Darius Brooks

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Darius Brooks
Birth nameDarius Lionel Brooks
Born (1963-04-30) April 30, 1963 (age 59)
Chicago, Illinois
Genres CCM, gospel, traditional black gospel, urban contemporary gospel
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, singer-songwriter
Years active1990present
Labels Sound of Gospel, Journey, Chordant
Website journeymusicgroup.com

Darius Lionel Brooks (born April 30, 1963) is an American gospel musician. He started his music career, in 1990, with the release of, Simply Darius, by Sound of Gospel, and he would go on to release five more albums with his own label imprint, Journey Music Group. For three of these albums, they would chart on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart.

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Early life

Brooks was born on April 30, 1963, in Chicago, Illinois as Darius Lionel Brooks. [1] [2] [3]

Music career

His music recording career commenced in 1990, with the album, Simply Darius, and it was released on January 11, 1990, by Sound of Gospel. [4] This album was his breakthrough released upon the Billboard Gospel Albums chart at No. 24. [5] While the 2004 edition of Your Will was released on July 27, 2004, by EMI label, Chordant Receords, [4] and this placed at No. 32 on the aforementioned chart. [5] His subsequent album, My Soul, was released on April 4, 2006, by Journey Records, [4] and this peaked at No. 16 on the Gospel Albums chart. [5]

Discography

List of selected studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions [5]
US
Gos
Simply Darius24
Your Will
  • Released: July 27, 2004
  • Label: Chordant
  • CD, digital download
32
My Soul
  • Released: April 4, 2006
  • Label: Journey
  • CD, digital download
16

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References

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  2. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. "Your Will Work ID: 550212027 ISWC: T0711944192". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Archived from the original on March 6, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2015. Your Will Work ID: 550212027 ISWC: T0711944192
  3. Intelius. "Darius L Brooks in Chicago, IL". Intelius. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
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  5. 1 2 3 4 Billboard. "Darius Brooks : Awards". AllMusic . Retrieved April 16, 2015.