1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:04,200 Speaker 1: My guest is Regina Bell, with an illustrious career spanning 2 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: thirty five years, chart topping singer, songwriter, and Grammy Award 3 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:10,600 Speaker 1: winning singer. Regina Bell is back, this time with a 4 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 1: festive and beautifully soul for holiday album titled My Colorful Christmas. 5 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 1: The ten track album, which is on sale now from 6 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: Bell's record record label Toshi Entertainment, proves that no matter 7 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: the genre R and B, jazz, gospel, or even holiday music, 8 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 1: everything she touches turns to go. On today's show, we're 9 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 1: going to talk about her new album, About My Colorful Christmas, 10 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 1: the lead single a Cradle in Bethlehem, one of her 11 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 1: and my favorite holiday songs from the great Natkin Co 12 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 1: Holiday Classic. We will discuss a career spanning more than 13 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:46,880 Speaker 1: thirty or five years, family, faith, in marriage, please working 14 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:50,200 Speaker 1: to money making conversation masterclass. Regina Bell, How are you doing? 15 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 1: I'm doing great? How are you awesome? You know, you know, 16 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:56,639 Speaker 1: we got a lot of talk about. But then when 17 00:00:56,640 --> 00:01:00,040 Speaker 1: I mentioned my favorite a Cradle in Bethlehem, the the 18 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: lead single on your album, My Colorful Grist, you hugged yourself. 19 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:08,040 Speaker 1: Why did you do that? Regina is the greatest song, 20 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:12,120 Speaker 1: and I've loved it since I was a child. Um, 21 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 1: you know everybody loves chest nuts, this nuts first thing 22 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 1: on an open side. But but my favorite song has 23 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 1: always been A Cradle in Bethlehem. And when I say that, 24 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: most people don't even know that song. So when you 25 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 1: when you embraced it and told me that it was 26 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: your favorite as well, Oh my gosh, we're kindred spirits already. 27 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 1: You know. You know I got the classic Downpad done 28 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 1: the Hathaway, I love them, I love it. But this song, yeah, 29 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:42,759 Speaker 1: you know it's it's a tribute to his brilliance. I'm 30 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: talking about Matt Kin as a singer, as a person 31 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 1: who he took the simple and made it special and 32 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: made an emotional and that's what a Cradle in Bethlehem. 33 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 1: And I was excited because sometimes you need to redo 34 00:01:55,760 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: songs to reintroduce him into another era people, And this 35 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: is the air I think needs a song like a 36 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 1: Cradlin Bethnham. And for it to come out on your 37 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: Christmas album is I think it's amazing and fantax and congratulations, Regina, 38 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 1: thank you so much, thank you so much. I I 39 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: have loved this song for so many years. So you know, obviously, 40 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 1: when I got ready to put my own flavor to it, 41 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:22,080 Speaker 1: I wanted to make sure that I didn't do anything 42 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:25,920 Speaker 1: that was going to insult, you know, the genre. But 43 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: I also wanted to say, well, I want to put 44 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: a little Regina on it, thank you. Uh, you know, 45 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 1: I had to put a little jazz in there. It's 46 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 1: a little R and B is some gospel. I mean 47 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 1: you can hear all of the flavor, all of the genres. Uh. 48 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: You know that that are that I embraced that you 49 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 1: hear me sing all the time whenever I sing a song. 50 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 1: So um, I was really really pleased with the outcome. 51 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 1: You know, here's the thing, the interesting thing about you, 52 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 1: because you know I have been a part of your 53 00:02:56,240 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: thirty five year career. Okay, and um and and blessed 54 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 1: to hear your greatness and see your beauty, your natural 55 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: beauty and music videos on live television, on television and 56 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 1: the live concerts. You know that in your your statuere 57 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 1: you project, you know, in a very profound manner, and 58 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:18,799 Speaker 1: you said, I gotta put a little Regina on it. 59 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:21,359 Speaker 1: You know what is a little Regina on it? Regina Bell? 60 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 1: What is that