If I Could by lorrdarlin

lorrdarlin - If I Could

lorrdarlin

May 16, 2024 11:54pm

Dedicated this song to my son Anthony, who is now with Our Lord and the Angels. Thank you for listening Regina Belle[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">citation needed</a>] (born July 17, 1963)<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_Belle#cite_note-Boo-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[1]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_Belle#cite_note-Duo-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[3]</a> is an American singer-songwriter who started her career in the mid-1980s. Known for her singles "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Come_to_Me_(Regina_Belle_song)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Baby Come to Me</a>" (1989) and "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_It_Like_It_Was" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Make It Like It Was</a>" (1990), Belle is most notable for two hit duets, both with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peabo_Bryson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Peabo Bryson</a>: "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Without_You_(Peabo_Bryson_and_Regina_Belle_song)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Without You</a>", the love theme from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">comedy film</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Part_6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Leonard Part 6</a>, recorded in 1987; and "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Whole_New_World" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Whole New World</a>", the main theme of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_Animation_Studios" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Disney</a>'s animated feature film <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladdin_(1992_Disney_film)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aladdin</a>, recorded in 1992, with which Belle and Bryson won the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_award" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grammy award</a>. The theme song "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_Longer_than_Forever" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Far Longer than Forever</a>" from the animated movie <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Swan_Princess" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Swan Princess</a>, performed with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Osborne" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jeffrey Osborne</a>, was nominated for a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Golden Globe</a> in 1995 for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Best Original Song</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_Belle#cite_note-IMDb-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[6]</a><h2>Biography</h2><h3>Early life and education</h3>Belle was born in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Englewood,_New_Jersey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Englewood, New Jersey</a>. It was at Englewood's Mount Calvary Baptist Church, and then Paterson's Friendship Baptist Church (presided over by Belle's uncle, the Reverend Fred Belle), that Belle began attracting attention with her vocal abilities. She sang her first solo in church at the age of eight. She attended <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Morrow_High_School" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dwight Morrow High School</a>, where she studied <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trombone" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">trombone</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuba" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tuba</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_drum" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">steel drums</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_Belle#cite_note-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[7]</a> After graduation, Belle studied opera at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_School_of_Music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Manhattan School of Music</a>. She attended <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutgers_University" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rutgers University</a> and became the first female vocalist with the school's jazz ensemble. Belle's musical influences include <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllis_Hyman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Phyllis Hyman</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Holiday" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Billie Holiday</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Caesar" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shirley Caesar</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_LaBelle" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patti LaBelle</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Wilson_(jazz_singer)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nancy Wilson</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_Belle#cite_note-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[8]</a> She was introduced to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Manhattans" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Manhattans</a> by New York radio DJ Vaughn Harper and began working as their opening act. She recorded the duet "Where Did We Go Wrong" with the group on their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_Basics_(The_Manhattans_album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Back to Basics</a> album, which helped to attract the attention of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Columbia Records</a>. She recorded a second duet, "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_Basics_(The_Manhattans_album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Maybe Tomorrow</a>", which appeared on the B-side of "Where Did We Go Wrong". Columbia eventually signed her to a record deal..<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/24/ReginaBelle-ThisIsRegina.jpg" alt="This Is Regina! - Wikipedia">