WOW Gospel 2000
Encyclopedia
WOW Gospel 2000 is a gospel music
compilation album
in the WOW series. Released February 8, 2000, it features thirty-two songs on a double disc set. The album hit number 93 on the Billboard 200 chart in 2000, and number one on the Top Gospel Albums chart, making it the first gospel album to peak on that respective chart.
In 2001 the album was certified as platinum in the US by the Recording Industry Association of America
(RIAA).
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....
compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
in the WOW series. Released February 8, 2000, it features thirty-two songs on a double disc set. The album hit number 93 on the Billboard 200 chart in 2000, and number one on the Top Gospel Albums chart, making it the first gospel album to peak on that respective chart.
In 2001 the album was certified as platinum in the US by the Recording Industry Association of America
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
(RIAA).
Disc 1
- Mighty God - The New Life Community Choir featuring John P. KeeJohn P. KeeJohn P. Kee is an American gospel singer and pastor.-Early life:John P. Kee was born the 15th out of 16 children in Durham, North Carolina. At an early age he began to develop his musical talent both instrumentally and vocally...
- Power Belongs To God - Hezekiah WalkerHezekiah WalkerBishop Hezekiah Xzavier Walker, Jr. is a Grammy Award-winning gospel music artist, founder and leader of the Love Fellowship Choir , and Pastor and Bishop of the Love Fellowship Tabernacle, with locations in Brooklyn, New York, and Bensalem, Pennsylvania, in the United States...
and The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir - Never Seen The Righteous - The Tri-City Singers
- Jesus Is All (remix) - Fred HammondFred HammondFred Hammond is a gospel music singer, bass guitar player, and record producer.-Musical career:Hammond has been active both as a member of the gospel performing group Commissioned, and as a solo artist...
/Radical For Christ - Who Do You Love? - Winans Phase TwoWinans familyThe Winans family is an African-American family of Gospel music artists from Detroit, Michigan.-Family members:* David "Pop" Winans, Sr. * Delores "Mom" Winans * David Winans Jr....
- Revive Us (Urban mix) - AnointedAnointedAnointed is a Contemporary Christian music group from Columbus, Ohio, known for their strong vocals and harmonies, featuring siblings Steve Crawford and Da'dra Crawford Greathouse, along with former members Nee-C Walls and Mary Tiller . Their musical style includes elements of R&B, Pop, Rock,...
- Goodtime - Brent JonesBrent JonesBrent Michael Jones is a former American Football tight end who played almost his entire career with the San Francisco 49ers from 1987 to 1997. He was selected in the 5th round by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1986 NFL Draft...
and the T.P. Mobb - Testify - CommissionedCommissioned (gospel group)Commissioned is an American Gospel group. The group recorded twelve albums over a period of seventeen years.-Group composition:Originally from Detroit, Michigan, the six original members were Fred Hammond, Mitchell Jones, Keith Staten, Karl Reid, Michael Brooks, and Michael Williams formed a...
- Real With U - TonéxTonéxAnthony Charles Williams II , better known by his former stage name Tonéx , and most recently as B.Slade, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, dancer, producer, preacher, and activist. He has gone by various names and aliases, but his primary stage name of choice...
- Oh Happy Day - BeBe WinansBeBe WinansBenjamin "BeBe" Winans is a gospel and R&B singer. He is a member of the noted Winans family, most members of which are also gospel artists.-The PTL Club:...
- It's All About The Love - Lamar CampbellLamar CampbellLamar Christopher Campbell is a former professional American football player who played cornerback for five seasons for the Detroit Lions....
/Spirit Of Praise - Put Your War Clothes On - VirtueVirtue (musical group)Virtue is a popular Gospel music group. The group Currently consists of sisters Ebony Holland, Karima Kibble and Heather Martin.-Biography:The group was formed 1994 by Karima Trotter , Ebony Trotter , Negelle Sumter, and Shavonne Sampson...
- Wrapped Up (remix) - Dawkins & Dawkins
- Oh What A Friend - Montrell DarrettMontrell DarrettMontrell Darrett is a gospel music singer and a former member of the award-winning gospel performing group Commissioned.Darrett was raised in a family of six children, all of whom sang. He performed with his siblings as The True Notes and worked locally in Nashville...
- Caravan Of Love - Bob CarlisleBob CarlisleBob Carlisle is a Grammy Award and Dove Award-winning American musician who performs Christian music. He performed with several bands, most notably Allies and Billy Thermal, before launching a solo career...
, Marvin SappMarvin SappPastor Marvin Louis Sapp is an American Gospel music singer-songwriter who recorded with the group Commissioned during the 1990s before beginning a record-breaking solo career...
and Kirk WhalumKirk WhalumKirk Whalum is an American smooth jazz saxophonist and songwriter. He toured as Whitney Houston's opening act for several years. Whalum has also recorded a series of well received solo albums and film soundtracks, with music ranging from pop to R&B to smooth jazz... - Lighthouse - New DirectionNew Direction"New Direction" is a song by British pop group S Club Juniors, released as the third single from their debut album Together.Released on 7 October 2002, The song reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart, being their third consecutive release to do so....
