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 singer,songwriter,and record producer from South Carolina,and an extended member of the musical family The Winans. He is best known for his 2004 song "I Don't Wanna Know",which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100,and topped the charts in Germany and the United Kingdom. Winans also co-wrote CeCe Winans's song "Pray" in 2005,which won a Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance.
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 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart,the first of the duo's two number 1 R&B hits. In the UK "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" reached number 34.
BeBe &CeCe Winans are an American gospel 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.
"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.
Purified is the seventh studio album by American singer CeCe Winans. It was released independently under her own label,Puresprings Gospel,on September 13,2005 in the United States. Purified won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards on February 8,2006,while the song "Pray" won a Grammy for Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance.
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 rose to number 57 on the US Billboard 200,also reaching number 12 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number one the Top Gospel Albums. Thy Kingdom Come received the Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album award at the 51st Grammy Awards in 2009.
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.
Lately is a song by American singer Tyrese Gibson. It was written by Gibson and Derek Allen for his self-titled debut studio album (1998),while production was overseen by Allen. "Lately" was released as the third and final single from Tyrese. it featured actress Maia Campbell for the second time after her previous appearance from the single SweetLady. It released reached number 56 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 12 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Tyrese performed the song at Music Mania in 1999.
"No One in the World" is a song by American R&B singer Anita Baker. It was the fourth single from her multi-platinum album,Rapture. It had previously been released by Dionne Warwick on her 1985 album Finder of Lost Loves and again on her 1987 album Reservations for Two.
"Body and Soul" is a song by American recording artist Anita Baker,released in 1994 as the lead single in support of her fifth album,Rhythm of Love (1994). The song received critical acclaim,peaking at number four on the US Billboard Hot Black Singles chart and number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100. It earned Baker another top 40 pop hit following 1988's "Just Because",which peaked to number 14 on the same chart. In Europe,"Body and Soul" charted in the UK,reaching number 48 on the UK Singles Chart.
"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 was 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.
