Track Listing

1. Believe in Me
2. Don't Let Go
3. I Got It
4. You Make Me Smile
5. Baby Love
6. I Gotch U
7. I've Had Enough
8. Never Should Have Let You Go
9. Teach Me How to Live
10. Come See About Me
11. Be in Love Again
12. I'm the One

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #176792 in Music
• Released on: 1998-09-22
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Import

Customer Reviews

At the top of her game ! 45 minutes of joy !
Recording the theme for Disney's 'ALLADIN' didnt have the same effect on Regina Belle's career as 'Beauty and the Beast' had for Celine Dion's.With the exception of three or four of Top 40 pop hits('Baby come to me','Make it like it was',If I could','So many tears','Dream in color')Belle's success was confined to the realm of R'n'B.
Change was in the air,however,for her fifth and one of her strongest releases,BELIEVE IN ME.Belle,who writes four of the songs herself,manages to utilize slick,hip production and update her sound without forgetting the most important element : strong hooks and well-written tunes ; Erick 'E-Smooth'Hicks provides the production backdrop for 8 of the album's songs,giving Belle the strongest rhythmic push her music has ever had.After several easy-leatning tunes in her career,it's refreshing to hear her loosen up on the radio-ready likes of 'Don't let go',Baby love',and the title track.Her ballads are also more R'n'B flavoured than ever,and Regina gives some of the laziest,SEXIEST vocals of her career on 'Come see about me' and 'I gotch U',both seductive in a gorgeously minimal setting.The hidden track 'I'M THE ONE' is a pure jazzy pearl...a little masterpiece!
Another refreshing element is song lenght : while a lot of Soul Music tends to run on for five minutes or more,only one song 'Be in love again' clocks in at that lenght; the rest of the tracks are in the four-minute range or shorter,resulting in a breezy effect that inspires repeat listenings.
Filled with memorable hooks and irresistible grooves,'BELIEVE IN ME' finds the great Lady of SOUL/JAZZ at the top of her game.

Forget Toni Braxton...Regina Belle has the voice.
Once again Regina Belle delivers the goods. Her voice is in top form especially on track 8 ....Never Should Have Let You Go. Although this does not match the masterpiece "After The Love Has Lost It's Shine" from her first album this is a great track which is trademark Regina Belle. With each album that Regina releases she just gets better and better. Stand out tracks are the title track, Never Should Have Let You Go, Teach Me How To Live and Be In Love Again. This CD will be on my CD player for months to come.