The Soul Seekers

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The Soul Seekers
Origin Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres gospel
Years active2000 (2000)–present
Labels GospoCentric, My Block, RCA Inspiration, Sovereign
MembersCharlie Bereal
Craig Brockman
Johnteris Tate
Warryn Campbell
Gerald Haddon
Eric Seats
John Smith
Nisan Stewart
Past membersTeddy Campbell

The Soul Seekers is an American gospel music group signed to RCA Inspiration, through their affiliation with GospoCentric Records. The group consist of ten members, who are the following; Charlie Bereal, Craig Brockman, Johnteris Tate, Warryn Campbell, Teddy Campbell, Gerald Haddon, Eric Seats, John "Jubu" Smith, Chris Payton, the and Nisan Stewart. In September 2000, the group started with a performance at Stewart's fathers church in Los Angeles that's Greater Emmanuel Temple Church. The first album came out in 2005, with GospoCentric and My Block Records, The Soul Seekers, and this would chart on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart. Their follow-up album released in 2010, Soul Seekers II, which charted on the aforementioned chart, along with the Heatseekers Albums chart.

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Background

The Los Angeles, California-based gospel group, The Soul Seekers started in 2000, with some spontaneously improvised performances at Greater Emmanuel Temple Church, where Nisan Stewart's father was the pastor and bishop, Carl Stewart. [1] These performances would become an annual tradition for the community, and those were called "'Take Me Back Night'" concerts. [1] This group has eight members; Charlie Bereal, Craig Brockman, Teddy Campbell, Warryn Campbell, Gerald Haddon, Eric Seats, John "Jubu" Smith, and Nisan Stewart. [2]

Music history

Even though, the group got its start in September 2000, it was not until, April 19, 2005, that they released their debut studio album with GospoCentric Records and My Block Records, The Soul Seekers. [3] This album would succeed in charting on the Billboard Gospel Albums at No. 37. [4] Their second studio album released on November 16, 2010, Soul Seekers II, this time with My Block and Sovereign Records. [5] The album would again chart on the Gospel Albums chart, but this time higher at No. 11, [4] while it also charted on the Heatseekers Albums at No. 12. [6] This album would receive a three star review from AllMusic's William Ruhlmann, [5] yet it would get a seven out of ten review by Cross Rhythms' Donna Marshall. [7]

Members

Discography

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
Gos
[4]
US
Heat
[6]
The Soul Seekers37
Soul Seekers II1112

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