- Take 6( Take6 )【 10 albums 127 lyrics 】
- Take 6 is an American a cappella gospel music sextet formed in 1980 on the campus of Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama. The group sings contemporary R&B style, integrating jazz influences with spiritual or inspirational lyrics. They have ten Grammy wins (in several categories in 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1997, and 2002), as well as ten Dove Awards, one Soul Train Award and two NAACP Image Award nominations. They have collaborated with other artists such as Ray Charles, Nnenna Freelon, Gordon Goodwin, Don Henley, Whitney Houston, Al Jarreau, Quincy Jones, k.d. lang, Queen Latifah, Brian McKnight, Luis Miguel, Marcus Miller, Joe Sample, Ben Tankard, CeCe Winans, The Manhattan Transfer, and Stevie Wonder.
Music career
The group was signed to Warner Brothers in 1987, and quickly changed its name to Take 6 after a name search revealed Alliance was in use. Their eponymous debut album, released in 1988, won them two Grammy Awards and resulted in top ten appearances on both the Billboard Contemporary Jazz and Contemporary Christian Charts. Their swinging, harmony-rich sound attracted much attention; the group went on to record or appear with a number of luminaries, including Quincy Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, and Stevie Wonder, to name a few. They recorded for the soundtracks of Dick Tracy, Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing, Boyz n the Hood, and the theme song to the TV series Martin. They earned performances on Saturday Night Live, the Oscars, and the Grammys, and have had the honor of performing for four U.S. sitting Presidents, including the Democratic National Convention.
The group regularly featured on the 1990 Victor Lewis-Smith show on the BBC's Radio 1.
In 1991, after the release of their second album, So Much 2 Say, Mervyn Warren left the group to pursue a career as a producer. Joey Kibble, Mark's younger brother, was invited to round out the vocal lineup. The group added instrumentation to their purely a cappella sound beginning with the record, He Is Christmas. Join The Band and Brothers continued their Grammy streak. Take 6's 1998 release, So Cool, brought the group back to its a cappella origins.
In 2006 the group launched Take 6 Records; Feels Good the first album on their new label, was released the same year.
In 2007, they recorded a duet with Eros Ramazzotti in his CD e² ('Eros al quadrato') singing backing vocals to the song 'Un attimo di pace'.
In 2008, Take 6 released The Standard, which was a first time voyage for the group into a more traditional Jazz repertoire. The Standard, a critically hailed success, garnered three more Grammy nominations providing them the distinct honor of being the most Grammy nominated vocal group in history.
The group's home-base is Nashville, Tennessee, with two members residing in Los Angeles. All original members grew up Seventh-day Adventist.
In 2016, Take 6 released Believe with record label, Sono Recording Group. The album, produced by Claude Villani and Ross Vannelli, charted in six categories on Billboard within its first two weeks of being released.
Members
Claude V. McKnight III - first tenor (1980–present)
Mark Kibble - first tenor (1980–present)
David Thomas - second tenor (1985–present)
Alvin Chea - vocal bass (1985–present)
Joey Kibble - second tenor (1991–present)
Khristian Dentley - baritone (2011–present)
Former
Mervyn Warren - second tenor (1980–91)
Cedric Dent - baritone (1985–2011) - Sorted by ＞ Sorted by album (Time) Sorted by song name (Characters) Sorted by other
- Album name Release Date Song
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Believe
2016
1.Beautiful Day
2.Reset
3.You Know You're in Love featuring Stevie Wonder
4.When Angels Cry
5.Here in La (Provided)
6.Walk Away (Provided)
7.Statistic (Provided)8.u make me happy (Provided)
9.On Your Side (Provided)
10.Keep the Faith (Provided)
11.You're All I Need (Provided)
12.Song For You (Provided)
13.5 Minutes With God (Provided)
14.When Angels Cry (Acapella) (Provided) -
One
2012
1.Down Here I've Done My Best
2.Can't Imagine Love Without You
3.One
4.What A Friend We Have In Jesus
5.In My Heart (Provided)
6.Noah7.Allelula (Provided)
8.Glorious Day (Provided)
9.You're Gonna Need Him (Provided)
10.Farther Along (Provided)
11.Noah Reprise (Provided) -
The Standard
2008-09
1.Sweet Georgia Brown
2.Straighten Up And Fly Right
3.Seven Steps To Heaven (Provided)
4.Windmills Of Your Mind5.Someone To Watch Over Me
6.Grace (Provided)
7.Back To You (Provided) -
So Cool
1998-10
1.Love And Harmony
2.If You Only Knew
3.You'll Be Waiting For Me
4.Intro (Provided)
5.So Cool
6.Sonshine7.Wings of Your Prayer
8.Nothin' but Love
9.Evermore
10.Soundcheck # 694 (Provided)
11.Everybody Ought to Know
12.A'-Ca-Lud (Provided) -
Brothers
1996-10
1.Sing A Song
2.I'll Be There
3.Don't Let Go
4.Do Right
5.Chance Of A Lifetime6.Can't Stop Thinking 'Bout You
7.You Don't Have to Be Afraid
8.Delilah
9.Jesus Makes Me Happy (Provided)
10.We Don't Have to Cry -
Join The Band
1994
1.My Friend
2.Lullaby
3.I've Got Life
4.It's Gonna Rain
5.Harmony
6.Even Though
7.Can't Keep Goin' on and on8.Why I Feel This Way
9.All I Need (Provided)
10.You Can Never Ask Too Much (Provided)
11.Stay Tuned (Provided)
12.Biggest Part of Me
13.Badiyah (Provided)
14.4 Miles (Provided) -
So Much 2 Say
1990
1.Come Unto Me
2.I L-O-V-E U
3.So Much 2 Say4.Time After Time
5.I'm On My Way
6.I Believe -
Take 6
1988
1.Spread Love
2.Mary
3.If We Ever
4.Gold Mine
5.Fly Away
6.A Quiet Place7.Let the Words
8.He Never Sleeps
9.David and Goliath
10.Get Away, Jordan
11.Milky-White Way -
Take 6 Live
1.Walk On the Wild Side (Live)
2.How Sweet It Is to Be Loved By You (Live)
3.Smile (Live) (Provided)
4.Over the Hill Is Home (Live)5.So Much 2 Say (Live)
6.I'm On My Way (Live)
7.Mary (Live) -
Miscellaneous
1.All I Need (Is A Chance)
2.O Come All Ye Faithful
3.Over the Hill Is Home (Intro)
4.The Christmas Song
5.A Few More Miles
6.Lamb Of God
7.You Can Never Ask Too Much (Of Love)
8.Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
9.Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
10.Grandma's Hands
11.Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
12.One And The Same
13.How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You
14.The Best Stuff in the World Today Caf�
15.The Best Stuff In The World Today Cafe
16.Winter Wonderland
17.Where Do The Children Play?
18.I Saw Three Ships19.Joy To The World
20.This Is Another Day
21.Fragile
22.If We Ever Needed The Lord Before (We Sure Do Need Him Now)
23.Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans
24.Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem
25.Love's in Need of Love Today
26.White Christmas
27.What's Going on
28.Go Tell It on the Mountain
29.Wade in the Water
30.Away In a Manger
31.We Wish You a Merry Christmas / Carol of the Bells
32.Silver Bells
33.People Get Ready
34.It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
35.Family of Love
【Correction of errors in the album information】