Kelly Price is a native New Yorker by birth (b.1973). She made her singing debut as a nineteen year old backing singer for George Michael at the Grammy awards ceremony in Madison Square Garden. She then worked with numerous R&B glitterati of the 90s making a name for herself as a backing singer (notably Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, R.Kelly and Faith Evans to single out a few). However, it was not until 1998 that she released her first album Soul of a Woman. Since then she has made a further six albums and released a stream of singles.
Today's track is taken from her eponymous album Kelly (2011) and is the up tempo song And You Don't Stop. This is not just another vague lyric as one or two have critically voiced. Listening to the words it quickly becomes clear that this is an inspirational message about achieving your goals, whatever they may be, by persevering. The arrangement is interesting as well since it incorporates a 70s style strings element. Price has been described as a "streetwise Mariah Carey" which personally I don't think does her justice or credit. She has a strong, smooth and powerful contralto voice that can in equal part sounds sensuous and sweet in it's delivery. Like all the best Soul/R&B singers she learned her craft singing in a gospel church choir from an early age. The gospel element is no better evidenced than with this song. A guaranteed dance floor filler. Check it out! (Link on the album cover),
Album availability both as CD/Download is easy to find.
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