(December 15, 2015) "I'm amazingly blessed. I will never ever say that I've lived the perfect life to be shown such favor with God or the people but here I am," declares the incomparable Regina Belle. The Academy Award-winning and Multi Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and actress, who sang the now famous "A Whole New World" with Peabo Bryson in Disney's smash hit Aladdin, continues to defy the odds and redefine her world nearly three decades since she made her recording debut. With a string of hits including "Make It Like It Was," "If I Could," "Baby Come To Me" and "This Is Love," Regina Belle has made a career following her heart and moving gracefully between the worlds of R&B, Gospel and Jazz.
(December 15, 2015) "I'm amazingly blessed. I will never ever say that I've lived the perfect life to be shown such favor with God or the people but here I am," declares the incomparable Regina Belle. The Academy Award-winning and Multi Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and actress, who sang the now famous "A Whole New World" with Peabo Bryson in Disney's smash hit Aladdin, continues to defy the odds and redefine her world nearly three decades since she made her recording debut. With a string of hits including "Make It Like It Was," "If I Could," "Baby Come To Me" and "This Is Love," Regina Belle has made a career following her heart and moving gracefully between the worlds of R&B, Gospel and Jazz. Recorded on a restored microphone used by Jimi Hendrix and at The Heavyweights Studios (North Hollywood, CA), the same location where Marvin Gaye recorded numerous hits, you could say The Day Life Began (Peak Records/Shanachie Entertainment), Regina Belle's first new R&B album in 15 years, was blessed and ordained by the musical angels. The album is a stellar collection of inspirational R&B songs that reveal Belle's unrivaled vocal abilities, and genius as a storyteller capable of uplifting and stirring emotions. Regina's goal was simple. "If I cannot identify with the songs, and if the music does not move my soul, make me feel better, take me up when I'm down or higher when I'm up, then I don't want to record it, play it or sing it!"
The Day Life Began unites Regina Belle for the first time in the studio with the dynamic producing duo Jamie Jones (from All-4-One) and Jack Kugell of The Heavyweights. Collectively their credits include everyone from Nick Cannon and Martina McBride to Phil Perry and Wayne Brady, among others. "The Heavyweights are now my brothers from another mother," laughs Regina. "Jamie and Jack are two of this generations greatest producers and our chemistry in the studio was so unbelievable that we were able to record ten songs in five days."
The first single from The Day Life Began is the new Steve Diamond/Allen Shamblin song "Be Careful Out There." It may remind you lyrically of her big 1993 hit, "If I Could." It is a gentle song sung from a parent to a child, wishing great things but also with some parental guidance. Regina says of the song: "I wish I had written it because it speaks volumes to me at this moment when I've become an empty nester. The words say, 'go on and fly but be careful out there,' have never hit home as much as they do now." It is simply beautiful...and it is our newest SoulTracks First Listen. Check it out below.
Regina Belle - "Be Careful Out There"