The Experience netted Adams a second Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album. In 2000, Adams released a Christmas album, and in 2001 she released a live album ( The Experience). "Fragile Heart" was dedicated to the memory of Adams' long-time road manager, who died in 1998. Notable singles from the album include " Yeah", "Fragile Heart", and " Open My Heart".
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The album went 2x Platinum in 2000 and won Adams a Grammy Award. Mullen), Warryn Campbell ( Mary Mary, Brandy), and Keith Thomas ( BeBe & CeCe Winans). Several mainstream artists and producers helped in the production of this album including Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis ( Janet Jackson, Boyz II Men), James "Big Jim" Wright ( Mariah Carey, Nicole C. The album also included "Still I Rise," a dedication to Rosa Parks, which was inspired by the Maya Angelou poem of the same name.Īdams' first significant attention outside the urban contemporary gospel arena came with the release of Mountain High. Songs from the Heart was her final release for Verity Records, including "Only Believe", which was a popular song on contemporary radio. During this time Tribute Records' parent company Diadem Music Group merged with Benson Music Group, which was eventually bought by New York-based Zomba/Verity Records. The footage from this recording was released as a collection of two videos on VHS initially, and later as a single set on DVD and CD. Live in Washington, released the following year, featured versions of material from her first three albums. The single " Gotta Have Love," from that album featuring Tony Terry on background vocals, gained mainstream notoriety and was her first single and music video. Her next release was 1995's More Than a Melody, which featured more production work from Tankard with contributions from O'Landa Draper, and BeBe Winans. One year later, Adams followed with Save the World, which included her first signature song "The Battle Is The Lord's". The collaboration received positive response from gospel, jazz and "quiet storm" formats. He featured Adams' vocals on his album and concept video single "You Bring Out The Best in Me" on his 1994 release Play Me in Your Key. Tankard's goal with Tribute Records during this time was to develop an audience for a smoother gospel/jazz sound. In 1990, she was discovered by producer/keyboardist Ben Tankard, and signed to his independent label Tribute Records and released Through The Storm. Later, she signed a recording contract with Sound of Gospel which yielded her first album Just As I Am in 1987. In 1986, Adams was featured on the Edwin Hawkins Music and Arts Seminar Choir released Give Us Peace, with a performance entitled "My Trust Lies in You". The choir released the single "For My Liberty" in 1982 with her as the featured vocalist. Musical career Beginnings Īdams first attracted the attention of Thomas Whitfield and Sound of Gospel Records as a lead singer with Houston's Southeast Inspirational Choir affiliated with the Church of God in Christ, under the direction of Carl Preacher, Brenda Waters, and Shirley Joiner. Eventually, she gave up teaching to perform full-time as a lead singer. After graduating from Texas Southern University, she began a career as a schoolteacher and part-time model in Houston. She graduated from Sterling High School in Houston in 1979. The eldest of six siblings, Adams was born in Houston, Texas.
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She is known as the "Queen of Contemporary Gospel Music" the "First Lady of Modern Gospel", while Variety dubbed her the "Reigning Queen of Urban Gospel". She was the first Gospel artist to be awarded an American Music Award. She has won four Grammy Awards, four Dove Awards, five BET Awards, six NAACP Image Awards, six Soul Train Music Awards, two BMI Awards and sixteen Stellar Awards. She has sold nearly 10 million albums worldwide, with some albums achieving multi-platinum status. Yolanda Yvette Adams (born August 27, 1961) is an American gospel singer, record producer, actress, and host of her own nationally syndicated morning gospel show.