Smokie Norful Live
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Smokie Norful Live is a live album from Contemporary Gospel
singer Smokie Norful
. The album was released on April 7, 2009 through EMI Gospel.
, the album was nominated to a Dove Award for Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year. The songs "Justified" and "Dear God" were also nominated to Dove Awards for Traditional Gospel and Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year respectively. "Justified" ended up winning its Dove Award. The album was also nominated for a Grammy Award
for Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album at the 52nd Grammy Awards
.
, #5 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and #1 on Billboard's Gospel Albums. It stayed 38 weeks on the R&B/Hip-Hop charts and 66 weeks on the Gospel charts.
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
singer Smokie Norful
Smokie Norful
Rev. W.R. "Smokie" Norful, Jr. is an American gospel singer and pianist, best known for his 2002 album, I Need You Now and his 2004 release, Nothing Without You, which won a Grammy at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album in 2004.-Early life:Norful, a minister who...
. The album was released on April 7, 2009 through EMI Gospel.
Track listing
- "He's Gonna Come Through" (feat. Tye Tribbett) - 4:56
- "I Will Bless The Lord" - 6:07
- "Justified" - 8:43
- "Mighty God" - 6:10
- "In The Presence Of The King" - 7:02
- "Dear God" - 5:37
- "No One Else" - 6:12
- "Jesus Is Love" (feat. Heather HeadleyHeather HeadleyHeather Headley is a Trinidadian-American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She has won one Tony Award and one Grammy Award.-Personal life:...
) - 6:41 - "Don't Quit" - 7:07
- "I've Been Delivered" - 6:30
Awards
At the 41st GMA Dove Awards41st GMA Dove Awards
The 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards were held on April 21, 2010 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 2009. The show was held at the The Opry Entertainment Complex in Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by Bart Millard....
, the album was nominated to a Dove Award for Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year. The songs "Justified" and "Dear God" were also nominated to Dove Awards for Traditional Gospel and Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year respectively. "Justified" ended up winning its Dove Award. The album was also nominated for a Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
for Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album at the 52nd Grammy Awards
52nd Grammy Awards
The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards took place on January 31, 2010, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Neil Young was honored as the 2010 MusiCares Person of the Year on January 29, two days prior to the Grammy telecast. Only ten of the 109 awards were received during the broadcast...
.
Chart performances
The album peaked at #55 on Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, #5 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and #1 on Billboard's Gospel Albums. It stayed 38 weeks on the R&B/Hip-Hop charts and 66 weeks on the Gospel charts.
External links
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