you gotta Regina rize, you know, because 61 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 1: because that's because when you're reginaizing it, it really makes 62 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 1: it unique. And the reason I say that is that 63 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: opt her promotions where on the show Tambler Man and 64 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 1: Regina Belle, you know that's another show. Did I on 65 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: the show The Old Jays and Regina Bell? I've been 66 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 1: going like, how are you doing this? You know on 67 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 1: the show? You know on the show you know Terry 68 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 1: Lane Carrington and Regina Bell. You know, this is just 69 00:03:56,640 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 1: unique genres that you're all in into and and and 70 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 1: and excelling in. So how is that possible? Regina Bell? 71 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 1: I have to say, it's the Almighty is it has 72 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 1: nothing to do with me? Um. I give God all 73 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 1: the credit. UM. I do thank God for the opportunity. 74 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 1: And I have embraced every opportunity. I put in the 75 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 1: hard work. I work. You well know, Rashaan can't just 76 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 1: pop up one day and say I want to do this, 77 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: and you know, put your mind, your heart, your soul 78 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:38,719 Speaker 1: and your gift into what it is that you're doing. Um. 79 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:42,719 Speaker 1: And that's what I did. I Uh, I was born 80 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:45,600 Speaker 1: with the gift to sing, but I wanted to polish 81 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 1: the gift you know, you can get a diamond, you 82 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: can get a nine carrot diamond, right, and it can 83 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 1: be full of flaws, it can have all kind of 84 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:56,279 Speaker 1: carbons in it. But when it's cut away, when you 85 00:04:56,320 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 1: cut away all of the impurities and and make that 86 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:03,480 Speaker 1: diamond shine the way it should and the light passes 87 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 1: through it, you know, the four carrot diamond is actually 88 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:11,799 Speaker 1: more expensive than the nine carrot because of the brilliance 89 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 1: of it, because it is because of its perfection. And 90 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 1: so I was born with the gift. But I couldn't 91 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:21,360 Speaker 1: stop there. I had to put in some work. So 92 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 1: I studied music, play instruments coming up ranging from trombone, baritone, tuba, 93 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:34,600 Speaker 1: uh and steal drums. And I took vocal lessons with 94 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 1: Ingle Wolf at the Manhattan School of Music UM for 95 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:41,720 Speaker 1: Preparatory College in New York. And then I went on 96 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:44,920 Speaker 1: to Rutgish University and I studied piano with Kenny Brown, 97 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 1: so famous jazz pianists, and so I have um, I've 98 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:52,359 Speaker 1: run the gamut, and I've been able to you know, 99 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:56,600 Speaker 1: rough shoulders with some greats like George Duke, being able 100 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 1: to be in the studio with the late great George 101 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:02,479 Speaker 1: Duke Um for My Lazy Afternoon CD. I've been in 102 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 1: the studio with Pastor Shirley Caesar, which is you know 103 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:09,359 Speaker 1: the reason why I'm singing. You know, I patterned my 104 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:13,279 Speaker 1: whole singing style when I first started singing after her 105 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 1: and Donnie Halfaway and Billie Holiday, so you know, bringing 106 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 1: all of that together, Um, I found Regina Bell. And 107 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:28,240 Speaker 1: it's been my mantra that even at my worst, I'm 108 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:33,039 Speaker 1: still number one, being myself at best. Trying to be 109 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: somebody else, I can only be at best number two. 110 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 1: So I try to maintain my sound and all that 111 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 1: I do, even if I do jazz, even if I 112 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 1: do R and B, even if if I do gospel, 113 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 1: I always have to be quintessential Regina Bell, and that's 114 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 1: worked for me all through the years. You know, my 115 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:55,720 Speaker 1: life is really interesting, Regina, because you know, you know, 116 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 1: some people say, you know, they look at who I 117 00:06:57,520 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 1: am and they put me in a certain category as 118 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:02,280 Speaker 1: success asks. But I've just been a regular dude all 119 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:04,840 Speaker 1: my life, you know what I'm saying, And so I've looked, 120 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 1: but I've looked at you, you know, you know, and 121 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:09,680 Speaker 1: being able to have an interview, you interview you at 122 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:12,560 Speaker 1: this level about your career and look at where my career. 