Reachin Back

Regina Belle | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 5, 1995)
• Original Release Date: September 5, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002AXG
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #52,450 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Her best work, July 7, 2006

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twentyfour "twentyfour" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reachin Back (Audio CD)

This CD was not the best received CD of her Columbia/Sony years, but it was her best work to date. Most people that I know who like Regina Belle tell me that this was her weakest CD and "how dare she remake all those classics," but to record EVERY song on this CD and be creative and make it her own is amazing. I wish Regina was on TOP like she was for some time. Her voice..... makes me melt.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nostalgia with a modern twist...Gorgeous !, September 7, 2006

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Just in Miami (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reachin Back (Audio CD)

In the back of most people's mind there's a place--usually a dimly-lit, music-filled, smoke-clouded place--where certain memories reside. That first fumbling kiss, for instance. Or a clumsy, halting, but oh-so-sweet slow dance.

Regina Belle has found the key to unlock memories like these on "Reachin' Back," a collection of certified soul classics.

As you might expect from a woman who's made it her life's work to sing songs like these, Ms. Belle has good taste in material--witness her inclusion of two great Spinners tracks, "Could It Be I'm Falling In Love", and "I'll Be Around ".

On both, her strong, sinewy alto voice explores numerous vocal possibilities. Here, she's wrapping her finely-honed low register around a drawn-out vowel; there, she adds a quiet, almost inaudible gasp to the end of a phrase.

This terrific woman is a SOUL singer, first and always, and she's singing some of the world's best soul songs.

Other highlights include a truly passionate rendering of The O'Jays' "Let Me Make Love To You ", as well as an almost spiritual reading of the Main Ingredient's "Just Don't Want To Be Lonely ", in which Belle reaches back into her prodigious talent--and her legendary pipes--and brings forth note after shining note of powerful soul.

There's no new ground broken on REACHIN' BACK. But hey, who needs new ground when you--and Regina Belle--are happy just to wander back into those precious places in the mind, where the magic memories dwell...

Experience Regina's SOUL !

P.S. A re-issue of this essential recording is mandatory !

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous Voice Meets Gorgeous Songs, August 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Reachin Back (Audio CD)

With this stellar 1995 effort, Belle finally had songs to match her lovely voice. The pit many R&B/soul artists fall into is taking on mediocre material and hoping the oohs, aahs, and drum beats will carry them through. Belle stacked the odds greatly in her favor here by covering beloved, melodic soul standards. She shines.