Kirk Dewayne Franklin is an American gospel singer,choir director,record producer and rapper. He is best known for leading urban contemporary gospel and Christian R&B ensembles such as The Family,God's Property,and One Nation Crew (1NC). His accolades include 20 Grammy Awards. Variety dubbed Franklin as a "Reigning King of Urban Gospel",and is one of the inaugural inductees into the Black Music &Entertainment Walk of Fame.
Anita Denise Baker is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for her soulful ballads,particularly from the height of the quiet storm period in the 1980s.
Take 6 is an American a cappella gospel sextet formed in 1980 on the campus of Oakwood College in Huntsville,Alabama. The group integrates jazz with spiritual and inspirational lyrics. Take 6 has received several Grammy Awards as well as Dove Awards,a Soul Train Award and nominations for the NAACP Image Award.
Mario Mendell Winans is an American R&B singer,songwriter,and record producer from South Carolina. An extended member of the Winans musical family,he is best known for his 2004 single "I Don't Wanna Know",which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.
Priscilla Marie Winans Love,known professionally as CeCe Winans,is an American gospel singer who has garnered 15 Grammy Awards,the most for any female gospel singer;31 GMA Dove Awards,19 Stellar Awards,7 NAACP Image Awards,1 Billboard Music Award along with many other awards and honors to her credit including being one of the inaugural inductees into the Black Music &Entertainment Walk of Fame in Atlanta,Georgia. Winans is the best-selling and most awarded female gospel singer of all time,and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Music City Walk of Fame.
The Emotions are an American soul/R&B vocal group from Chicago. The group started out in gospel music but transitioned into R&B and disco music. The Emotions were named by VH1 as one of the 18 most influential girl groups of all time.
The Winans are an American gospel quartet from Detroit,Michigan,consisting of brothers Marvin,Carvin,Michael and Ronald Winans.
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is a song written by Nickolas Ashford &Valerie Simpson in 1966 for the Tamla label,a division of Motown. The composition was first successful as a 1967 hit single recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell,and became a hit again in 1970 when recorded by former Supremes frontwoman Diana Ross. The song became Ross's first solo number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" is a 1968 single released by American R&B/soul duo Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell,on the Tamla label in 1968. The B-side of the single is "Little Ole Boy,Little Ole Girl" from the duo's United LP. The first release off the duo's second album:You're All I Need,the song—written and produced by regular Gaye/Terrell collaborators Ashford &Simpson—became a hit within weeks of release eventually peaking at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart,the first of the duo's two number-one R&B hits. In the UK "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" reached number 34.
BeBe &CeCe Winans are an American gospel/R&B music brother and sister duo. BeBe and CeCe Winans are the seventh and eighth of the Winans family's ten children,most of whom have had gospel music careers. Together,they have received several awards,including three Grammys.
Mary Mary is an American urban contemporary gospel duo composed of sisters Erica Atkins-Campbell and Trecina Atkins-Campbell. Formed in 1998,Mary Mary was launched into mainstream recognition following the release of their best-selling debut album,Thankful (2000),which contained the hit single "Shackles ". Their followup album Incredible (2002),reached number one on the Top Gospel Albums chart. Their self-titled third album,Mary Mary (2005),which contains themes the public interpreted as a channel to the group's experience,. That album also contains the worldwide hits "Heaven","The Real Party",and "Yesterday".
"Sweet Love" is a song by American R&B singer and songwriter Anita Baker from her second studio album,Rapture (1986). It was written by Anita Baker,Louis A. Johnson,and Gary Bias,and produced by Michael J. Powell. It was released in May 1986 as the album's first single.
Hero is the eighth album by Kirk Franklin,released October 4,2005 on GospoCentric Records.
Thy Kingdom Come is the eighth studio album by American singer CeCe Winans. It was released by PureSprings Gospel and EMI Gospel on April 1,2008. The album reached number 57 on the US Billboard 200,number 12 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,and number one on the Top Gospel Albums charts. Thy Kingdom Come received the Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album award at the 51st Grammy Awards in 2009.
Giving You the Best That I Got is the third album by American R&B/soul singer Anita Baker,released in 1988. It was Baker's first and only #1 album in the US,her second #1 R&B Album,and was certified 3×platinum in 1989 by the RIAA. The title track was released as the first single from the album and became Baker's highest-charting single in the US,peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album earned Baker three Grammy Awards and three Soul Train Music Awards.
Michael J. Powell is an American R&B musician,record producer and arranger who is best known for his work as producer for eight time Grammy Award-winning soul / R&B vocalist Anita Baker.
The Best of Anita Baker is a compilation album by the American R&B/soul singer Anita Baker. It was released on June 18,2002,in the United States by Rhino Records,and compiles material from Baker's career spanning 1983–2002. As of March 2004,the album has sold 402,000 copies and been certified Gold by the RIAA. The album spent 92 weeks on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart,becoming the longest-charting album by a female artist on the chart and 16 weeks on the Billboard 200.
"Giving You the Best That I Got" is a 1988 song by American R&B recording artist Anita Baker. The music video was filmed inside the 109th Field Artillery in Kingston,Pennsylvania. The song appears on Baker's album of the same name,which was released in the fall of that year. The song was written by Baker,Skip Scarborough and Randy Holland.
"You're My Everything" is a 2004 song by American recording artist Anita Baker. The song was released as the lead single in support of her hit album,My Everything.
Decisions is the fifth studio album by American gospel group The Winans,released in 1987 under Qwest Records. The album was written and produced by Marvin Winans,along with music producer Quincy Jones and Barry Hankerson. The album is a blend of contemporary gospel and R&B,also includes the Grammy winning single "Ain't No Need to Worry" featuring singer Anita Baker and "Love Has No Color" featuring singer-songwriter Michael McDonald. The album peaked at #1 on Billboard's Top Gospel Albums chart.