123 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 1: It's all about a journey. And I always tell people 124 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 1: that I look at when I was twenty and then 125 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:20,760 Speaker 1: I didn't really see forty. When I looked at thirty, 126 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:24,200 Speaker 1: I didn't really see fifty because it's about a career, 127 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: you know, because you know, you know even now, you go, 128 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 1: am I gonna make it to seventy and eighty career wise? 129 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 1: Because you know what it took to get to this point? 130 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 1: How do you put that in perspective? Because you know 131 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:38,200 Speaker 1: you just right off the early years, you know, when 132 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 1: you just out there just being Regina. You know, I 133 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:43,120 Speaker 1: always tell people between the ages of eighteen and twenty four, 134 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 1: you just being you. It's after twenty four that decisions 135 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 1: can be made for you, or you can make a 136 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 1: decision that can take you off your path. And that's 137 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 1: when that career conversation comes into play. And then the 138 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 1: next thing, you look up thirty or five years later, 139 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 1: we're talking now about your career, but you're also talking 140 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 1: about your future. Because we had a beautiful holiday album 141 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 1: next Time and I called my Colorful Christmas. How do 142 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 1: you talk about your career perspective? When you talk about, 143 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 1: you know, before twenty four and then after twenty four. Well, 144 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 1: it's interesting you say that, because even though I was 145 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 1: just kind of being Regina the I still made very 146 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 1: important decisions, especially as it pertains to my image. Um, 147 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 1: it was very important to me to maintain a certain image. 148 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:32,959 Speaker 1: And it's not to knock anybody else, but you know, UM, 149 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 1: I sat at the feet of Nancy Wilson and free 150 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:39,960 Speaker 1: to pain, and I got I glean knowledge from them. 151 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 1: And one of the things that Nancy told me is 152 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 1: that you know, everybody can't take their clothes off, and 153 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 1: that you know at the end of the day, she said, 154 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 1: I want you to get your accolades for your gift. 155 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:55,600 Speaker 1: I want you to get your accolades for what you 156 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 1: have inside and the prize that God has given you. 157 00:08:58,920 --> 00:09:01,840 Speaker 1: And and they based on that. It's not it's not 158 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:04,679 Speaker 1: to say that you can't have gimmicks and things in 159 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 1: your show, but at the end of the day, let 160 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:11,560 Speaker 1: the people go home with a piece of you, and 161 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:14,960 Speaker 1: you will your career will span the years. And so 162 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 1: I tried to make decisions throughout my life, even as 163 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:22,400 Speaker 1: a twenty five year old, even as a thirty five 164 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 1: year old. Even as a forty five year old, I 165 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 1: tried to make decisions that always appeal to who I 166 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:32,959 Speaker 1: am and where I want to be. So it wasn't 167 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:36,200 Speaker 1: just about I don't think I've ever just thought about 168 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:40,960 Speaker 1: where I am. I always kind of thought about where 169 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:43,720 Speaker 1: am I going? What what do I what? Where? Where 170 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:44,959 Speaker 1: do I want to end up? What do what? Whe 171 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:47,959 Speaker 1: do I want to be? You know? Um? Uh? If 172 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:51,960 Speaker 1: I do this, how will that translate years down the road? 173 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:54,440 Speaker 1: Will that be a classic? Or whether that end up 174 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:57,640 Speaker 1: being fat music? You know? Um? And So making those 175 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 1: kinds of decisions in terms of image, in terms of 176 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 1: you know, showing up for a picture here versus being 177 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 1: at my daughter's graduation. I ate those decisions to say, 178 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 1: I know that's an important place to be and that 179 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 1: it may add to my career, but guess what, I 180 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:18,319 Speaker 1: get one chance to be at my daughter's graduation. I'm 181 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 1: going to the graduation. Take a chance on it if 182 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 1: it comes around, and it's great if it doesn't. Find 183 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 1: and I've made those important decisions and I'm I'm happy 184 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:30,840 Speaker 1: with my life. I wouldn't trade my life for anybody. 