JANICE'S BLUES ALLEY PRESENTS
Regina Belle
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Regina Belle emerged as a prolific, consistently engaging vocalist on the urban contemporary scene. Born in
New Jersey, Belle's early experience was in gospel, though she was also attracted to R&B during her childhood. She
studied trombone, tuba, and steel drums, and at 12 won a school contest singing the Emotions' "Don't Ask My Neighbors."
Belle sang in a New Jersey vocal group, and studied opera and jazz in college. New York disc jockey Vaughn Harper
introduced her to the Manhattans, and she began working as their opening act. Belle recorded a duet with them,
"Where Did We Go Wrong," that was produced by Bobby Womack in 1986. She earned a solo Columbia contract in 1987, and the
single "Please Be Mine" earned both praise and a number two R&B hit. A follow-up single, "So Many Tears," also made the
R&B Top 20, and the hit "Without You," pairing her with Peabo Bryson, was the only memorable thing about the film
Leonard, Part 6. Her second LP, Stay with Me, secured her success, and she went on to earn more acclaim. Releasing Passion
in 1993, she returned five years later with Believe in Me, which was followed by 2001's This Is Regina! and 2004's Lazy
Afternoon. Belle returned to her gospel roots for 2008's Love Forever Shines, and had just begun a career shift to gospel
when she was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2009. She underwent difficult and lengthy treatment, but recovered her health
and released a second gospel album, Higher, in 2012. In 2015, Belle returned with her tenth studio album, The Day Life
Began. Produced by Jamie Jones and Jack Kugell, aka the Heavy Weights, the album included the spotlight tracks "He's Alright,"
"You Saw the Good in Me," and "Be Careful Out There."
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1987 All By Myself |
1. Show Me The Way 2. Take Your Love Away 3. Please Be Mine 4. After The Love Has Lost Its Shine 5. Intimate Relations |
6. You Got The Love 7. How Could You Do It To Me 8. Gotta Give It Up 9. So Many Tears |
1989 Stay with Me |
01. Baby Come To Me 02. When Will You Be Mine 03. Dream Lover 04. What Goes Around Comes Around 05. Make It Like It Was 06. Good Lovin' |
07. It Doesn't Hurt Anymore 08. This Is Love 09. (It's Gonna Take) All Our Love 10. Someday We'll All Be Free 11. All I Want Is Forever |
1993 Passion |
01. Interlude/Passion 02. Quiet Time 03. If I Could 04. Do You Wanna Get Serious 05. Dream In Color 06. My Man |
07. The Deeper I Love 08. A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme) w/Peabo Bryson 09. Love 10. Heaven's Just A Whisper Away 11. Tango In Paris 12. One Love |
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1995 Reachin' Back |
01. Reachin' Back (Intro) 02. Could It Be I'm Fallin' In Love 03. Love T.K.O. 04. You Make Me Feel Brand New 05. Hurry Up This Way Again 06. The Whole Town's Laughing At Me |
07. You Are Everything 08. Let Me Make Love To You 09. I'll Be Around 10. Just Don't Want To Be Lonely 11. Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) |
1998 Believe in Me |
01. Believe In Me 02. Don't Let Go 03. I Got It 04. You Make Me Smile 05. Baby Love 06. I Gotch U |
07. I've Had Enough 08. Never Should Have Let You Go 09. Teach Me How To Live Without You 10. Come See About Me 11. Be In Love Again 12. I'm The One |
2001 This Is Regina! |
01. Oooh Boy 02. Let Me Hold You 03. From Now On 04. La Da Di 05. Gotta Get Over This Love 06. Don't Wanna Go Home |
07. Someone Who Needs Me 08. Take My Time 09. Johnny's Back 10. You Said 11. Gotta Go Back 12. What If |
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2004 Lazy Afternoon |
01. Lazy Afternoon 02. Fly Me To The Moon 03. What Are You Afraid Of 04. If I Ruled The World 05. Corcovado 06. There's A Love |
07. Why Do People Fall In Love 08. For The Love Of You 09. If I Should Lose You 10. Moanin' 11. The Man I Love 12. Try A Little Tenderness |
2008 Love Forever Shines |
01. Love Forever Shines 02. Can't Nobody 03. Who Touched Me 04. God Is Good 05. Almost Slipped 06. I Hope He Understands 07. Victory |
08. God Said 09. Good To Be Loved 10. Come Into This Place 11. Coming Out Of This 12. I Call On Jesus 13. My Destiny 14. I'll Never Leave You Alone |
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2012 Higher |
01. Higher 02. Mighty in Battle 03. Make an Example Out of Me 04. The Lord Is With You 05. That's How God Does 06. God Must Have Been With You |
07. Been So Good to Me 08. Let God Work It Out 09. Coming Back 10. We Win 11. Lord of All 12. I Will Bless the Lord |
2016 The Day Life Began |
01. The Day Life Began 02. He's Alright 03. You Know How To Love Me 04. Imperfect Love 05. You |
06. Live 4 You 07. You Saw The Good In Me 08. Open Our Eyes 09. A Night Of Love 10. Be Careful Out There |
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