- Word Iz Bond - BB JayBB JayJarvis Edward Cooper is an American hip hop rap artist professionally known as BB Jay from Brooklyn, NY famously noted for his vocal similarity to late hip-hop legend The Notorious B.I.G....
Disc 2
- God Can - Dottie PeoplesDottie PeoplesDottie Peoples is an American gospel singer.Born Dorthy Peoples in Dayton, Ohio, Peoples began singing at an early age. After completing high school, she toured with gospel pioneer Dorothy Norwood, a member of The Caravans...
- Give Thanks - Kero OneKero oneKero One is a Korean-American hip hop MC and producer from San Francisco, California.-History:Kero One originally worked as a web designer, making 50 copies of his first single with home equipment and personal credit cards. One of the copies was purchased at a record shop in Tokyo by a Japanese DJ,...
- We Worship You - Joe PaceJoe PaceJoe Pace is a retired American basketball player with the NBA's Washington Bullets. A 6'10" center from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Coppin State University, he played from 1976 to 1978 and averaged 3.2 points per game. Pace won a league championship with the Bullets in 1978...
& The Colorado Mass ChoirColorado Mass ChoirThe Colorado Mass Choir is an American gospel choir.The group's lead vocalist is Joe Pace. They released their first album in 1997, and won a Stellar Award for New Artist of the Year. Several releases on Verity Records followed.-Discography:...
, featuring Fred HammondFred HammondFred Hammond is a gospel music singer, bass guitar player, and record producer.-Musical career:Hammond has been active both as a member of the gospel performing group Commissioned, and as a solo artist... - Awesome God - Helen BaylorHelen BaylorHelen Baylor is an American gospel singer.Baylor was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and raised in Los Angeles, where she first performed as a secular nightclub act. She opened for Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, and B.B. King while still in her teens, and performed in the musical Hair...
- Healing - Richard SmallwoodRichard SmallwoodRichard Smallwood is an American Gospel music artist who formed The Richard Smallwood Singers in 1977 in Washington, DC.-Biography:...
with Vision - Reminding The Saints Of The Hope/I Know The Lord - Carlton PearsonCarlton PearsonCarlton D'Metrius Pearson, DD is an American minister. At one time, he was the pastor of the Higher Dimensions Evangelistic Center, later named it Higher Dimensions Family Church which was one of the largest churches in Tulsa, Oklahoma. During the 1990s, it grew to an average attendance of over...
- Strong Man - Shirley CaesarShirley CaesarShirley Ann Caesar is an American Gospel music singer, songwriter and recording artist whose career has spanned six decades...
- I'd Rather Have Jesus - Dallas Fort Worth Mass Choir
- In Your Will - Men Of StandardMen of Standard-Musical career:The group spent the bulk of their tenure as signees to the Malaco Records subsidiary Muscle Shoals. Their album released on Columbia Records/Sony Gospel features production from Warryn Campbell as well as a guest appearance from rapper Heavy D and Kirk Franklin. They were also a...
- I Made It - The Canton SpiritualsThe Canton SpiritualsThe Canton Spirituals are an award-winning gospel recording group and are regarded as pioneers in the genre of traditional gospel music.Founded in Canton, Mississippi in 1943, the original Canton Spirituals were Eddie Jackson, Theo Thompson, Roscoe Lucious and founder Harvey Watkins, Sr....
featuring Albertina WalkerAlbertina Walker-Early years:Walker was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Ruben and Camille Coleman Walker. Her mother was born in Houston County, Georgia, and her father in Bibb County, Georgia. They moved to Chicago between 1917-1920 where they lived out their lives. Albertina had four siblings born in Bibb County... - Safely In His Arms - Vickie WinansVickie WinansVickie Winans is an American Gospel recording artist.-Biography:The seventh of twelve children, Vickie was born in Detroit, Michigan to Mattie A. Bowman, a housewife, and Aaron Bowman, a father who worked at various times as a laborer, contractor, carpenter and mason...
- I Come To You More Than I Give - Kim BurrellKim BurrellKimberly Burrell is an American gospel singer from Houston, Texas. She calls her musical style jazz gospel. Though she is comparatively new to the gospel music industry, having only performed since 1989, she has quickly become one of the most influential voices in the genre, often named as "this...
- Hark The Herald Angels Sing - Donnie McClurkinDonnie McClurkinDonald Andrew McClurkin, Jr. is an American gospel music singer and minister. He has won three Grammy awards, ten Stellar awards, two BET awards, two Soul Train awards, one Dove award and one NAACP Image award for his work....
- Secret Place - Darwin HobbsDarwin HobbsDarwin Hobbs is an American gospel music singer noted for his vocal similarity to classic soul singer Luther Vandross. In addition to his career as a gospel artist, Hobbs and his ensemble The Darwin Hobbs Choir have also performed both studio and live background vocals for artists such as...
- Unconditional Love - Tarralyn Ramsey