185 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:34,640 Speaker 1: We'll be right back with more money making conversations Masterclass 186 00:10:34,679 --> 00:10:40,400 Speaker 1: with Rashan McDonald. Now let's return to money making conversations 187 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 1: Masterclass with Rashan McDonald. Your brand, that's what we're talking about. 188 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:47,079 Speaker 1: Your brand. And for Nancy wasn't free to prain with 189 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:49,200 Speaker 1: the boys? I can see it right now and so 190 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 1: trained singing, you know, bring the boys home, free to pray? 191 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:55,600 Speaker 1: You know, you know, because that's see, that's a that's 192 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:57,880 Speaker 1: a brand. Because I don't know what she did off 193 00:10:58,280 --> 00:11:00,920 Speaker 1: in her personal life. I don't know who she dated, 194 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:03,480 Speaker 1: I don't know, you know, did she did? She party? 195 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 1: And then? But some great artists, you know, they're off screen, 196 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:11,960 Speaker 1: it's sometimes dominate their talents that they produced to us 197 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:15,000 Speaker 1: on screen. And that's what we're talking about. You, your brand, 198 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:17,600 Speaker 1: we're talking about you know, what do you want to 199 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 1: be remembered from. I'm just only remembering you from your 200 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:23,040 Speaker 1: great music. I remember you from a stage when you 201 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:26,440 Speaker 1: when I when you performed for me. When I left 202 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:29,000 Speaker 1: that venue, I took your music with I took your 203 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:32,040 Speaker 1: elegance with me. I took your your presentation with me. 204 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:35,200 Speaker 1: That's all I remember. And that's what you want As 205 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 1: an artist. You don't want you you don't want what 206 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:40,800 Speaker 1: you do off stage, who your dating, who he's shaking, 207 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:43,920 Speaker 1: And sometimes when you're getting drunk, you're getting pulled over 208 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 1: to undermine what your gifts. And that's what you That's 209 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 1: what Nasy Wilson was saying to you you. That's what Free 210 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:52,839 Speaker 1: the Pain was telling you. Don't let don't undermine your 211 00:11:52,880 --> 00:11:57,320 Speaker 1: gifts that God gave you by being immature. Yes, yes, 212 00:11:57,480 --> 00:12:00,559 Speaker 1: that's exactly what they were telling me. And they were 213 00:12:00,600 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 1: telling me that you're this is what you're selling. You're 214 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 1: selling music, you're selling gifts, You're selling a story. You 215 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:11,160 Speaker 1: you want people to buy into your story. When every 216 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 1: every time somebody comes to your concert, they're coming into 217 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 1: your living room. What do you want to have prepared 218 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:20,160 Speaker 1: for them at your home? What do you want to 219 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:22,480 Speaker 1: talk about? What do you want to you know? What 220 00:12:22,679 --> 00:12:26,600 Speaker 1: is your presentation? What do you want to display? And 221 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:29,600 Speaker 1: and those things were the things that I thought about 222 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:32,960 Speaker 1: that I still continue to think about UH as I 223 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:35,439 Speaker 1: go from stage to stage, from city to city, from 224 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:38,200 Speaker 1: state to state, country to country. These are the things 225 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:42,320 Speaker 1: that I think about. UM. I got a chance to 226 00:12:42,520 --> 00:12:46,760 Speaker 1: expand a little bit UH last year being in Kirk 227 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:55,760 Speaker 1: Franklin's UM Christmas Movie, and that was amazing because so 228 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:59,160 Speaker 1: you know, you know, different things are opening up for 229 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:02,040 Speaker 1: me to be able to do UM as a result 230 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:05,600 Speaker 1: of you know, this gift making room for me and 231 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:10,280 Speaker 1: opening up other doors for me. So I'm excited about it. Um, 232 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:14,800 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to what the future holds. Uh. This 233 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:18,199 Speaker 1: Christmas record is just a little piece of me. This 234 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:22,520 Speaker 1: is my favorite time of year. Uh, not necessarily for 235 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:25,839 Speaker 1: the commercialism of it, but because