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Regina Belle is one of those singers that often doesn't get mentioned. She's phenomenal. A talented singer that doesn't get the reignition she deserves. Too often people throw around the title "diva". They seem to call ANY female chanteuse a "diva". Well, Regina Belle has been in the industry give or take thirty years. She rightfully deserves the title diva. The difference is that Regina Belle is a diva based on talent and not hype. She's very talented and this collection hammers that fact home. Regina is not overrated. In fact, if anything, she's underrated.
Regina Belle was most popular in the late 80's and early 90's. During a span of say 5 years she had numerous hits on the R&B chart. Regina proved herself as an artist of excellence. No doubt...this girl could sing! But as fast as the hits came they stopped for some reason. Maybe it was changing trends, but in retrospect Regina Belle should've had more success. The public made a mistake. Regina Belle had more to offer. She could handle jazz songs and R&B ballads with aplomb. She made it look easy.
Regina Belle was kinda like a more hip and trendy Anita Baker. She could pull off jazz tinged songs like Anita, but she was hip too. One listen to "Baby Come to Me" proves that. That was a great record and became a smash on the radio. Other hits included "Show Me the Way", "Make It Like It Was" and "A Whole New World". Who can forget AWNW??? That song was a big favorite in my early childhood. Regina sang the shit out of it. Peabo sang the shit out of it. They sang the shit out of it TOGETHER lol. In all honesty I LOVED that song as a kid and I still do. After all these years this is STIILL one of the best songs to ever be featured in a Disney film.
But any R&B fan around back then knows those songs, but might have missed her wonderful cover of "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)". The song has been covered before by numerous artists like New Kids on the Block, but Regina puts a fresh spin on it. I love the finger snaps. I love the vocals. Regina put a new feel in it and still stayed true to the classic by the Delfonics. I had never heard her version until I purchased this CD and surprisingly this song is a highlight on this wonderful collection.
This album has all the songs one can hope for from the talented Ms. Belle. If anything I wish there were more. It would've been great to hear her other duet with Peabo, "I Can't Imagine", but that was never released as a single so it's absence here is understandable. What's here though is great and will leave u wanting more.
What a talent Ms. Belle is. These songs are timeless and take u back to a time when R&B was fresh, heartfelt and fun. 5/5 stars. Highly recommended.
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