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True Beauty is the Grammy-nominated and debut studio album by American Idol contestant Mandisa. The first single, "Only the World", was released on May 22, 2007, and the full album was released on July 31, 2007. The album covers a remake of gospel duo Mary Mary's hit song "Shackles ".
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"Lose My Soul" is a song by TobyMac from his third studio album, Portable Sounds (2007). It features gospel artist Kirk Franklin and contemporary Christian singer Mandisa and was released in 2008 as the fifth single from the album. The song was written by McKeehan, Christopher Stevens, and Michael Ripoll. "Lose My Soul" didn't become a hit until a year after its release, peaking at No. 2 on both the US Hot Christian Songs chart and the US Hot Christian AC chart. It was ranked the thirteenth most-played song on R&R's Year-End Top Christian CHR Songs chart in 2008.
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Tauren Gabriel Wells is an American Christian pop-rock and R&B artist and a worship leader at Lakewood Church, Houston, Texas. He is the former frontman for the American Christian pop rock band Royal Tailor, which produced two albums over a five-year career, garnering two Grammy nominations and a New Artist of the Year award from the Gospel Music Association Dove Awards. In 2014, Wells, along with his wife, launched the Prisma Worship Arts School, a private music academy with multiple locations in the Houston area.
"Unfinished" is a song by Mandisa, released as the lead single from her fifth studio album, Out of the Dark on March 10, 2017.
"Way Maker" is a contemporary worship song written by Nigerian gospel singer Sinach and released as a single on 30 December 2015. The song has been covered by a number of Christian music artists including Michael W. Smith, Mandisa, Leeland, Christafari, Passion, Darlene Zschech and Bethel Music.
"Let It Rain " is a song performed by American contemporary Christian music singer Crowder featuring Mandisa. It was released to Christian radio in the United States on May 31, 2019, as the third single from his third studio album, I Know a Ghost (2018). Crowder co-wrote the song with Ed Cash.
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- ↑ "Mandisa Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Mandisa Chart History (Christian Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Mandisa - Christian AC History". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2020.