it's a time when 236 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:29,320 Speaker 1: a lot of us as family come together. You know, 237 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:31,200 Speaker 1: we get a chance to sit down, we get a 238 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:36,160 Speaker 1: break from the crazy. UM, people are a little bit nicer. UM, 239 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:39,000 Speaker 1: we exchange gifts, we get to show each other how 240 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:42,240 Speaker 1: much we love one another. And so it's it's Um, 241 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:45,280 Speaker 1: it's my favorite time of being, always has been. And 242 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:50,559 Speaker 1: so this music being able to do this at this time. Uh, 243 00:13:51,040 --> 00:13:55,199 Speaker 1: I can't even tell you, Shana, how it warms my heart. UM. 244 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:58,959 Speaker 1: My brother who passed away in June was a big 245 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:02,760 Speaker 1: part of this, and um, this is a piece of 246 00:14:02,840 --> 00:14:05,160 Speaker 1: him that I get to carry with me for the 247 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:08,199 Speaker 1: rest of my life. Well, I want to just commend 248 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 1: you your articulation. And it was it was moving and 249 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:15,800 Speaker 1: impacted me and I wanted to tell you some Regina. Uh, 250 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:19,200 Speaker 1: this show has been a sometimes a blessing for me. 251 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:22,920 Speaker 1: I get to interview individuals like you and um, and 252 00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 1: I get to share with the public a story that 253 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:28,240 Speaker 1: they might not have heard all the All they know 254 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 1: is just the artists the artist, and you know, they 255 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 1: don't know about the family, don't know about the long 256 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:36,880 Speaker 1: term marriage. And they hear things like where were Gina been? 257 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:41,200 Speaker 1: You know, Regina been raised five Kidsina been a been 258 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:45,040 Speaker 1: a wife. Regina live in the Atlanta area. She's been living, 259 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:48,040 Speaker 1: she's been doing, living a successful life and guess what 260 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 1: for thirty five years, she's been still having a career. 261 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 1: And I remember I remember once, Um, you know Steve 262 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 1: harperd when I was managing at the time, we did 263 00:14:56,680 --> 00:15:00,200 Speaker 1: this contract with the Radio one and he was doing 264 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:04,720 Speaker 1: morning drive in l A. And we did that contract 265 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:07,040 Speaker 1: because of the fact that we gotta check every week. 266 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:12,600 Speaker 1: So that allowed us to do what we wanted to do. 267 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:14,560 Speaker 1: We didn't have to jump out there and do every 268 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 1: movie that was offered to us. We don't have to 269 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:19,320 Speaker 1: jump out there and take every concert check. But people 270 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 1: started saying, what what what happened to Steve Harvey? You know, 271 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:26,320 Speaker 1: Cindric out there, Bernie mac at that dal out there now, Steve. 272 00:15:26,440 --> 00:15:30,840 Speaker 1: We were clock and checks and planning our career and planning. 273 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 1: So that's all. I'm just chilling there. She she found 274 00:15:34,080 --> 00:15:39,240 Speaker 1: a great man. Okay, she started having beautiful kids. She 275 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:43,080 Speaker 1: started controlling her destiny. Which once you started controlling your destiny, 276 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 1: you can pick a choose. Yeah, when you want to 277 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:49,720 Speaker 1: do what you wanna do? Am I right? Regina? You 278 00:15:49,760 --> 00:15:52,480 Speaker 1: are you? Are you? You hit the nail on the head. 279 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:57,800 Speaker 1: I can't tell you. Um. I married my husband, uh 280 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 1: thirty one years ago. I'm John Sydney battle Um, former 281 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 1: Hawks and Cavaliers basketball player. And we actually met each 282 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 1: other at Rutgers University where we were both going to school, 283 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:17,000 Speaker 1: and he was my best friend for you know, years 284 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:20,320 Speaker 1: before we got married. So we were best friends for 285 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:23,400 Speaker 1: a nine years before we got before we went on 286 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:29,800 Speaker 1: a date. How about that look that says something somebody 287 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:34,480 Speaker 1: who's listening to this show, listen him being my friend? 