Passion (Regina Belle album)
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Passion is the third album by singer-songwriter
, Regina Belle
. The album became her most successful album, peaked at #63 on the Billboard 200
and #13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
chart, selling over 389,000 copies according to Neilsen Soundscan. It was certified Gold by the RIAA
on October 13, 1993.
It includes the hit singles, "Dream in Color", "A Whole New World
", and "If I Could". "The Deeper I Love" was released as a single but even though it did not reach the main chart, it did peak at #7 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
, Regina Belle
Regina Belle
Regina Belle is a singer-songwriter who first surfaced in the late 1980s. She is notable for her Grammy award winning duet with Peabo Bryson, "A Whole New World".-Biography:Regina Belle was born in Englewood, New Jersey...
. The album became her most successful album, peaked at #63 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and #13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
chart, selling over 389,000 copies according to Neilsen Soundscan. It was certified Gold by the RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
on October 13, 1993.
It includes the hit singles, "Dream in Color", "A Whole New World
A Whole New World
"A Whole New World" is the Oscar winning featured pop single from the soundtrack to the 1992 Disney film Aladdin. It was composed by Alan Menken with lyrics by Tim Rice. The song is a ballad between the primary characters Aladdin and Jasmine about the new world they are going to discover together....
", and "If I Could". "The Deeper I Love" was released as a single but even though it did not reach the main chart, it did peak at #7 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.
Track listing
- "Interlude/Passion"
- "Quiet Time"
- "If I Could"
- "Do You Wanna Get Serious"
- "Dream In Color"
- "My Man"
- "The Deeper I Love"
- "A Whole New World"
- "Love"
- "Heaven Is Just a Whisper Away"
- "Tango In Paris
- "One Love"
Album chart performance
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Billboard 200 | 63 |
| 1993 | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 13 |
Singles chart performance
| Year | Single | Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
Adult Contemporary Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States... |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "Dream In Color" | - | 63 | - |
| 1993 | "If I Could" | 52 | 9 | 12 |
| 1993 | "A Whole New World" (Duet with Peabo Bryson Peabo Bryson Peabo Bryson is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, born in Greenville, South Carolina... ) |
1 | 7 | 1 |