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20314774 | Play | Encourage Yourself | 05:49 Tools | |
20314780 | Play | You Encourage My Soul | 04:05 Tools | |
20314781 | Play | I Walk with the King | 05:54 Tools | |
20314782 | Play | Holy | 04:09 Tools | |
20314783 | Play | The Mender (Reprise) | 03:32 Tools | |
20314777 | Play | Giants | 05:17 Tools | |
20314784 | Play | Dance In The Spirit | 05:02 Tools | |
20314776 | Play | The Blessing of Abraham | 06:10 Tools | |
20314787 | Play | The Storm Is Over | 06:16 Tools | |
20314775 | Play | The Best Is Yet To Come | 08:53 Tools | |
20314798 | Play | Shut De' Do' | 03:30 Tools | |
20314791 | Play | The Mender (Radio Edit) | 04:35 Tools | |
20314790 | Play | The Mender | 06:46 Tools | |
20314779 | Play | Never Seen the Righteous | 04:40 Tools | |
20314805 | Play | U Don't Have 2 Be Lonely | 06:47 Tools | |
20314778 | Play | It's Your Time | 11:40 Tools | |
20314789 | Play | Encourage Yourself (live) | 03:32 Tools | |
58323624 | Play | Call On Jesus | 11:40 Tools | |
20314786 | Play | Seasons | 07:30 Tools | |
20314802 | Play | Personal Friend of Mine | 04:04 Tools | |
20314785 | Play | And Yet I'm Still Saved | 04:44 Tools | |
58323634 | Play | Encourage Yourself - Live | 05:48 Tools | |
20314788 | Play | When the Saints go to Worship | 07:07 Tools | |
20314793 | Play | Bless Me (live) | 03:24 Tools | |
20314824 | Play | Miracles | 09:57 Tools | |
20314799 | Play | The Blessings Of Abraham (live) | 04:30 Tools | |
87746684 | Play | Never Seen The Righteous - Live | 05:28 Tools | |
20314792 | Play | Blessing Of Abraham | 06:12 Tools | |
20314829 | Play | Glory Glory | 05:06 Tools | |
20314794 | Play | Oh Peter | 05:10 Tools | |
20314800 | Play | I Am God | 04:25 Tools | |
20314796 | Play | When Sunday Comes | 07:37 Tools | |
87746685 | Play | The Blessing Of Abraham - Live | 04:38 Tools | |
20314795 | Play | Stranger | 03:25 Tools | |
20314804 | Play | In The Presence Of A King | 04:52 Tools | |
20314797 | Play | Personal Friend | 04:01 Tools | |
20314806 | Play | God | 00:00 Tools | |
87746687 | Play | The Best Is Yet To Come - Live | 04:43 Tools | |
20314810 | Play | These Nails | 05:28 Tools | |
20314838 | Play | Praise Break | 05:56 Tools | |
58323625 | Play | Giants (Intro) | 05:51 Tools | |
87746690 | Play | When The Saints Go To Worship - Live | 00:00 Tools | |
89609646 | Play | Seasons - Live | 00:00 Tools | |
89609647 | Play | And Yet I'm Still Saved - Live | 00:00 Tools | |
87746686 | Play | Giants - Live | 01:34 Tools | |
58323626 | Play | You Are An Heir | 05:51 Tools | |
20314801 | Play | What A Time | 04:38 Tools | |
58323627 | Play | These Nails (Intro) | 05:51 Tools | |
20314803 | Play | Never Seen the Righteous - Tri-city 4.com album version | 04:40 Tools | |
20314830 | Play | Never Seen The Righteous (Tri-city 4.com album version) | 04:40 Tools | |
58323628 | Play | Medley: Cast Your Cares | 05:51 Tools | |
58323629 | Play | God Is (live) | 05:51 Tools | |
58323630 | Play | Medley: I Am God | 05:51 Tools | |
20314823 | Play | Medley: Stranger | 00:00 Tools | |
58323631 | Play | Medley: When Sunday Comes | 00:00 Tools | |
89609648 | Play | The Best Is Yet To Come (Live) | 00:00 Tools | |
20314811 | Play | When the Saints Go to Worship - Tri City 4.com Album Version | 07:10 Tools | |
20314822 | Play | Medley: I Walk With The King | 01:34 Tools | |
20314815 | Play | Giants [Intro] | 00:00 Tools | |
58323632 | Play | God's Favor | 07:10 Tools | |
20314821 | Play | Medley: Never Seen The Righteous | 00:00 Tools | |
20314839 | Play | Medley: Personal Friend Of Mine | 00:00 Tools | |
20314807 | Play | Blessed | 04:43 Tools | |
87746688 | Play | When The Saints Go To Worship (Tri City 4.com Album Version) | 04:43 Tools | |
89609649 | Play | Never Seen the Righteous (Live) | 04:43 Tools | |
58323633 | Play | Medley: O' Peter | 04:43 Tools | |
87746689 | Play | Cast Your Cares | 04:43 Tools | |
20314818 | Play | These Nails [Intro] | 00:00 Tools | |
20314808 | Play | Superman | 06:19 Tools | |
89609650 | Play | Giants (Live) | 06:19 Tools | |
58323635 | Play | Testify | 06:19 Tools | |
58323636 | Play | Testify (Junior's Radio Mix) | 06:19 Tools |