288 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:40,880 Speaker 1: Is it speaks miles, Because when I tell people that 289 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:44,920 Speaker 1: we've never ever gotten to an argument where we cussed 290 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:48,960 Speaker 1: each other out, some folks look and say, what y'all 291 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:53,240 Speaker 1: ain't no? No, Because he started out as my best 292 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:57,840 Speaker 1: friend and even when we're in the midst of a disagreement, 293 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 1: we have to bactfully disagree and so that I think 294 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:09,080 Speaker 1: that friendship speaks volumes into our marriage. Um. It helped 295 00:17:09,160 --> 00:17:13,200 Speaker 1: us to raise our children. Uh. They they are. We 296 00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:17,879 Speaker 1: have a foundation that goes beyond our careers. And I 297 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:20,640 Speaker 1: think that's really really important because we don't get caught 298 00:17:20,680 --> 00:17:24,200 Speaker 1: up in the height we we we know who we are. Um, 299 00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:26,400 Speaker 1: folks say, oh my gods, what Gina Belle and I said, 300 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:29,560 Speaker 1: We just folks. And I'm making that from my whole heart. 301 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:33,800 Speaker 1: Just folks. UM. My mother has always told me, and 302 00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:36,399 Speaker 1: it's something that I carry with me every day of 303 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:39,199 Speaker 1: my life. She says that your reputation walks in the 304 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 1: door before you get there. Um. These are pearls wisdom 305 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:47,159 Speaker 1: that I hold onto and they help. They helped my buoyancy. 306 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:50,440 Speaker 1: They helped keep me my head above water. They keep 307 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:54,160 Speaker 1: me afloat because it never allows me to get caught 308 00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:57,680 Speaker 1: up in the moment so much so that I forget 309 00:17:57,720 --> 00:18:02,240 Speaker 1: who I am. Raising my family was important because at 310 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 1: the end of the day, when something doesn't go right, 311 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:07,280 Speaker 1: that's who I run to. I can't run to the 312 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:10,159 Speaker 1: one who I signed an autograph for. I can't to 313 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:12,119 Speaker 1: the Grammy because the grammar is not gonna talk to me. 314 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:15,240 Speaker 1: You know, Celebrity is not going to do much for 315 00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:18,080 Speaker 1: me when I'm going through what I'm going through. But 316 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 1: it's my family that embraces me and that knows me 317 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:23,920 Speaker 1: for who I am. And it's not expecting Regina Bell 318 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:28,639 Speaker 1: the stage person, but basically embrace in Gina the family member. 319 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 1: You know. So that that means when you talked about that, 320 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 1: you know, being able to be home raise your family. Uh, 321 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 1: that that speaks volumes because again that's the thing that 322 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:42,440 Speaker 1: keeps me level and keeps me keeps my head right. 323 00:18:42,800 --> 00:18:46,400 Speaker 1: We'll be right back with more Money Making Conversations Masterclass 324 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:52,440 Speaker 1: with Rashan McDonald. Now, let's return to Money Making Conversations 325 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 1: Masterclass with Rashan McDonald. Let's get back to the album 326 00:18:57,280 --> 00:19:02,160 Speaker 1: and uh, guards to ten songs Holiday because I'm telling 327 00:19:02,760 --> 00:19:05,720 Speaker 1: you know, I got my favorites. And then, like I said, 328 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:09,000 Speaker 1: when this album came across my desk a cradle in Bethlehem, 329 00:19:09,080 --> 00:19:12,719 Speaker 1: I went, you gotta be kid in me. You got 330 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:15,159 Speaker 1: to be kid in me, that kik because you know 331 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 1: you always go, well, it's only more Beathley Ham, you 332 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:22,800 Speaker 1: know what I'm saying. And what other what other classics 333 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:26,080 Speaker 1: or did you do any original songs Christopher songs on 334 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:28,600 Speaker 1: the on the Timber records that you're dropping on this 335 00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:33,760 Speaker 1: particular album. No, I honestly didn't. There's one original song 336 00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:37,119 Speaker 1: on there, but it's not necessarily a Christmas song. And 337 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:39,120 Speaker 1: I'll talk a little bit more about that. Okay, let's talk. 338 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:46,840 Speaker 1: But I really wanted to do the familiar Christmas songs, UM, 339 00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:49,439 Speaker 1: and I wanted to involve my family. So my my 340 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:52,200 Speaker 1: son is playing drums on a couple of the tunes, 341 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 1: M my nephews playing um drums U Jamal Bell, my 342 00:19:58,119 --> 00:20:04,240 Speaker 1: son Jalen Battle, and then my two daughters, Sydney and Nyla. UM. 343 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:08,560 Speaker 1: Sydney singing a baby changes everything, and Nyla's singing the 344 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:11,960 Speaker 1: first Noel. And so I really wanted to make it 345 00:20:12,240 --> 00:20:14,480 Speaker 1: a family affair because of That's why I call it 346 00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 1: My Colorful Christmas, because there's so many colors of what 347 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:22,520 Speaker 1: I love. You know, UM, the music is colorful because 348 00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:27,520 Speaker 1: like I said, we incorporated the jazz, the gospel, the 349 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:31,480 Speaker 1: the the everything all that I love. UM. And then 350 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:34,880 Speaker 1: I incorporated members of my family, but then they come 351 00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:38,639 Speaker 1: in with a whole different another flames. So Nylas sings 352 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:43,800 Speaker 1: differently than Sydney sings. Uh, Jamal plays drums differently than 353 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:47,600 Speaker 1: than Jalen plays trumps. So then we got a little 354 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:52,160 Speaker 1: you know, a little Calypso Soca uh all little town 355 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:55,040 Speaker 1: of beth lehand um. So. So you know, we call 356 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:58,679 Speaker 1: it my Colorful Christmas because we added some colors of music. 