Ring My Bell
"Ring My Bell" is a 1979 disco song by Anita Ward. It was originally written for then eleven-year-old Stacy Lattisaw, as a teenybopper song about kids talking on the telephone. When Lattisaw signed with a different label, Ward was asked to sing it instead, and it became her only major hit.
The song hit number one on the disco charts. "Ring My Bell" went to number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Soul Singles chart. It also reached number one on the UK Singles Chart.
"Ring My Bell" has been covered by many artists since its original release, including DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Ann Lee, Tori Amos, Dynamic Duo, Collette, Saïan Supa Crew, INOJ, Pato Fu, Joey Boy, Sxip Shirey, and Princess X (a modern interpretation under the title "Gimme All (Ring My Bell)"). It has also been remixed many times and was featured in the movie The Book of Eli.
Instrumentation
The song is characterized by the sound of chimes and of the Synare electronic drum playing a decaying high-pitched tom tone.
Ring My Bell (disambiguation)
"Ring My Bell" is a song by Anita Ward.
Ring My Bell may also refer to:
Ring My Bell (Hitomi Yaida song)
"Ring My Bell" is a song by Hitomi Yaida, released as her sixth Japanese single. It is also the first single taken from the album I/flancy.
It reached number four in the Oricon charts on June 4, 2002.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Yaiko, arranged by Diamond Head.
Notes
INOJ
Ayanna Porter (born November 27, 1976), better known by her stage name INOJ, is an American singer-songwriter. She was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin. During college in Baltimore, Maryland, she was in a group called Spellbound.
In 1997, she released her debut single, "Love You Down", a cover of Ready for the World's 1986 hit that reached #25 in the United States. Her debut album was also named Ready for the World. INOJ released a cover version of Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" under Columbia Records in 1998, which was a Top 10 hit in the United States (#6), Canada (#7), and New Zealand (#10). In 1998, she released her debut album, Ready for the World. She also released a cover version of "Ring My Bell" as a single, though it did not receive much exposure.
She has released new music since her last internet release of "Baby You" in 2008.
She is often mistakenly credited for the track "My Boo", performed by the Ghost Town DJ's which had vocals by singer Virgo (who also had several songs on the So So Def Bass All-Stars compilations).
Podcasts:
INOJ
ALBUMS
- Ready for the World released: 1999
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by Will Smith
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by Madonna
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by Billie Piper
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by Inoj
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by Luniz
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by Ann Lee
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by Tori Amos
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by Brotherhood Of Man
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by Carnival In Coal
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by Billie
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by Countdown Singers
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by DJ Jazzy Jeff The Fresh Prince
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by Eldissa
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by Anita Ward
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by Pato Fu
Ring My Bell
by: Will SmithIntro Yo yo yo yo Yo yo yo yo (Ring my bell, ring my bell) Yo yo yo yo Yo yo yo yo (Ring my bell, ring my bell)
Verse 1:
I'm just a telephone call away
You can pick it up and call me any day
And Ima listen to all you got to say
Cause I'm the type of man that never turn a woman away
Think of this as an invitation
Your heart to mine in a conversation
So when things get to much to bare like The Jackson 5 "I'll be there"
Just call me up on the telephone
Call me up when you're all alone
And I'll give you a verbal massage
Until your man gets home
Or if you want to you know what you could do, well
You could always hop in your car and you could come and ring my bell
Chorus
Ring my bell, ring my bell (Ring my bell, ring my bell) Ring my bell, ring my bell (Ring my bell) RI-I-ING!
Verse 2:
I hate to see you cry, tear after tear while this guy
Plays you like your life is a game
I've seen his type and there all the same
Breaking your heart without a care
Girl if I was in you shoes he'd be outta there
Your man is wak good for nothin' but flack
I'd tell him to pack and hit the road Jack
Who loves ya baby I do you know he doesn't care about you let him go
Where he at now? You don't know Layin' up under some
hold up wait just let me chill
no need for me to get ill
Cause yo I'm the best but yo time will tell
But I'll be here so ring my bell
Chorus
Verse 3:
Now I know this sounds like a fairy tale
But this ain't no children's book
I'm here, for you to take me dear
Just open your eyes and look at
What the future holds for you and if you lunch then you might ruin
Something great don't make a big mistake pay attention to what you're doing
Life is full of pitfalls, ups and downs
It's sort of a mission now you're on a rocky road
But you could get up just make that decision
That you want someone to love you adore you and hold you and treat you well
So when you're ready to be treated that way baby you can ring my bell
Chorus