Song:Listen
Album:T57 Deluxe Edition
Gospel girl group Trin-i-tee 5:7 have been one of the most popular contemporary gospel acts for over a decade and they have also crossed over to R & B. After a lull a few years ago due to Hurricane Katrina and management and record company problems, they roared back in 2007 with this killer track Listen. Now they are going through more changes. The original Trin-i-tee 5:7 lineup in 1997 was Chanelle Haynes, Angel Taylor and Terri Brown. All three are from New Orleans. They signed with GospoCentric Records and label owner Vicki Mack Latandaille tied them in with the very popular gospel artist Kirk Franklin. It worked as their debut CD Trin-i-tee 5:7 did very well on the gospel and R & B charts. Are three girls are outstanding lead singers. Terri Brown left to start a family and was replaced by the group's makeup artist Adrian Anderson. She is from Sacramento. The big difference is that Adrian doesn't sing lead for the most part. Their second CD Spiritual Love also did very well especially the songs Put Your Hand and My Body. By the time The Kiss was released in 2003, they were having trouble with GospoCentric. They did not feel the label promoted the CD very well and it didn't sell as well. They took on new manager Sonja Norwood (Brandy's mom) to get them out of their contract. Trin-i-tee 5:7 finally released T57 in 2007. But they were still under contract to GospoCentric. So the original release was on GospoCentric. Then they got their release and signed to Matthew Knowles' Music World label. And they got to work with Beyonce and Solange on the album. Both girls are huge Trin-i-tee 5:7 fans. The album reached #2 on the gospel album chart and Listen crossed over to R & B. Listen was produced by veteran producer Walter Milsap who has worked with everyone from Yolanda Adams to Alicia Keys. Music World released a deluxe edition of T57 with a different cover. It's actually cheaper than the original CD. Last week Trin-i-tee 5:7 announced that Adrian Anderson has left the group and Chanelle Haynes and Angel Taylor will continue as a duo. Both girls are great singers and have a lot of input into production. And they have a record company that believes in them. They'll be OK. Here's the video for Listen by Trin-i-tee 5:7. The preacher in the video is Debra Morton.
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