357 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:03,879 Speaker 1: We added um, colors of uh styles we added, I 358 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:07,199 Speaker 1: added different members of a family. Um uh. And the 359 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:09,480 Speaker 1: one song that I wanted to talk to you about 360 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:13,240 Speaker 1: is the last song. It's called a song from Bernie 361 00:21:14,119 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 1: and that is my brother. For those of you that 362 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:22,600 Speaker 1: don't know, Bernard bell Is produced millions of records that 363 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:27,720 Speaker 1: have got above, above and beyond um from Michael Jackson's 364 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 1: Remember the Time to Whitney and Bobby we have something 365 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:36,159 Speaker 1: in common along with Teddy Riley um uh, myself, uh, 366 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:42,159 Speaker 1: Patti La Belle Boy, George case Jahim. I mean the 367 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 1: list goes on. The wins. He my brother, was truly 368 00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 1: amazing um and this song is the last song that 369 00:21:50,359 --> 00:21:52,240 Speaker 1: he and I did together. And I'm trying not to 370 00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:54,680 Speaker 1: get you know, tearry out about it. But it's the 371 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:57,120 Speaker 1: last song that he and I did together, and it's 372 00:21:57,119 --> 00:22:01,040 Speaker 1: a song that basically speaks UM from those that have 373 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:05,040 Speaker 1: gone on from and mostly I. I really wanted to 374 00:22:05,119 --> 00:22:08,280 Speaker 1: do it because of COVID. COVID had us to realize 375 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:11,360 Speaker 1: some things that we had taken for granted, like being 376 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:15,240 Speaker 1: able to have a homegoing service, and and realizing what 377 00:22:15,320 --> 00:22:17,640 Speaker 1: it meant to us to have people come in from 378 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 1: other cities, other states to hug us and tell us 379 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:22,640 Speaker 1: how much they love us and how much they love 380 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:26,360 Speaker 1: your loved one. UM. Not being able to do that 381 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:30,080 Speaker 1: during COVID it was traumatic, not being able to touch 382 00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:32,400 Speaker 1: our loved ones who were sick and in the hospital, 383 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:35,920 Speaker 1: and sometimes we they passed on and we never got 384 00:22:35,920 --> 00:22:38,800 Speaker 1: a chance to kind of bring closure to anything until 385 00:22:38,840 --> 00:22:42,560 Speaker 1: they were gone. UM. This song simply says for all 386 00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:46,439 Speaker 1: of you. I've been a caregiver for many years. UM. 387 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:49,119 Speaker 1: I was an ambassador for a a r P for 388 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:52,800 Speaker 1: many years. UM, and I at the same time of 389 00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:55,760 Speaker 1: having a career with Shine with my mom, I was 390 00:22:55,840 --> 00:22:59,840 Speaker 1: caring for my mom, my dad, and my brother. UM. Meanwhile, 391 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:02,639 Speaker 1: a husband and I pastor in two churches. I was 392 00:23:02,680 --> 00:23:05,560 Speaker 1: on the road and in seminary. So you bet a 393 00:23:05,560 --> 00:23:09,040 Speaker 1: holler at your girl. Okay, A lot going on with 394 00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:13,800 Speaker 1: five kids and four grandkids. Yeah, so there's a lot 395 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:17,000 Speaker 1: going on. So this song simply says um. It says 396 00:23:17,040 --> 00:23:20,160 Speaker 1: I had to leave, and it's basically saying that there's 397 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 1: nothing more you could do. I know, as caregivers, we 398 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:26,200 Speaker 1: always feel like was there. You know, maybe I could 399 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:29,560 Speaker 1: have scheduled one more doctor's appointment and would have changed things. 400 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:33,200 Speaker 1: Maybe I could have had one more visit or something. Um. 401 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:35,840 Speaker 1: But you know, the song says I had to leave, 402 00:23:35,920 --> 00:23:41,639 Speaker 1: meaning that my assignment here was up. It was my time. 403 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:44,040 Speaker 1: It was nothing else that you could do for me. 404 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:47,440 Speaker 1: Thank you for everything you did. Um, I love you, 405 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:49,879 Speaker 1: but I had to leave. And so the song is 406 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:54,600 Speaker 1: a little sad, but it's something that helps us to embrace, um, 407 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:57,920 Speaker 1: the feeling of loss with our loved ones that have 408 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:01,000 Speaker 1: passed on. Wow, I'm talking to Regina Bell, you know 409 00:24:01,040 --> 00:24:03,440 Speaker 1: at lustrous career span more than thirty or five years, 410 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:08,160 Speaker 1: chart topping singer songwriter, Grammy Award winner, she's back. Well 411 00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:09,679 Speaker 1: should I say they were? I think that's in there. 