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Winans, Bebe
Experiences in our lives often leave us shaken. But for those with a solid foundation of family, friends and a relationship with Christ, those times do not have to leave us broken, but can bring about new creation.
BeBe Winans has experienced some shaking. He and sister/recording partner CeCe took time off to pursue their own artistic dreams. Some were planned for and cherished: the birth of his daughter Miya Destiny, for example. And some threatened he and his family with something they had never faced before. In 1996, BeBe's older brother Ron was diagnosed with heart disease. Through the process of risky heart surgery, aided by the power of a family united in prayer, Ron recovered, and BeBe's relationship with him and God would never be the same. "It was so dramatic for us because it was really the first time we were faced with the fact that someone was going to die, and there was really nothing we could do but pray." BeBe says. The joy over the outcome of his brother's experience shows through on "In Harm's Way," the first track from BeBe's self-titled solo album debut.
Much of BeBe's music comes from personal experience, as it has since BeBe & CeCe's first album in 1987. In 1988, BeBe took home his first Grammy Award in the Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male category. That year also saw the release of BeBe & CeCe's second album, the gold-selling Heaven, which received widespread acclaim and garnered "Best Gospel Vocal Performance" Grammy Awards for both BeBe and CeCe, along with a Soul Train Music Award, and NAACP Image Award, six Stellar Awards, and four Dove Awards.
BeBe & CeCe crossed the platinum-selling plane with 1991's Different Lifestyles. The album went to No. 1 on both the Billboard R&B and gospel charts, while scoring the Grammy Award for "Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album," in addition to a second NAACP Image Award and a pair of Dove Awards. 1993 saw the release of First Christmas . In 1994, BeBe & CeCe released their fifth studio album, the RIAA gold Relationships. Also that year came BeBe & CeCe's Greatest Hits collection. In 1995, when the duo decided to take a temporary hiatus from their joint recording career.
It was that time that allowed him to compile the songs for the album Bebe Winans. "When I write a song, I write from experience. Sometimes it comes from a deep experience, sometimes it comes from a shallow experience, but it's important for me to express truth and to express actual experiences," BeBe explains.
"One thing that I've accepted, before I'm a Christian, I'm a human being," BeBe says. "However, I'm a human being, but I choose to let God relate to every area of my life. And I write about those relations. The first thing that comes to my mind whenever I get good news or bad news, it doesn't matter, is 'God, you've got to help me through this,' because that's who I depend on."
BeBe Winans has experienced some shaking. He and sister/recording partner CeCe took time off to pursue their own artistic dreams. Some were planned for and cherished: the birth of his daughter Miya Destiny, for example. And some threatened he and his family with something they had never faced before. In 1996, BeBe's older brother Ron was diagnosed with heart disease. Through the process of risky heart surgery, aided by the power of a family united in prayer, Ron recovered, and BeBe's relationship with him and God would never be the same. "It was so dramatic for us because it was really the first time we were faced with the fact that someone was going to die, and there was really nothing we could do but pray." BeBe says. The joy over the outcome of his brother's experience shows through on "In Harm's Way," the first track from BeBe's self-titled solo album debut.
Much of BeBe's music comes from personal experience, as it has since BeBe & CeCe's first album in 1987. In 1988, BeBe took home his first Grammy Award in the Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male category. That year also saw the release of BeBe & CeCe's second album, the gold-selling Heaven, which received widespread acclaim and garnered "Best Gospel Vocal Performance" Grammy Awards for both BeBe and CeCe, along with a Soul Train Music Award, and NAACP Image Award, six Stellar Awards, and four Dove Awards.
BeBe & CeCe crossed the platinum-selling plane with 1991's Different Lifestyles. The album went to No. 1 on both the Billboard R&B and gospel charts, while scoring the Grammy Award for "Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album," in addition to a second NAACP Image Award and a pair of Dove Awards. 1993 saw the release of First Christmas . In 1994, BeBe & CeCe released their fifth studio album, the RIAA gold Relationships. Also that year came BeBe & CeCe's Greatest Hits collection. In 1995, when the duo decided to take a temporary hiatus from their joint recording career.
It was that time that allowed him to compile the songs for the album Bebe Winans. "When I write a song, I write from experience. Sometimes it comes from a deep experience, sometimes it comes from a shallow experience, but it's important for me to express truth and to express actual experiences," BeBe explains.
"One thing that I've accepted, before I'm a Christian, I'm a human being," BeBe says. "However, I'm a human being, but I choose to let God relate to every area of my life. And I write about those relations. The first thing that comes to my mind whenever I get good news or bad news, it doesn't matter, is 'God, you've got to help me through this,' because that's who I depend on."
Albums
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Bebe Winans
Love & Freedom
Live and Up Close
My Christmas Prayer
Dream
