forever Shines,' in stores soon.. EURweb. com (March 7, 2008).
- ^ Quinn, Gwendolynn (March 5, 2008). Multiple GRAMMY Winner REGINA BELLE Releases Debut Gospel Album. The Industry Cosign.
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
- "You Got The Love" music video
- Pendulum Records Official Site
- Regina Belle at Wenig-LaMonica Associates
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| NAME | Belle, Regina |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 17, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Englewood, New Jersey |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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