412 00:24:09,720 --> 00:24:12,679 Speaker 1: So so she's back. She actually has another project that 413 00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:16,000 Speaker 1: she's delivering to the forefront of the entertainment business is 414 00:24:16,040 --> 00:24:20,120 Speaker 1: from her record Labor She Entertainment. It's called A Colorful 415 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:23,760 Speaker 1: Christmas and and and it's a holiday album that's going 416 00:24:23,800 --> 00:24:26,480 Speaker 1: to I think I would say it's a game changing 417 00:24:26,520 --> 00:24:28,919 Speaker 1: for me because of the fact that it's allowing me 418 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:31,679 Speaker 1: to hear music that sometimes, you know, because you know, 419 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:35,520 Speaker 1: they only play popular songs on the radio. There's a 420 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:37,320 Speaker 1: few of the like ten they just play over and 421 00:24:37,320 --> 00:24:39,680 Speaker 1: over and over, and then you have to go sometimes 422 00:24:39,680 --> 00:24:42,680 Speaker 1: to like Sirius XM and then go, that's my song. Well, 423 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:45,680 Speaker 1: this song here a Cradle in Bethlehem is on my 424 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:49,399 Speaker 1: It's on my you know, my my playlists. So even 425 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:52,119 Speaker 1: when it's not Christmas, I listened to this song and 426 00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:55,280 Speaker 1: so to hear on your album is a blessing. To 427 00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:59,479 Speaker 1: have this honest conversation, Regine. I hope it resonated with me. 428 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:02,440 Speaker 1: It was powerful. It allowed me to speak to somebody 429 00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:05,480 Speaker 1: that I've always seen from Afar and the journey that 430 00:25:05,560 --> 00:25:10,000 Speaker 1: you've taken, and you have made Nancy Wilson proud, my friend. Okay, 431 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:14,960 Speaker 1: you have followed her words and understanding that it's about 432 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:18,720 Speaker 1: your brand, and when you walk off that stage, let 433 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:21,639 Speaker 1: what walked off as what we heard, what we experienced 434 00:25:21,640 --> 00:25:23,719 Speaker 1: in that venue. When you go on that poolpit at 435 00:25:23,720 --> 00:25:27,000 Speaker 1: those two churches, let people understand that the message you're 436 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:29,600 Speaker 1: giving is what you want to resonate in their hearts 437 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:33,160 Speaker 1: and uplift them in their community. You are a blessing 438 00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:35,320 Speaker 1: Regina Bell. And the fact that you come off with 439 00:25:35,440 --> 00:25:38,880 Speaker 1: a my colorful Christmas album led by the first single, 440 00:25:38,920 --> 00:25:42,320 Speaker 1: A Cradle in Bethlehem, tell everybody if we go where 441 00:25:42,359 --> 00:25:44,760 Speaker 1: can we find this song? And how about your social 442 00:25:44,760 --> 00:25:49,199 Speaker 1: media too? Oh, you can go to my website. I 443 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:53,160 Speaker 1: am Regina Bell dot com um and uh, you know, 444 00:25:53,359 --> 00:25:57,399 Speaker 1: and you can purchase it there. I'm on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, 445 00:25:57,440 --> 00:26:00,920 Speaker 1: I'm on all the social media platforms. Um you can 446 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:04,840 Speaker 1: find me. Or you can go to Apple Music, uh 447 00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:09,679 Speaker 1: anywhere pretty much and Spotify and and pick it up. 448 00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:15,680 Speaker 1: You can stream it, just play it, play it because 449 00:26:15,680 --> 00:26:19,320 Speaker 1: I'm telling you it's gonna bless you. Um listen. Being 450 00:26:19,359 --> 00:26:23,120 Speaker 1: the boss it costs uh Rashana, thank you for pointing 451 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:28,400 Speaker 1: that out. It's on my own record label, Tashi three Entertainment. Uh. 452 00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:33,000 Speaker 1: But uh, it was definitely a challenge, but it was 453 00:26:33,119 --> 00:26:37,080 Speaker 1: also a labor of love. So I'm really excited about 454 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:40,760 Speaker 1: this because it's my first full project on my own 455 00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:43,600 Speaker 1: record label. So you know you can still do it. 456 00:26:43,880 --> 00:26:48,359 Speaker 1: Don't let the gray hand fool your mom's life. Life 457 00:26:48,359 --> 00:26:50,720 Speaker 1: ain't fooling us. Thirty or five years in this business, 458 00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:52,280 Speaker 1: and we know we got another thirty or five years 459 00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:55,920 Speaker 1: to keep changing the business. You're uplift your blessing to 460 00:26:56,400 --> 00:26:59,119 Speaker 1: three Entertainment. That's our record label. The single is a 461 00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:01,719 Speaker 1: Cradle and Bepley Am. The name of the Christmas album 462 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:04,320 Speaker 1: is My Colorful Christmas. Thank you for Regina for coming 463 00:27:04,359 --> 00:27:07,119 Speaker 1: on my show, Money Making Conversation Master Class. Me. I 464 00:27:07,119 --> 00:27:09,879 Speaker 1: hope I'll be down, Oh you will. We're gonna go 465 00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:12,359 Speaker 1: off and talk about the reschedule, okay, but thank you 466 00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:14,320 Speaker 1: for coming on Money Making Conversation Masterclas