Baby Come to Me: The Best of Regina Belle

by Regina Belle

Overview

Regina Belle stands as one of the most underrated R&B singers to emerge in the late '80s. This collection is an adequate retrospective of the singer, although a couple of her key singles, "Please Be Mine" and her first duet with Peabo Bryson, "Without You," were left off in favor of a few non-hits. However, the collection clocks in at nearly 74 minutes, and the songs are featured in their full-length versions (most of them averaging five minutes in length, two over seven), so therefore this CD is nearly filled to capacity. Belle is a singer of sophisticated, jazz-infused quiet storm R&B, similar at times to Anita Baker, Oleta Adams, and Phyllis Hyman. She shines brightest on her signature song "Baby Come to Me." Other highlights on this set include the equally satisfying "So Many Tears" (complete with exquisite saxophone solos), the gorgeous "If I Could" (which should have been a much bigger hit than it was), her take on Teddy Pendergrass' "Love TKO," the Dianne Warren-penned "All I Want Is Forever" (with James "J.T." Taylor), and her biggest hit to date, "A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)," again with Peabo Bryson. There is not too much information on the singer or the songs in terms of liner notes, but at least the chart positions of her hits are included. Save for the two omissions, this set provides a good representation of the singer's best work, and it will have to do until the day when a more complete, two-disc retrospective is issued. ~ Jose F. Promis

Product Details

Release Date:	11/11/1997
Label:	Bmg / Bmg / Sony Music / Sony Music Entertainment
UPC:	0886976920128
Rank:	69296

Tracks

1. Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
2. Baby Come to Me
3. Quiet Time
4. So Many Tears
5. What Goes Around Comes Around
6. How Could You Do It to Me
7. Love T.K.O.
8. Show Me the Way
9. Someday We'll All Be Free/Save the Children; Someday We'll All Be Free\Save the Children
10. All I Want Is Forever
11. This Is Love
12. If I Could
13. Make It Like It Was
14. A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Regina Belle   Primary Artist,Vocals,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
James "J.T." Taylor   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Barry White   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Peabo Bryson   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Dexter Wansel   Guest Artist,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Gerald Levert   Guest Artist,Drums,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Paul Jackson, Jr.   Guest Artist,Guitar
Daryl Burgee   Drums,Percussion
Donald Robinson   Piano
Chris Camozzi   Guitar
Barry J. Eastmond   Keyboards
Murray Adler   Strings
Tony Santoro   Guitar
Yolanda Lee   Vocals (Background)
Greg Conway   Cymbals
Sam Peakes   Saxophone
Deborah Dukes   Vocals (Background)
John "J.R." Robinson   Drums
Buddy Williams   Cymbals
Morris Repass   Strings
Melisa Kary   Vocals (Background)
Premik Russell Tubbs   Saxophone
Byron Williams   Keyboards,Synthesizer
James K. Lloyd   Piano,Synthesizer
Carolyn Mitchell   Vocals (Background)
Kitty Beethoven   Vocals (Background)
Lawrence Cottrell   Vocals (Background)
Claytoven Richardson   Vocals (Background)
Clare Fischer   Conductor
Clifford Adams   Trombone
Edwin "Tony" Nicholas   Drums,Keyboards
Cynthia Biggs   Vocals (Background)
Greg Phillinganes   Keyboards
Eric Williams   Vocals (Background)
Eric Rehl   Synthesizer
Denzil Foster   Keyboards
Don Palmer   Strings
Ren Klyce   Sampling,Fairlight
Ricky Lawson   Drums
Neil Stubenhaus   Bass
Walter Afanasieff   Bass,Keyboards,Synthesizer Bass,Synclavier Guitar
Nathaniel Phillips   Bass
Michael Brecker   Saxophone
Randy Bowland   Guitar
Randy Cantor   Keyboards,Synthesizer
Michael Landau   Guitar
Thomas McElroy   Keyboards
Annette Hardeman   Vocals (Background)
Manny Lopez   Guitar
Pamela Goldsmith   Strings
Skyler Jett   Vocals (Background)
Audrey Wheeler   Vocals (Background)
Bob Malach   Saxophone
Lester Mendez   Synthesizer
Ron Jennings   Guitar
Pablo Batista   Percussion
Rafael Solano   Percussion
Ronald Clark   Strings
Charlene Holloway   Vocals (Background)
Mayra Casales   Percussion
Billy Patterson   Guitar
Curtis Dowd, Jr.   Keyboards,Fender Rhodes
Francine Walsh   Strings

Technical Credits

Cecil Womack   Composer
Dana Jon Chappelle   Engineer
William "Poogie" Hart   Composer
Gary Cirimelli   Synclavier Programming
Ron Kerber   Horn Arrangements
Barry J. Eastmond   Arranger,Producer,Drum Programming
Michael Allaire   Engineer
Tom "Curly" Ruff   Mastering
Zane Mark   Composer
Eddie Gip Noble   Composer
Jeffrey Cohen   Composer
Howard Fritzson   Art Direction
Carolyn Mitchell   Composer
Jack Perry   Engineer
Jack Faith   String Arrangements
Clare Fischer   String Arrangements
Edwin "Tony" Nicholas   Producer,Programming
Barry White   Performer
Tyrone Dickerson   Composer
Joey Gallo   Composer
Donny Hathaway   Composer
Carvin Winans   Composer
Jonathan Butler   Composer
Jay Landers   Executive Producer
Ron A. Shaffer   Mixing,Engineer
Eric Rehl   Programming
Leo Sacks   Compilation Producer
Denzil Foster   Producer,Drum Programming
Linda Womack   Composer
Narada Michael Walden   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Bruce Weeden   Mixing,Engineer
David Frazier   Mixing,Engineer
Thom Bell   Composer
Gerald Levert   Producer,Programming,Vocal Arrangement
Ren Klyce   Synclavier Programming
Glenn Barratt   Mixing,Engineer
Marvin Gaye   Composer
Marti Sharron   Composer
Walter Afanasieff   Producer,Drum Programming,Rhythm Programming,Synthesizer Arrangements
Tim Rice   Composer
Nick Martinelli   Producer
Nikki Giovanni   Liner Notes
Michael Brauer   Mixing
Thomas McElroy   Drum Programming
Tim Gant   Composer
Alan Menken   Composer
Mitchell Cohen   Executive Producer
Diane Warren   Composer
Steve Counter   Engineer
Peabo Bryson   Performer
Bernard Belle   Arranger
Ken Hirsch   Composer
Ken Kessie   Mixing
James "J.T." Taylor   Performer
Regina Belle   Arranger
Wardell Potts, Jr.   Composer
Honest James Young   Arranger