Donald Lawrence (musical director and leader of this choir) was born on May 4, 1961. He studied at Cincinnati Conservatory, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in music. While in Cincinnati, he was also the Minister of Music at the Southern Baptist Church on Reading Road. To his credit, Donald's musicality has seen many incarnations, as vocal coach to the R&B group En Vogue, musical director for Stephanie Mills, songwriter for The Clark Sisters, and producer for a host of artists including Peabo Bryson and Kirk Franklin. Donald Lawrence has been an inspiration to many.Lawrence took on The Tri-City Singers after a friend vacated his position as musical director.[1] (NOTE: The three cities that The Tri-City Singers come from are Spartanburg, SC, Gastonia, NC, and Charlotte, NC.[2]) The group debuted in 1993 with A Songwriter's Point Of View on a then-brand-new independent record label called GospoCentric Records. The set debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top Gospel Charts.[3] The group's follow-up release Bible Stories would top those same charts when it arrived in 1995.[4] It was the first to be billed as Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers and featured black church-ubiquitous hits such as "A Message For The Saints", "I Am God" and "Stranger". The album was released on Lawrence's newly minted label Crystal Rose Records which was distributed through Sparrow Records. In 1997, Donald Lawrence produced the live portion of Karen Clark Sheard's Grammy-nominated Finally Karen debut. Lawrence & Tri-City also released the seasonal Hello Christmas the same year. Later, Lawrence signed a contract with the Island Records imprint Island Inspirational. Though a live recording did take place for release,[1] the album never materialized. In 2000, Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers signed to EMI Gospel. To promote the new album, a maxi CD of the lead single "Testify" to the mainstream. House remixes by Junior Vasquez sent the song to #33 on Billboard's Mainstream Dance Charts.[5] When tri-city4.com was finally released in late summer 2000, the set peaked at #2 on Billboard's Top Gospel Charts and #13 on Billboard's Heatseekers Charts.[3] The album also got a profile boost from the all-star standout "God's Favor", featuring vocal turns from Karen Clark Sheard, Kim Burrell, and Kelly Price. Lawrence waited almost two years before delivering the follow-up Go Get Your Life Back in early 2002. "The Best is Yet to Come", a song sonically much in the vein of the previous smash "Testify," was chosen as the album's lead single. This release featured guest appearances from Ann Nesby (formerly of Sounds of Blackness) and gospel pioneer Bishop Walter Hawkins. The momentum continued with the 2003 release of Restoring The Years, a greatest hits album featuring two new songs. The next album would mark a fresh start for Donald Lawrence. I Speak Life was his first solo album, the debut for his newly inked recording contract with Verity Records, and also the first release under his new sublabel Quiet Water Entertainment. Though the album was without The Tri-City Singers, guest appearances were plenteous. Donnie McClurkin, Hezekiah Walker, Faith Evans, Richard Smallwood, and Carl Thomas all contributed to the album. Even jazz notables Ramsey Lewis and Lalah Hathaway were on hand for a remake of the Bible Stories classic "Don't Forget To Remember". The effort earned Lawrence a total of 7 Stellar Award nominations, and 6 wins.[6] In March 2006, The Tri-City Singers announced that they would retire, but not before one last live recording.[7] Finale: Act One and Finale: Act Two were released simultaneously on April 4, 2006. Each release was a CD/DVD set that chronicled the audio and video of one half of the concert, with packages that locked into one another respectively. A special edition of Finale was later released with both CDs and DVDs. The blowout concert included guest appearances from Bishop Walter Hawkins, Karen Clark Sheard, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Daryl Coley, LaShun Pace, Darwin Hobbs, and many other gospel luminaries. The album's lead single "The Blessing Of Abraham" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance in December 2006.[8] His sophomore solo album, The Law of Confession Part I was released in February 2009. Donald said in an interview that The Law of Confession, Part II will be released soon, but he's focusing on other projects.[9] Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.