“Worship is such an experience whether it’s by ourselves or with a group of people, and to experience it with people, it goes to a different dynamic,” says Ham. I want them to feel this old carpet.’ All the video content, every graphic was intentional… It got two Grammy nominations, but when they came back and said, ‘I feel like I was right there,’ that was the win.” I said, ‘I want people to listen to this and smell the wood pews. “We did a Ricky Dillard album live in Chicago, Choirmaster. “You have to be sensitive to the moments of a live project - it’s not necessarily about the song,” says Gaines, who says 50% of the albums Motown Gospel releases are live records. Gaines says the goal in making a live record is for listeners to feel like they are in the room, which means often leaving in the audience’s reaction. A lot of people have to develop the skill to be a live performer, but church singers are live performers from age two and three… It doesn’t matter where the stage is or what the venue is, it feels like church.” “A lot of artists get in the studio and perfect their craft behind a microphone. Gaines, co-executive director of Motown Gospel and vp of marketing for Capitol CMG.
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“Gospel singers came up singing in the church live on the spot, so as a result they know how to do that really, really well,” says E.J. Soul Sisters Podcast: CeCe Winans on Her 'First Time Coming Out' as Pastor & Singerįor many artists, the live album experience is rooted in the church. If you are singing something and somebody is crying out or somebody is saying amen or people are singing along with you, it just makes it that much more exciting. It’s the song and the people and the reaction of the people too. With gospel music, it’s not just the song. Those moments are so powerful when you experience it live, so that’s probably why so many people do it.
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Winans is also featured on Carrie Underwood’s upcoming album, My Savior, duetting on the classic hymn “Great Is Thy Faithfulness.”Īlthough Believe For It is Winans’ first live album, such recordings are a staple in the faith-based community “because they are full of emotions and excitement,” Winans says. In addition to the new album, Winans, who has won 23 Dove Awards and 15 Stellar Awards, will also be the subject of a mini-documentary, available on YouTube, Facebook and other platforms. Taking a cue from what worked, we really wanted to make sure we had not just a live radio edit, but an actual studio version of ‘Believe For It’ and ‘Never Lost’. “What we learned with Michael with ‘Waymaker’ is there was a live version of ‘Waymaker,’ and then we came back and did a studio version - and that’s what hit most of the CCM radio. “You do get some live music at radio, but not always,” says Greg Ham, Corzine’s business partner in the MWS Group, which also shepherds the career of Michael W. Let them be saved.’ I wanted people to have a worship experience and He did that for us.”Ĭoming Friday (March 12) on Pure Springs Gospel with label services & distribution via Fairtrade Services/Columbia Records, Believe For It was recorded in late 2020 at Trinity Broadcast Network and filmed for a television special that will air March 19 on TBN.ĬeCe Winans Shares Joyous 'It's Christmas' From Holiday Album: Premiereīelieve For It features such worship anthems as “King of Glory” and “Worthy of It All” and Winans’ classic “Alabaster Box,” alongside new tunes including the title track, which Winans co-wrote with Mitch Wong, Kyle Lee and Dwan Hill, and the soul-stirring opening song “Fire.” There are also studio versions of “Believe for It” and “Never Lost” aimed as the first two singles for radio. Let people experience you and let them walk away with something they didn’t have before they listened. My prayer is always the same: ‘Lord let us capture your presence. I can go from a storefront church to a packed-out stadium, and I just give God everything I have, no matter who is there or who is not there. It doesn’t matter if it’s a lot of people or a few people because that’s my life. “It was pretty powerful with just a few people that we had,” Winans says of the socially distanced audience of around 30 people. For Winans, the connection and message is the same regardless of the number in attendance. “And we just got to the point of going, ‘With or without a pandemic, this is the right thing to do.’”Īlthough the planning began pre-pandemic with a large audience, COVID-19 restrictions changed Winans’ plans to a smaller, but still passionate crowd. “When we started managing CeCe, looking back at her catalog, we were shocked that she’d never done a live record,” says Chaz Corzine, partner in the MWS Group, which manages Winans. Fantasia, Kirk Franklin, CeCe Winans & More to Perform on OWN's First Easter Special
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