EDITORIAL REVIEWS
New Jersey's Regina Belle has come a long way; to date, she's gathered 4 Grammys, a platinum album and a gold album. Her silky-smooth vocals are unmistakable on the award-winning "A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)" and a host of other Top 10 R&B hits. Now, Regina presents her 1st MCA album, a collection of ballads and up-tempo grooves that reinvents her soulful-jazzy style (aided by a reunion with brother/songwriter/producer Bernard Belle). 1st single/video: "Don't Let Go." [Note: This product is an authorized CD-R and is manufactured on demand].

AMAZON
Mini-diva Belle, who scored a No. 1 pop hit along with Peabo Bryson with 1992's Aladdin theme "A Whole New World," arrives at a new label with the very up-to-date Believe in Me. Designed to fit in with late-'98 R&B radio, the album also stays true to Belle's roots in Anita Baker-style balladry. Tasteful but not very flavorful, Believe will do for those counting the days until Baker's next opus appears. --Rickey Wright