Kelly Price

Fun Facts: Price first made a name for herself as a prominent background and guest vocalist, appearing on a number of hit singles such as Mariah Carey's "Fantasy", The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Mo Money Mo Problems", and Whitney Houston's "Heartbreak Hotel".

Claim to Fame: Price released her debut album “Soul of a Woman” in 1998. The album went double platinum. Since her first release she has put out four albums, including one gospel.

Kelly Price is an American R&B and soul singer, formerly on the Def Soul label.


Price first made a name for herself as a backing and guest vocalist, appearing on a number of hit singles such as Mariah Carey's "Fantasy", The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Mo Money Mo Problems", and Whitney Houston's "Heartbreak Hotel". She has also sung background vocals for Faith Evans, Aretha Franklin, Brian McKnight and SWV and R. Kelly. She issued her debut album, Soul of a Woman, in 1997 on Island Records, which contained the hit single "Friend of Mine". A "Friend of Mine" remix, also included on the album, featured R. Kelly and Ronald Isley. Isley takes on the role of Price's Godfather, 'Mr. Biggs', who takes Price's husband to task for cheating on Price with her best friend. The "Friend of Mine" remix was a #1 hit on the U.S. R&B chart.

She issued her second album, Mirror Mirror, in 1997 on the Def Soul imprint of Def Jam Records; Island and Def Jam had merged in 1999, with Price and labelmates Dru Hill being reassigned to Def Soul. Mirror Mirror featured the singles "You Should've Told Me" and the Grammy Award nominated "As We Lay", a cover of Shirley Murdock's 1986 hit. A remix of "Love Sets You Free" was issued a single in 2000, produced by Teddy Riley and starring a number of fellow R&B performers, including Babyface, Tamar Braxton, Aaron Hall, Blackstreet, and Def Soul labelmates Dru Hill, Case, Montell Jordan, LovHer and Kandice Love.

Price was featured in the 2003 film, Bringing Down the House, performing a cover of the 1983 Rufus & Chaka Khan hit "Ain't Nobody."

A Christmas album, One Family, was issued in 2001. Two years later, Price returned with her third regular studio album, Priceless. In October 2005, Price recorded her first live gospel project. The This Is Who I Am album has been released on October 24, 2006 on her own label, EcclecticSounds Records. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard Gospel Charts and peaked at #9 on the R&B album chart.

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