BeBe & CeCe Winans (album)

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BeBe & CeCe Winans
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1987
Recorded1986
Genre Contemporary Gospel, contemporary Christian
Length42:53
Label Sparrow / Capitol
Producer Keith Thomas
BeBe & CeCe Winans chronology
Lord Lift Us Up
(1984)
BeBe & CeCe Winans
(1987)
Heaven
(1988)

BeBe & CeCe Winans is the self-titled second studio album by American gospel singing duo BeBe & CeCe Winans, released in 1987 on Capitol Records. [1] The album reached number 12 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart, and features the hit singles "Change Your Nature", "I.O.U. Me" and "Love Said Not So". CeCe Winans won a Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female for the song "For Always."

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I. O. U. Me"Billy Sprague, Keith Thomas, Michael Rapp, Tom Hemby4:42
2."I Don't Know Why" Benjamin Winans 3:58
3."For Always"B. Winans, Sprague, Thomas4:02
4."No Hiding Place"B. Winans, Percy Bady3:17
5."Still in Love with You"B. Winans4:02
6."Call Me"B. Winans, Thomas5:18
7."Love Said Not So"B. Winans, Bady4:30
8."Change Your Nature"B. Winans4:56
9."In Return" Marvin Winans 3:47
10."He's Coming Soon"B. Winans4:21

Personnel


Musicians

Production

Tracks and credits taken from album liner notes. [2]

Charts

Chart (1987)Peak
position [3]
U.S. Billboard 200
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 49
U.S. Billboard Top Gospel Albums12

Singles

YearTitle US
Christian
1987"I.O.U. Me"2
"Love Said Not So"11
1988"Change Your Nature"8

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References

  1. BeBe & CeCe Winans - Album Discography.Allmusic
  2. "Bebe & Cece Winans (Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  3. BeBe & CeCe Winans - Albums and Singles Chart History Archived 2015-10-09 at the Wayback Machine .Billboard