Who wrote the song You Gotta Be?

Des’ree
Ashley Ingram
You Gotta Be/Composers

What happened to Des ree?

For 16 long years, the singer disappeared from public life. The singer was struggling with low energy due to an underactive thyroid, and when her record company Sony did not take the option for another record, she walked away from the music industry completely.

What is the theme of the song you gotta be?

This song is about not being ashamed to express your feelings and about living life to its fullest. >> This spent 30 weeks in the US Top 40. It benefited from a great deal of promotion on VH1, and was featured in a promotional campaign for the TV show Good Morning America.

How old is Des ree?

52 years (November 30, 1968)
Des’ree/Age

Has Gotta Be meaning?

expression. There’s gotta be (a solution)!: There must be, there has to be (a solution)! expression. Gotta is an informal way of pronouncing got to. It is generally used after have: I’ve gotta go means I have got to go or I must go.

Who sang gotta be?

Des’ree
You Gotta Be/Artists

Who is the black singer in Romeo and Juliet?

Quindon Tarver
Rest In Peace to Quindon Tarver, most known for singing, “Everybody’s Free” in the 1996 Film Romeo and Juliet. Tarver performed covers of Prince’s “When Doves Cry” and Rozalla’s “Everybody’s Free” in the 1996 film, the newspaper reported. His songs were also featured on the double-platinum soundtrack to the movie.

Where is Des REE from?

South London, United Kingdom
Des’ree/Place of birth

Where is gotta used?

Gotta is used in written English to represent the words ‘got to’ when they are pronounced informally, with the meaning ‘have to’ or ‘ must’. Prices are high and our kids gotta eat.

Is gotta a real word?

Have gotta is an informal way of saying that something is necessary or must be true. In very informal language, gotta is sometimes written and spoken without have, as in these examples, which have the same meaning as the sentences above: I gotta leave in 15 minutes. You gotta be kidding.

Who sang I Got to Be Free?

Scorpions
I’ve Got to Be Free/Artists

Is quindon Tarver dead?

Deceased (1982–2021)
Quindon Tarver/Living or Deceased

Who is the singer of you Gotta Be?

” You Gotta Be ” is a R&B and soul song by British singer Des’ree, written by the singer with the track’s producer, Ashley Ingram. It was the third song on Des’ree’s second album I Ain’t Movin’, and the first song on that album’s US version.

What’s the meaning of you Gotta Be by Des ree?

“You Gotta Be” is the lead single from I Ain’t Movin’. The song, according to Des’ree, is about trying to find out who you are. The single became a success worldwide, reaching the top forty in Italy, Netherlands, France, etc.

When did you Gotta Be first come out?

The original release first charted in September 1994 in the United States and slowly climbed the charts peaking at No. 5 in March 1995, and staying 44 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. The remixed version of the song was a number-one hit in Spain for two weeks in February and March 1999.

Who was the first singer to cover you gotta be?

“You Gotta Be” has been covered by: Ethel Ennis on her 1998 album If Women Ruled the World. Patti Austin as her contribution to the 2003 album Church – Songs of Soul and Inspiration, also included on her 2011 album Sound Advice. Natalie Cole on her 2006 album Leavin’. British/Japanese singer MiChi on her 2008 album MiChi Madness.